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US 12,349,695 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 a shell containing multiple ingredients. The shell includes first and second shell portions attached to each other. The shell is configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients in order to form a heated beverage. The multiple ingredients include cocoa mix configured to be dissolved into the heated liquid and multiple marshmallows configured to float on a top surface of the heated beverage.
Claims21
A food product comprising:
- a shell containing multiple ingredients, the shell comprising first and second shell portions attached to each other;
- and
- a solid base to which the shell is attached by an edible bonding agent;
- wherein the shell is configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients and the base and the edible bonding agent are configured to be dissolved or melted into the heated liquid 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;
- wherein the first shell portion comprises at least one decorative feature disposed on an exterior surface of the first shell portion, the at least one decorative feature configured to be released from the first shell portion when the shell is dissolved or melted into the heated liquid;
- and
- wherein the second shell portion does not include a decorative feature.
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A method comprising:
- forming first and second shell portions;
- placing multiple ingredients within at least one of the shell portions;
- attaching the shell portions to each other to form a shell;
- and
- attaching the shell to a solid base using an edible bonding agent;
- wherein the shell is configured to be dissolved or melted into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients and the base and the edible bonding agent are configured to be dissolved or melted into the heated liquid 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;
- wherein the first shell portion comprises at least one decorative feature disposed on an exterior surface of the first shell portion, the at least one decorative feature configured to be released from the first shell portion when the shell is dissolved or melted into the heated liquid;
- and
- wherein the second shell portion does not include a decorative feature.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining a food product comprising a (i) shell that contains multiple ingredients, the shell comprising first and second shell portions attached to each other and (ii) a solid base to which the shell is attached by an edible bonding agent;
- and
- dissolving or melting the shell into a heated liquid to release the multiple ingredients and dissolving or melting the base and the edible bonding agent into the heated liquid 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;
- wherein the first shell portion comprises at least one decorative feature disposed on an exterior surface of the first shell portion, the at least one decorative feature configured to be released from the first shell portion when the shell is dissolved or melted into the heated liquid;
- and
- wherein the second shell portion does not include a decorative feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.