MADE IN PA #3: Zitner's Eggs

Zitner Eggs are a customer favorite at Georgie Lou's!

The most delicious filled eggs I've ever had are made by Zitner Candy Corporation in North Philadelphia. Started in 1922, Zitner's produces filled eggs in traditional flavors of marshmallow, peanut butter, buttercream, cocoanut cream, and double coconut, but they are most known for their Butter Krak eggs, which are a unique blend of butter and toasted coconut that have loyal lovers of Zitner's anxiously awaiting their return each spring.

Most of Zitner's production is completed using the same methods, machinery, and recipes that have made Zitner's eggs a traditional Easter favorite for decades in the Philadelphia area. Most eggs have fillings that are mixed, cooked, and spread onto marble tables to cool. Once the fillings have solidified, egg-size portions are cut and then enrobed in chocolate. This process is time consuming and could be more efficient if additives were used to help the fillings cool faster, but Zitner's refuses to fiddle with the recipes that have been the backbone of their business for most of the company's 90 year history.

I never had Zitner eggs growing up here in South Central Pennsylvania, so when I saw their vibrant retro wrappers and boxes the first Easter Georgie Lou's was in business, I knew I had to have them for the store. Their flavor, texture, and richness of chocolate flavor cannot be beat  in my book. We currently have every flavor in stock except double cocoanut. Zitner's eggs retail for $1.25 each, but you can purchase five for $5 between now and Easter. Stock up on them to last into the summer, so your wait until next year is a bit shorter because once they're gone, they're gone until next spring!



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