Philadelphia Candies Fruit and Nut Egg, Milk Chocolate 8 Ounce Gift Box

My first experience, which was probably due to a torn box that allowed air to dry out the coconut, prompted a very unfavorable review. I discarded the candy, and wrote that the the coconut was dry, and tasteless. It was impossible to slice. It just crumbled. I wrote, "Coconut should be moist. Philadelphia Candies has an excellent reputation. This is just OLD candy, even the box is old and faded." "Gee, I hate seeing my hard earned money gone in the garbage. It's too bad that food items are non-returnable, but Amazon will usually make it right. I think this is last year's model, sporting a new bar code that isn't even recognized by my Amazon scan app. Hmm." (The torn box should have given me a clue that it had been exposed to air) but, I felt bitter and cheated, and as far as I was concerned that was the end of it. UNTIL . . . The Philadelphia Candies rep had other ideas, so that evening I wrote---"Update: Out of all fairness, I feel compelled to inform you that:Before this comment could even post, I received a phone call from a representative of Philadelphia Candy. It was rather late in the evening, and at first, I thought it was a joke. Come on now, who could care whether I liked my easter egg-especially days after Easter when there was no money to be made. But who else would know about it! Bottom line is, he was very concerned about customer satisfaction, and the reputation of the company. He explained that the eggs are always made fresh, and are shipped within hours after they are made. With so many factors involved any one thing can unknowingly go wrong, to alter an excellent egg. I do remember the favorable reviews to far out weigh the negative ones. (I did only find 3 or less) The company will be sending me another coconut egg to replace the unsatisfactory one. Even though food items are non-returnable on Amazon, their products are 100% guaranteed. It has alway been my opinion that customer service extends long after the sale-and they have definitely hit the mark in that area. I am very impressed with the customer service, and they must feel confident about their product or they would not offer it knowing that people like us, actually read these comments."Final Review/Update: For those interested in knowing the final (I promise) review of the replacement Coconut Eggs sent from Philadelphia Candies.3 or 4 days later----I did receive another egg as promised. In fact, I rec'd two of them. Now I can join the majority because this egg definitely qualifies as a "5". I say this not because it is FREE, but because it is DELICIOUS! Here is the moist coconut egg that I had been looking for. Sort of like bumping in to an old buddy. I am quite pleased, and will make future purchases. I understand that Philadelphia Candies also sell some sugar-free products so, I will order something for my diabetic husband. I know that it will be quality. Why so much "to-do" about candy? Well, like many others, I am a calorie and money counter and cannot afford to waste either (calories or money), on foods that are not truly enjoyable. I had planned to upload a picture, but I kept munching away at the egg until it was not very attractive. I did not think anyone would be interested in seeing a 2/3 eaten easter egg. The customer service was amazing-they did everything short of bringing it to the door. Because of the faith that the rep had in his company and their products I was afforded the chance to re-evaluate a delicious candy.

My grandma would always give me a fruit/nut or coconut chocolate egg at Easter growing up; it was my favorite. High quality egg treats are impossible to find in the chain stores. I was thrilled to find this available on Amazon and it is perfectly delicious!

Edited March 31, 2016I'm updating this review because I am very impressed with this company's customer service. They definitely cared about my opinion about what I received and the quality of their product. I had another chance to try this egg. This time, my experience was much better and the egg looked exactly like the picture. Overall, I thought that the egg was mild and lightly sweet, with the added texture of fruit, soft nougat, and nuts. The chocolate was much better the second time around and it added the right amount of solidness when eaten with the filling. The filling was much softer and again, the taste was mildly sweet. The nougat is actually not super sweet and the fruit and the nuts really did add a contrast in texture. The flavor was unique depending on which fruit or nut you happen to take a bit of. I was initially pleased with the filling the first time around, just was not happy with the chocolate. I upgraded my review because of overall taste and because the customer service was excellent.*************************I would have to say that I am slightly disappointed in this purchase. I fell prey to the very effective ad that shows off this egg with the delicious-looking filling. I'm a sucker for fruit cake, so when I saw the picture I thought this would be the best of both worlds since I also have a weakness for nougat. It is one large egg and I wasn't surprised about that. I was, however, very disappointed that the egg did not look like the picture. It came slightly melted and leaking on one side- and streaked. It also had some small cracks. I know that doesn't mean the chocolate is bad, but still. This made me think that this wasn't properly stored and definitely hurt the presentation impression. I didn't order it in excessively high heat and it was on my porch for five minutes. I was impatient and didn't want to go through the hassle of returning it, so I ate it anyway. The taste itself is all right but I don't think it was worth the $ that I paid for it. The chocolate was okay, and the nougat was soft and not very sweet, which I prefer. The nuts and fruit did add a bit of texture and minor sweetness. Overall, the taste was very mild and light and that was good. I probably will go next time to order directly from the company.

I used to get these fruit and nut eggs for Easter when I was young so I had to buy this and see if it was like I remembered. It’s tastes great takes me back to my childhood. I will buy one every year.

About a week ago, I was having a craving for some dark chocolate with something yummy. I found these and the chocolate covered oreos from the same company. The craving passed and I totally forgot I ordered these. Today, to my surprise, I had a box of goodies. Everything was good, fresh...chocolatey. But my main happy surprise was that it came with an ice pack and the packaging mentioned "warm weather." Thank you for noticing that, even though it's winter in Florida, it's still too hot to have chocolate sitting on my porch all day. The contents were perfect. Might seem small but I have ordered things (cheese in particular) that ended up melted and ruined because the company shipping didn't take into account the weather. So, thank you for my sweet treat that was ready to eat!

Taste is delicious but packaging needs improvement for shipping. One of the two was broken and they were bought as gifts. I kept broken one for myself but dont think I'll order a replacement. They are pricey & dont want to get another damaged one.

This is a beautifully packaged egg, wrapped nicely inside.It's very heavy and dense which gave the impression that it's FULL of Peanut butter - and it IS full of Peanut butter with very thick chocolate.The chocolate isn't chalky and of low quality as American chocolate usually is, but creamy and smooth and of high quality and it's thick!The Egg is very rich, very rich - it's not something you could clock in a sitting or even two - this was eaten slice by slice and enjoyed as it's delicious and rich, with nice Peanute butter and creamy thick chocolate.This isn't a huge Egg as Easter Egg's usually are - but this more than makes up for it in the fact that it's rich, is dense and full of peanut butter with thick creamy chocolate and is good to slice/cut and share as it's rich and lasts a long time!Some reviews state the chocolate comes apart from the Peanut butter - and this was not true in my case.I delicately sliced it, and with a sharp knife it doesn't come apart.And the Peanut butter isn't perfect according to My Missus (who I bought it for) says it not as salty as she'd have liked.Well, I think it's perfect, so much flavour, so rich, with the right texture - real high quality!All in all a beautifully packaged, wrapped, great tasting rich high quality and original Easter egg which is so much better than most and extra special for that special person.

I was delighted to discover that these fruit and nut eggs were available from Amazon. They are made in Pennsylvania and I never thought I'd see them for sale anywhere else.To my taste, these are the perfect confection, especially for Easter. The filling is thick, sweet and slightly chewy, with a generous quantity of candied fruit and nuts. The texture is softer than most nougat and much firmer than marshmallow. In other words, exactly right. The shell is high quality chocolate topped with a little sugar flower. It's just the right thickness - plenty of delicious filling but enough chocolate too.Somewhere else in the world they may make something like this, but if so I've never seen it. These eggs are relatively expensive, but if you think you'd like this combination of tastes you owe it to yourself to try one.

Ordered a few different flavors and we found them so enjoyed!!! Shipping took over 3 weeks, but the wait was well worth it. Very high quality chocolate treats.

This is delicious. I bought it for my husband for Easter as more of a grown up treat and it's amazing. We tried the mint one and it's very tasty. It also lasts ages as even though it's small it's solid chocolate. Would purchase again in the future and would like to try other flavours.

Très bon chocolat