Chocolate for Fun

I'd never seen anything like these before:



They are made in Holland and are coconut and coco - very light:




This is it - Easter is finally gone! These coconut nests are made by Long Grove Confectionery:










These are by the Crown Candy Company based in my hometown of Macon, GA:



They are chocolate and caramel coconut tips:





Abdallah offers this Haystack:





The chocolate is good, but it really overpowers the coconut. And in a haystack, it just ain't supposed to be that way. Not bad, but too heavy on the chocolate.



I've reviewed Sanders products before:



And they are always pretty awful.. Their coconut "delights" are no exception. They not only have coconut, but also crisped rice - which I didn't think added anything. Not good.



This is peanut brittle covered with dark chocolate and coconut:







If you MUST combine peanut butter with coconut, then there is really only one place to go:



Oh yes, the much maligned Chick-O-Stick - crunchy peanut butter and toasted coconut candy:

World Market has a pretty good rewards program (you all know what a sucker I am for those!). You get a $10 credit for your birthday and $10 for every $100 you make in food purchases. I had $20 in credit burning a hole in my pocket, so I tried some stuff I've been eyeing. I like to try the seemingly improbable. Cake on a shelf for some indeterminate amount of time seems improbable.

The picture on the top is the outer package, inside are six individually wrapped cakes:



Now this doesn't look a dang thing like the cake in the picture:








I was certain this would be terrible. I mean - these cakes are just sitting on the shelf! How can they be any good at all? This is decorated sponge cake with strawberry jam and custard filling:







I got this one from A Southern Season - a peanut butter torte - holy smokes!!!! But it's in a box, so I had my doubts:



But look at this - it looks great, right?





And you can't have a party without cookies! These are new by Oreo:



I was surprised when I opened the box and there were so few inside - Oreos are usually packed!





These are a new limited edition flavor - Oreo Blizzard:





Sprinkles seems so festive and springy to me!! Whee!! So let's look at some nonpareils with colored sprinkles. These are by Choclatique:



And these are by a German company - Horst Schluckwerder:

Seeds of Change (organic - kumbayah) has a dark chocolate and flakes of coconut bar:






This Lindt bar actually has a coconut filling and milk chocolate, so it is much sweeter than the other two:



And it comes in these cool little cubes:













The other coconut bar is the Naga Bar - sweet Indian curry powder, coconut flakes, deep milk chocolate:





Leave it to Lindt to go completely off the reservation and do a white chocolate and coconut bar: