THEIR BEING FRIED UP AND DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE. AND JUST LIKE THAT A HOT BATCH , OF CICADAS READY TO BE DIPPED IN CHOCOLATE. >> AND TRUST ME, THIS WILL GET USED FOR NOTHING BUT CICADAS. >> SARAH DWYER, THE OWNER OF CHOUQUETTE CHOCOLATES SAYS THERES A LOT OF INTEREST FROM CUSTOMERS FOR HER CICADA CONFECTIONS. >> IT’S LIKE A CHOCOLATE COVERED POTATO CHIP. IT’S COUNTRY BECAUSE WE AIR FRY THEM. YOU CAN SPARKLE WHATEVER SPICE YOU WANT ON TOP. >> F CICADA TOPIC -- CHOCOLATES ARE NOT YOUR THING THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS. SHE SELLS CHOCOLATES WITH CREATIVE CICADA QUOTES, BUTTONS AND THIS CICADA CHOCOLATE MOLD IS FILLED WITH MARSHMELLOW CREAM, CORN FLAKES AND CANDY. >> 2021 IS A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER. LAST YEAR OUR BEST SELLER WAS FAUCI CHOCOLATES AND THIS YEAR IT’S CICADAS. >> DWER STARTED CHOUQUETTE CHOCOLATES ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. AND COMING UP WITH CREATIVE CONVENTIONS LIKE FAUCI AND RUTH BADER GINSBERG CHOCOLATES IS WHAT GETS THE SALE. YOU CAN BUY HER GOODS AT 2910 ON THE SQUARE IN BALTIMORE. BUT IF YOU WANT THE CHOCOLATE CICADAS YOU’LL HAVE TO SPECIAL ORDER THEM ONLINE. >> I JUST THOUGHT THE WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING CICADAS AROUND EVERY 17 YEARS, IT’S JUST FASCINATING. >> OH AND AS FOR HOW THEY TASTE . >> I WILL POP IT IN. >> DWYER SAYS THEIR GO
One company is selling chocolate-covered cicadas, with and without the bug
Updated: 3:55 PM EDT May 22, 2021
From cicada tattoos to sculptures and now chocolate, a candy company is finding success with the Brood X cicada invasion.While tons of cicadas are buzzing around outside, inside Chouquette Chocolates in Maryland the insects are being air-fried and dipped in chocolate."Trust me, this chocolate will not get used for anything but cicadas," said Sarah Dwyer, owner of Chouquette Chocolates.Dwyer said there's a lot of interest from customers for her cicada confections."It's really like a chocolate-covered potato chip. It's really crunchy because we air-fry them. So, we clean them first, then air-fry them and then dip them in chocolate and you sprinkle whatever spice you want on top," Dwyer said.If real cicada chocolates aren't your thing, Dwyer has other sweet options to tantalize your tongue and still commemorate the 17-year event. She sells chocolates with creative cicada quotes, buttons and a cicada chocolate mold filled with marshmallow cream, corn flakes and candy.Dwyer opened Chouquette Chocolates about 10 years ago, and coming up with creative confections like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Ruth Bader Ginsberg chocolates is what gets the sales."I just think 2021 is a year like no other. Last year, our best-seller was Dr. Fauci chocolates, and this year, it's cicadas," Dwyer said.But if you want the chocolate-covered cicadas, you'll have to special order them online."I just thought the whole idea of having cicadas around every 17 years, it's fascinating," she said.
From cicada tattoos to sculptures and now chocolate, a candy company is finding success with the Brood X cicada invasion.
While tons of cicadas are buzzing around outside, inside Chouquette Chocolates in Maryland the insects are being air-fried and dipped in chocolate.
"Trust me, this chocolate will not get used for anything but cicadas," said Sarah Dwyer, owner of Chouquette Chocolates.
Dwyer said there's a lot of interest from customers for her cicada confections.
"It's really like a chocolate-covered potato chip. It's really crunchy because we air-fry them. So, we clean them first, then air-fry them and then dip them in chocolate and you sprinkle whatever spice you want on top," Dwyer said.
If real cicada chocolates aren't your thing, Dwyer has other sweet options to tantalize your tongue and still commemorate the 17-year event. She sells chocolates with creative cicada quotes, buttons and a cicada chocolate mold filled with marshmallow cream, corn flakes and candy.
Dwyer opened Chouquette Chocolates about 10 years ago, and coming up with creative confections like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Ruth Bader Ginsberg chocolates is what gets the sales.
"I just think 2021 is a year like no other. Last year, our best-seller was Dr. Fauci chocolates, and this year, it's cicadas," Dwyer said.
But if you want the chocolate-covered cicadas, you'll have to special order them online.
"I just thought the whole idea of having cicadas around every 17 years, it's fascinating," she said.
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