No.228[Reply]
Revive the complacent world of candy by discussing and sharing your favorites - hidden gems or underappreciated classics, foreign or domestic, gummy, chocolate, or something else entirely, anything goes.
I have lamented before that it often feels as if all the big candy bars were invented decades ago and that innovation has greatly slowed down these days, especially in the chocolate bar world. One realization I had recently was that there are still people out there trying new things at a mass-production level - it's just that these ideas always get funneled into being a spin-off of an existing candy, for marketing purposes. For example, we're not getting new bite-size chocolate candies ala M&Ms, but we are regularly getting new "flavors" of M&Ms. I still think this is less delightful than an aisle full of products that feel truly distinct, but things could be worse.
You can always go to local candymakers for out-there flavors or ingredients (the quality will be much better too), but there are some unique candies that are probably only really feasible at mass-production scale. I'd love for both to succeed and continue making interesting new candy!
Hell, even bars that had their own name for many years (and still managed to hold their own in the candy aisle) are being bought up and rebranded as spin-off candies. The candy bar formerly known as "Take 5" is now "Reese's Take 5", complete with an orange-wrapper makeover. This makes the bar blend in with all the other Reese's variations on the shelf, and I honestly had no idea it was in there until I looked closer the other week.
Anyway, apparently picrel is the biggest upcoming candy launch, should be in stores Feb '25 - Reese's pieces bark. Would you try it?
24 posts and 8 image replies omitted. Click reply to view. No.2832
>>2831I'm glad you liked it! they are pretty expensive compared to something like reese's, yeah
>I'm so sorry...two wrongs make a right, so I'll join you!
I've only tried the normal peanut butter ones, so I got some cashew butter ones this time. you can definitely tell it's a different flavor! it's been a little while since I had the peanut butter ones, but I remember the filling being fairly wet/soft. this cashew one feels much more solid, like a moldable paste. it's a bit grainy too, but not necessarily in an unpleasant way. I think cashews are lower in fat than peanuts, which would make sense.
the flavor is tough to pin down - I wanna say it tastes closer to almonds than peanuts, but I'm not so confident
No.2974
A surprise candy post!? [Tim Allen grunt sfx]
During my 6am trip to Walmart for milk & bread, I was greeted by a big advertisement stand in the middle of the aisles that was displaying these. Normally I loathe impulse buying, but I felt obligated considering I failed to secure the "Bark Bar" mentioned in the OP... I brought both flavors to better compare and contrast, even if I'm more of a strawberry person.
The /v/erdict?
I started with the grape one and upon opening, I was surprised about the weighty size of it, despite the adjectives yelling BEEG on the packaging. The smell was kinda weird and eating it, the flavor was "eh"; You could tell it was artificially made and chocked full of HFCS, but it was passable. Unfortunately, it left a bad aftertaste of grape jelly in my mouth, which reminds me of why I grew out of that flavor despite being fine with it as a child. Upon the second cup, I'm actually thankful for the huge amount of peanut butter they added because they do a good job of masking that icky taste. It's worth mentioning however, that it's inferior to the Jerry's Cup I had the other taste. Less creamy and more sawdusty.
I would try the strawberry one now to compare but honestly, I already feel unhealthy eating two of these back to back. I'll save it for later and give a brief update on my thoughts, but for now, I wouldn't recommend these at all. It's a flop and honestly, it makes me want to try more higher quality chocolates over continuing with this brand (Not that I'm a die-hard Reese's loyalist, but I have to admit I usually absent-mindedly get one of their products when I want a small treat).
No.2977
>>2974ooo...
thanks for taking the plunge for us, anon. it's a bit daring of them to take such a combination immediately to the BIG CUP size, but I guess maybe they had trouble getting the jelly into a normal size cup. yeah, I can't say it sounds like it'd be great, but maybe that's just because I'm anticipating low quality - for example, I'm sure a small candy store could develop a pb&j-filled chocolate that tastes great. even just typing that, I can imagine its taste and texture (*´﹃｀*)
>(Not that I'm a die-hard Reese's loyalist, but I have to admit I usually absent-mindedly get one of their products when I want a small treat).I was never a big reese's person growing up, and I still don't really bother with the cups, but some of their spinoff products (or ones they've bought) are pretty good, like the "nutrageous" or the take 5 I mentioned in the OP
No.3157
>>2831>>2832I tried some of the almond espresso ones - very, very nice!!
No.3193
A bit of white chocolate with a cup of coffee is nice.