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Monday, June 01, 2009
Hershey’s Almond Joy Pieces
The new line of Pieces is the expansion of the Reese’s Pieces line after a mere thirty one years since their introduction. (More here) The choice of Almond Joy as one of the first lentilized Hershey’s bars in this line is kind of odd, but a welcome one as far as I’m concerned - coconut candies are few and far between. The samples I got were directly from Hershey’s and came in little “for sales samples only” packets of only .7 ounces each. I’m not certain what the final packaging sizes will be. The nutrition information is missing but the ingredients are here:
The pieces are similar in size & proportion to M&Ms, perhaps a little thicker. The sizes and manufacturing are quite consistent. The colors are blue, dark brown and tan. The candy shells are rather thick & crunchy, the candy center is a milk chocolate base studded with coconut bits and crushed almonds. They’re quite sweet and taste mostly of coconut, but the texture combinations are fantastic - the light crunch of the candy shell combined with the chew of the coconut bits and the occasional appearance by an almond bit. The flavors are a bit mild but I enjoyed these quite a bit and if I had an opportunity to chose them for a snack at a movie or while at my desk, I certainly would, mostly because they are unique, there are no other candies like this. There’s no Kosher status listed on the package (though that may be because this is not final packaging), and it also says that it’s not nut, peanut, wheat, egg or soy free. Further, the use of resinous glaze means that this is not a vegetarian product. Related Candies
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These do sound good, but I am afraid that these would often have that greasy shell that Reese’s Pieces often have from the peanut butter leaching through. Coconut seems to have even more of that effect that PB.
Oooooh - what a tease!!! These do look yummy! Three of my favorites in a little munchable package. I’m going to have to be like those Raisin Bran guys waiting outside the store all night when these come out. Hmmmm - I wonder if I can pre-order them on-line!!!
We tried these at the Candy Expo and thought they were delish (especially after we didn’t get to try the coconut M&Ms; which we were looking forward to). The coconut content is minimal and dry, so I don’t think there’s any danger of a greasy shell. I have to say, though, that the bright blue color was rather alarming.
This is too cruel. These sound insanely good.
Found these at the store (on sale!) for the first time a few nights ago. After trying the Coconut M&M’s, I found these to be vastly superior. Real coconut? Real almonds? I wasn’t expecting that from Hershey, which has been going the “cheap” route lately. These are vastly superior to the Coconut M&M’s, which have no coconut in them at all.
If you let them melt in your mouth, they aren’t greasy or dry, they really pull off the Almond Joy taste.
I am totally hooked on these! I bought them at a Wal-Mart in north Ga. mountains and just happened to walk by and see them. I was hesitant at first thinking they would not be that good with the hard covering…. boy was I wrong. I had to really abstain from sitting down and eating the entire bag at one time. I haven’t found them in any stores around me in Charlotte, and there is not a Wal-Mart near me. I will be making a trip across town in the new future to get them!!! My favorite candy is the almond joy, but I think I like these better than the bar!!!
I mixed these with a oatmeal cookie dough and baked…...It was sooooo goood!
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