Happy Independence Day!

Today marks a very special day in the American calendar as it is of course the 4th of July. We're wearing our best red, white and blue outfits and celebrating with an imaginary BBQ since the weathers not quite as we'd hoped! As always we want to bring a bit of the States to you, so we're offering 10% off online until Saturday!

Simply enter the discount code 'ID4' at the checkout to receive 10% off your order. Let's hope the weather brightens up for the weekend so we can celebrate with a US-style cookout!

Please make sure you check you have selected the correct shipping cost as this is calculated on the total of your order after the discount is applied. Valid until Saturday 7th July. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount.

Get free shipping at our Amazon store!

It's easy to pretend we're chilling in California in this weather, but alas we're still here in sunny Hampshire and we've got a very special promotion for you! If you buy five or more qualifying items in our Amazon store you'll get free shipping. Yes, you read it right, free shipping!

This offer is valid until 6th June and each item will say "Get free shipping on this item when you purchase 5 or more items" in the promotions section if valid. Pick up some summer essentials or grab yourself some goodies before the bank holiday.

Happy Birthday Oreo Cookies!

Tomorrow marks the 100th Birthday of those yummy chocolate, cream filled cookies! It's hard to believe that people have been enjoying them for 100 years, but we can see why they have lasted so long. There's nothing like a cold glass of milk and Oreos, and we're happy to be able to bring all the awesome varieties to the UK. From Golden Oreos to Triple Double Oreos, we're always trying to find the lastest cookies. To celebrate, Oreo have launched Birthday Cake cookies (we're working on it!) and they look amazing!

Check out the Oreo website for more birthday fun including send your own birthday message, arcade games and even guests like Lady Antebellum singing a very special song!

This year we're thankful for pumpkin pie!

The leaves are turning gold and crunchy, hats and scarves are making their first outings and thoughts are starting to turn to the holiday season. We can't believe it's already November, and it's only just over two weeks until Thanksgiving on the 24th November. We've got all the holiday staples from stuffing mixes to jellied cranberry, as well as corn muffin and buttermilk biscuit mixes, canned vegetables and French's fried onions, so what are you waiting for? Order now to avoid disappointment! And if you're looking for something different for dessert why not try a Caramel Apple Pie Cookie Mix or a lovely seasonal Sugar Cookie Decorating Kit.

For those of you not celebrating Thanksgiving, why not try making a pumpkin pie as an autumnal treat? Check out the recipe below for Libby's famous pumpkin pie - serve with whipped cream and a steaming mug of coffee for a true taste of America.

Libby's® Famous Pumpkin Pie

You will need:

• 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can Evaporated Milk

Directions:

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• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. (220C/gas mark 7)
• 2. Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell.
• 3. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near centre comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. 

Or check out this Keebler Ready Crust recipe here.

Stateside Candy Co Guildford opening day!

It's taken a long time and a lot of hard work but we've finally opened our second store and we love it! We've had some fantastic feedback from our fans and you can take a look at some of the amazing photos of the opening day below. Thank you so much to all the people involved in the opening. We hope it's the first of many and can't wait to hear your feedback :)

Limited Edition Chocolate and Strawberry Creme Twinkies!

Our Hostess delivery has just arrived and we're pretty excited to announce we'd received limited edition Chocolate Creme and Strawberry & Creme Twinkies! The stocks of these are extremely limited so grab some while you can, or pop into our shop where they'll be selling them singly.

And not only have we received these new Twinkies, but we've got the original ones in boxes of 10 or packs of two. And as if that wasn't enough, we've also managed to bag some small packs of Ho Ho's, Ding Dongs, Suzy Q's and Chocolate Cupcakes for those of you who wanted to try them but didn't want a whole box!

We can't wait to try these scrummy new flavours and we bet you can't either - get yours here!

The Stateside Candy Co. in Classic American magazine

With a name like the Stateside Candy Co it may come as no surprise that we love all things American; from candy to cars and soda to songs, we just can't get enough of it. So imagine our excitement when we opened our copy of Classic American magazine this month to find this fantastic article telling readers all about what we do! And to top it off it features some great photos of our Aldershot store and fantastic staff.

This months issue also features some awesome photographs from Wheels Day - we've been playing Where's Wally trying to find our van in the crowds! Grab your copy of Classic American now to read all about the company and bag yourself a exclusive discount code!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Lucky Charms

While St. Patrick's Day was once a simple religious feast day, it has been transformed over the years into a huge celebration. And who wouldn't want to celebrate when the traditions include wearing green, watching a parade and drinking Guinness? Wearing a shamrock and painting yourself green might be a good way to show your appreciation for Paddy in the States, but we've found some great recipe ideas you wont even need to leave the house to create!

If you want to keep it simple why not treat yourself to a bowl of Lucky the Leprechaun's Lucky Charms (or maybe a Lucky Charms Cereal Bar!), while reading a bit about how they were created right here? And to help you we've taken £1.00 off our 1lb box of Charms for one day only, so grab a box before midnight tonight! Or why not try decorating your cakes and cookies (or whatever else you like!) with some marbits from your cereal.

And for those of you really looking to make your friends green with envy at your baking skills, try out these Lucky Charms Crispy Treats and amazing Little Lucky Whoopie Pies recipes. We'd love to hear from you if you've tried out any of these recipes, or created some of your own! Send us your pictures and we'll pop them on the blog for everyone to see...happy St. Patrick's Day!

The answer to the riddle is cakes on the griddle!

It's that time of year again when we heat up our frying pans and gather in the kitchen to see who's best at flipping! Shrove Tuesday (sometimes known as Fat Tuesday) is traditionally the day when all the fatty foods from the cupboards are used up ready for Lent, and what better way to make use of these ingredients than making pancakes? 

Over here we're more keen on very thin crepes, but this year why not try something a bit different by making some fluffy American style pancakes. We stock a great range of mixes, from Aunt Jemima to Bisquick, as well as a great range of syrups and toppings. And if you're looking for something new and exciting, why not try adding some baking morsels like the Nestle Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter ones? And don't forget the syrups! From Hershey's to traditional pancake syrup, it's always good to drown your pancakes in rich, glistening liquid. Or why not try something really unusual and add some Marshmallow Fluff?


Whatever you choose to add to your pancakes, we hope you have a great day. Don't forget to send us your recipes, emails and wackiest ideas so we can all try them out! Check out this recipe for Caramel Apple Pancakes from the queen of hot cakes - Aunt Jemima.

They're always after me Lucky Charms...

Whether you remember tucking into a bowl of sugary treats for breakfast as a kid or see them constantly on American TV shows, Lucky Charms hold a special place in the hearts of Stateside customers. But how much do you really know about this unique cereal? 

Created by General Mills back in the sixties, when a team of products designers were asked to do something exciting with either Wheaties or Cheerios, they began their life as a bowl of those cheery little o’s with Brach’s Circus Peanuts mixed in! Using this idea for sweet and savoury mixed together, the team were inspired by charm bracelets to make their cereal appeal to kids, and when that didn’t work they sugar coated them! Over the years Lucky the Leprechaun has added and removed new marshmallows (or marbits!) to the mix, with pots of gold, moons, stars, hearts, clovers, horses and many more making appearances. 

This mix of sugary cereal and sweet marbits didn’t go down well in the UK market, but never fear as we stock a huge range of Lucky Charms products! From individual cereal pots, to lip balms, cereal bars and of course boxes of the original cereal in a range of sizes. And if that’s not good enough for you we even stock Chocolate Lucky Charms for those special occasions! So what are you waiting for? Get your hands on a pot of gold Lucky Charms now!