[{"id":437127020848,"handle":"all-chocolate-and-candies","title":"All Chocolate and Candies","updated_at":"2024-12-22T06:20:01-05:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-02-14T16:53:40-05:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"title","relation":"not_contains","condition":"pickup instore"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":150904668194,"handle":"specialty-chocolate","title":"Specialty Chocolate","updated_at":"2024-12-22T06:20:00-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAt Stefanelli’s Candies, it’s what’s on the inside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e outside that counts. Our specialty chocolates keep our customers coming back, with gourmet fillings enrobed in rich, creamy chocolate with a satisfying snap and smooth finish. Taste the difference a little love makes (and a lot of experience).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-09-19T17:03:15-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Sponge Candy"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Boxed Chocolate"},{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Chocolate Covered"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-10-24T16:19:40-04:00","alt":"stefanelli's pecan frogs","width":1920,"height":888,"src":"\/\/www.stefanelliscandies.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Steffanelli_s_039.jpg?v=1573680057"}},{"id":149295104034,"handle":"sponge-candy","title":"Sponge Candy","updated_at":"2024-12-22T06:20:00-05:00","body_html":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAround the country, it’s known as honeycomb toffee, cinder toffee, seafoam candy, or hokey pokey — but around Stefanelli’s headquarters in Erie, PA, it’s known as sponge candy. Our most popular confection gets its signature air bubbles from baking soda added late in the cooking process, aerating the toffee for an irresistibly light and crisp crunch. Caution: May be habit-forming!\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2019-09-10T15:26:02-04:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Sponge Candy"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2019-10-24T16:17:19-04:00","alt":"Sponge Candy from Stefanelli's Candies in Erie, PA","width":1920,"height":888,"src":"\/\/www.stefanelliscandies.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/Steffanelli_s_127.jpg?v=1573682377"}}]
Sponge Candy is Erie's signature candy and it's simply delicious. In other parts of the country it's also called seafoam, honeycomb or cinder toffee, or hokey pokey. Each bite offers the creamy smoothness of Stefanelli's Candies Milk Chocolate with the melt-away crunch of toffee filling.