They smell luxurious, like sweet chocolate. One bite and there’s a soft and slow chew as the chocolate melts and the dark burnt flavors the caramel start to burst through. The caramel is smooth and rich and not even terribly sweet. As a kid the best caramels I ever had were the ones that my grandmother would make every holiday season. They were large, two bite caramels usually studded with nuts. She’d make them fresh in large batches and give our family a large tin of them. They were the size of my thumb (my adult thumb, not my child-sized one) and wrapped in twisted wax paper. Germany has created something as valuable as marzipan. Today, cake production is unimaginable without using marzipan. If it were not for the wise German confectioners, who knows what we would have had as important as marzipan in the cake-making business? Vegans with a sweet tooth, search no more. The ultimate list of vegan candy to answer all of your candy-related questions is here. You'll be so excited that your favorite candy is on the list.

Collecting Candy - Jason shares his immense collection of candy wrappers and historical perspective to confectioneryFor the dedicated among you that forego processed sugar and palm oil, here are the few candies that made the cut: Who could have thought that one country would have as much impact on candy production as Germany has? Particularly on holiday candies. It is unimaginable to celebrate Christmas without Chocolate Santas or have Easter egg hunts without Chocolate Bunnies.

These caramels do have whey in them (and other dairy products) so I’m not sure if it’s processed in a vegetarian manner. Yes, I bought these at the 99 Cent Only store, but they have an expiration date of 2/2008 on them ... they were definitely fresh. Name: Dense, firm and chewy they were the perfect combination of sugar and butter. Later, for my sixteenth birthday my grandmother gave me the recipe (along with a candy thermometer, which I still have). A simple concoction of sugar, corn syrup, evaporated milk and butter, it was the careful boiling that made all the difference. I’ve made a lot of caramels since then. No two batches are the same (though hers were always consistent).

And how about all the other delicious treats Germany has to offer? They are rich in flavor, very delicious, and made from the finest ingredients in the country. If you are looking for high-quality candy with interesting and rich flavors, then one of the German candies will absolutely have a place in your heart. For the most accurate and up-to-date information on ingredients within your product, please refer to the ingredient list on the nutritional panel. The problem with sugar is that bone char is often used as a whitening agent. Delving even further into controversy is the situation with palm oil. How much saturated fat is in Riesen Chocolate? Amount of saturated fat in Riesen Chocolate: Saturated