Patent ID: 8435589
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23P

Abstract:
1. A method for forming sweetened, pliable food products, comprising: forming a hot, sweetened, intermediate moisture flowable confectionary composition by admixing a saccharide component, a bulking ingredient, a hydratable thickener, and moisture to form a wet blend; heating the wet blend, without moisture addition, to form a hot wet blend; forming a viscous hot sweetened flowable confectionary composition by working the hot wet blend until the thickeners are fully hydrated, establishing a viscosity of about 500,000-2,000,000 cps and a water activity of 0.65 or less; cutting the viscous hot sweetened flowable confectionary composition into individually shaped and sized pieces; and cooling the pieces to form solid, sweetened, pliable food products.