Pink Hearts
A heart that is half chocolate, half sprinkle.
- CategoryMarshmallow
- First appeared1900s
- How it is madeMoulded gummy
What it is
A pink heart shaped disc of white chocolate flavoured coating, sometimes with sprinkles. Sweet, creamy and bought for the shape more than anything.
Taste
Where it comes from
Heart shaped sweets belong to the Valentine's tradition that grew through the nineteenth century, when boxed chocolates in heart shaped boxes were first sold. The small moulded heart is the everyday version, sold loose all year and in far larger numbers in February.
What it's made of
A white compound coating of sugar, vegetable fat and whey powder coloured pink with carmine or beetroot, deposited into heart moulds.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, Vegetable Fat (Palm), <strong>Whey</strong> Powder (From <strong>Milk</strong>), <strong>Wheat</strong> Flour (With Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), <strong>Wheat</strong> Starch, Emulsifiers: Rapeseed Lecithin; Glucose Syrup, Natural Flavourings, Natural Colours: Carmine, Betanin; Glazing Agent: Beeswax.
Allergens
Contains: Gluten, Milk
