With all of the hype over the Star Wars the Force Awakens opening later this month, it got me thinking. There are a million cool toys, games, and even clothing tie-ins with this movie, but I haven't really seen that much when it comes to candy. Sure there are a few brands that are putting characters on their packages, but no one seems to be making special candies that relate directly to the movies.
I've decided that I'm going to solve this problem myself. My only problem is that I haven't seen the new movie, only 5 or 6 trailers. So I've decided to stick to what I know and design some candy treats themed to the older movies (original 3 in fact). Maybe when I see the new movies I'll be inspired to design even more treats, I'm guessing that BB-8 will probably work as some kind of gumball, but we'll see.
Before I start I just want to say that I'm giving these ideas away for free. If you're a candy maker, feel free to use any of these ideas. I have one stipulation though, send me some. Don't just go off making millions of dollars without letting me sample one of my own creations, that's just mean.
My first idea is simple, and is based on one of the most popular character in the entire franchise. Best of all, we know for a fact that Chewbacca will be in the new movies, so you'll be fine selling these now. The key is to make this treat look like a square cube of fur, yet also make it chewy. The recipe is simple, take a caramel cube and cover it with spun sugar. You can make it a dark caramel with a nice burnt flavour, as I'd imagine that a Wookie would have a slightly toasted nutty taste. This would work best for all those high quality chocolatiers out there wanting to take part in this movie franchise. Why not fill your case with something fun for this movie, I bet the kids will go "nuts" for them... Come to think of it, some nuts mixed in would really ad to the "Wookieness" of this.
This is the one candy that I'm surprised no one has made yet, gummy Jabba the Hutts. In fact, why stop there, with so many gelatinous looking characters in the franchise, I'm really surprised there aren't a bunch of jelly/gummy Star Wars tie-ins. Jabba would work best though because you could pretend that you're a spiteful frog getting his revenge on the evil Hutt for eating his brothers. This would take a little bit of effort to make at first, but once you have the mould it would be easy to make millions more.
This was not my idea, my friend Raph came up with the name. I just came up with how one would deliver a candy called "Light Savers". I think having them break off a hilt would be the best idea. You could also have an LED light at the base of the hilt so the Light Savers would glow. What could be more fun than having sword fights with your friends, then eating your sword.
There you go JJ Abrams/Disney Corp, while I'm sure you'll be making more money on action figures and other toys, I think these candies could earn you enough money for a new summer home at the very least. Check back after I see the movies (which I imagine will be soon after it comes out) to see if anything from The Force Awakens inspires anything else.
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