Lindt Lindor Truffles (History, Flavors & Commercials)

There are few Swiss chocolates that are as iconic as Lindt products. The Lindor truffles that are made by this company are some of the best anywhere in the world. Nearly everyone knows what you are talking about when you bring this candy up. The quality of this chocolate product surpasses many other competing products, and this is true in almost every country where Lindt products are sold.

If you have not tried Lindt Lindor truffles, you are missing out! These are the most delightful, creamy, soft, and delicious truffles that you can get without making them yourself or getting them fresh from a local chocolatier. Lindt has made a name for itself for making truly special and delicious chocolates, and the truffles they sell are near the top of the list for flavor and texture.

History

The full name of the Lindt company is Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG. They do business as Lindt to make it easier to say their name. The company has been around since 1845, and they make many kinds of confectionery products alongside their famous truffles. There is actually a museum in Kilchberg alongside one of the original factories where you can learn all about the brand and its history.

The company was actually founded in 1836 when David Sprungli-Schwarz and his son Rudolf Sprungli-Ammann bought a small confectionery shop in Zurich. They started out selling candies and chocolates under the name David Sprungli & Son. When they moved to Paradeplatz in 1845, they opened up a chocolate factory for the first time, which made it possible to make their own chocolate products with their own recipes.

When Sprungli senior retired, he gave the company to his two sons, who converted the private company into Chocolat Sprungli AG. This allowed them to make more products at a faster rate and helped to expand the company’s product line. The company created all kinds of different chocolates and sweets, and along the way, they added some other brands to the company stable through acquisitions and purchases. Ghiradelli has been incorporated into the Lindt brand, and so has Russel Stover Candies.

Over time, more and more Lindt chocolate stores have been opened in airports, shopping malls, and even cafes and bookstores around the world. You can usually get cakes, macaroons, ice cream, and other yummy items at these store outlets, but you can also buy Lindt chocolates in the grocery store and online.

It might confuse some people to realize that Lindt truffles are sold under a different name. This is part of the confusion when it is mentioned that Lindt sells truffles. They just market them under the Lindor name, but the manufacturing and the ownership of the truffle products are still managed by Lindt from start to finish.

The truffles are made with a hard outer chocolate shell and a soft, gooey, and decadent liquid-like center. There are also truffle candy bars which are made in the shape of candy bars but which have the same soft center in the middle of each square of the chocolate bar. These products are instantly recognizable for their beautiful, shiny, metallic wrappers that just feel like Christmas all year round. It is no surprise that so many people use Lindor truffles for stocking stuffers. They are always ready for the holiday with their lovely, shiny, festive wrappers.

Today, this is one of the main associations that people have with Lindor Truffles’ product. While you can get them year-round, there is no question that people associate them with the holidays. There are many really beautiful and involved ads that are created by the Lindt company during the holiday season each year because they are aware of this association in the minds of consumers. You can count on seeing all kinds of really beautiful holiday ads in many different countries, which will encourage you to get Lindor Truffles for your Christmas party, New Year’s gathering, or stocking stuffers.

Lindt states on their website that the original association with Christmas was their invention in 1967 to help market the candies at Christmas time. This was the first time that the festive-looking foil had been used to protect the candies and advertise them, and it was a big hit. Lindt knew they were on to something, and they made sure that the product was sold year-round with the same festive foils which had been such a massive hit that first Christmas season.

It’s hard to imagine Lindor Truffles without their distinctive foil wrappers, which are twisted at both ends. Most chocolates of this kind are sold in boxes, but this makes them much less snackable and much less inviting. It’s really unique to be able to just hand out truffles to your friends and family without worrying about smashing them, putting your hands directly on the chocolate, or the product melting before it can be eaten.

The other factor that makes Lindor chocolates really lovely is that they are not soft candies with a filling. The Lindor Truffles is a hard candy shell that allows the candy to survive well when stored or handed out in gifts, and it also makes for a really enjoyable melt-in-your-mouth eating process. The company did not start adding lots of unique varieties until the 80s, but the design of the candy made it simple to add one unique taste sensation after another. There are few companies that offer so many unique candies, and the Lindor Truffles product line is huge and highly varied.

If you want to enjoy Lindor Truffles out of season, they are actually sold all over the world outside of the holidays. You can order all of the various varieties online, and Lindt sells direct through their website as well. There is something really special about being able to give someone this kind of stylish candy that doesn’t break the bank. Being able to head into a store and try samples and see the various variety packs and other products can be really fun as well.

There is no other candy company that does business quite like Lindt, and their truffles are really the star of the show.

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Flavors

• Almond butter – light brown wrapper
• Almond Case – light purple wrapper
• Blueberries and cream – Limited edition flavor- lavender wrapper
• Butter Pecan – Copper and gold label
• Candy cane – white and red striped wrapper
• Cappuccino – tan wrapper
• Caramel – bronze and gold wrapper
• Citrus – Limited Edition flavor- lime green
• Coconut – turquoise wrapper
• Coffee – pale brown wrapper
• Dark Chocolate and Orange – orange wrapper
• Dark Chocolate – blue wrapper
• Dark coconut – teal wrapper
• Dark Peppermint – dark green wrapper
• Dark Peppermint – Limited edition flavor- black and green label
• Double Chocolate – dark red and brown label
• Dulce de Leche – Gold with copper label
• Extra Dark 70% – black and gold wrapper
• Extra Dark – 60% cocoa outside and dark chocolate filling – black and silver wrapper
• Fudge Swirl – Light gold wrapper
• Gianduia – light brown wrapper
• Gingerbread – brown and white wrapper
• Hazelnut – brown wrapper
• Hot cocoa – Limited edition flavor- lavender with light blue and brown on the wrapper
• Irish Cream – light pink wrapper
• Mangoes and cream – Limited Edition flavor- amber wrapper
• Maple – mahogany wrapper
• Marc de Champagne – white with gold wrapper
• Matcha White Chocolate – lime green and gold wrapper
• Milk and Cereal Crunch – Sky blue wrapper with white stripe
• Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut – brown and gold wrapper
• Milk Chocolate – red wrapper
• Milk Chocolate – various flavors inside a semi-sweet chocolate shell – These come in various different wrappers for the season and also can be wrapped in unique foils for the flavor when not sold as holiday treats.
• Mint – light green wrapper
• Mocha – dark brown wrapper with the word “café” on it
• Neapolitan – Pink with yellow wrapper
• Peanut butter – discontinued – tangerine wrapper
• Peppermint cookie – green with red, white, green striped wrapper
• Peppermint white chocolate – red and white stripes with a white label on wrapper
• Peppermint – Dark green wrapper
• Pistachio – lime green wrapper
• Raspberry – deep pink wrapper
• Sea Salt – Sky Blue Wrapper
• Snickerdoodle – copper wrapper
• Spiced Pumpkin – Orange and brown wrapper
• Stracciatella – white chocolate shell with cocoa pieces inside- light blue wrapper
• Strawberries and Cream – hot pink wrapper
• Vanilla – purple wrapper
• White Chocolate – gold and white wrapper

Ingredients

From an online seller’s entry for the dark chocolate variety of the Lindor truffles:

• Dark Sweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Skim Milk, Milk Fat, Soya Lecithin [Emulsifier
• Vanillin [Artificial Flavoring])
• Vegetable Oil (Coconut, Palm Kernel)
• Sugar
• Chocolate
• Cocoa Butter
• Milk
• Soya Lecithin (Emulsifier)
• Barley Malt Powder
• Artificial Flavors

The ingredients for flavoring might vary for the many varieties of this candy confection. You can count on the same recipe for all of the dark chocolate products, but there could be different ingredients for the milk chocolate truffles as well. The company makes such a wide array of Lindor truffles that there will be some variation within the ingredients that are named for these products.

The company also states that the products might contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts.

Nutrition

Serving Size:	1 piece (12g)	% Daily Value*
Amount Per Serving
Calories	61
Total Fat	4.1g	6%
Saturated Fat	2.2g	11%
Trans Fat	0g
Polyunsaturated Fat	0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat	1.5g
Cholesterol	6.4mg	2%
Sodium	8.2mg	0%
Total Carbohydrates	5.4g	2%
Dietary Fiber	0.3g	1%
Sugars	4.6g
Protein	0.8g
Calcium	18mg	1%
Iron	0mg	1%
Potassium	36mg	1%
Caffeine	1.8mg

• The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Pictures

Commercials

A recent Lindt Lindor Truffles

A classic ad that asks the tagline, “Do your cream in chocolate?”

A holiday commercial: