Fruit hearts

Fruit hearts are hard boiled sugar sweets in a heart shape with fruit flavours, in pastel colours. They're made with dextrose rather than ordinary sugar, which gives a sweet that melts faster on the tongue and has a softer, less sharp sweetness than classic boiled sweets. Each pastel colour stands for its own fruit flavour. The combination of heart shape and gentle colours makes them popular at parties, christenings and weddings, where they're often presented loose by the kilo.