The Ins and Outs of our Josh Early Easter Eggs Each spring, we at Josh Early Candies take great pride in making our hand-rolled Easter eggs. Not only because they are a tradition for our family business (we use the same recipe developed over 80 years ago by Josh Early IV), but also because they are a holiday tradition for so many of our customers. We’ve shared with you how we make our trademark eggs in a previous blog post and thought… Read more

Despite the recent threat of snowstorms here in the Lehigh Valley, we managed to escape the messy weather and only had to contend with the minor inconvenience of a few flurries. The temperatures have been on the rise, and the warmer weather has coaxed the flower buds to begin nuzzling their way out of the ground.  Is it any wonder that the spring is one of our favorite times of the year at Josh Early Candies, if not for the milder… Read more

Easter is less than a month away, and our team is in full production mode gearing up for this busy season. We have more variety now than at any other time of year - our stores are filled to the brim! Our most popular Easter piece, hands down, is our Peanut Rolled Egg. It's our number one seller for good reason: at the center of the egg is our famous vanilla butter cream, created using our time-tested, family recipe. Each of the vanilla centers is dipped by hand into a blend of milk and dark chocolate, and… Read more

Here at Josh Early, everything we do is steeped in tradition, from our time-tested secret family recipes to the way we hand make our chocolates, following production methods passed down through generations. Similarly, Easter is a holiday that holds special meaning for many families, and boasts lots of great traditions of its own. One bit of springtime nostalgia is certainly the Easter basket.  We love helping each family's Easter bunny find the perfect chocolates and candies for their little ones' Easter morning.  Families come back to us year after year, even generation after generation, to pick out… Read more