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US 11,206,849 B2Granted
Food products with shells that are dissolved or melted to release ingredients and form heated beverages
AssigneeChocolate House Incubator Retail, LLC
InventorKatherine T. Weiser
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Abstract
A food product includes first and second shells containing multiple ingredients. The first and second shells are attached to each other by an edible bonding agent. The shells are configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients and the edible bonding agent is configured to be dissolved or melted into the heated liquid in order to form a heated beverage. The multiple ingredients include a first ingredient that dissolves into the heated liquid and a second ingredient.
Claims20
A food product comprising:
- first and second shells each containing multiple ingredients, the first and second shells attached to each other by an edible bonding agent;
- wherein the shells are configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients in order to form a heated beverage;
- wherein the multiple ingredients comprise cocoa mix configured to be dissolved into the heated liquid and multiple marshmallows configured to float on a top surface of the heated beverage;
- and
- wherein each of the shells contains both the cocoa mix and the marshmallows.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- forming first and second shells;
- placing multiple ingredients within each of the shells;
- and
- attaching the shells to each other using an edible bonding agent;
- wherein the shells are configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients in order to form a heated beverage;
- wherein the multiple ingredients comprise cocoa mix configured to be dissolved into the heated liquid and multiple marshmallows configured to float on a top surface of the heated beverage;
- and
- wherein each of the shells contains both the cocoa mix and the marshmallows.
5 more elements
A method comprising:
- obtaining a food product comprising first and second shells that each contain multiple ingredients within the shells and that are attached to each other by an edible bonding agent;
- and
- dissolving or melting the shells into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients in order to form a heated beverage;
- wherein the multiple ingredients comprise cocoa mix configured to be dissolved into the heated liquid and multiple marshmallows configured to float on a top surface of the heated beverage.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.