Now run by the fourth generation of the Asher’s family, Asher’s Chocolates is the oldest confection company in the United States. In 1892, they opened their first shop in Philadelphia. Their small staff offered homemade goods and rare candies. Eventually their company outgrew its location and purchased 31 acres of farmland in Souderton, Pennsylvania and the former Goss Candies located in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
In March of 2011, Asher’s Chocolates announced that they are a landfill free company. Asher’s efforts to conserve natural resources has allowed them to generate enough renewable energy to power over 300,000 homes each day.
Matt and I spent a lot of time browsing their website as we tried to decide which variety of chocolates to review. Our list of possibilities included chocolate covered pretzels, peanut butter and chocolate swirled seashells, and milk chocolate s’mores.
We decided to try their Milk Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels. The vanilla caramel is dipped in milk chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. This was the first time we tried a combination of salty and sweet candy. When you first take a bite, you taste the milk chocolate and then you get a mixture of salt and sweetness as you chew the caramel. The caramel and chocolate were rich and the salt added an extra mixture of taste. 
The presentation of the chocolates was nice. Our caramels arrived in a box with a see-through top. Despite the warm weather, their shipment arrived cold and in perfect condition.
They also offer a variety of gift baskets and assorted boxes of chocolates. Many of the chocolates and candies are available as sugar-free options. 
To learn more about Asher’s Chocolates, you can visit their website at www.ashers.com. If you are near Souderton, Pennsylvania, they offer tours of their chocolate factory. You can find several links on their Facebook page about the health benefits of chocolate.
Win a Box of Sea Salt Caramels from Asher’s Chocolates
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Giveaway will run from August 16th to 11:59PM EST on August 27th, 2012.
US Only, 18+
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Our Virginia Home received a product from Asher’s Chocolates for the purpose of a review. However, only our honest opinions were expressed.
Well, I’m a dark chocolate,carmel kind of person these with a touch of sea salt sounds pretty good for me Sea Salt Caramels-Dark Chocolate, now my wife would do Mint Patties–she isn’t fussy
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
I want to try bot their Vanilla an Chocolate Fudges! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sea salt caramel sounds awesome!
Love all chocolates with peanut butter!
The Sea Salt Caramels – milk chocolate sound AMAZING!
Sea salt caramel is my FAVORITE candy!!
I love Sea Salt Caramels.
The Sea Salt Caramels —-chocolate yummm……..
I would love to have the sea salt caramel in milk chocolate, it looks so very good!! Please pick me! 🙂
Would love to try the all dark chocolate lovers gift box. I love dark chocolate
Sea salt caramels
Never tried chocolate salted caramel. Sounds delicious.
Milk Chocolate Pecan Praline
Seriously, anything milk chocolate. Particularly if it has nuts, and slightly less if it is too chewy, but their smores chocolates look awesome, as do their peanut butter smoothie.
I like the Milk Chocolate Almond Bark
sea salt carmels
I like the Milk and Dark Chocolate Assortment
Peanut Butter Sandwich looks good.
That’s wild! You want me to pick one? I’d like to TRY them all! To keep the balance in line … I will choose the starfish first. Then the popsicle shape. YUM!
I like the Milk Chocolate Smothered Potato Chips, 16 oz.
Milk Chocolate Smores…look delightful!
the milk chocolate flip flop orange looks great!
I am a caramel fan. I would pick the Sea Salt Caramels- Milk Chocolate
Milk Chocolate Smothered Potato Chips sound amazing…I’ve never had them, but love the idea of sweet and salty together!
The chocolate fudge looks heavenly!
Dark chocolate peanut butter cup
Milk Chocolate S’mores
Sea salt caramels sound great
pecan caramel patties
Ice Cream Cone Pop
The Almond Buttercrunch looks delicious.
The dark chocolate smothered graham crackers look good!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Jellies
Since I love peanut butter and milk chocolate, I would say my favorite is the “Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Pretzel” 🙂
Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Raspberry Jellies
Would love to try the Majestic Assorted Chocolates,Box
Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Pretzel!! makes me miss the take 5 peanut butter bars!! it is soooo unfair that they took the PB bar away and let original >.<
I would like to try the Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Pretzel.
The Peanut Butter Sandwich sounds amazing!
Sea Salt Carmel sounds so delicious! I’d like to try the Sugar Free Milk Chocolate Bars. Thanks for the yummy giveaway! 🙂
THe Almond Buttercrunch looks great!
They all sound so good, but I think I would really like the Milk Chocolate Smothered Pretzels.
Sea salt camel i would love to try Thank you
pecan caramel patties!
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The Peanut Butter Smoothies. Yum!
I would love to try the Milk Chocolate Almond Bark. YUM.
the Milk Chocolate Almond Bark looks yummy
I like the Dark Chocolate Caramel-Marshmallow Square.
The Almond Buttercrunch. I love chocolate and toffee.
The milk chocolate and peanut butter covered pretzels!
the milk chocolate s’mores sound amazing!
My favorites are their Caramel-Filled Pretzels Smothered in Dark Chocolate!
Besides the sea-salt caramels??? It all looks yummy, but a chocholate dipped potato chip…Yes please!
I like the Chocolate Fudge
I would love to win these!!
http://www.ashers.com/chocolate-treats/assorted-chocolate-pretzels.html
So hard to pick one but I would choose Pecan Caramel Patties- MMMMM!
I think my favorite would be the dark chocolate peanut butter cups.
I would love the Milk Chocolate Almond Bark
Peanut Butter Smoothie looks so YUMMY!
Sea Salt Caramels- Milk Chocolate
Cashew Brittle is my favorite
They ALL look delicious….but as a diabetic, I’d have to go with ALL the sugar-free varieties! The Mints look yummy!
http://www.ashers.com/chocolate-treats/milk-chocolate/vanilla-caramels.html
The White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and the Milk Chocolate Mini Starfish both look amazing!