Hebert Candies

One of my favorite, and sweetest, childhood memories, is of visiting my grandmother. She and my aunts lived over on the other side of the city, and we were frequent visitors. They had a giant TV that sat on the floor, encased in wood. And they always had multiple boxes of Hebert Candies chocolates, both white and milk. The chocolates were small solid squares, about 48 of them or so in a plastic sleeve, a little pocket for each piece of chocolate. Between the 5 of us kids, we'd eat probably two boxes in one sitting. Not the cheapest snack!

Hebert Candies was a family owned business since 1914, but in 2005 it was acquired by a larger company. They've saved the Hebert Candies name and have recently launched a new candy bar: The Fully Loaded line. They're on sale this week at CVS for $1.50 each. I bought one - dark chocolate, shaped into 12 squares, each filled with margarita lime liquid filling. Delicious. The filling offers a nice, tangy taste, and if you let the chocolate melt in your mouth, you will be able to appreciate the chocolate taste. I've had dark chocolate that has a stronger chocolate flavor, but I think this one is good blended with a filling. I ate the whole candy bar and it was only 10 grams of fat (or was it 15? - who cares? I never eat candy bars. It's better than eating the Pepperidge Farm Chocolate right off the styrofoam tray with a fork. When it's still partially frozen.)

Anyway. They also have apple, raspberry, and some other flavors.