Chocolate Covered Sunflower Seeds

Pros: beautiful, delicious, unique
Cons: they get eaten much too quickly

Growing up, one of the few items we ever bought from the bulk bins was sunflower seeds. Mom would buy pounds of these salty, roasted little gems. As many as would fit would go into an old barrel-shaped applesauce jar. Dad would sit in front of his ...

Pros: Fun, healthier than candy, bright colors
Cons: Difficult to find, pricey

What a brilliant idea covering salty sunflowers with milk chocolate and a thin glossy colorful candy coating similar to the texture of Spree candies and still have the little point at one end like a bare seed does. I found that because of the thin candy ...

Pros: The saltiness of the seeds combines magnificently with the sweetness of the chocolate
Cons: Not for those who dislike seeds or crunchy candy.

This a new and interesting way to eat an old treat.Everyone in my family have been obsessed with sunflower seeds since I can remember so when my Mother bought chocolate covered sunflower seeds we were all a little skeptical, why mess with a good thing right?
Wrong of course, the mixture of a salty sunflower seed and the sweet chocolate is very dynamic. Small and colorful their fun to just pop in your mouth. The little kids in my family love the right colors.