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Rylie Horrall\u00a0<\/strong> | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n Candy and sweets are found in abundance in stores during the week of Valentine\u2019s Day. As an alternative to buying something sweet, try making something homemade for someone significant, a meaningful group of people or yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n HOMEMADE VALENTINE\u2019S CHOCOLATES<\/span><\/p>\n Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n \u00bd pound high-quality dark chocolate, chopped<\/span><\/p>\n \u215b teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper<\/span><\/p>\n 1 pinch salt<\/span><\/p>\n \u00bd cup heavy whipping cream<\/span><\/p>\n 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed<\/span><\/p>\n Place chocolate into a bowl; add chipotle pepper and salt.<\/span><\/p>\n Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until it comes to a boil. Pour cream over chocolate and let stand for three minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n Stir gently until chocolate mixture is completely smooth. Pour chocolate mixture out onto a sheet of plastic wrap on a work surface. Pick up one edge of the plastic and roll the chocolate into a rough log shape. Continue to roll, wrapping chocolate in the plastic. Refrigerate until chilled and firm, 30 minutes to one hour.<\/span><\/p>\n Place cocoa into a small bowl. Unwrap chocolate and cut in half crosswise; cut each half into halves lengthwise. Roughly cut candy into \u00bd-inch square ‘stones.\u2019 Place the chocolate pieces into the cocoa and toss gently to coat.<\/span><\/p>\n Recipe from allrecipes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n