I love peanut butter. There's really no simpler way to say that! So you can imagine how much I must like any kind of candy that has peanut butter in it too. Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven, and it's great that so many companies have capitalized on that concept! My favorite candy is Reese's peanut butter cups, but a very, very close second is peanut butter M&Ms.
Despite the fact that these candies are so popular and delicious, they haven't been around for all that long. Reese's pieces have been around for quite a while, and I can remember enjoying those as a kid (not that I don't now, just saying). But peanut butter M&Ms are a little bit different than Reese's pieces. The M&Ms are larger than the Reese's pieces, but as far as I can tell that's the only difference, apart from the obvious marketing. You can't miss all the clever M&Ms commercials that appear day and night on television, and why would you want to?! These tiny, delicious spheres of chocolaty-and-peanut-buttery goodness are what it's all about.
During my days at Xavier, peanut butter M&Ms were mainly a treat I reserved for laundry nights. When I lived in the dorms, the laundry rooms were in the basement, and were usually adjacent to a recreation room. They also contained snack and drink machines, and right on the top row were the peanut butter M&Ms. I would start my laundry, buy some candy, take them back up to my room, and relax in front of the TV while the laundry finished. I couldn't stand doing laundry, and couldn't bear to sit in that room and wait. The M&Ms were a small comfort that helped me relax after a long week of class and studying, and I probably ate way to many of them during that time! But hey, they are delicious after all.
At the top of the page you can see a picture of the unopened bag of peanut butter M&Ms that I obtained today. Obviously it doesn't stay unopened for long (see below). I try not to over-indulge nowadays though, since I know candy like this must be enjoyed only occasionally and not all the time. Now that I've gotten my lab results back from the doctor, and my cholesterol was a bit higher than we would like, it might be time to put these (and other desserts) off to the side for a while...but hopefully not for too long! Moderation is key, after all.
What's your favorite candy? Are you a peanut butter fan as much as I am?
3 comments:
Reese Peanut Butter cups, but the little ones, a higher chocolate to PB ratio! Also, Carmello bars from Cadbury, gooey carmel with smooth chocolate.
Wonka had a candy called OOMPA LOOMPA's shortly after the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, these were PB M&M only better.
Okay, I gotta go to bed before I get up and get me some chocolate.
PB MM's are very high on my list, only slightly behind any Reeses shaped something for some holiday.
I like to eat M&M's in twos. I like the combination of chocolate and pb but I really like dark chocolate and orange the best. When are they going to make that M&M??
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