Try your luck this St. Patrick’s Day with
treats so tempting, you might just lure a leprechaun into your candy shop…along
with new and returning customers too!
Blarney Bark
What leprechaun could resist a bite of
“Blarney Bark” from RCI member, Reid Candy & Nut Shop, of Cambridge,
Ontario. These festive treats are made with green compound coating and bits of
rainbow stripe candy, colorful candies and clover sprinkles.
Irish Potato Candy
A popular St. Patrick’s Day treat, Irish
potato candy was neither invented in Ireland nor does it typically contain
potatoes. RCI member, Dolle’s Candyland of Ocean City, Maryland makes their
Irish potatoes extra decadent by coating coconut cream in rich, dark chocolate
before rolling them in a blend of cocoa and cinnamon. Milwaukee-based RCI member,
Burke Candy & Ingredients combines shoestring potato sticks with their
coconut dough before rolling their version of Irish potatoes in cinnamon and
sugar.
Pot of Gold Truffles
Transform your existing truffle or meltaway recipe into pots of gold fit for teams of leprechauns. Create the flat top of the “pot” by flattening or trimming one side of the round center before coating it in chocolate. Once set, pipe chocolate onto the flat top of the pot and use it to adhere rainbow candy and gold sprinkles.
Leprechaun Cookies
These leprechaun cookies are so clever, they’re
likely to leap right off your shelves and into customers’ shopping baskets. With a
little green and orange confectioners coating, some candy eyeballs and a pinch of finesse with the piping bag you’ll have yourself an army of jolly good leprechauns.
Chocolate-Covered Pickles
If you dip it, they will come. This salty
and sweet combination is just bizarre enough it is sure to catch the attention
of the more adventurous consumers looking to try something new. Malley’s
Chocolates of Cleveland has had success (and garnered plenty of media attention)
over the years coating dill pickles in chocolate exclusively for St.
Patrick’s Day.
Anyone who receives treats like these is
sure to count themselves lucky this St. Patrick’s Day! Share your
favorite St. Patrick’s Day treat in the comments below.
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