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Hershey’s Pieces Candy – Almond Joy and York
16 May 2010
Back in February, I participated in Hershey’s Pieces Wrapper Reward Program and sure enough, I received a coupon for a free bag of Hershey’s Pieces. I chose the Almond Joy Pieces and also went ahead and bought a bag of the York Pieces. The bags are resealable and have the candies’ original logos on them – the Almond Joy with its blue bag and York with its gray/silver bag.
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.
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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.
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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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Loading ...Pieces Wrapper Reward Program
29 Jan 2010
Hershey’s is having a Wrapper Reward Program to promote its new Pieces candy, which I assume is just like Reese’s Pieces but bigger. They come in four flavors – Reese’s Pieces, Almond Joy Pieces, Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Pieces, and York Pieces. Go to their website, download their form, and be one of the first 25,000 to mail in the form along with ONE, full wrapper from either Reese’s, Almond Joy, Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate, or York and you will get a coupon mailed back to you for one free bag of their new Pieces candy.
For fans of Ashlee Simpson, check her out promoting the new additions to the Hershey’s Pieces line in New York:
Remember, you have to be one of the first 25,000 people and your entry must be postmarked by February 17, 2010. Great deal, so hurry and get your wrappers mailed!
Dark Chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
In: Chocolate| Hershey's| Peanut Butter
26 Oct 2009
After seeing the commercial for the Dark Chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups several times, you can imagine my excitement when I spotted them at Walgreens for under a buck. For those who have been living under a rock, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are cups of milk chocolate with peanut butter centers. In this case, the milk chocolate is substituted for dark chocolate. Being a fan of dark chocolate, I had high hopes for the new Dark Chocolate Reese’s.
If you have had the regular Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, you already have an idea of what the dark chocolate variation tastes like. Taking a bite of the edge of the cup, being careful to only nip the dark chocolate, I could taste the sweetness of the dark chocolate. 
However, taking a normal bite, the peanut butter overpowered the dark chocolate to the point where it tasted similarly to the original Reese’s. In fact, if I were blindfolded, I would not have noticed a difference.
Overall, while the Dark Chocolate Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups tastes great (just like the original), there is nothing new about it. Because of its similar taste to the original, I give it a rating of 3 out of 5.
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Loading ...Reese’s Select Clusters
In: Caramel| Chocolate| Hershey's| Nuts| Peanut Butter
11 Sep 2009
Along with the Twixels from the previous post, another thing I found at Target was these Reese’s Select Clusters for $2.99. The bag reads “Signatures” on the bottom, giving off the impression that these are some chic and classy chocolates. Individually wrapped, these Reese’s Select Clusters are milk chocolates that contain peanut butter (of course), pecans, peanuts and caramel.
These chocolates were good from the first bite on. Overall, the Reese’s Select Clusters tasted exactly like the original Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups except with the addition of tiny pecan and peanut chunks. Since the pecans and peanuts were chopped small, I really couldn’t tell which nut was which when I was eating them. Regardless, the nuts added that bit of crunch and were a great addition.
Due to the summer heat, I ate these Reese’s Select Clusters when they were slightly melted which made them deliciously soft and easy to bite into. 
I later threw them in the fridge and found that I liked them better. When they were cold, the hardened center really brought out the caramel in the chocolates.
If you like the original Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, you’ll definitely enjoy these =D
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Loading ...Twizzlers Sweet and Sour Filled Twists
2 Sep 2009
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first post <3
The first candy I am going to review is this new bag of Twizzlers I found at my local grocery store, called Twizzlers Sweet and Sour Filled Twists. Inside are two different colored Twizzlers, yellow and red. The yellow flavor is “citrus punch” and the red flavor is “cherry kick.” The “kick” and “punch” are what make these Twizzlers different from your regular bag of Twizzlers as they refer to the “tangy inside” that the Twizzlers are filled with.
Although I first wondered what “citrus punch” was supposed to taste like, I have come to realize that the punch isn’t referring to the flavor of punch as a juice/drink, but is just referring to the extra “punch” the Twizzlers add with their filling. The outer layer of the Twizzlers have a sweet lemon flavor, while the insides have a slightly sour lemony taste. The insides are gooey and sticky but are a nice touch to these Twizzlers. I personally enjoyed the inside sour filling more than the actual Twizzlers themselves.
The “cherry kick” Twizzlers were similar to the “citrus punch” ones but of course these were cherry flavored. After eating a couple, I found that biting into the Twizzlers left its gooey center stuck to my teeth. So I ended up just squeezing out the sour filling and eating that first before actually biting into the Twizzlers themselves. Without the sour center, the “cherry kick” flavor reminded me of cherry fruit roll ups.
Taste-wise these Twizzlers were all right. I didn’t really think they tasted like anything special. However, the candy was true to its packaging as they were sweet and sour filled twists. All in all, I don’t think I’ll be buying another bag, but I don’t feel it was a total waste of money either (price was a little over $2).
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