When will Halifax treat Quality Street feature on Channel 4's Snackmasters?

Snackmasters is a culinary challenge show on Channel 4 hosted by Fred Sirieix.

The one-hour festive special will see host Fred pit a top chocolatier against a virtuoso pastry chef to replicate one of the nation’s most-loved festive choc brands - Quality Street.

The Purple One, Green Triangle and Strawberry Delight are three of Quality Street’s iconic flavours – and some of the most keenly sought varieties in the tin.

But can two renowned chefs work out the secret techniques and recipes behind the much-loved sweets?

On Wednesday, December 23 presenter Fred Sireix sets the chefs Paul A Young and Sarah Mountain the challenge of replicating all three sweets.

Paul A Young is Britain’s leading chocolatier, known as a “flavour alchemist,” while Sarah Mountain is chief pastry chef at The Ned, one of London’s most exclusive hotels.

The chefs are given three weeks to unwrap the secrets to each sweet, from the shape of the mould and the type of chocolate used, to the composition of each delicious filling.

The only information they are given is what is on the pack – the rest is a test of their skills and their taste buds.

Once the three weeks are up, they’ll put their versions to the test, as Quality Street’s factory and branding experts decided who has nailed the brief.

The show also sees comedian Jayde Adams explore the home of Quality Street, the Nestlé factory in Halifax where 12 million sweets a day are made in peak season.

Watch Quality Street on Snackmasters on Channel 4, December 23 at 8pm