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The Mounds bar became a hit with the U.S. military during World War II, who by 1944 purchased 80% of their production for use in rations (5 million bars/month). [4] The Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1946 as a replacement for the Dreams Bar, which was introduced in 1934, consisting of diced almonds and coconut covered with dark chocolate. [5]
Mounds is a candy bar made by the Hershey Company, consisting of shredded, sweetened coconut coated in dark chocolate. The company also produces the Almond Joy, a similar bar topped by whole almonds and covered in milk chocolate. The two products share common packaging and logo design, with Mounds using a red color scheme and Almond Joy blue.
The Almond Joy bar was introduced in 1948, using milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate, and adding a double-toasted almond on top, sold in a blue package to differentiate it from the Mounds' red package, becoming an immediate success [1] [2]
Since acquiring the product, Hershey has elongated the bar to align with its competition. It now weighs 1.4 ounces (40 g). Current ingredients are milk chocolate, sugar, vegetable oil, dairy butter (milk), almonds, salt, and soy lecithin. The wrapper's vintage brown color scheme has a small seal proclaiming Heath the "Finest Quality English ...
Bounty has a coconut filling, enrobed with milk chocolate (in a blue wrapper) or dark chocolate (in a red wrapper) and is usually sold as two small bars wrapped in one package. Since 2006, a cherry-flavoured version has also been available in Australia. This was initially a limited edition flavour, but remained available as of 2013.
Joy Bauer shares protein-packed, energizing nut-based snack recipes like peanut butter granola bars, oatmeal cookie walnut butter and coconut roasted cashews.
The candy bar is sold in three different sizes. According to the official website, [4] its traditional size is a singular bar at 1.85 ounces (52 g), comparable to the traditional full-size Hershey Bar which is 1.55 ounces (44 g). [5] As of 2020, the candy bar can also be purchased in a king size at 3.4 ounces (96 g).
Make the crust: Mix the ground almonds, melted butter, and sugar together in a small bowl. Pour into an 8-by-8-inch square pan (or 8 1/2-inch round) lined with parchment paper.