The Violet Crumble SLICE recipe wowing Australia (2024)

FAQs

What is Violet Crumble catchphrase? ›

Its advertising slogan is "It's the way it shatters that matters", and previously was "Nothing else matters".

Violet Crumble Ingredients

The ingredients for Violet Crumble are: Compounded Chocolate (59%) (Sugar, Vegetable Fat, Milk Solids, Cocoa, Emulsifiers (492, Soya Lecithin), Salt, Flavour), Honeycomb (40%) (Sugar, Glucose Syrup (Derived from Wheat Or Corn), Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Gelatine, Wheat Flour).

An Aussie favourite is the delicious Violet Crumble—similar to a Crunchie chocolate bar, but with lighter and more friable honeycomb. The Violet Crumble bar was invented by Abel Hoadley, who originally made jams and pickles.

While its honeycomb centre makes it similar to the better-known Crunchie, Violet Crumble is the older sweet. Cadbury's Crunchie dates back to about 1929, while the Violet Crumble bar was first produced in 1913.

A true Aussie confectionery icon, the Violet Crumble^® was Australia's first chocolate bar. 1st introduced back in 1913 by Abel Hoadley, the shattering candy honeycomb was named after his wife's favourite flower, the violet!

Nestle Australia told the BBC that selling the Violet Crumble brand would allow it to focus on its bigger names, including KitKat and Milky Bar. Violet Crumble bars have been produced at Nestle Australia's factory in Melbourne since 1983.

Cadbury Crunchie (alternate Violet Crumble)

This bar is very similar to the Australian chocolate bar Violet Crumble manufactured by Nestle. The Crunchie bar was famously mentioned in the 1953 novel National Velvet. It was the Browns' sisters candy of choice.

“Our new Violet Crumble Mint Cubes marry two iconic flavour duos of choc mint and choc honeycomb into one delectable treat, the perfect pick-me-up to share with family and friends.”

Violet Crumble is made with gelatine, Crunchie without. So I and presumably most vegetarians and Muslim and Jewish people eat Crunchie. Crunchie - it has that delicious slightly burnt caramalised flavour that VC lacks - although the texture of VC is much more pleasing.

Violet Crumble is similar to a Crunchie bar and is also known as honeycomb candy, sea foam candy, or sponge candy in the US. The candy has a crumbly honeycomb toffee center with a chocolate coating.

What chocolate is Australian? ›

Australia does a lot of things really well, and chocolate is one of them. Get all your favourites from classic Aussie brands like Nestle, Cadbury and Darrell Lea, as well as a wonderful range of boutique confectioners. There's something for every homesick Aussie's sweet tooth here.

The Cherry Ripe Bar is Australia's oldest chocolate bar, first devised way back in 1924 Australian company MacRobertson's Steam Confectionery Works.

In the US there is not a branded honeycomb candy bar though honeycomb candy is available in some cany stores and on-line and may also be known as hokey pokey, sea foam, sponge candy, angel food candy or fairy food candy, depending on which part of the States you are in.

Generally Biscuits, but a number of varieties of sweet biscuit sometimes bear the Cookie name, for example choc chip cookies.

Crunchie is a brand of chocolate bar with a honeycomb toffee (or known as "sponge toffee" in Canada and "honeycomb" or "cinder toffee" in the UK as well as "hokey pokey" in New Zealand) centre. It is made by Cadbury but was originally launched in the UK by J. S.

Some accounts would have it that the Violet Crumble dates back to 1913, while the manufacturers say 1923. The true date probably lies somewhere in between. A box of Violet Crumbles was advertised in 1921. The trademark was registered in 1923.

Violet Crumble Dark Bar - 50g

Dark Compound Chocolate (60%*) (Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Cocoa, Emulsifiers (492, Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavour, Milk Solids), Honeycomb (40%*) (Liquid Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Beef Gelatine, Maize Starch).

“Our new Violet Crumble Mint Cubes marry two iconic flavour duos of choc mint and choc honeycomb into one delectable treat, the perfect pick-me-up to share with family and friends.”

Milk chocolate (90%*) (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Full Cream Milk Powder, Cocoa Liquor, Emulsifiers (322 (Soy Lecithin), 476), Natural Flavour), Honeycomb Centre (10%*) (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agent (500), Gelatine (Beef), Maize Starch), Glazing Agents (904, 414).