I wrote that Storck was introducing a new flavor of Werther’s Original caramels back in May, and finally found some in stores.
They’re called Werther’s Original Caramel Apple Filled Hard Candies and are a bit of a curiosity to me. They’re a green apple filling covered with a hard shell of the famous Werther’s butter toffee candy.
The objective is to emulate a caramel coated green apple.
The ingredient list for this strange candy creation is, well, long. Here’s another example of a European candy (like the downscale version of Panda Licorice) that uses glucose-fructose syrup, which is the same as High Fructose Corn Syrup, except it’s made from something other than corn. There are other fun things in there like artificial colors though it does use actual concentrated apple juice.
As much as I was turned off by the idea of the candy, and the idea that they cheaped out and used glucose-fructose syrup instead of just sugar I actually enjoyed them.
They look like a nice candy from the outside. They were in good shape, no crushed or sticky pieces. They’re hard and glossy and smell buttery-sweet. The candy shell is exactly what I’d expect a Wether’s candy to taste like. It’s silky smooth and sweet with a hint of salt. The shell is thin and the center is soft. It’s easy to just chew up the candy, which I ended up doing most of the time. The center is a soft goo with an apple flavoring, kind of like apple juice instead of a Jolly Rancher candy. It’s sweet and flavorful but without an artificial sourness to it.
Overall, it’s an interesting take on the apple and caramel combination. Sweet, salty and a little fruity. I ate the whole bag (which wasn’t hard considering that the fact that for a buck there were only 12 pieces in it. I don’t think I’d buy them again, but I do think they’re better than I gave them credit for in the concept stage.
Related Candies
- Werther’s Original Caramel Chocolates
- Ginger People Spicy Apple Ginger Chews
- Tootsie Caramel Apple Pops
- Caramel Apple Kisses & Caramel Creams
- Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn
- Caramel Apple Sugar Babies
- Werther’s Caramel Coffee Hard Candies
- Werther’s Original Chewy Caramels
- Storck Chocolate Riesen
I think the Green apple filling should be a little tangy and sour cause sweetness of caramel and filling makes candy majorly sweet
I can’t. stop eating them they are deliciously good ...
cant find them in the stores at walmart one time. So good where else can I find them.
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