The MOZARTCHÜGELI® is not just
THE new, youthful Mozart praline.
It is AUTHENTIC
and tells a historically documented
STORY OF ITS OWN —
an eight-month TOUR AND TRAVEL STORY.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s
longest journey abroad:
THE 1766 SWISS TOUR
undertaken at the age of eight.
As a tribute befitting the historical theme,
we developed the
as a heat-stable
TRAVELER´S CHOCOLATE &
TRAVELER´S SNACK.
The pioneering 1850 recipe by
THERESIA HAUER® for the nougat-marzipan praline—known as the LIPIZZANER® PRALINE BALLS when enrobed in white chocolate—was expanded into a travel snack.
With 20g net weight, it is larger than other Mozart pralines; in terms of ingredients, it is more fortifying, gentler on the stomach, healthier, and more sustainable.
LECONTE CHOCOLATIERS® developed the
MOZART CHÜGELI® as a tribute
to that memorable
1766 SWISS CONCERT TOUR.
The story behind
THERESIA HAUER® PRALINE BALLS &
ORIGINAL LIPIZZANER® PRALINE BALLS
(Theresia Hauer® Kugeln with white chocolate coating)
is fascinating:
The summer of 1850 was relatively hot. Until then, praline production involved rolling nuts or fruit in nougat; these simple confections would melt when exposed to heat.
This prompted Theresia Hauer to place the nougat at the center and encase it in marzipan, creating a heat-resistant praline. She designed the outer shell with two layers: one of dark chocolate and one of milk chocolate.
As a pioneer of white chocolate, she also created a variant—much like her cakes (LIPIZZANER®CAKE)—featuring a white chocolate coating (LIPIZZANER® PRALINE BALL), which offered even greater heat stability, withstanding temperatures 8°C higher.
Thus, the pioneer Theresia Hauer developed the recipe for the nougat-marzipan-chocolate praline. With its white chocolate coating, the version quickly acquired the name that would later become our international brand product: LIPIZZANER® PRALINE BALL.
The family business
remains very proud to this day to be the manufacturer of the original nougat-marzipan-chocolate pralines.
The success of this heat-resistant recipe—whether with dark chocolate coating (THERESIA HAUER® PRALINE BALLS), white chocolate coating (LIPIZZANER® PRALINE BALLS), or as the large dark MOZART CHÜGELI® travel snack—endures to this day through our daily international shipments.
Life itself radiates a spirited energy, with a dash of humor found in the little things.
Let yourself be enchanted by the quality of the 1850 recipe and the story of the journey told by this fresh, young brand.
