I have a special place in my heart tastebuds for Atomic Fireballs. When I was a kid I would buy them by the box (160 in a box for $3.20). So, when I saw the new Chewy Atomic Fireballs at the All Candy Expo, I nearly did a backflip. Could chewy Fireballs be as good (or dare I say, better) than the Atomic Fireballs I have grown to know and love?
The Chewy Atomic Fireballs come in small 1 oz. boxes like Lemonheads do (and they now make Chewy Lemonheads too - review on the way) and retail for $0.25. The box is red and colorful and even has a small warning label that says “Caution: Extreme Heat!” The Chewy Fireballs themselves are about the size of a Lemonhead. They’re also exactly like jellybeans in that they have a sugary/grainy outer coating around a jelly-like ball.
Chewy Fireballs are nice and hot in the Atomic Fireball way - it’s a cinnamon heat in a non-cinnamon sort of way. They are the kind of hot your little sister can’t handle, but you love. They’re good. If you like the original Atomic Fireballs (or any cinnamon-hot candy really), I think you’ll like them. I do.
Buy Atomic Fireballs online:
- at Amazon
- at Candy Direct
I love Atomic Fireballs. Are these chewy in the Hot Tamale kind of way, or chewy in the cinnamon hearts kind of way?
November 29th, 2007 at 11:09 amJamie - they are chewy in the Hot Tamales kind of way :)
November 29th, 2007 at 11:57 amYES! YES!! YESSSS!!! Can ya tell I’m excited and can’t wait to get some? And, oh, be still my lemon-loving beating heart…chewy Lemonheads? Oh…oh…please…I’m a lemon-aholic and Lemonheads are in my Top 5 favorite edible lemon things. If you’ve read my other comments, y’all know I’m into food textures and chewy Lemonheads are gonna make me swoon (when I get one that is chewy in the midst of the hard ones, oh, happy day), so yeah, I’m pretty much excited now. Bring it on, Ferrara Pan!
November 30th, 2007 at 9:05 pmChewy atomic fireballs are AWESOME and HOT….very addictive along with a big glass of water. Problem we have is now we are addicted there is NO where around who sells them. The only ones I did find and now not there either is Dollar Tree Store.
August 21st, 2008 at 10:31 pmIf you’re looking for another place to buy the chewys, Casey’s general store supplies them. That’s where I always get mine. THEY ARE AWESOME!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 6:55 pmWalgreen’s carries these in the “Movie Candy” size boxes, and recently had all the movie candy on sell for 3 for $3. The Kangaroo convenience store nearby carries the same size box for $1.39.
I’ve also seen the $.25 boxes around also.
(I’m in North Carolina)
January 1st, 2009 at 10:26 pm