Patent ID: 7906162

Claim:
A method of adhering temperature-sensitive inclusions on edible lightweight cores comprising the steps of: (a) coating edible lightweight cores with a binder to form binder-coated edible lightweight cores; (b) mixing the binder-coated edible lightweight cores with temperature-sensitive inclusions to form an adhesive mass; and (c) drying the adhesive mass to form edible lightweight cores having temperature-sensitive inclusions adhered thereto; wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) are carried out at a temperature of less than 50° C.; wherein the process further comprises, prior to step (a), the steps of (d1) treating the edible lightweight cores with a hydrophobic barrier composition and (d2) drying the hydrophobic barrier composition; and wherein the temperature-sensitive inclusions are selected from the group consisting of candy-shelled chocolate pieces, chocolate chips, nougat, caramel pieces, fondants, marshmallow and combinations thereof.