Apparatus for dispensing visually attractive, freshly prepared extruded fat-based confectionery product with temporary flexibility having enhanced melt-in-the-mouth properties

An apparatus for on demand dispensing of a fat based confectionery product comprising:

• barrel means for receiving a predetermined amount of fat based confectionery material,
• a sliding arrangement comprising a pusher for moving the barrel between a loading position and an extruding position, the sliding arrangement further comprising a guide engaging the barrel means to linearly, horizontally slide the barrel means between the loading position and the extruding position,
• a pressure engaging means for engaging under pressure the fat based confectionery material contained in the barrel means, the barrel means being vertically aligned with the pressure engaging means when in the extruding position and vertically unaligned with the pressure engaging means when in the loading position;
• die means arranged for producing at least one elongated strand of the fat based confectionery product to an area-to-mass ratio that is greater than 8.0 cm2 per gram unit, and
• control means for actuating the pressure engaging means with the barrel means upon the push of a button and for extruding the at least one strand of the fat based confectionery.