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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Candy BloxI dunno why I bought these, but I’ve seen then online a few times and when I was at Munchies a few weeks ago, I just had to give them a try.
They’re a compressed dextrose candy (what I call chalk candy) shaped like Lego building blocks. They’re about the same size and work the same, only without the firm snap to keep things together. Some of my little candies were actually missing their nubs, but they had enough to build little walls and stuff. They were actually different flavors:
White - Pineapple - tart and a little bitter, but really tasty.
They were very hard and very dense, so crunching on them wasn’t really that easy. They were more for sucking, but of course they’re kind of pointy. I know I don’t sound excited by them, but I actually liked them quite a bit. I would buy them again, but probably only for a project. Or maybe just because I want something to play with on my desk. If I got them from a bulk bin I’d probably pull out just the yellow, white and orange ones. I think by the pound they’re cheaper than Lego. How cool would it be if they made candy Lego-ish mini-figures?
POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:44 am 
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Candy Blox are indeed made by Concord Confections. It is listed on page 11 of their bulk products catalog which is available as a PDF at:
http://www.concordconfectionsinc.com/product/product.html
I would love to find a local source of these for birthday party bags! (I know someone in Florida who got them for that purpose.) And you’re right, $4.50/lb is cheaper than bulk Legos, especially if you buy direct from Lego, but not if you manage to find an auction that sneaks by without getting noticed… :^)
I actually found eggo waffles that were built like lego. They didn’t work at all. The candy looks a lot more fun, but I think the waffles beat chalk candy for taste.
Hello!
I love your blog. I can spend hours looking at candies and dreaming about them…
I am french but I live in the United Stats now.
I found out that there are a lot of candies you don’t have around here (:"(((()
Here are some candies I LOVE and I think you could try (easy to buy online)
-Krema Batna (chewy licorice candy)
-Haribo Dragibus (little fruit flavored chewy balls)
-Haribo tagada (the best strawberry flavored candy ever)
-Kinder Schoko Bons (little chocolate-hazelnut- milk eggs)
Here we go… Since your life is all about candies I thought you might want to give them a try sometimes, they are pretty popular around europe.
Cpntinue our awesome blog!!!!
Ohh, I’ve had these before, a long time ago. I love the white ones!
Hey Cybele! Love your blog! I really enjoyed the little lego candies, specially the green one. The blue ones didn’t have much of a taste, did they?
These look so dang cool. I could see myself building little lego candy forts on my desk
We buy these every year for our Themed gingerbread making. This year was White Trash, so you KNOW each trailer had to be propped up on these!
I’m not sure if I’ve ever actually eaten one, though!
I LOVE these candy’s I used to get them at the bulk-food store all the time when I was younger.... My favorites were definitely the yellow and red ones.... mmmm banana and cherry..... so yummy… and they’re fun, what more could you want from a candy?
Does anyone know where to get the lego candy “candy blox” in the individual bags in a store here in LA? You get get them online but pay thruogh the nose for shipping. Thank you!
Adam - I got them here in LA:
Munchies
8859 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
They sell them in the bulk bins. Yeah, about $8 a pound, but you can just pick up what you need. I also saw them at Ralphs (in Glendale under the Cost Plus and Barnes & Noble).
Hello there my name is Eric and i live in Barcelona Spain at the moment and i would like to know if anyone can tell me ow i would be alble to order candy from the states to Europe barcelona spain? i checked out candywarehouse and its great but they only seem to deliver to the states… i use to live there and i miss all those candy that i cant get here i would be greatfull if someone can help me out…
thanks in advanced
Eric
I’m sooooooo sorryi havent been on lately! life is crud. Kinda like the blue lego candy. my favorites are the orange and white ones. nice blog by the way!
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