| abstract |
The present invention relates to a filled confectionery product having a weight less than 3 g and in the form of a shell-molded fat-containing confectionery material with a viscous confectionery filling. The fat-containing confectionery material may be chocolate or other chocolate substitutes while the viscous confectionery filling may be a toffee, caramel, hydrocolloid, Turkish delight, coconut paste, yogurt, mousse, fondant, praline, marshmallow, nougat, peanut butter, truffle, marzipan, jelly or mixture thereof. The invention also provides a process and apparatus for the preparation of filled confectionery products, and to a package that contains a plurality of such products. |