By Marilyn Odesser-Torpey
No matter how sweet it looks, take a lesson from Hansel and Gretel and don’t start chowing down on the
Holiday Chocolate House at Hershey’s Chocolate World. That’s not to say there’s a wicked witch inside, but the chalet, which is 13 feet tall, covers over 100 square feet of floor space and is made completely of Hershey’s confections, is such an awe-inspiring piece of architecture that everyone should get a chance to see it…and, even more important, it’s Santa’s seasonal hang-out where kids can whisper their wishes and take photos with the Jolly Old Elf. (It took a cooperative team of 18 Hershey Company employees over 1,500 hours to decorate it!)
Here are some of the sweet stats:
• The roof is finished with over 1,500 oversized Hershey’s Milk and Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate bars.
• The stone façade is made from 3,000 Cookies ‘n’ Crème candy bars.
• The porch railing is covered in nearly 2,000 Hershey’s Bliss White Chocolate with Meltaway Center candies
• 50 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups trim the exterior of the chalet. (Look for the world’s largest Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups at the top of each dormer.)
• Bold Jolly Rancher candies make up the colorful stained-glass windows, which weigh 60 pounds per pane.
• Houses 34 of the world’s largest Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates, weighing 45-ounces each, and tops the roof ridge.
• Strands of Jolly Rancher lollipop lights “illuminate” the exterior.
• Over 200 feet of green Twizzlers licorice rope line the railings adorned with Bubble Yum chewing gum candy bows.
• Five of the world’s largest Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars (five pounds per bar) create a pathway to the front door.