South Dakota Products Win National Innovation Awards
A South Dakota company had a stellar showing at a big national event recently.
Rapid City-based Nerdy Nuts captured not one, but two, top honors at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Indianapolis.
The event is sponsored by the National Confectioners Association, which considers more than 300 confectionery and snack products each year to be submitted for consideration in 13 different categories.
First, Nerdy Nuts claimed the top prize in the Sweet Snacks category with their creation, Banana Cream Pie Peanut Butter Treat.
It's white chocolate peanut butter layered on top of fluff and caramel sauce and topped off with banana-infused cream, Nilla Wafers, and dried banana chips.
But Nerdy Nuts wasn't done there.
The biggest award of the night, Best in Show, went to another of their sweet mashups.
Avalanche Peanut Butter Treat has five layers of white chocolate, marshmallow fluff, mini marshmallows, caramel, and crispy rice.
Currently, Nerdy Nuts has more than 30 peanut butter-based treats available on their website, including:
- Confetti Brownie
- Apple Pie
- Caramel Cookie Bar
- Cookies & Cream Bar
- Cinnamon Toffee Pretzel
- Nana's Banana Cake
- German Chocolate Cake
- Blueberry Whoopie Pie
- Birthday Cake
- King Cake
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Cookie Cake
- Birthday Cake
- Circus Cookie
- Confetti Cake
- Monster Cookie
- White Chocolate
- Cinnamon Toffee
- Confetti Brownie
- Blueberry Whoopie Pie
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