As you may or may not know, Smarties in Canada and Europe are totally different than the candy we call Smarties here in the U.S. Ours are pressed-sugar discs (which are called Rockets in other countries) while the Canadian/European Smarties are candy-coated chocolate similar to M&Ms but made by Nestle. I wrote about this before and have been looking forward to trying the chocolate Smarties. I finally got my hands on some thanks to the good folks at Nestle who heard my plea and hooked me up.
The European/Canadian Smarties have a slightly larger circumference than M&Ms and are slightly flatter and the colors are much brighter and seem more fun than M&Ms. They come in red, yellow, orange, green, mauve, pink, brown and blue and, according to the Smarties website, the orange has orange flavoring in the chocolate center though I didn’t notice it myself. (Weird – orange Sixlets are like that too). Their shells also seem a little thicker than M&Ms though I don’t have a micrometer to verify this.
So, how do they taste? Great! They remind me of Cadbury Mini Eggs (which I LOVE). The chocolate has that Cadbury taste to it and the slightly thicker shell just works for me. So, I now have a new favorite candy-coated chocolate candy. Here are my rankings:
Yes, the European/Canadian Smarties are that good and now sit at the top of my list of favorite candy-coated chocolate, bite-sized candies.
I am glad you were finally blessed enough to try these little bits of heavenly goodness. In an effort to spread joy and happiness to our neighbours to the south, I have been sending Smarties Carepackages to my American friends for many years. I just don’t know how you’ve all survived in the U.S. without them for so long !
Fabulous site, by the way. Thanks for keeping it up !
No Brian, no! Don’t be fooled by the stylish European candy! Just because it has a nicer accent and sashays about does not mean it tastes better!
I’ve been a Smarties detractor ever since they were thrown at me in Switzerland.
I’m an M&Ms girl all the way…
Orange only taste like orange in the UK. If you were sent Canadian ones they will all taste the same.
theyre made with nestle chocolate though. Im from the UK the only smartie i like it the orange one. I like cadburys mini eggs and m&m’s over smarties, by far.
Oooh, these sound great!
I’m also glad you rated Kissables higher than M&Ms. I think the thicker sugar coating makes for a better candy. Yum!
I live in Canada and I gotta say Smarties kick ass. =)
I am originally from Africa and there you only get Smarties, but I now live in the USA and have access to M&M’s. I have tried them but find the USA chocolate tastes artificial so there is nothing like the taste of Smarties in my book, and have been looking for a website that I can purchase these little gems – even my husband, who is an American, prefers the Smarties taste.
Hi everyone i may not know alot about smarties but I know that they have way too much sugar. They may be candy but its just not fair to the diabetics that they cant have them because of all the sugar I say they need to use pure chocolate with no sugar and less sugar in the hard candy coated part of the sweet flavoured candy.
Thanks: Jessica
Hi. Does anyone know how to buy smarties. I love them and cant find them in u.s. I have not had any since i was 13 years old and now iam 26. I JUST WANT SOME SMARTIES1!!! Please help
If you’re looking to buy Smarties in the U.S. try any store in your area that sells “gourmet” foods, as well any ethnic grocery stores. Here in Tucson, we’ve got a large variety of great ethnic stores and these are available in many places. I believe World Market is a chain of sorts and they do carry them (well, they do here). I buy them often and like them. I like M&M’s, too, but they’re different. You can also try some of these online candy sites advertised here to the left of this area! Try dollar stores, too. I once found some in a Dollar Tree or a 99-cent store. One of ‘em. I was surprised, but I love dollar stores for interesting candy finds! Good luck!
Which site sells these Smartie candies? I had some in some trail mix on a Young Life Beyond adventure and fell in love with them. Can’t seem to find them anywhere.
Being Canadian myself, I’ve had both. M&Ms (espically dark ones Mmmmm!) seem to taste better to me! Just my opinion though.