Giant Chewy Nerds

These are not your typical Nerds.  They’re not even shaped like them, they’re a lot bigger.  However, when you bite into one, you’ll know that they’re related to the original Nerds. Just as the bag describes these as having a “bumpalicious shell, chewilicious jelly bean center,” they basically are jelly beans with a bumpy outer layer.  They come in five different flavors: strawberry, grape, lemon, lime, and orange.

You realize why these are Nerds candy specifically when you try the strawberry and grape ones.  The outer layers are reminiscent of the original strawberry and grape Nerds.  Although I did immediately think “grape medicine,” the grape flavor eventually grew on me and I finally noticed that they were the original Nerds grape flavor.  Then I tried the strawberry and true to its name, it tasted just like the original strawberry Nerds.  The jelly bean center was very chewy and made these a great variation of Nerds candy.

The other 3 flavors were actually really good.  The orange tasted just like you’d expect orange to taste.  The outer shells of the lime and lemon flavors gave off a little sour taste, which were a nice surprise.  It made me wonder why they chose both lemon and lime when they’re pretty similar to each other in taste.  Couldn’t they have chosen a completely different flavor like watermelon or apple?

Overall, these Giant Chewy Nerds are actually really good.  Upon first trying them, I couldn’t put the bag down.  I tried eating them by just eating the outer layer first before the jelly bean center and I also tried it by just biting into them, and i couldn’t figure out which way I liked it better.  Either way, they’re delicious, under a buck each, and I definitely recommend them to anyone.  I only hope they later come out with a sour version =D

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