We are proud to announce that we are, once again, Good Food Award winners! Our dark chocolate hot fudge sauce won the prize in the “Confections” category for 2023. This newest award-winner pairs beautifully with our previous champion: the Maine sea salt caramel sauce, which took the prize in 2020. It’s quite a process to…
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We are proud to announce a major move toward a healthier climate with our new fully recyclable packaging. Launched in March 2023, the switch from plastic boxes to new recyclable cardboard is part of Dean’s Sweets’ ongoing environmental effort. At Dean’s Sweets, we are commitment to sustainability and reducing our environmental footprint. And, at the…
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Your logo made delicious, yes! Create customized chocolate bars and watch your logo become the next must-have at the conference. Or send customized chocolate to each of your top clients and you will, no doubt, capture their attention and appreciation. Your brand will instantly be associated with creativity, fun, and deliciousness. And not only will…
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Valentine’s Day is synonymous with chocolate. And we are happy to say, the chocolate options at Dean’s Sweets are many. Handmade chocolates are just about universally loved, and they come in a multitude of forms and flavors. We realize, the options can be both fun and a bit daunting, however. So, whether your intended is…
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Is chocolate the secret to a long life? Is it the magical ingredient to longevity? You’ve heard people make these claims before, right? It’s not uncommon for dark chocolate to be heralded for everything from boosting heart health to lowering the risks of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer. The research has stacked up mighty well in…
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You want to ship some holiday chocolate this year – the assortments you’ve chosen carefully for Aunt Jo and Brother Henry – and then you ask the big questions: what should I expect from the shipping carriers; how long will my package take to get there? The last few years have been hard to figure…
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The allure of an Advent calendar are the surprises nestled inside. The Advent calendar tradition allows us to open only one of these tiny doors each day, giving us a small pleasure as a hint – a miniature sample of what’s to come. These daily gifts, craftily hidden behind a window, a door, or in…
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Fall chocolate means spicy chocolate and we all start thinking about the spices of the season. Along with the first gust of cool air comes the feeling that it’s time to get cozy. We want to wrap ourselves up in warmth. If you’re looking for a little warm-me-up in a fall chocolate, there are plenty…
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Collectively speaking, the U.S. has an obsession with everything pumpkin: pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin cinnamon beer, pumpkin nutmeg pasta, and pumpkin, of course, Doritos – have you tried these? Oh, and pumpkin chocolate, the best of them all. We admit, we love our pumpkin chocolate truffle. It’s a bit of an obsession with us as…
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Chocolate tempering. Ever heard of it? If yes, congratulate yourself for knowing this fairly obscure term. If no, give yourself a pass — you’re in good company. Chocolate tempering is central to the art of making fine chocolate. It’s a term and a process we, as chocolatiers, use every day, so it surprises me that…
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