Chocolates and Sweets
Our Chocolates and Sweets collection is Epicerie Corner's complete French confectionery aisle: chocolate tablets from Côte d'Or, Lindt and Alter Eco, baking chocolate, boxes of chocolates, Haribo and Lutti sweets, Carambar, lollipops, boiled sweets, marshmallow bears and chewing gum. With more than two hundred French and European treats, many of them hard to find in the UK, it is delivered nationwide.
Confectionery, the French Way
French confectionery covers two worlds. On one side is chocolate (chocolat): tablets for snacking and baking, pralines and boxes for gifts, and bars for the after-school goûter. On the other is confiserie: gummy sweets, chewy caramels, boiled sweets, liquorice, marshmallow and chewing gum. Both have a strong regional and nostalgic side in France, from the chocolate tablet shared after lunch to the sweets bought at the bakery counter with pocket money. This collection brings them together, so you can browse everything in one place or head to a more specific collection.
What's in the Collection
Chocolate Tablets
Côte d'Or, the Belgian chocolate brand with the elephant logo, is a French favourite: milk chocolate, extra dark 70%, whole hazelnuts, whole almonds, raisin and hazelnut, caramelised pistachio, double praline, and molten-centre truffle and caramel tablets. Alter Eco makes organic, fair-trade dark chocolate from 60% to 85% cocoa, with almond or orange. You will also find Nestlé Crunch and Galak white chocolate, Equador dark chocolate with mint or raspberry, and Cadbury Twirl and Crunchie Rocks. See Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate for more.
Baking Chocolate
French chocolat pâtissier for cakes, mousses and fondants: Tablette d'Or white and milk baking chocolate and C'est qui le Patron dark baking chocolate 52%.
Boxes and Gift Chocolates
After Eight, Lindt assortments and Les Pyrénéens, Côte d'Or Mignonnettes and Cémoi marshmallow bears are ideal for sharing or giving. Browse Chocolate Boxes for the full selection.
Gummy and Chewy Sweets
Haribo's French range, from Tagada and Dragibus to Croco and the sour Pik sweets, plus Lutti, Krema and Carambar caramels and Confiseo soft caramels. More in Chewy Sweets.
Lollipops, Boiled Sweets and Gum
Chupa Chups lollipops in mini and classic packs, which are handy for party bags, Confiseo acid fruit drops, Croibleu pine-sap sweets, and Freedent, Hollywood and Malabar chewing gum.
Baking with French Chocolate
Chocolate desserts are a pillar of French home baking. The mousse au chocolat needs only good dark chocolate, eggs and a pinch of sugar; the fondant au chocolat or moelleux is a dense, melting cake ready in under half an hour; and the gâteau au chocolat is the classic birthday cake. For these recipes, French cooks use baking tablets with a known cocoa percentage, usually between 50% and 70% for dark chocolate. Melt chocolate gently in a bowl over simmering water or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring often, and never let water drip into it, which makes it seize. White and milk baking chocolate are used for ganaches, cookies and decorations.
A Taste of French Childhood
For French people living abroad, sweets are often among the foods they miss most: the Carambar joke read in the playground, a bag of Tagada shared on a school trip, a Cémoi marshmallow bear in the Christmas stocking, or a square of Côte d'Or after lunch. This collection is a way to find those familiar names in the UK, and for everyone else, a chance to discover French favourites that rarely appear in British shops.
How to Choose Chocolates and Sweets
- For snacking: a Côte d'Or tablet, a Crunch bar or a bag of Haribo.
- For baking: pâtissier chocolate, which melts smoothly and is made for desserts.
- For gifts: boxes of chocolates, After Eight or a selection of tablets.
- For children's parties: Haribo boxes, Carambar, Chupa Chups and Cémoi bears.
- Organic and fair trade: Alter Eco chocolate.
- Diet and allergens: chocolate often contains milk, nuts or soya; many gummy sweets contain gelatine. Check each product page.
Storing Chocolate and Sweets
Keep chocolate in a cool, dry place, ideally between 15 and 18°C, away from light and strong odours such as spices or coffee, and avoid the fridge, which can cause a harmless white bloom. Sweets should be kept closed in a cool, dry cupboard so they do not become sticky or dry out. In hot weather, store chocolate in the coolest room of the house. Young children should be supervised with small, hard or chewy sweets, which can be a choking risk.
Chocolates and Sweets FAQs
What is the difference between chocolate pâtissier and eating chocolate?
Chocolat pâtissier is designed for baking: it melts smoothly and keeps a good texture in mousses, ganaches and cakes. Eating chocolate is made to be enjoyed as it is and may contain added ingredients, such as nuts or fillings, that do not suit baking.
Is Côte d'Or French or Belgian?
Côte d'Or is a Belgian chocolate brand, recognisable by its elephant logo, but it is one of the most popular chocolate brands in France and is widely sold in French supermarkets.
What is fair-trade chocolate?
Fair-trade chocolate is made with cocoa bought under fair-trade standards, which aim to give farmers better prices and conditions. Alter Eco chocolates in this collection carry fair-trade and organic labels; check each pack for details.
Do you sell sugar-free sweets?
Most chewing gums in the collection are sugar-free. Some sweets have reduced-sugar versions, such as Haribo Croco Baby with 30% less sugar. Check each product's nutrition information.
Chocolates and Sweets
More About Chocolates and Sweets
Our Chocolates and Sweets collection is Epicerie Corner's complete French confectionery aisle: chocolate tablets from Côte d'Or, Lindt and Alter Eco, baking chocolate, boxes of chocolates, Haribo and Lutti sweets, Carambar, lollipops, boiled sweets, marshmallow bears and chewing gum. With more than two hundred French and European treats, many of them hard to find in the UK, it is delivered nationwide.
Confectionery, the French Way
French confectionery covers two worlds. On one side is chocolate (chocolat): tablets for snacking and baking, pralines and boxes for gifts, and bars for the after-school goûter. On the other is confiserie: gummy sweets, chewy caramels, boiled sweets, liquorice, marshmallow and chewing gum. Both have a strong regional and nostalgic side in France, from the chocolate tablet shared after lunch to the sweets bought at the bakery counter with pocket money. This collection brings them together, so you can browse everything in one place or head to a more specific collection.
What's in the Collection
Chocolate Tablets
Côte d'Or, the Belgian chocolate brand with the elephant logo, is a French favourite: milk chocolate, extra dark 70%, whole hazelnuts, whole almonds, raisin and hazelnut, caramelised pistachio, double praline, and molten-centre truffle and caramel tablets. Alter Eco makes organic, fair-trade dark chocolate from 60% to 85% cocoa, with almond or orange. You will also find Nestlé Crunch and Galak white chocolate, Equador dark chocolate with mint or raspberry, and Cadbury Twirl and Crunchie Rocks. See Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolate for more.
Baking Chocolate
French chocolat pâtissier for cakes, mousses and fondants: Tablette d'Or white and milk baking chocolate and C'est qui le Patron dark baking chocolate 52%.
Boxes and Gift Chocolates
After Eight, Lindt assortments and Les Pyrénéens, Côte d'Or Mignonnettes and Cémoi marshmallow bears are ideal for sharing or giving. Browse Chocolate Boxes for the full selection.
Gummy and Chewy Sweets
Haribo's French range, from Tagada and Dragibus to Croco and the sour Pik sweets, plus Lutti, Krema and Carambar caramels and Confiseo soft caramels. More in Chewy Sweets.
Lollipops, Boiled Sweets and Gum
Chupa Chups lollipops in mini and classic packs, which are handy for party bags, Confiseo acid fruit drops, Croibleu pine-sap sweets, and Freedent, Hollywood and Malabar chewing gum.
Baking with French Chocolate
Chocolate desserts are a pillar of French home baking. The mousse au chocolat needs only good dark chocolate, eggs and a pinch of sugar; the fondant au chocolat or moelleux is a dense, melting cake ready in under half an hour; and the gâteau au chocolat is the classic birthday cake. For these recipes, French cooks use baking tablets with a known cocoa percentage, usually between 50% and 70% for dark chocolate. Melt chocolate gently in a bowl over simmering water or in short bursts in the microwave, stirring often, and never let water drip into it, which makes it seize. White and milk baking chocolate are used for ganaches, cookies and decorations.
A Taste of French Childhood
For French people living abroad, sweets are often among the foods they miss most: the Carambar joke read in the playground, a bag of Tagada shared on a school trip, a Cémoi marshmallow bear in the Christmas stocking, or a square of Côte d'Or after lunch. This collection is a way to find those familiar names in the UK, and for everyone else, a chance to discover French favourites that rarely appear in British shops.
How to Choose Chocolates and Sweets
- For snacking: a Côte d'Or tablet, a Crunch bar or a bag of Haribo.
- For baking: pâtissier chocolate, which melts smoothly and is made for desserts.
- For gifts: boxes of chocolates, After Eight or a selection of tablets.
- For children's parties: Haribo boxes, Carambar, Chupa Chups and Cémoi bears.
- Organic and fair trade: Alter Eco chocolate.
- Diet and allergens: chocolate often contains milk, nuts or soya; many gummy sweets contain gelatine. Check each product page.
Storing Chocolate and Sweets
Keep chocolate in a cool, dry place, ideally between 15 and 18°C, away from light and strong odours such as spices or coffee, and avoid the fridge, which can cause a harmless white bloom. Sweets should be kept closed in a cool, dry cupboard so they do not become sticky or dry out. In hot weather, store chocolate in the coolest room of the house. Young children should be supervised with small, hard or chewy sweets, which can be a choking risk.
Chocolates and Sweets FAQs
What is the difference between chocolate pâtissier and eating chocolate?
Chocolat pâtissier is designed for baking: it melts smoothly and keeps a good texture in mousses, ganaches and cakes. Eating chocolate is made to be enjoyed as it is and may contain added ingredients, such as nuts or fillings, that do not suit baking.
Is Côte d'Or French or Belgian?
Côte d'Or is a Belgian chocolate brand, recognisable by its elephant logo, but it is one of the most popular chocolate brands in France and is widely sold in French supermarkets.
What is fair-trade chocolate?
Fair-trade chocolate is made with cocoa bought under fair-trade standards, which aim to give farmers better prices and conditions. Alter Eco chocolates in this collection carry fair-trade and organic labels; check each pack for details.
Do you sell sugar-free sweets?
Most chewing gums in the collection are sugar-free. Some sweets have reduced-sugar versions, such as Haribo Croco Baby with 30% less sugar. Check each product's nutrition information.