You may have noticed that we here at Candy Addict go a little nuts over the Hershey’s Limited Edition Kisses. Well, a good friend of mine recently went to Hawaii, and she brought back a bag of the Hershey’s Kisses with Macadamia Nuts. I haven’t quite figured out if these are limited edition or simply limited to sales in Hawaii.
These Kisses feature Mauna Loa macadamia nuts (Hershey’s acquired Mauna Loa in 2004) and were first introduced in Hawaii in 2006. There’s a milk chocolate and dark chocolate version. Happily, I got the milk chocolate version!
Okay, here’s where I fess up that I am not a huge lover of macadamia nuts. Given a choice, I would generally select a non-nut version of a candy, but if I have no choice? Bring on the macadamia nuts! Now, in my favor, these Hershey’s Kisses with Macadamia Nuts don’t boast a strong nutty taste. You might think these Kisses would have a whole nut in the center, but then you would be wrong! These milk chocolate Kisses have teeny little chunks of macadamia nut in them. They are so minuscule, in fact, that they are practically negligible. I do think, however, that there’s a hint of macadamia nut in there that lends a subtle, nutty flavor to the creamy milk chocolate.
So, these might not knock your socks off if you’re a big fan of macadamia nuts, but they are still tasty and will appeal to a large audience.
Buy Hershey’s Kisses online:
- at Candy Direct
- at Old Time Candy
- at Amazon.com
If there were whole macadamia nuts in there, I would have been surprised (and Hershey’s would have had to charge like $20 for the bag). Macadamia nuts are expensive!
July 1st, 2008 at 10:35 amOk, I am so trying to find these here in the states.
July 1st, 2008 at 11:38 amAnother one we won’t be able to get in the main 48 (unless we make a BIG stink about it). At least there aren’t some Alaskan exclusive white chocolate seal flavored ones.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:07 pmwow! Kisses + macadamia! perfect!
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:07 amI got all excited until I got to the part about the macadamias being just tiny chips. Sigh. Oh well. I’d rather have a CHUNK of a nut, but I’m sure these still taste good! If I see ‘em, I’ll let y’all know!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:16 pmWhen I saw this posting on your blog…I was like, ahh!!
I understand the whole only putting little bits of the nut in the kisses because…well, we know macadamia nuts are not cheap! BUT don’t put a picture on the front of the package depicting that there is a whole nut in the center!
Otherwise, great idea and I am going to be a sucker and buy a bag for myself
July 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pmI live in Hawaii and can clear up a couple of things. It is not a limited edition, but it is limited to only being sold in Hawaii. The macadamia nut piece is as big as it can be in the center of the Hershey kiss, so not a whole nut, but not a tiny bit either.
I posted a review earlier today on my blog, and offer them for sale online:)
August 1st, 2008 at 2:36 amhttp://www.doublebrush.com/2008/07/hersheys-kisses-with-macadamia-nuts-only-available-in-hawaii-or-online.html