New England Candy Co

Oh Fudge!!

2011-11-20T21:23:00.002-05:00

I am listing a 4lb Gift Pack perfect for Christmas Gifts! This gift box will include 1lb of each flavor listed:

1. Toasted Almond Coconut Fudge

2. White Chocolate Toasted Coconut Fudge

3. Rocky Road Fudge

4. Chocolate Walnut Fudge

The chocolate lover on your holiday shopping list will thank you!!

You can get it in my Etsy shop

All fudge flavors are available individually as well. Send me a message with your requests.

Chocolate Bacon Lover's Gift Pack

2011-11-15T23:42:00.003-05:00

It's holiday time again and we have the perfect gift for any chocolate lover on your list. This is our Bacon Chocolate Lover's Gift Pack. You will get a selection of chocolate and bacon favorites. We use Applewood smoked bacon with no nitrites or nitrates, specially made imported Belgian chocolate, and all natural peanut butter. Once you try ours, you will never want store bought candy again!!

Check out our Etsy shop for lots more chocolate gift ideas.

We also have a MINI chocolate bacon gift pack for smaller appetites and budgets.

Truffles anyone??

2011-11-13T16:05:00.000-05:00

Yumm!!

Looking for the perfect gift?? How about a bite sized treat that melts in your mouth?

Try our Peanut Butter and Caramel Truffles. Choose from milk or dark chocolate filled with chewy handmade butterscotch caramel and creamy all-natural peanut butter filling.

They come in a gift box tied with a ribbon-You get one dozen per box.

Check them out in our Etsy shop.

June is Candy Month

2010-05-30T11:56:00.000-04:00

Hey did you know that June is Candy Month??

As if its not a great time to eat candy all year!! We get a whole month dedicated to Sweet, Yummy Candy!!

June is full of great reasons to give a gift of candy

Graduations, Weddings, Father's Day, Summer Get-togethers...

Since it is almost summer, how about these delicious chocolate seashells. They are made from milk and dark chocolate swirled together. Then they are dusted with edible pearl luster for a beautiful iridescent look.

They are absolutely gorgeous.

They come beautifully boxed, or we can also do party favors in pretty organza bags. They would look so cute for your summer wedding, beach party, tea party, or any other occasion.

So cute!!

Keep coming back, we'll be showing lots more great treats for June!

Chocolate and Bacon Delight

2010-03-24T09:12:00.002-04:00

It seems that the unlikely duo of chocolate and bacon is catching on in popularity. Knott's Berry Farm served up some tasty funnel cakes with the flavor combo after questioning their customers in an online poll. So many people requested bacon and chocolate, so they gave it a whirl.

SEAFOOD PUNCH

Keep your eyes open for this delicious duo in more places and let us know when you find something new and delicious in the chocolate world!

Cacao Beans

2010-03-16T14:23:00.004-04:00

Okay chocolate lovers!! Here are some photos of cacao beans for you. They are actually fairly easy to grow. I bought a pod on eBay once and grew lots of little cacao plants from it.

A little roasting and some grinding and oh how yummy it is!!!

Please answer our Chocolate poll question at the top of the right sidebar.

How Chocolate is Made

2010-03-15T20:40:00.001-04:00

Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, which are fermented, then dried, then roasted in order to bring out their flavor. After roasting, the beans are cracked into cocoa nibs. The nibs contain 53% cocoa butter and 47% cocoa solids.

Next, the cocoa butter is separated from the cocoa solids. The nibs are ground into a thick paste (cocoa mass or chocolate liquor). Then, the paste is pressed so all the cocoa butter is squeezed out. What’s left is 100% pure cocoa solids.

The differences between chocolates depend on the flavor profile of the beans used, the proportion of cocoa solids to sugar to cocoa butter, and the amount of refining and processing. In the US, to be labeled as dark chocolate, it must contain at least 35% chocolate (total amount of cocoa solids and cocoa butter). In the UK, it must contain at least 42% chocolate. Milk chocolate must contain 10% chocolate and 12% dairy.

In less expensive chocolate, the cocoa butter is replaced by other fats. Since these fats have a higher melting point than cocoa butter, chocolate made with them doesn’t melt in your mouth the way that high quality chocolate does.