Category Archives: Oddly-Named Candy

Candy with odd, weird, and/or funny names

Candy Review: Idaho Spud

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Idaho Spud - Wrapper

I came across an entire CASE of these Idaho Spuds at work. Turns out my boss was given a case of them as partial payment for photographing a wedding (the bride was from Idaho) and she (my boss) couldn’t possibly eat that many, so she brought them in to share the wealth.

I had heard of these before as a classic candy I absolutely must try, but never had the change to. Now I am a HUGE fan of potatoes, in almost all of their forms, but I am not a huge fan of this candy. Consisting of a cocoa-flavored marshmallow center, covered in chocolate, and sprinkled with coconut shavings, the bar just didn’t do anything for me.

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Easter Candy Review: Butter Krak Eggs

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Butter Krak wrapper

The Butter Krak egg, made by Philadelphia based S. Zitner Company, has long been a mainstay of my region. I live only a short drive across the Delaware in New Jersey, and every year, I always hear about people going crazy for Zitners eggs. I’ve never tried them until now, when I ran across them a few days ago.

The Butter Krak, which is made exclusively by Zitners and comes in many sizes from 1.25 oz. to 1 pound and was invented in the 1930s. It’ss filled with a mixture of coconut and butter cream, and coated in both coconut and dark chocolate.

Butter Krak Egg

How’s it taste? Honestly, I didn’t like it. I have never been a fan of coconut, though I do like butter cream. The filling in these candies seemed very dry, and was very thick and chewy. Perhaps it’s my dislike of coconut clouding my judgement, but I honestly don’t know why people love these so much. The plain butter cream variety, however, was very delicious and I would recommend that fully.

Butter Krak bite

Unfortunately, the origin of the name Krak has been lost to time, but there are certainly plenty of jokes and puns ready to be made, and I will leave those up to you, fellow Candy Addicts.

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Oddly-Named…Cake: Whoopie Pies

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Whoopie Pie 16 in. Cake

I love regional sweets. There’s something very special about having a taste of your childhood still available today. I guess for many New Englanders, that treat is the Whoopie Pie. The name of the treat might sound a little strange to an outsider, but that’s part of the appeal. Just saying the name of these is fun. Say it out loud. Go ahead. Whoopie Pie. Draw out the “oo” sound. It’s hard to suppress a smile when you’re saying something so silly.

Labadie’s Bakery has been in the same Maine location since 1925. That’s a lot of Whoopie Pies sold over the years, and they must be doing something right, because their thriving mail order business sends Whoopie Pies all over the country.

So what is a Whoopie Pie? Basically, it’s cream filling (vanilla or peanut butter) sandwiched between two small, round slices of chocolate cake. Much more than just a cookie, they resemble individually wrapped snack cakes from Hostess or Little Debbie’s. In addition to regular Whoopie Pies, Labadie’s Bakery makes 12″ and 16″ Whoopie cakes, as you can see in the above pic.

But if you think you’d like to try your hand at making these from scratch, here is a delicious recipe courtesy of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette News. These look good enough for anyone to say “Whoopie!”

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Candy Review: Crackheads – white and dark chocolate covered espresso beans

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crackheads candy

Crackheads. Chocolate-covered espresso beans are not the first thing that comes to mind when I hear the name, but that’s what these are. Some of the beans are covered in dark chocolate and some are covered in white chocolate. They’re made by a small startup candy company called Osmanium out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and this is their first and only product.

I’ve had a number of other brands of chocolate-covered espresso/coffee beans, so how do these compare? Quite well, actually. The dark chocolate doesn’t seem to have the bitterness that some dark chocolate has and is pretty good on its own (discovered by sucking the chocolate off of a bean). While not a huge fan of white chocolate in general, the white chocolate paired with the espresso bean was surprisingly good. Putting the white chocolate in the same box as the dark chocolate was a brilliant idea and really sets it apart from other chocolate-covered coffee beans. A 1.3oz box runs about $2.

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Candy Review: Bubu Lubu

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Bubu Lubu

While visiting my family in Illinois, I spotted this intriguing bar at a Hispanic grocery store we shopped at. The bar with a cute name was average-sized and average-priced, so I picked it up to try it out! After searching online, it looks like Mexican grocery stores are about the only places you’ll find these.

Ricolino’s Bubu Lubu is a chocolate bar with a layer of strawberry-flavored jelly and a layer of marshmallow. It’s what you would expect from a jelly and marshmallow-filled chocolate-coated bar. The jelly is a nice tangy strawberry flavor, and the marshmallow is spongy and sweet. I can’t help thinking I’ve had something very similar, perhaps on Easter years ago. Despite the fact that it reminds me of Easter, I think it would be fun to give to your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day, just for the cute name!

Bubu Lubu

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