If you’re wondering what these look like, they look identical to the original Hershey’s Reese’s Pieces. If you don’t know what Reese’s Pieces look like, think M&M’s but slightly bigger. The Almond Joy Pieces come in three colors – blue, white and brown. All three colors are the same flavor, each filled with milk chocolate and coconut pieces. One thing not so noticeable are the almonds! They are listed in the ingredients, but I barely noticed them in the actual pieces. It is probably because the pieces are too small to fit whole almonds in them, so they have to use small chopped almonds instead. Although the almonds aren’t as evident as I would have hoped, these still serve as a tasty snack.

Almond Joy Pieces – Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The York Pieces consist of two colors – blue and white. They taste just like actual York Peppermint Patties but in a smaller form. With each bite, the outer dark chocolate layer gives way to the very apparent and very strong peppermint flavor. Of course, if you were a fan of York Peppermint Patties to begin with, you will enjoy these as well. One downside is that the soft, crumbly texture of the original York Peppermint Patties gets lost in the M&M-like form of these York Pieces.

York Pieces – Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Overall, the chocolates were just another batch of decent chocolates. Nothing much to rave about. They are worth a try just because they are new. Be warned though, they don’t come cheap as they cost about $4 each.

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Inside the wrapper, I was surprised to find two bars instead of one. I don’t know the purpose of why they chose to break the bar into two halves, but it is great for portion control if you decide to eat one now and the other later. Or, if you’re sharing with someone, you can each get an equal share of the bar. Biting into the 3 Musketeers Mint, the first thing I noticed was how this bar stayed true to the 3 Musketeers brand and kept its fluffiness. For this mint bar in particular, the fluffiness adds to the bar’s deliciousness as it keeps the mint flavor from overpowering the chocolate. So you are left with a dark chocolate bar with this light fluffy mint flavor.

Overall, this is a great mint chocolate bar. I think the mint fluffiness is perfect as the mint is not too strong, but still present enough to give the minty cool sensation that I love. I bought the bar for 54 cents at my local grocery store, but I did notice that this bar is a lot thinner than your average bar of chocolate. So does that mean it is “45% less fat” because it is a smaller bar? Regardless, I hope this 3 Musketeers Mint with dark chocolate bar is here to stay, for I will definitely be buying more.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Being able to see the actual chocolates is what really lured me to these chocolates. Not only because I thought it was an interesting way to package chocolates, but because I saw dark chocolates with ground peppermint candy sprinkled on top. Immediately I thought about candy canes and bought some. However, do note that only the top of the chocolates are visible, and because of the minimal packaging, I really had no idea what the inside of these chocolates looked like.

Now for the moment of truth. What exactly is inside these chocolates? With my first bite, I was delighted to see it was not only pretty on the outside but also very pretty on the inside. Inside is a thick pink layer consisting of white chocolate, peppermint oil and ground peppermint candy. The pink layer looks hard, but it really isn’t when you bite into it. There is however a pleasant crunch resulting from the crushed peppermint candy.

The Holiday Peppermint Crunch chocolates are the perfect Christmas chocolates. The only drawback is the price. Price tag was $1.34…kinda pricey for only two pieces.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Beginning with the Raspberry Almond M&M’s Premiums, I have to say they look very appealing. Inside the red box is a clear bag with different sized egg-shaped M&M’s, some small and some big, depending on the actual size of the inner almond. Their color is what makes them appealing as they are of a metallic pink color with black speckles. When I opened the bag I could instantly smell the raspberry flavor. As someone who is not big on chocolate with fruity insides, I honestly was not expecting to like these. However, these turned out to be rather good. The raspberry flavor is apparent in every bite, but the almond offsets the raspberry flavor keeping it from taking over the chocolate. Each almond is wrapped in raspberry flavored white chocolate which is then covered with a layer of dark chocolate. Although delicious, I couldn’t distinguish the white chocolate from the dark chocolate, but biting it in half, the separate chocolate layers look pretty neat. Overall, a must try.

M&M’s Premiums Raspberry Almond - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

The Triple Chocolate M&M’s Premiums are packaged in a purple box. Inside, the M&M’s are big, circular, metallic purple with metallic blue speckles. As you might have already guessed by the triple chocolate flavor, each M&M has three layers of chocolate – milk, white and dark. I sucked on one and could taste the M&M going from dark to white to milk chocolate. However, I wouldn’t recommend eating them that way, as it didn’t taste like anything special. Each chocolate layer, including the dark, was very sweet. Chewing on the Triple Chocolate Premium M&M’s, I wasn’t able to differentiate the three different types of chocolate, but there definitely was some happiness going on in my mouth. They are similar to Plain M&M’s as they have nothing inside except chocolate, but these M&M Premiums are bigger and therefore have more chocolate with each bite. I am not sure whether it is attributable to the bigger size or the three different chocolate layers, but the Triple Chocolate M&M’s Premiums are a step up from Plain M&M’s.

M&M’s Premiums Triple Chocolate - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Now for the Mint Chocolate M&M’s Premiums. They are metallic green speckled with black and come packaged in a green box. Shape-wise, they are exactly like the Triple Chocolate Premiums – circular and bigger than Plain M&M’s. Upon opening the bag, I was instantly hit with a whiff of the mint chocolate, reminding me of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Yum. Better than the smell was the actual taste. Double Yum. They are like Andes Mints but in M&M’s form. Each M&M has a white chocolate mint center wrapped with dark chocolate. After eating some, my throat was left with a cool, minty feel. A pleasant sensation only adding to the delicious-ness of the Mint Chocolate M&M’s Premiums.

M&M’s Premiums Mint Chocolate - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Next flavor – Mocha M&M’s Premiums. Just like the color of coffee, the Mocha M&M’s Premiums are sold in brown boxes. The M&M’s themselves are metallic bronze with black speckles, my personal favorite color of the Premiums line. I opened the bag expecting them to smell like coffee, but surprisingly, they just smelled like chocolates. Unlike the previous M&M’s Premiums, the mocha flavor consists of only milk chocolate. The Mocha M&M’s have a mere hint of the mocha flavor, which is a little disappointing. The mocha flavor is there but easily gets lost within the milk chocolate. Don’t get me wrong, it is still good, but I could have done with more mocha.

M&M’s Premiums Mocha - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The last flavor I have is the Chocolate Almond M&M’s Premiums. Packaged in a blue box, the first color that comes to mind when looking at the M&M’s themselves is cerulean, my favorite crayon color as a kid (high five if you know what I am talking about). They are metallic blue (or cerulean =D) with dark midnight blue speckles. I find it interesting that they chose plain ol’ almond milk chocolate when they already have a regular Almond M&M’s product. They should have gone with something different, such as chocolate hazelnut, or at least have made it dark chocolate almond or white chocolate almond. Also, why make both a raspberry almond and a chocolate almond flavor? Possibly for people, like me, who do not like fruity chocolate? Regardless, I found the Chocolate Almond M&M’s Premiums to be average tasting. So, even with not being a fan of chocolate with fruity flavors, I very much prefer the raspberry almond flavor over the chocolate almond.

M&M’s Premiums Chocolate Almond - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The entire M&M’s Premiums line looks very attractive, but unfortunately have my invisible expensive seal stamped on them. One thing to note is that inside each box, the M&M’s are contained in a resealable bag. So, each bag has a hole covered with a cute, resealable sticker that says “simply fabulous…always fun.” For $5, I would recommend trying the Raspberry Almond and Mint Chocolate flavors. The rest are up to you to try at your own risk =D

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