Giveaway: Sarris Candies

Sarris Candies and I go waaaaay back. The chocolate company is located in Canonasburg, PA, which is only about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh. As a result, when there were fundraisers in grade school, guess what we sold? Yep, Sarris Candies. On Easter morning, guess what type of chocolate filled my Easter basket? Sarris Candies! Those are just two examples; different varieties of their chocolate and candies are sold at tons of local grocery stores and every so often I’ll treat myself to a package of chocolate-covered pretzel rods. However, my all-time favorite are the peanut butter meltaways (big surprise, right?!). I’m dangerous if I’m left alone with a box to myself. Truth is, Sarris makes so many wonderful things that it would take me all day to ramble on about them. The chocolate is smooth, creamy and completely melts in your mouth. I basically grew up on these chocolates and candies, and it’s still my favorite today. And I want to share some of it with you!
This year I decided that I wasn’t going to do large-scale holiday giveaways. Instead, I wanted to focus on a couple of local Pittsburgh-area companies that I love and share some of their products with you. Check back tomorrow for the second giveaway, but for now, let’s talk CHOCOLATE!
I am giving away the gift package you see pictured below, which is Sarris’ Tier Red collection. In it you will receive a package of chocolate-covered pretzels (the best in the land!), a box of peanut butter meltaways (because I think everyone needs to experience these wonders), and a box of their deluxe assortment (so you can try a little bit of everything). I want to share a little bit of Pittsburgh and one of my most favorite holiday treats with you!

How to Enter
To enter to win the Sarris Candies chocolate gift set above, simply leave a comment and answer the question; “What is your favorite type of chocolate candy?” Maybe it’s peanut butter meltaways, maybe it’s turtles, or maybe it’s M&M’s. Give me the dirt
You can receive up to four additional entries to win by doing the following:
1. Subscribe to Brown Eyed Baker by either RSS or email. Come back and let me know you’ve subscribed in an additional comment.
2. Follow @browneyedbaker on Twitter. Come back and let me know you’ve followed in an additional comment.
3. Tweet the following about the giveaway: “RT @browneyedbaker: Sarris Candies Giveaway! Enter to win 3 packages of my favorite Pittsburgh chocolate: http://ow.ly/3nBsJ”. Come back and let me know you’ve Tweeted in an additional comment.
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Deadline: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 11:59pm EST
Winner: The winner will be chosen at random using and emailed. If the winner does not respond within 24 hours, another winner will be selected.
Disclaimer: The gift set above is provided by Sarris Candies. This post, however, is not sponsored and all that was written about Sarris Candies is my own sentiment.
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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Congratulations to commenter #72, Mariah!

Mariah won her chocolate by following Brown Eyed Baker on Twitter!

Enjoy all of the chocolate Mariah!






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I just like milk chocolate.
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Any dark chocolate with nuts. I have a See’s candy store a block away from my work. If you go in they give you a free sample
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Anything with chocolate and mint!!!
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Anything chocolate and peanut butter or chocolate and caramel! yum!
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Dark chocolate truffles
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Chocolate covered almonds! Even better when they are in chocolate ice cream
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Pretzels dipped in caramel then in chocolate…or peanut turtles…or pretty much anything chocolate.
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I love anything with peanut butter and chocolat…especially peanut butter m & m’s!
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Chocolate covered pretzels! Yum!
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I used to live in Pittsburgh and NEVER failed to order Sarris candy, normally chocolate covered pretzels, when any child was selling. I miss it now that I don’t live in the area anymore. I love lots of candy….pretty much anything salty and sweet like choc and PB….something like a Take 5 or pretzel M&Ms probably win out.
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I actually have a recipe for fudge that was made to taste just like peanut butter meltaways from Sarris! But, my favorite would have to be.. Take 5. Salty & sweet.
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Those candies look positively drool-worthy.
They’re especially good after they’ve been in the freezer for a bit.
I’m kind of a chocolate snob these days. I looove peanut butter cups, since they combine two of my favorite things (chocolate and pb. Mmm mmm good!). While a reese’s used to make me happy enough, they simply can’t compare to the homemade pb cups my mother and I make every Christmas to give away to friends and family and to keep all for ourselves
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I love chocolate in any combination:)
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I love turtles above all other candy. They remind me of childhood. My favorite way to eat them is with a big glass of cold milk and a good book. I can eat a pound in a sitting. (And I have, but only after a VERY bad day.)
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I clicked Likee on facebook. Although now my friends are going to find out where I get all the spectacular recipes! I just made cocoa mix this evening!
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My favorite chocolate candy is york peppermint patties followed by any chocolate/caramel combo. Mint + chocolate is dreamy! lol
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My favorite is anything with chocolate and caramel together… heaven!
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I’m a sucker for a dark chocolate truffle. Mmmmm.
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I LOVE milk chocolate and peanut butter…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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See’s candies from the west coast.
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I subscribed so now I won’t miss a thing.
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I’ll go with Reese peanut butter cups
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Sarris’s chocolate covered pretzels are my all time favorite.
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I like chocolate peppermint patties!
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Already following on Twitter!
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Already added to my RSS reader (’cause you’re awesome)
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I looove kit kats
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I’d say almonds and walnuts covered with chocolate…
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My favorite is chocolate dipped caramels.
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In terms of Christmas candy, I can’t honest say I have a favorite, especially after starting The Chocolate Cult. I try to keep myself open to experiencing everything. That said, I prefer darker chocolates to about 85% after which I like it best if it has something in it to counter the bitterness.
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I did add you to my “liked pages” on Facebook under my name, “TammyJo Eckhart” not under The Chocolate Cult.
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Peanut butter cups!!
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My boyfriends mom always brings us candy back when she visits DC. The nonpareils were our favorites, until the dark chocolate pretzel bites came alone… mmm
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I love mint meltaways or turtles…
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Chocolate chip cookies!
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You really can’t go wrong with anything chocolate… but I love the chocolate and toffee combo. Sweet, crunch deliciousness.
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I love anything with chocolate and peanut butter!
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Turtles for sure!
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It’s a toss-up between plain M&Ms and a Milky Way bar.
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I love 5th Avenue bars!
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I love a salty sweet combo, so chocolate covered pretzels are usually my favorite (and Sarris makes some mean chocolate covered pretzels:)
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Truffles! pretty much any kind. then chocolate covered pretzels, sweet, salty, creamy, crunchy- how can you go wrong?!
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I love chocolate covered caramels!
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I love Reese’s and so do my kids.
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Phillip’s Candy House (Boston, MA) turtles, they are super delicious!
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i’m pretty happy with anything chocolate and caramel.
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Reese’s Peanut Butter cups!
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I like dark chocolate… pure and simple.
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I love all things chocolate, but my favorite is a chocolate covered almond.
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My favorite is homemade chocolate fudge
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I love m&m’s and love to put them in my chocolate chip cookies.
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I think my all time favorite candy is pecan turtles.
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Increasingly, I’m obsessed with the milk chocolate peanut butter cups at Trader Joe’s. Whoa.
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Anything with chocolate and Peanut Butter.
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Anything with peanut butter.
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Chocolate covered pretzels….specifically Sarris’
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I love Peanut Butter Cups
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I worked at Fanny Farmer Candy Shop when I was a kid, so they will always be my favorite. With that said, I am an M&M girl. They really are a gift from heaven!!
Merry Christmas : )
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Dark chocolate bark with espresso beans and sea salt…yum
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I love chocolate and hazlenuts hence Bocci is one of my favorites. Unrelated, if you are looking for a good book to read, ‘The Sharper your Knife, the Less you Cry’ is a real fun read – Christina
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