Even though I didn’t go to the All Candy Expo, I’m still reaping the benefits. Robby has been kind enough to share his stash with me and now I get to share it with you.
I love chocolate – like any self-respecting Candy Addict I consider it to be one of the major food groups. So imagine my delight upon hearing about the new Snickers fudge bar. I love Snickers, I love fudge, and putting them together? Wahoo! My tummy did a little happy dance at just the thought of it… and I gotta tell you, the reality is as good as I’d hoped.
What they’ve done is to replace the regular caramel with fudge and the regular nougat with peanut butter nougat. I was a little worried that would make the Snickers too sweet, but my fears were without basis. When I bit into this, I tasted sweet creamy chocolate followed immediately by a really strong peanut flavor. The peanuts temper the sweetness and both blend with and provide a counterpoint to the fudge. And the fudge, it makes the Snickers even more creamy than usual. So I got the creaminess of the chocolate, fudge, and peanut butter nougat mixed with the crunch from the peanuts for a really cool texture, along with the blended peanut butter/fudge/chocolate flavors – all smushed into one delectable bar. I loved it!
If you’re a Snickers fan, or you like the peanut butter and chocolate flavor combo, you’ve got to try these! Keep an eye out for them, because they’ll be coming soon (probably around August).
These are not new. They’ve been at Walgreen’s for months.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:48 pm@Candy Fan: I am not sure how they have these at Walgreens so early, but as someone who spoke with the Mars people, they told the press they would be debuting in August.
@Cadence: I’m so glad you liked it! Can’t wait to read your other reviews and hear how they are.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:03 pm@Candy Fan – It was probably a test market, most food and beverage companies use them to roll out new product, to be sure it will sell before committing to placing it nationwide.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:19 pm@Robby: I must have seen something else at Walgreen’s. Thanks for clearing that up.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:21 pm@melly: I like your explanation better. It means Cadence and Robby are right and I am not crazy.
June 1st, 2009 at 5:22 pmNever thought you were crazy! just didn’t want the masses swarming local walgreens and burning them down if theirs didn’t stock the snickers fudge like yours do
June 1st, 2009 at 6:30 pmI’ve seen some stores put out candy earlier than they’re supposed to but I was just in Walgreen’s on Saturday and saw a huge display of Snickers Transformers (yellow nougat) … the package is kind of similar, maybe that’s what it was.
June 1st, 2009 at 7:24 pmI must find these! Your description got my mouth watering!
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:09 am