Sugar Savvy

I’m always on the lookout for a new source for unique gifts, even better if they’re food-related.  Although the Sugar Savvy team hasn’t taste-tested these babies yet, the Funky Chunky bunch is now on our radar. 
The folks at Funky Chunky offer a nice selection of popcorn and pretzel items in clear glass jars that make […]

This candy bar is one that always made me chuckle when I heard of it. Really, does one need the suggestion to eat more? Pul-eeze. I am already plenty talented in that department. A sweet friend of mine sent one to me from Canada, since that’s Eat-More’s preferred habitat.
There is little known about Eat-More’s origins. […]

I often confuse myself trying to keep toffee and caramel straight. In the US, toffee is brittle and caramel is sticky. In the UK, what we call caramel they call toffee. And what we call toffee… that I don’t have an answer for.

At any rate, Chow.com has a nice description of the differences between toffee […]

Carrie’s post about caramel apples made me crave the deliciously decadent treat. Here are some more caramel apple recipes from Chow.com. Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my laptop…

My wife handed me a pack of these after a shopping trip Stateside… She has picked up on the whole blogging idea and now if she finds some new candy, she’ll either point it out or go ahead and buy one.
At first, I was completely taken by surprise and I wasn’t sure if I was […]

I popped into Sur La Table with a gift certificate burning in my hand. While unsuccessful with my praline paste mission, I did find several other items.  One of my purchases, a last minute “point of sale,” was a lovely package of Frans Chocolates. Specifically, a charming 7-piece package Smoked Salt Caramels ended up in […]

Ah the elusive Skybar; a nostalgic bit of American candy history that is often talked about, but difficult to track down today.
According to the Necco website, the Skybar was introduced in 1938 through a dramatic skywriting campaign. Apparently it was the first, and only, molded chocolate bar of its kind to have four distinctly different […]

I think the Twix is a tease. It offers a perfect combination of ingredients — shortbread cookie, caramel, and chocolate — but each ingredient shirks its job. This doesn’t make for bad candy, but it’s displeasing when you think about what the bar could be. I feel cheated every time I bite into one. Somehow, […]

I’d never heard of Hammond’s until I picked up their Caramel Covered Marshmallow (BUY!), which they call Mitchell Sweets, at The Candy Store (I’ve since seen them repackaged with a different sticker at Sur La Table). I kind of wish I’d spent my money on something else, though to be fair to The Candy Store, […]

Again with the Das Caramelini … they keep sending and we keep reviewing (and chewing).  (Enter “das” in the search field our our site here to see 6 previous reviews of Das salted caramels in a variety of flavors.)
To avoid redundancy, I will simply say that the remarks and opinions put forth with regard to the other […]