Sugared almonds for wedding favours: colours, finishes and buying by the carton

One confection, three names

A whole almond panned in layers of hard sugar until the shell is smooth. In Canada the wedding trade says sugared almonds and the bulk trade says Jordan almonds; Italian families say confetti and the French say dragée. The recipe is the same, and the panning drums that make it also make the chocolate dragées on the dragée page. Canadian spelling is used here on purpose: favours, colours.

Why five

The tradition came with families from the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and it is still theirs: five almonds in tulle or a small box, one wish each, health, wealth, happiness, fertility and long life. Bitter under a sweet coat, like marriage; an odd number so the couple cannot be divided. The origin article tells the rest. For a favour maker the practical reading is simpler: the count per favour is fixed by custom, so the order is counted in almonds, not in kilograms.

Colours and finishes

White for weddings; pastel pink, blue, lilac and mint for showers and christenings; silver and gold for anniversaries. Coloured sugared almonds are ordered by colour, one colour per carton, or as a mix. The finish matters as much as the colour: a matte shell reads classic, a pearl or glazed shell catches light in a photograph. Shell thickness decides the bite; the thicker traditional shell keeps for months and stays shiny. Samples decide the rest; the samples page explains how.

Buying by the carton

Sugared almonds bulk, jordan almonds bulk, sugared almonds wedding favours by the case: the unit is the lined bulk carton, single colour or mixed; case weight and pallet plan are stated per line in the offer, and the shelf life on our data sheet. Sugared almonds travel dry all year, which makes them an easy line to add next to chocolate and Turkish delight in one container. A favour maker usually buys through a distributor; a distributor or an importer buys the container. Either way the carton that reaches the workbench came off the pan in Gaziantep.

Chocolate under the shell

The sibling for favours is the chocolate dragée: an almond or hazelnut in chocolate under a thin pastel shell, or polished without a shell. It photographs the same and tastes different, and it follows the chocolate rule in transit: a controlled temperature, a reefer for the warm months. Many favour ranges carry both, one carton each, and the container does not mind.

What to send us

The colours and the finish, the quantity per colour, whether you want chocolate dragées alongside, the destination port and, for a retail pack, whether it carries your label. The written offer follows within two working days. The Canada page lists what stays the same on every offer.

Every line here is made in our own factory at Başpınar OSB, Gaziantep — a 10,000 m² site, exporting since 2002 — and certificate copies are available on request.