Swedish Gingerbread Caramels
January 12, 2009 // Design + Food & Drinks

I’m not really a sweets person, my taste buds prefer a more savory palate, but I came across these Swedish gingerbread caramels and I HAD TO buy them. I grew up eating caramel flavored hard candies, courtesy of my grandma, so this was something I was definitely a fan of. Add in the gingerbread flavor and how can you go wrong?! I was handing these out to everyone I know, making them taste these cuz’ they were that yummy.

Not only that, but the box is just about the cutest thing ever. The faces on the top and side remind me of Friends With You!. The side patterns are called Snowstar, “a pattern derived from farmhouse tapestries from happy occasions, handed down for generations since viking times, found in weavings know as dukagang.”

I bought these on a cute little shop on 3rd Street, but thankfully you can purchase these online from KALA Style. They sell a box of these for $10, which sounds like a lot for candies, but trust me on this one.

  1. you had me at KARAMEL

    Comment by victoria thorne — January 12, 2009 #

  2. Never seen those and i´m born and raised in Sweden. The name on the box is wrong; it should be “Svenska karameller” in plural or “Svensk karamell” in singular.

    Comment by isch — January 12, 2009 #

  3. Those are the three best words to ever be put together; sounds delicious. But BOY does that box top remind me of Happy: http://www.thehappycorp.com/words/

    Comment by Johanna — January 12, 2009 #

  4. [...] Svenska­ Ka­ra­m­­el­! The­ p­a­cka­gi­ng fo­r the­s­e­ S­w­e­di­s­h ca­ndi­e­s­ i­s­ p­re­tty da­rn cute­. [...]

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  5. wobble the mouse back and forth over the middle image – cool optical illusion!

    Comment by jedley — January 18, 2009 #

  6. The look lovely, they do.
    Worth a try.

    I love the comment made by isch.
    It’s sooo Swedish. :-)

    Comment by Camán — January 19, 2009 #

  7. I agree with Victoria there. Strange to misspell the name on the box. Takes away the cuteness…

    Comment by Sara — January 19, 2009 #

  8. I’m with isch above. What the hell kind of language is “Svenska karamel” supposed to be? I guess it’s in line with other supposedly Swedish/Scandinavian linguistic monstrosities like “Frusen Glädjé”, “Häagen-Dasz” and “Absolut Kurant”. Sad.

    Comment by Teaflax — January 21, 2009 #

  9. [...] Svenska Karamel! The packaging for these Swedish candies is pretty darn cute. [...]

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