The Hershey Company

Julie Hickey

Yvette Thibault Pascua Cubides

Peter Machado

Burton Douglas Brown

Xiaoying Wang

Balaji Santhanam

Mahesh Venkatachalam

Confectioneries and methods of making confectioneries are disclosed in which a confectionery composition is deposited into a mold or a stamped confectionery shell. The deposited composition may be a monodeposit of a single composition or a co-deposit of two different compositions of differing textures, such as a hard candy and a fat-based component commingled to form a laminate.

Confectionery product and method of making

A confection is formed of a mixture including at least one first simple carbohydrate, at least one non-hygroscopic second simple carbohydrate, and at least one hydrocolloid. In some embodiments, the non-hygroscopic second simple carbohydrate includes disaccharides, trisaccharides, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the hydrocolloid includes a starch hydrolysate having a dextrose equivalent less than 36, and the confection is substantially free of starch hydrolysates having a dextrose equivalent of 36 or greater. In some embodiments, the confection is a hard candy. A method of making a confection includes mixing at least one first simple carbohydrate, at least one non-hygroscopic second simple carbohydrate, and at least one hydrocolloid to form a mixture. The method also includes heating the mixture, cooking the mixture to a predetermined moisture content, and cooling and working the mixture to form the confection comprising the mixture.

Hard candy confections with low hygroscopicity

A method of producing a heat resistant chocolate confectionery product is disclosed. The method provides for such products to be made without the addition of water and which can be made with traditional chocolate making ingredients to yield a dough. The dough retains its shape above the melting point of fats in the product, while the product still retains a flavor and mouthfeel comparable with chocolate made by traditional methods.

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Julie Hickey