Weather’s Original Harvest Caramels (limited edition), an 8.57 oz bag at $4.79
This individually wrapped candy is perfect for your grandma to hand out during trick-or-treating. It’s a completely solid brick of caramel that I thought would have a green apple-y-looking filling.
In the first bite, you can see that it didn’t and the apple flavor wasn’t as prominent as the bright green and orange-yellow packaging might lead you to believe. Although, the subtle flavor aids this candy to be tasty; something very fitting for your grandma who might have new dentures.
Kinder Bueno x2, a 1.5 oz package at $1.59
This is one of my favorite candies. Two tubes wrapped individually in plastic, a wafer casing that looks like it was molded in an ice cube tray, covered in chocolate, and filled with a creamy nut filling. The pods crunch and burst open in the mouth to fill it with tasty chocolate and cream that might leave a smile on your face. These are the ultimate candy bars that everyone should want to receive on Halloween night. When you graduate college, land a job in your field and begin making loads of money you should buy these big bars for your trick-or-treaters, even if you’re personally allergic to nuts.
Nerds Gummy Clusters:Very berry, a 3 oz bag at $1.79
The price isn’t bad, first, they’re a little sour, then with each progressive bite they become sweeter as the crunchy nerd layer is chipped away and the gummy part is reached. These little gummy circles, coated in a layer of nerds, are addicting; because I am eating them while writing this review, I am beginning to feel sick from all the sweetness.
M&M’s minis: Milk chocolate, a 1.77 oz tube at $2.29
Surprisingly this was more expensive than both the Bueno bar and clusters. It’s probably because it belongs to Hershey and they’re selling a brand name more than their candy. What can I say? My father is addicted to pretzel M&M’s. I, however, have never understood the flavor difference between the outer-crunchy chocolate shell and the inside-creamy chocolate.
Yes, it might be bite-sized and the way the little spheres melt in your mouth is pleasing, but the shell gives it almost a floury taste. Thank you Forrest Mars for inventing the M&M, something that does not melt in my hand, but is it possible to make a rendition of this without the colorful crunchy layer that messes with the flavor? When you suck on the outside it tastes almost plastic-ey.
Sour Punch mini bites: Assorted flavors, a 3.5 oz bag at $1.79
Each little bite is a small and hollow gummy cylinder that could be considered as a fidget for the mouth. The three flavors it comes with are strawberry, green apple and blue raspberry.
First, the strawberry does not taste like strawberry. The bag says that everything is artificially flavored so it makes sense. In addition, the flavor isn’t very strong. I think this confirms my hunch that I am allergic to red 40 because with each bite I feel progressively more sick. As for the green apple, it wasn’t bad tasting, but like the Weather’s Original green apple, it wasn’t that strong of a flavor.
The best flavor of the three was the blue raspberry and for whatever reason, it had the strongest flavor versus all the others. It should be a simple achievement for them to make the strength equal for each, but what can I expect for something marketed to kids?
Assorted candy bag, 160 pieces: LifeSavers Gummies, MilkyWay minis, Skittles Gummies, Twix minis, Snickers minis, 4.15 LB at $24.99
Last but not least I planned to review this massive bag of candy, but instead, The Globe staff is going to share these clear classics. By now, you should all already know which of these candies are your favorite.
That is unless your mother, with fear of your teeth rotting, has kept you away from candy, sheltered, until you’ve come to college, despite her concerns, to be more independent. In that case, I recommend trying different candies outside of this assorted bag. None of these are my favorite. On the other hand, if you are a staff member or faculty member reading this, please spare your trick-or-treaters and buy them full-sized candy bars this Halloween.
