Chocolate of the Day:
DeMet's Candy Company
Turtles - holiday eggs
Good
Weight: 1.2 oz. (33.96 g.) in 1 egg
Calories: 180 calories (estimate) in 1 egg
Cost: $ missing information
Purchased from: missing information
August Storck AG
Toffifay
Good
Weight: .3 oz. (8.25 g.) / 1.2 oz. (33 g.) in total package
Calories: 45 calories in 1 piece (1/4 package)
Cost: $0.79 for 1 package
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #11 of Chocolate and Caramel Theme Week.
Today we're featuring two milk chocolate and caramel items—both acquired during the December holiday season.
DeMet's Turtles
The first item was a DeMet's egg-shaped chocolate and caramel "turtle," complete with milk chocolate, caramel and nuts (pecans and possibly hazelnuts).
DeMet's (Stamford, CT) has been making turtles* for decades. (These holiday turtles were a product of Turkey.)
DeMet's (Stamford, CT) has been making turtles* for decades. (These holiday turtles were a product of Turkey.)
These holiday eggs were wrapped with red and white festive holiday foil wrappings with images of polar bears and penguins. However, if you looked carefully before biting into the egg, it was possible to spot the likeness of the iconic DeMet's turtle character imprinted on the chocolate.
August Storck Toffifay
The second item: Toffifay, a chocolate, caramel and hazelnut cream, semi-spherical, sweet confection from August Storck AG (Germany).
The sweet caramel outer cup had a soft chew texture, and the chocolate center was slightly more firm.
The sweet caramel outer cup had a soft chew texture, and the chocolate center was slightly more firm.
*The original chocolate, caramel and nut turtles resembled turtles; often pecans or nut pieces protruded (from the chocolate oblong body or "shell"), resembling a turtle's head and legs.
