Category: Crispy

Nestle Crunch Nest Egg and Nestle Creamy Caramel Nest Egg

As I was eating the Nestle Crunch and Creamy Caramel Nest Eggs, I wondered “what majestic chocolate bearing creature could have laid these eggs?” These little treats are an excellent addition, if not requirement, for a perfect Easter Basket. Get them while you can because their only offered that one special time of year!
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Tuesday March 9th, 2010 in Caramel, Chocolate Bars, Crispy, Specialty Chocolate, The Good Doctor, Uncategorized | No Comments »

York 100 Calorie Peppermint Wafer Bar

We know that companies are making a killing selling 100-calorie and individually wrapped snacks. In the health-crazed culture we live in, people don’t want to give up their favorite snacks entirely. That’s where Hershey’s York Peppermint Wafer Bar comes in. Tasting a bit like the chocolate and mint Grasshopper cookies by Keebler, these York bars [...]

Thursday January 3rd, 2008 in Candy Bars, Chewy Candy, Chocolate Bars, Crispy | No Comments »

Atkinson’s Chick-O-Stick

Atkinson’s most famous candy, Chick-O-Sticks are a cultural icon. Quite a nostalgic treat, these candies are a favorite of the generation that grew up rocking out to Elvis and cutting loose with the Jitterbug or the Lindy Hop. Lucky for us, these candies are still sold widely today. Chick-O-Sticks are made from a recipe of [...]

Monday December 17th, 2007 in Candy Bars, Chewy Candy, Crispy, Novelty Candy, Peanut Butter | No Comments »

Kandy Kookies

“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysteriously spooky….” No, these aren’t creepy, but they are Kandy Kookies (pronounced cookie, not kooky). Colorful, candy-coated drops about the size of a Junior Mint, Kandy Kookies are most similar to malted milk balls. But they also have a hint of chocolate chip cookie flavor to them. You could almost [...]

Wednesday December 12th, 2007 in Chocolate Bars, Crispy, Peanut Butter, Soft Candy | No Comments »

Reese’s 100 Calorie Peanut Butter Wafer Bar

In June 2006, Hershey’s first rolled out its 100 Calorie Snacks like Reese’s Pieces mixed with multigrain cereal. Perhaps this was to go along with the trend already set in place by Nabisco with their 100 Calorie Packs of popular cookies and crackers. After all, 100 calories doesn’t sound like a lot for a snack. [...]

Wednesday November 14th, 2007 in Candy Bars, Candy of the Future, Chocolate Bars, Crispy, Peanut Butter | No Comments »

Espeez Old Fashioned Pecan/Peanut Log Roll

Specializing in old-fashioned candies, Espeez (the candy-making division of Las Vegas’s SP Enterprises) is nonetheless a company on the move. Since 1993, they’ve made sweet treats such as their Rock Candy (the kind on wooden sticks), Gold Mine bubble gum, Aunt Flo’s fudge, and other novelty candy products inspired by a bygone era. But this [...]

Thursday November 1st, 2007 in Candy Bars, Caramel, Chewy Candy, Crispy, Soft Candy | No Comments »

Island Delights Coconut Haystacks

Coconut—I’ve never enjoyed a flavor so much that other people can’t stand. I’ve been to more than my share of parties where a delicious coconut dessert is served. And, more often than not, I can look around the table to see several people who refuse the delicacy sitting before them with the dreaded line: “I [...]

Monday October 1st, 2007 in Caramel, Chewy Candy, Crispy, Soft Candy | No Comments »

Necco Wafers Assorted

Does the “N” in NECCO stand for “Nostalgia?” Not technically—but maybe it should. The New England Confectionery Company (“Necco” for short) has been around since the 1840s and is one of the oldest thriving candy companies in the United States. Headquartered in Massachusetts, the company brings in annual sales up to $100 million. How do [...]

Tuesday August 21st, 2007 in Candy Bars, Crispy | No Comments »

Hershey S’mores

“Kum-Ba-Yah my Lord . . . Kum-Ba-Yah.” If you find yourself with the strange urge to sing campfire songs when you eat this candy, you won’t be alone. Hershey’s S’mores candy bar was born in 2003. The “snack size” 1.65-ounce treat is the one you’re most likely to find on display in grocery store aisles. [...]

Monday August 13th, 2007 in Candy Bars, Chocolate Bars, Crispy | 1 Comment »

Sixlets

Brought to us by SweetWorks, Sixlets are the type of candy you loved as a kid and still get the urge to try every now and then. They were a product of Hershey’s until 2003, when the chocolate giant sold the product to SweetWorks, headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida. These tiny candy-coated chocolate balls are [...]

Thursday April 19th, 2007 in Candy Bars, Chocolate Bars, Crispy, Novelty Candy | No Comments »