Sugar Savvy

I first saw these in a convenience store just across the street from work. I saw the display box, at least, because all that they had in it were regular peanut Reese’s candies. It took a couple of weeks for me to finally secure a pack of these hazelnut filled cups.

Being a lover of both Reese’s and Nutella, it was pretty inevitable that these new cups would attract me, so I ended up buying a couple packs. I noticed that Hershey’s Mexico decided to add corn flakes into the mix. I’m guessing they’re just trying to improve on the texture and not just throwing in some low cost ingredient to cope with the economical crisis. I tasted the peanut butter cups with flakes and they do add just an unfamiliar crunch to the candy.

On the outside, the cups look just like the typical Reese’s candy. It’s on the inside that the difference is noticeable. The filling is paler than the peanut butter. It’s also “fluffier” than the peanut butter filling I am used to eating. The pieces of cornflakes are pretty much invisible.

I was expecting something completely different when I tasted them. The filling is sweet and not as nutty as I would’ve liked. Actually I found it too sweet. This actually made it hard for me to eat more than that first cup. I prefer the taste of the classic peanut butter cups, or if I want a fix of chocolate and hazelnut, Nutella.