Zselés Szaloncukor 250g - Jelly Chocolate Praline

Zselés szaloncukor are moreish Christmas pralines filled with apricot, blackcurrant and strawberry-flavoured fruit jelly and covered in dark chocolate.

What Is Zselés Szaloncukor?

Szaloncukor is one of Hungary’s best-loved Christmas traditions: individually wrapped chocolate pralines, traditionally hung from Christmas tree branches and enjoyed throughout the festive season. "Zselés" means jelly-filled, describing the smooth, fruity centre inside each chocolate.

This classic selection combines dark chocolate with bright fruit jelly in three familiar flavours: apricot, blackcurrant and strawberry. A true retro Hungarian Christmas chocolate, it is one of the country’s most recognisable nostalgic holiday sweets.

Generations of Hungarian families have enjoyed zselés szaloncukor as part of their festive traditions, sharing them from the tree, after dinner or while visiting friends and family over Christmas.

The Three Fruit Jelly Flavours

• Apricot: mellow, sunny and gently tangy
• Blackcurrant: deeper, berry-rich and pleasantly sharp
• Strawberry: sweet, bright and familiar

Each praline has a soft fruit-jelly centre made with 46% fruit purée, including apricot, apple, blackcurrant and strawberry purées. The result is a generously fruity filling beneath the rich dark chocolate coating, with a lively fruit character that balances its indulgent cocoa finish.

How to Enjoy and Hang Szaloncukor

Place a selection in a bowl with coffee after dinner, add them to a festive dessert table or offer them when friends and family visit. Their bright fruit flavours make them especially easy to share, including with guests who prefer fruit jelly to marzipan, nuts or cream fillings.

To decorate a tree in the traditional Hungarian way, tie a small loop of fine ribbon or thread around one twisted end of each szaloncukor wrapper, then hang the pralines from sturdy branches. Their colourful foils and white paper fringes look particularly effective among warm lights, deep-green foliage and gold or red baubles.

The attractive gift bag also makes a thoughtful Christmas present for anyone who enjoys classic European sweets and Hungarian festive traditions.

Where Does It Come From?

These chocolates are made by Stühmer, one of Hungary’s most historic chocolate names. Frigyes Stühmer, a master confectioner from Hamburg, began making chocolates in Hungary in 1868, establishing a tradition of carefully made confectionery and distinctive presentation.

Stühmer continues to pair classic Hungarian flavours with elegant gift packaging, making its chocolates especially suited to festive gifting and after-dinner indulgence.

Discover more pralines, bars and Christmas treats in our Hungarian chocolate collection.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Fruit purée 46% (apricot purée 48%, apple purée, blackcurrant purée 10%, strawberry purée 9%), dark chocolate 22% (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soy lecithin, aroma: natural vanilla), sugar, glucose syrup, gelling agent: pectin, lemon juice concentrate, natural aromas (apricot, blackcurrant, strawberry).

Allergy advice: Contains soy. May contain traces of egg, gluten, milk and nuts.

Dietary information: Suitable for vegetarians. Gelatine-free. Alcohol-free.

Country of Origin: Hungary.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat.

Nutritional Information