DYI Monster Chocolate Pops Kit to Launch for Limited Time
Families looking for a fun Halloween activity have a unique new option: tinyB Monster Chocolate Pops, an at-home chocolate-popsicle making experience. This easy-to-use kit helps kids of all ages make monster, ghost, or mummy popsicles with creamy brigadeiro (Brazilian chocolate truffle) filling.
The limited edition kit contains everything needed to temper and mold chocolate popsicle shells, fill them with brigadeiro and cover them with colorful toppings, making it simple to make chocolate Halloween ghouls and let children, family, friends and co-workers express their creativity. Kits will be available exclusively online starting on Sept. 5.
“We’ve had such a great reception for our DIY brigadeiro kits, we decided to make a Halloween monster version,” said tinyB Chocolate founder Renata Stoica, who uses her Brazilian family recipe to make tinyB brigadeiros. “The kits are a fun at-home activity for families and a great team-building activity in corporate settings. Besides, shouldn’t everyone know how to make a Monster Pop?!”
The one-of-a-kind popsicle kit comes with pouches of dark and white chocolate (used to make the outside of the popsicle) and 4 ounces of dark chocolate brigadeiro and pumpkin spice latte brigadeiro for the inside. The kit also includes an array of spooky decorative toppings like googly eyes, colorful sprinkles, nuts, popsicle sticks and a silicone popsicle mold.
tinyB Monster Chocolate Pops are gluten-free and preservative-free. Each kit makes four complete popsicles and retails for $59. Supplies are limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis.
San Francisco-based chocolatier tinyB Chocolate specializes in making brigadeiros, extraordinary Brazilian truffles that are adored the world over. Family-owned and operated, tinyB Chocolate makes its authentic brigadeiros fresh to order.
Stoica’s recipe strikes a perfect balance — avoiding the bitterness of dark chocolate or the sweetness of extra sugar. Perfect as gifts or wedding favors, tinyB brigadeiros are handcrafted, beautifully packaged and delivered within two days anywhere in the continental United States.
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Alden’s Giving Away 10,000 Scoops of Organic Ice Cream
To celebrate National Ice Cream Month in July, Alden’s Organic is giving away 10,000 scoops throughout the month. Consumers will have ample opportunity to win via seven giveaways hosted on the Alden’s OrganiWc Instagram and Facebook accounts. To complete each prize pack, the family-owned brand Edward & Sons, will also be providing organic cones to winners.
The largest giveaway will be hosted on National Ice Cream Day (July 17) when 20 winners will be selected to each receive 100 scoops in the form of free coupons, which can be redeemed for any Alden’s Organic product. Alden’s Organic has something for everyone. Product options range from 48-ounce sqrounds, to 14-ounce pints, sammies in various shapes, and stick bars in a variety of classic flavors with a unique-to-Alden’s twist or swirl. Alden’s Organic frozen desserts include favorites such as Chocolate Chocolate Chip, New School Orange Cream, Dairy Free Double Strawberry and a new Gluten Free Dairy Free Vanilla Bean Sammie.
“National Ice Cream Month is in the heart of summer ice cream season and is the perfect time to celebrate this beloved sweet treat that brings people together. Our brand has always been about sparking joy and we want to share with as many people as we can through these giveaways,” said SVP of Sales and Marketing Joelle Simmons.
On Alden’s Organic’s social channels, the brand is leaning into summer’s most nostalgic moments with a vintage collection of imagery throughout the month to inspire everyone to share their fondest ice cream memories.
To promote the campaign, Alden’s Organic is partnering with popular influencers to create shareable creations using the hashtag #AldensFam to view the creations as they are shared.
For consumers looking to stock up for summer ice cream season, Alden’s Organic is also offering a $1.00 off coupon.
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A Frozen Treat for Everyone from Alden’s Organic Ice Cream
By Lorrie Baumann
Alden’s Organic Ice Cream is an always-organic brand of premium ice cream founded and owned by Oregon Ice Cream, which also owns other ice cream brands. The company is headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, where the brand was founded in 2004. “We still make every batch right there in Eugene and ship all over the United States from that location,” said Joelle Simmons, the company’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The premise is to be a brand that’s irresistible to all. We wanted Alden’s to have something for everyone in the family.”
In keeping with that core mission to offer something for everyone, the company offers dairy-free frozen desserts and gluten-free ice cream sandwiches along with the scoopable options in its signature “sqrounds” containers as well as novelties that include ice cream sandwiches in three different formats as well as stick bars for a total of 60 SKUs.
The dairy-free line, which is certified vegan, is the latest in the range, offered in 14-ounce pint-size cups as well as novelties. “These are all really hitting at a great spot for the American consumer,” Simmons said. “The novelties help set Alden’s apart, whether we’re talking about sammies or sticks. They’re driving sales growth. Everything we make is certified organic – everything is non-GMO, so consumers can feel good about what they’re giving their families.”
The dairy-free options are made from a base mix that includes brown rice, oat flour, coconut oil and pea protein that Alden’s calls its Oregon Blend. The pints line offers flavors that include Double Strawberry, Vanilla Bean and Freckled Mint Chip along with Muddy Brownie, Caramel Almond Crunch, Cookie Crumble, Peanut Butter Chip and Mocha Latte. There’s also a Vanilla Bean Round Sammie and Dairy Free Caramel Drizzle Round Sammie. “What it [Alden’s Oregon Blend of non-dairy proteins with coconut oil] did was give us a nice neutral base, so that whatever we were making delivered on true flavor,” Simmons said. “Strawberry tastes like strawberry, without an underlying flavor of coconut or nuts. It delivers on our high standards.”
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The dairy-free line is key to Alden’s mission to have something in the freezer case for every consumer, but the dairy-free options are appealing even to consumers who aren’t strictly vegan, according to Simmons. “There are a lot of people who look for dairy-free options. We’re finding that more and more it’s about curiosity,” she said. “There are flexitarians who change depending on how they’re feeling or what else they’re eating that day or how close it is to the weekend.”
Novelties in the Alden’s Organic dairy line include “Old School Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich,” a conventional size rectangular sandwich with chocolate wafers; indulgent round sammies with thick layers of ice cream and either chocolate or vanilla wafers, depending on the flavor; and Mini Squares with chocolate wafers and Vanilla or Sea Salt Caramel ice cream. “We find that they’re consumed at different times of day for different occasions,” Simmons said. The Mini Squares are appealing to individuals who are looking for portion control, not just for weight control, but so they can be served as a snack for the whole family in a guilt-free indulgence of pure organic ice cream, she added.
The company has just added gluten-free sammies to its dairy line as well, with Vanilla Bean ice cream between two round gluten-free chocolate wafers. “It has a really nice, luscious brownie texture,” Simmons said, adding that consumers are unlikely to be able to distinguish the gluten-free cookies from conventional wafers.
Alden’s offers a double handful of flavors in its line of 14-ounce pints, including Moose Tracks, Dough Yeah Cookie Dough Fudge, Peachy Keen Twist and Caramel Macchiato. The newest introduction for spring is Honey Lemon Cookie, which is a collaboration with Glory Bee Honey’s Save the Bees Campaign. The new variety is shipping now.
