Summer is the time for developing new ideas and flavors, and we have some winners for the 2011 holiday season.

NEW TRUFFLE FLAVORS
I’m not really fond of drinking port—it’s a little sweet for my tastes.  However, the thought occurred that it might make a good truffle.  Especially since friends who do like port have indicated that they really like it with chocolate.  So, Brehmer’s Candies now has Port Truffles.  We blend port with white chocolate for a creamy, fruity center, and then dip them in dark chocolate so you get that fabulous port and dark-chocolate combination.  This new truffle has been declared delicious by the port & chocolate fans of our acquaintance.

Another addition to our Liqueur truffles is a Rum Truffle.  We thought this made a delightful addition to the brandy and amaretto of our original Liqueur truffles.  Of course we use the most flavorful rum we could find—got tipsy figuring out which one that was—to make our rum truffles.  Hopefully you’ll enjoy this addition as much as we do!

NEW NUTS & CHEWS FLAVORS
Okay, so we created the honey marshmallow early in 2011, but it hasn’t been available on the website until now.  Regular marshmallow is made with corn syrup, which contributes to the texture, but doesn’t contribute any flavor.  So regular marshmallow is pretty bland and boring.  The honey, however, gives it a slight honey flavor.  So if you like the texture of marshmallows and the flavor of honey, you’ll really like this candy.

A simple combination of our honey marshmallow with our caramel resulted in our absolutely delicious Marshmallow Caramel—or “Caramallow” as it’s referred to in the ingredient insert.  Of course, this is dipped in dark chocolate.  This tasty treat is now available boxed.

Another recent experiment is divinity made with honey instead of corn syrup.  While the candy by itself is good (especially if you like really sweet candy), we tried a further experiment of rolling it with our almond-butter filling.  The result is the really pretty and very tasty Almond Ripple.  Because this candy has such a pretty look, these are boxed in clear box.