Comments on: Candy Review: Nutrageous

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:55:06 +0000

This is by far my favorite candy bar and I too have been having a difficult time finding them. I moved to California, where they seem to sell Reese’s Fast Break and Whipps, but I’ve only found a NutRageous once, in a vending machine in a hospital!

I don’t love chocolate (actually I much prefer white chocolate) and my wife can’t eat it (massive migraine trigger), so Snickers doesn’t do it for me and pretty much the only chocolate bat I would buy was NutRageous. I really miss it and I hope Hershey is not dropping it from their product line.

By: Robby

Robby — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:34:51 +0000

You know, they’re withdrawal from mainstream shelving was so subtle I never noticed! I of am stocking up on these any time I see them! Thanks for the alert.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:13:04 +0000

I loved Nutrageous when I was a kid, so when I saw one at a local convenience store, I just had to pick one up. Unfortunately, it wasn’t near as good as I remembered it. I have a habit of revisiting my old favorites only to be disappointed, e.g., Whatchamacallit, 5th Avenue, Reese’s Sticks, and now Nutrageous. I guess some candy bars are better left as sweet memories.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:08:51 +0000

I’m with AntFan on this one. I was surprised and delighted by Take 5 (Pretzels? Genius!), but Nutrageous always feels…lacking somehow. Maybe I just don’t get the whole peanuts thing. I mean, I love love love Reese’s Peanut Butter anything generally, but the overwhelming presence of peanuts takes away from the experience for me. This is probably why I’m not a huge fan of Baby Ruth either. Snickers is probably the ideal peanut to chocolate/caramel/nougat/whatever ratio for me.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:49:39 +0000

That sounds flippin’ fantasic! Maybe it’s because I’ve spent my whole life in Burlington, WI, home of Nestles, but I’ve never even heard of a Nutrageous bar. From your review, it seems that’s quite a shame.

By: AntFan

AntFan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:43:33 +0000

Out of all of the candy bars out there, Nutrageous just doesn’t do it for me. Take 5 surprised me with its goodness, but everytime I try a Nutrageous, I am left kind of… full but unsatisfied. I guess, it doesn’t make my tastebuds sing. Maybe I need to make sure they are fresher.

By: amypaige

amypaige — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:59:20 +0000

wow. i had no idea these were so good. we always stick to the original reese’s pbc, thinking that there couldn’t possible be anything better, especially considering how disappointing the whipps and the crunch were. i must try this one! thanks for the info.

By: ebidebby

ebidebby — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:47:00 +0000

Oh…Nutrageous is a favorite of mine, ever since it first came out! It’s the perfect peanut butter bar, and I would be so sad if it was gone…

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:07:03 +0000

They are still available at most of the grocery stores and drug stores in southwest Michigan. I love Nutrageous almost as much as Reese’s sticks, but not as much as the classic peanut butter cup (minis are my absolute favorite).

By: catladyofmespo

catladyofmespo — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:23:54 +0000

I love Nutrageous too and I agree that they’re getting harder & harder to find. I sometimes have luck at gas stations where you can pick up the king size bar. Still I wish they were available at the grocery store checkouts.