The following chocolate companies offer some of the best quality
chocolate and candy:
Illinois Nut &
Candy. (Also known as Raising the Candy Bar.) Their
Mint Bark
is especially good, combining a smooth, creamy and light mint taste with a
festive appearance. Illinois Nut & Candy also offers specialty chocolate
sculptures for use as wedding cake toppers and custom-imprinted chocolate
and gift baskets for use as
corporate gifts.
CRC-certified dairy, pareve and kosher for passover.
Ghirardelli chocolate
is sweet and creamy. Their Squares are delicious thin chocolate
wafers with a filling of caramel, mint, almond or double
chocolate. Also try their giant chocolate chip cookies. Some
Ghirardelli stores give away free samples of their
chocolate squares to visitors. Assorted boxed
chocolates and truffle assortments are not kosher.
To be considered for this "Best Kosher Chocolate and Kosher Candy"
designation, the manufacturer must have consistent high quality across
all product lines. This rating represents the personal opinion of Mark
Kantrowitz, based on taste, texture, smell and appearance.
Kosher Chocolate Cookbooks
While there aren't any specifically kosher chocolate cookbooks, one
can easily adapt the recipes in the following cookbooks to kosher
ingredients. See also the cookbooks in the desserts section of the
kosher cookbooks
site
for additional kosher chocolate recipes.
Christine France,
The Chocolate Cookbook,
Lorenz Books, March 2003. Paperback. 320 pages.
To have your chocolate cookbook included in this directory,
please send a complimentary review copy to:
Mark Kantrowitz, 4951 Brummel Street, Skokie, IL 60077.
National Brands
These brands are available in stores nationwide or have company stores
nationwide.
Nationwide, with stores located in:
Palm Beach, FL
Wellington, FL
Boston, MA
Royal Oak, MI
Novi, MI
Sterling Heights, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
Flint, MI
Bridgewater, NJ
Livingston, NJ
Mays Landing, NJ
New Hyde Park, NY
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Whitehall, PA
King of Prussia, PA
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Available nationwide at
Fred Meyer,
Kroger,
Stop & Shop,
Walgreens and
Whole Foods Market.
1-800-293-0160 or 1-317-387-4372
O-U
Chocolates have
thematic names like "bug bites" and "chimp mints". The company donates
10% of profits to charitable organizations consistent with the "save
the planet" mission.
A detailed listing of
kosher products are can be found on the
Hershey's web site.
Bites Mini Rolo and Bites York Peppermint Patties are not kosher, but
the full-size ROLO caramels in milk chocolate and York Peppermint
Patties are kosher. Cadbury eggs (creme, caramel and chocolate) are
not kosher, but Cadbury mini eggs are kosher, as are Caramello
and other Cadbury chocolates.
Breathsavers mints, ice breakers, jolly
rancher, bubble yum bubble gum, Hershey's 'n' More, la dulceria thalia
(except for Hershey's Cajeta Elegancita and Kisses Dulce de Leche), hot cocoa with
marshmallows, sugar free candy, and some Pot of Gold
assortments are not kosher. Generally, look for the presence of a
kosher symbol on the packaging.
Many M&M Mars products
are kosher, including
Dove Chocolate,
M&Ms,
3 Musketeers,
Milky Way, Snickers and Twix.
(Dove Chocolate Promises are not kosher. Skittles and Starburst
produced in Canada are not kosher and the O-U on the packaging is not
authorized by the Orthodox Union. For other Dove Chocolate,
look for a hechsher on the packaging.)
Many Nestle chocolate
products, including
Perugina,
After Eight,
Bit-O-Honey, Chunky, Oh Henry!, Buncha Crunch, Turtles, Nips,
Treasures, Goobers, Raisinets, Sno-Caps, 100 Grand Bar, Baby Ruth, Butterfinger,
Laffy Taffy, and Nestle Crunch,
have O-U certification. Check the packaging for the O-U
symbol. SweeTARTS (including Gummy SweeTARTS) and SPREE are not kosher.
Russell Stover Candies
are no longer certified Kosher. The 1 and 2 pound assorted chocolate
boxes are manufactured with kosher ingredients, but no longer have a hechsher.
Cella's Chocolate Covered Cherries (O-K Labs),
Charleston Chew (KVH -- Vaad Harabonim of New England),
Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy (Star-K),
and Andes Creme de Menthe Thins (Chaf-K)
are kosher.
A December 1, 2009 press release from the O-U indicates that
Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties and DOTS are now
kosher. (Look for the presence of the O-U symbol on the
packaging. Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties and DOTS in
packaging without the O-U symbol is not kosher.)
Tootsie Pops, Junior Mints, Sugar Babies,
and Sugar Daddy are not kosher.
Regional/Local Kosher Chocolate Companies
Many of these companies will ship nationally and internationally.
Visit their web sites for details.
Only the Davie Florida location is kosher.
The chocolate on the web site is not necessarily kosher, but
illustrative of the types of chocolate available. To obtain kosher
chocolate, place orders only with the Davie Florida store.
Kosher products include
Atomic Fireballs, Boston Baked Beans, Cherry Slices, Cherry Sours,
Grapeheads, Jawbreakers, Lemonheads, Red Hots, Sour Jacks and Jelly Beans.
Farley's & Sathers
Candy Company sells only to distributors and retailers, not directly
to the public. Kosher products include
their Now & Later brand.
Parve, Dairy and Kosher for Passover (in season).
Enter Coupon Code MKChoc08 at checkout for a 6% discount
off your entire order. The Viennese Crunch, Caramel/Pecan Patty and
Cocoa Almonds are particularly good.
Specializes in
corporate gifts of pareve and dairy chocolates in a
variety of flavors. Also designs collections for special events such
as bar or bat mitzvahs, weddings, brit milahs and holidays.
Goldenberg Candy Company was acquired by Just Born Candy Company in 2003.
Kosher products include Goldenberg "Chewetts",
Peanut Chews,
Just Born Jelly Beans,
and Mike & Ikes Jellies.
Chocolate.com operates a one-stop shop for buying
kosher chocolate
from many of the chocolate companies listed on the Kosher Chocolate
and Kosher Candy site. They sell more than 300 products from
three dozen vendors of kosher chocolate through a single convenient
interface.
Gourmet Belgian
chocolate, pralines, miniature fruits, and nougats.
See Hauser of Belgium.
Specialty Chocolate Companies
Chocoley
sells kosher gourmet chocolate ingredients, tools, equipment and
supplies. All of their chocolate products are certified AKC Kosher Dairy.
The chocolate products are also peanut free, tree nut free, egg free
and gluten free. Since the products are gluten free, they are celiac
safe and also kosher for passover. They also cell cream centers and
caramel centers, which are certified AKC Kosher Dairy, except for the
coconut dough which is AKC Kosher Pareve. For more information call
1-866-528-5252 or 1-404-418-8910 or send email to chocoley@aol.com.
Edible Imprints
prints full-color logos, photos, images and special messages on Star-K
certified kosher chocolate at 300 dpi resolution using edible food
coloring. They also run live "Chocolography" parties. For more
information, call 1-845-290-9865 or 1-877-410-2691 or send email to
info@edibleimprints.com.
Other International Chocolate Companies
Callebaut. Some products
have OK
certification. Products containing gelatin are not kosher.
Concord Confections Inc. (Concord, Ontario, Canada).
O-U certified Dubble Bubble gum.
Sugar Free Dubble Bubble manufactured in Spain and all wax products
manufactured in Alabama are not currently kosher.
Toblerone
(Switzerland). Certified by O-K (dairy).
Heavenly Fountains
(Kosher chocolate fountain rentals in Thorpe Bay, Essex, UK)
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