5 Fabulous Mother's Day gifts

$2,600 to $3,200 per pound

For refined tastes, Russell Stover won't cut it. Instead, try Fritz Knipschildt's exorbitant "Madeleine" truffle. This sweet indulgence is hand-crafted using a dark, classic ganache, which has been mixed with fresh cream that has been infused for 24 hours with the flavor of vanilla pods and pure Italian truffle oil. The ganache is shaped around a French Perigord truffle (the truffle alone costs up to $1,000 per pound), dipped in French Valrhona dark chocolate and rolled in cocoa powder. Each truffle is packaged with a personal note from Fritz himself, and numbered to let you know just what a rare treasure you are about to sink your teeth into. No wonder these bite-size confections cost $250 each.