Comments on: Twix Coconut, Please! And…Hold The Coconut?

By: Martha

Martha — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:47:08 +0000

I’ll pass. Thanks for the “heads up.”

By: threeospades

threeospades — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:04:04 +0000

If you are a coconut fan you should check these out. They aren’t candy in the purest form, but sure are delicious. Someone just needs to dip them in chocolate and they will be perfect.

I’m pretty sure you can find them at Whole Foods but here is an amazon link also:
http://www.amazon.com/Danielle-Crispy-Roasted-Coconut-2-Ounce/dp/B002VZUW0A
http://neherbalfoods.com/danielle/our%20snacks.htm

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:50:20 +0000

I don’t buy the expensive excuse… I think Almond Joy & Mounds have it worked out.

I think coconut is a pain to work with. You have the cookie base, layer of caramel and it’s all enrobed in chocolate. Shaved coconut would be messy! You could really only add coconut to the caramel layer cause the cookie isn’t tacky. The chocolate enrober would also get filled with shavings which would slow production and add equipment costs. If the production line is shared, you’d have to clean it insanely well. It sounds like a nightmare to deal with when the alternative is simply addidng some flavoring and calling it a day… sure you’ll piss off some candy bloggers but they are picky bastards anyway.

My thought is that you should do it right, or don’t do it at all….why mess with a legendary candy?

By: cybele

cybele — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:50:35 +0000

I suspect that Mars hates actual coconut. Which is weird, I agree … why even make coconut candy?

By: matty

matty — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:39:55 +0000

I read this in a meeting to myself and the “somewhere angels are crying” phrase made me litlol which halted the mtg and I couldn’t say “oh i was reading a candy review – it’s hilarious” because then they’d know I was shirking and I’m heading up so many projects right now it doesn’t look good when project dude isn’t paying attention.

Anyway – to laugh.