Homemade Lollipops! 🍭
Have you ever made custom lollipops before? Here’s our take on it using Twinkle products. We used, food colouring, shimming powder, Gold & Silver and Frozen Magic sprinkle mixes to create these tasty delights.
Let's get started!
You’ll need a lollipop mold. We suggest using a heat-resistant reusable one:
Put lollipop sticks and sprinkles into the mold.
Melt the Isomalt and water over medium heat until it's melted completely and looks clean and transparent. Keep over high heat and boil until around 140°C - 160°C. (add the food colour in when it is boiling.)
Pour the mixture into the mold.
Cool down for 5-10 minutes at room temperature. Add sprinkles and shimming powder to each lollipop mold while the mixture sits.
Immediately pour the hot Isomalt into the mold.
Let it sit for 45 to 60 minutes.
Let the lollipops cool completely at room temperature before carefully unmoulding them
If you’re not eating them right away, wrap them in plastic wrap to prevent stickiness. Add them to cute gift bags with bows for a final touch! Enjoy.
Trends in Baking 2021
This pandemic really brought out people’s creative side! The spike in new small businesses is crazy, especially with baking! WOW, baking really took off, every other post on Instagram is about assorted fruits, smash hearts, and other sweet boxes, we love to see it! Our baking Décor line, Twinkle, has really seen tremendous growth, we are keeping up with all the following trends emerging within the baking community, here is a spin on some of our faves!
Meringue treats have been a huge hit, these light fluffy treats are the best summertime addition. Here is our take on them, we made them into meringue POPS! Yes, pops. These are the definition of too cute to eat. These go perfectly in a party tray, custom dessert arrangement & as a basket stuffer!
Chocolate covered strawberries were already a fan favourite before this pandemic, but man have people gone creative with these!! From beautiful custom assortments to wine infused, there are endless options with the diverse berries. We hopped on the train, and did chocolate covered pretzels, again SUCH a hit in the custom sweet boxes!
Goodies on a stick! From cake pops and cakesicles, baked treats are evolving from a slice of cake to the most adorable snack size creations. Some of the work we have seen from fellow baking fanatics has left us speechless. From edible gold powders, 3D flowers and hand painted designs these delights are art! Here is our version with a cookie for Father’s Day.
What’s your current favorite baking trend? Tag Twinkle baking décor to be featured and showcase your work!
Summer Drinks: Strawberry Milkshake!
Summer calls for sweet, fruity fun drinks on a beautiful patio with your favourite book and a nice tan! Lately we have been obsessed over this strawberry milkshake, its so light, refreshing and aesthetically pleasing! Make it Barbie thened for the kiddos at home with Barbie sprinkles, we used the triplet sprinkler from Twinkle Baker Decor! Enough with the chit-chat, let's dive into how to make this years summer time special:
What You'll Need:
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8 oz frozen strawberries
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4 oz fresh strawberries
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700ml 100% Fresh milk
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1/3 cup sweet sand
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8 ice cubes
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Whipped Cream Spray
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Blender
Got everything you need? Great, let's get started:
- Blend 8 oz frozen strawberries, ice cubes, sweet sand sprinkles and fresh milk in a blender until the strawberries are pulverized and smooth.
2.Pour the milkshake out into the Iced Coffee Cup.
Top Candy Picks That Your Kids Will LOVE!
March 2021, Toronto, ON-One of the things at Exclusive Brands that we are very proud of is our wide selection of licensed items! We carry licensed Mattel and Spin Master products including Bakugan, Polly Pocket, Hot wheels, and Barbie. Here is a breakdown of some of our top favourite goodies and recommendations for your youngsters at home, or even for the child in you!
These laser pops are a favourite for many customers, they come with a laser light at the top of the pop (don’t worry parents, its safe!!) that resemble the cartoon theme of the pop and projects an image on a flat surface. That’s not all though, at the bottom there’s a tasty lollipop that comes in popular flavors like blue raspberry and strawberry. Talk about an amazing 2-for-1 deal. The kids will love these, they can get them in Bakugan, Hot wheels or Barbie themes.
Candy Cars:
Ready, set, EAT! How adorable are these hot wheel racers? A classic twist on a childhood toy car we all love, filled with colorful candy snacks in strawberry, blue raspberry, and cherry flavors. Hot Wheels candy cars come in two models: The Sweet Racer and Formula One and in a variety of colours, better start collecting them all, while you can!
Candy Jewelry Kits:
Parents, this is the one time where you won’t care if your kids to play with their food. Candy creations are always a go to for many kids, these Barbie and Polly Pocket themed candy jewelry kits are an interactive and fun way for your kids to enjoy their candy all while making some flashy jewelry too. Both kits contain material to assemble the jewelry along with colorful candy beads to accessorize. Choose from a Barbie necklace or Polly bracelet, or even rock both, these are stylish and sweet!
Having trouble getting your kids to drink enough milk? Worry no more…these quick milk straws are so fun and easy to use! The original versions were such a hit, we decided we needed them in these popular themes as well! We now carry these yummy milk straws in Bakugan Cookies‘n Cream, Hot Wheels Chocolate, Barbie Strawberry and Polly Pocket Blue Bubblegum, along with some unique flavors like Forest Fruit and Fruity Cereal. Easy breezy: place the straw in the milk and sip, you’ll never have to worry about your kids finishing that glass of milk anymore, they’ll be wanting seconds!
Where we are…Exclusive Brands.
Exclusive Brands is a subsidiary of Exclusive Candy, which was founded in the 1970’s. As a company, we have expanded to service all of North America and are constantly innovating to better serve our clients. In order to provide the best products possible, that we have sourced from all around the world and are sold into all Channels of Trade. Exclusive Brands product lineup includes candy and novelty products, chocolate, baked snacks, nutritional products, protein, and other food and beverage items. Even still, our team of highly trained individuals is excited to announce that new products are on their way!
Originally, Exclusive Brands acted mainly as a candy and novelty company. Since then, we have heightened our product line to include appealing items for adults. We have grown to offer mints, sesame snacks, maple and peanut brittle. Our sesame snacks are gluten-free, and cholesterol free, has no added preservatives, colourings, or flavorings. Furthermore, we have specialty chocolate items that are rich and decadent. One of these items are our Ovation Break-A-Parts by Frey. This product is made with no artificial colours or flavors. Typically, five flavors are available for purchase including, Crème d’Orange, Crème de Menthe, Crème de Raspberry, Crème de Key Lime, and Almond. Many of these flavors are filled with milk chocolate, but Crème de Mint and Crème d’Orange have a dark chocolate filling. Our appealing products are absolutely delectable.
Exclusive Brands is truly excited about our extensive baking décor line. Our aesthetically appealing items can be used to add a pop of colour, personality, and flare to any baked good. We have many items available for purchase, such as our icing gel, candy beads, candy stars and eyeballs, edible markers, candy Pearls, candy-coated chocolate Sixlets, character deco kits, and shimmering powder. These items are perfect for bakers of all ages, who are celebrating any occasion.
The candy and novelty line that we provide at Exclusive Brands include extremely fun and kid friendly items. From gum, to jawbreakers and lollipops, to gummies and spray candies, there is an interactive product that any child would love. Our products act to keep excitement alive in children as they face sour, shocking, sweet or gooey, but very tasty candy. In addition, many of our products include a toy-like component or act to recreate real-life activities in fun way.
Our products are available across Canada in the following stores: Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Dollar Tree, Dollarama, Rexall, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs, Giant Tiger, Toys R Us, Party City, Michael’s, 7-Eleven, Petro Canada, Copa, TJX Max Stores, and your local variety store. Come try our products today—Exclusive Brands is excited to satisfy your cravings!
Exclusive Brands; A LEADING BRAND………
As confectionery distributors and marketers look to improve and enhance their offerings, and offer alternatives to the changing tastes of consumers, some are importing products from across the world. This adds more variety, flavors and colours to the Canadian confectionery market.
Exclusive Brands, is one of the top leading importers in Canada. Customers love their products because they offer price competitive, unique products that offer better value VS. the competition.
Exclusive brands is constantly striving to improve and enhance the brands they carry year over year. They analyze the Market and provide consumers with what they are looking for; a more modern touch that will attract the new generations.
Continually offering new products in the competitive confectionery market is a key success factor for Exclusive Brands growth. Over the past year, Exclusive Brands has launched over 30 SKUs, and they target all age groups and genders with their creative offerings. It is important for retailers to carry products for all the customer types that visit their stores.
Excusive Brands is offering true innovation in all categories. Consumers are accustomed to seeing the same repetitive brands on shelves year over year. Excusive Brands design is more quirky/ fun/ edgy/ stylish yet simple. Exclusive Brands accommodates for all occasions/holidays/anniversaries/themed party ideas and much more all year round.