Our last Charlie and the Chocolate Factory post! This is also the one I’ve been most nervous about. I’ve never made a chocolate bar before (much less one that has a filling). I had no idea how many times I’d need to make this recipe before I found something that worked. Still, I knew this wouldn’t be a true Willy Wonka menu without a chocolate bar, and Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight was the obvious choice, since it’s the chocolate bar Charlie eats when he finds his golden ticket.

Roald Dahl doesn’t give a clear description of the Whipple-Scrumptious in the story, so I had to use the name for clues. The word “fudgemallow” gave clear indicators of both marshmallow and a rich, indulgent chocolate, so I decided to do a dark chocolate bar filled with marshmallow fluff. After that though, I got a little stuck. “Whipple-scrumptious” could mean just about anything. I tossed around lots of ideas—rice crispies, flavored caramel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, etc. But none of those seemed right for a Wonka bar. I wanted something with crunch to offset the softness of the marshmallow. I also wanted something whimsical and unexpected.

Then I remembered honeycomb candy. I’ve made it before as a Christmas present for family, and it’s pretty easy. It offers a delicate crunch without being too tough, and it would certainly be a pleasant surprise to anyone taking a bite. So I whipped up a quick batch and set to work!

Luckily, making candy bars turned out to be a lot easier than I thought. Everything worked perfectly on the first try! A pretty good end for 2018, I’d say. 🙂

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Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight Chocolate Bar: An AWR Original Recipe

Charlie entered the store and laid the damp dollar bill on the counter.
“One Wonka’s Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight,” he said, remembering how much he had loved the one he had on his birthday.

— Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

INGREDIENTS:

• 20 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
• 5 oz marshmallow fluff
• 1.5 oz honeycomb candy (You can order it online, but making your own is really easy. I’ve made several versions before, but I used the recipe from the Pioneer Woman this time.)
• You will also need a silicone candy mold.

 

Makes 6 candy bars

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Melt 10 oz chocolate wafers according to package instructions.
2. Ladle 2 large spoonfuls of chocolate into the first 3 cavities of your mold and use the spoon to spread the chocolate evenly over the sides and bottom of the cavity. Repeat with the last 3 cavities.
3. Chill for 10 minutes. Use extra chocolate to patch any spots where you can see the mold through the chocolate.
4. Scoop half of your marshmallow fluff into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for approximately 10 seconds. You want it to be less sticky/stiff and just slightly warm (this will make the fluff easier to spread). Divide the fluff evenly between 3 mold cavities, gently spreading to reach the corners.
5. Repeat Step 4 with your remaining fluff.
6. Break the honeycomb candy into pieces approximately 2 cm in size and divide them evenly between all the cavities. Chill for another 10 minutes.
   
7. Melt your remaining 10 oz of chocolate according to package instructions and spoon just enough into each cavity to fill it level with the top. Chill for 20 minutes.

   

8. Gently peel the candy bars out of the mold. If necessary, trim excess chocolate from the bottom edges with a sharp knife.

   

9. Serve on a grand tour of a fantastic chocolate factory.

   

 

Check out some of my other Willy Wonka recipes!

Wonka’s Hot Chocolate with Lavender Whipped Cream

Veruca’s Salted Dark Chocolate Caramels

Violet Beauregarde’s Chocolate Blueberry Pie