Niederegger Marzipan Hamper Box

This hamper box has all your favourite Niederegger marzipan in one place – there's the classic dark chocolate and milk chocolate marzipan bars; the marzipan stick in dark chocolate; and two tempting varieties of milk chocolate stars – all made using the finest Mediterranean almonds. If you have an almond-loving friend, this selection box is a guaranteed winner this Christmas – trust us, we've taste-tested them!

What you get:

• Pralines with Cinnamon Marzipan Filling in Milk and Dark Chocolate (12.5g)
• Pralines with Marzipan Filling in Dark Chocolate (12.5g)
• Dark Chocolate Filled with Marzipan (110g)
• Milk Chocolate Filled with Marzipan Bar (110g)

The Niederegger Story

Germany's most famous marzipan factory is in the north in Lübeck, and marzipan is undoubtedly the city's biggest export. Johann Georg Niederegger, an outstanding confectioner, established the business in 1806, and the original, time-honoured recipe has stayed exactly the same since then – a mixture of almonds, sugar and an ingredient similar to rosewater that gives the unique Niederegger taste.

With its high almond content, it's less sweet than many marzipans, keeping the true taste and colour of the finest, aromatic Mediterranean almonds that are used, and only the best, most perfect, golden kernels pass the expert gaze of the eagle-eyed ‘checkers' once the almonds have been blanched. Niederegger make 30 tons of this incredible marzipan every day, crushing the chopped nuts with sugar between giant granite rollers, heating the paste in copper cauldrons until it's ready to be cooled, wrapped and rested to develop the fullest potential of the almond aroma. And finally, the secret rosewater-like ingredient is added and the marzipan can be turned into one of over 300 marzipan specialities, from fine pralines to novelty shapes as well as the classic chocolate-coated loaves.

The many delicious varieties of this flavoursome treat are renowned the world over – and adored by Lakeland customers.