At the 2008 All Candy Expo All Candy Expo it appears the hot flavour for confectionary was… drumroll please… POMEGRANATE.
There were Pomegranate:
Tootsie Pops
Chewing Gum
Jelly Beans
Hershey®’s All Natural Extra Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate
Ice Breakers® Chewy Sours
Organic Candy Fruit Pinwheels
Barton’s Chocotini Pomegranate Milk Chocolate Squares
and
Pomegranate Exquisite Truffles
So you can keep up with the Joneses, Hank Friedman of soulhealing has a recipe for Sweet-Tart Pomegranate Chocolate Truffles here .
These are the trends that the National Confectioners Association, who host the All Candy Expo, will be satisfying our sweet tooths in 2008/09:
Authentic and Artisan, Helpful Helpings, Chocolate Evolution, Traditional Twists, Sensory Experiences, Play Time and Packaging Innovations.
You can read more here.
