Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Crown Homestyle Candy Caramel Coconut Tips

Crown Homestyle Candy Caramel Coconut TipsWhen I was in college I worked in a bakery called Chocoholics (known for their “Truffles in a Jar”) in Eureka, California. As the kitchen assistant I mostly did dishes, some prep work for bakery items (peeling apples & carrots) and dipping truffles. But one of my other tasks was to package up the frosting after the bakers did their work of making it. The German Chocolate Cake frosting was made once a week in huge pots on the stove and finished in industrial mixers that held five gallons. When it was done and cooled, I would put it in half gallon tubs to be used for the cakes. It was an amazing mix of custard-like caramel and coconut. When the tubs were filled, I was often able to get just a few spoonfuls out and set it aside in a little bowl as a treat. Gooey, sweet, nutty and with a great burnt sugar flavor. (Technically I think it was a custard, since there were eggs in it.)

While browsing a Dollar General near my mother’s house while helping her pack to move I found this package of Crown Homestyle Candy Caramel Coconut Tips. After reading the ingredients which are a mix of sugar, coconut, oil, milk and egg whites I thought maybe these were little dollops like German Chocolate Cake Frosting.

I don’t know much about Crown Candy, they’re based in Macon, Georgia and say that they’re the largest supplier of coconut candies in the United States. They have an array of products including toasted macaroon, Neapolitan colored Coconut Bon Bons and several different versions of these Coconut Tips, including chocolate.

Crown Homestyle Candy Caramel Coconut Tips

The little dollops do look homestyle, as the name implies. Most are about 1.5” in diameter. They smell like toasted coconut and waffle cones. They have a soft, fudgy texture that smooth with only a slight grain to it. There’s a lot of coconut, so they’re quite chewy. The chew yields several layers of flavor, at first it’s the caramel/butterscotch sugar, then that sweetness of coconut, then a little lingering salty chew of the fibery bits of coconut. There’s a hint of milk in there too, which moderates what could be insanely sweet and cloying.

I really liked them, I find them so different from many other coconut candy. I appreciated that there weren’t any weird fake butter flavors in there - it’s allowed to just be what it is. They’d probably be good covered in bittersweet chocolate, too.

Related Candies

  1. Blue Ribbon Neapolitan Coconut Bar
  2. Brach’s Indulge Almonds: Coconut & Caramel
  3. Limited Edition M&Ms Coconut
  4. Almond Joy
  5. Atkinson’s Coconut Long Boys
  6. Regional Flavors: Key Lime, Pina Colada & Huckleberries


Name: Caramel Coconut Tips
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Crown Candy Corp
Place Purchased: Dollar General (Youngstown, OH)
Price: $2.00
Size: 10 ounces
Calories per ounce: 128
Categories: Candy, Coconut, 7-Worth It, United States

POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:30 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyReviewCoconut7-Worth ItUnited States

Comments
  1. Like the blog

    I’m a candy eating FREAK :-D

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    Comment by Queni on 8/04/10 at 6:13 am #
  2. I’m going to have to see if these are available at my local Dollar General.

    Comment by Johnny Carruthers on 8/04/10 at 1:11 pm #
  3. yes! i was wonting to know if your carmel candy contains wheat/gluten? thanks

    Comment by margaret on 9/06/11 at 2:30 pm #
  4. OMG, These are DELICIOUS! I found them and the same brand’s Macaroons at my local Dollar Tree and bought both. They are both ***** (5/5).

    Comment by Laura on 1/15/15 at 11:11 am #
  5. These are so good, I buy as many as I can from the doll or tree when I see them. Thank you

    Comment by mary kistle on 8/18/16 at 8:55 pm #
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