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What is Coffee Candy?

Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon

Coffee candy is a sweet made with coffee as a flavoring. There are a wide number of different styles of it, ranging from classic coffee hard candy to chocolate covered coffee beans. Many of these products are marketed because of their caffeine content, although some people simply enjoy coffee candy because they like the flavor of coffee.

Coffee is a crop which is native to Africa, although it is cultivated in Latin and Central America as well. The crop produces coffee berries, which are roasted to enhance their flavor and to bring out their caffeine component. Caffeine is a stimulating compound which appears naturally in a range of plant products including coffee and tea, and it has been a popular part of the human diet in many regions of the world for hundreds of years.

Chocolate is a popular ingredient combined with coffee to make coffee candy.
Chocolate is a popular ingredient combined with coffee to make coffee candy.

Some people find the aroma and flavor of coffee quite enjoyable. Coffee candy generally maximizes the flavor of the coffee, processing beans to extract the volatile compounds which give it its characteristic scent. Since coffee can also be bitter, the candy is often sweetened to make it more palatable. It may also be blended with cream, chocolate, or other ingredients which people have traditionally paired with coffee. Some people enjoy the convenience of coffee candy, preferring to eat rather than drink their caffeine as this candy does not stain the teeth or impact the breath as much as a cup of coffee does.

Coffee candy can be purchased in hard candy form.
Coffee candy can be purchased in hard candy form.

Coffee hard candy can be sucked on or stirred into coffee as a sweetener, if it contains enough sugar. Some companies also make coffee chews, with caramel or taffy. Coffee can also be blended with cream and similar ingredients to create a filling for chocolates, or companies may fill chocolates with coffee liqueurs. High grade coffee candy can capture the complex, subtle flavor of coffee, while cheaper brands may taste more acrid or bitter.

Some coffee candy is made from the beans while others are formulated to taste like the beverage.
Some coffee candy is made from the beans while others are formulated to taste like the beverage.

When seeking out coffee candy, it helps to go to a candy store with bulk bins which allows customers to taste products before purchasing them. If you must buy packaged candy, start with one package so that if the product is of poor quality, you have not wasted a large sum of money. Serious candy aficionados like to keep logs of the candy that they taste, ensuring that they do not purchase bad products again.

Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon

Ever since she began contributing to the site several years ago, Mary has embraced the exciting challenge of being a DelightedCooking researcher and writer. Mary has a liberal arts degree from Goddard College and spends her free time reading, cooking, and exploring the great outdoors.

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Mary McMahon
Mary McMahon

Ever since she began contributing to the site several years ago, Mary has embraced the exciting challenge of being a DelightedCooking researcher and writer. Mary has a liberal arts degree from Goddard College and spends her free time reading, cooking, and exploring the great outdoors.

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Discussion Comments

anon957982

If you've never heard of Kopiko, you are missing the pleasure of eating coffee candy.

wizup

@babylove - If your boss enjoys Balis Coffee Candy then she obviously has exquisite taste when it comes to coffee. These little candies have a rich intense flavor of the most superior coffee found in northern Indonesia.

Unless you're planning a trip there sometime, I would suggest ordering the candy through an online merchant. Some gourmet/specialty candy shops may carry it, but you're more likely to pay more for it through them.

babylove

Hi, can anyone tell me where I can buy Bali's Best Coffee Candy? My boss threw a wrapper in my trash can one day and just out of curiosity I pulled it out to see what it was. She has exquisite taste in everything and since she's so difficult to buy for, I thought it would make a nice Christmas gift for her. Thanks in advance to anyone who knows.

aviva

The very best coffee candy in the world has to be Caffe'Spresso by Italy's Glitterati. In my opinion, nothing comes close to them in either flavor or quality. What makes them so fabulous is that they're made from pure Italian espresso coffee flavor.

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    • Chocolate is a popular ingredient combined with coffee to make coffee candy.
      By: Natika
      Chocolate is a popular ingredient combined with coffee to make coffee candy.
    • Coffee candy can be purchased in hard candy form.
      By: e-pyton
      Coffee candy can be purchased in hard candy form.
    • Some coffee candy is made from the beans while others are formulated to taste like the beverage.
      By: angelo.gi
      Some coffee candy is made from the beans while others are formulated to taste like the beverage.
    • Coffee candy does not affect a person's breath the same way the drink does.
      By: stefanolunardi
      Coffee candy does not affect a person's breath the same way the drink does.