With the possible exception of Cadbury Creme Eggs, no candy is most directly associated with Easter than Marshmallow Peeps. Oh sure, in recent years we've seen Peeps popping up shaped like ghosts at Halloween or gingerbread men at Christmas, but to many of us the novelty just isn't there. For me Easter just isn't Easter until I've bitten the head off a sugar coated marshmallow chick or bunny. Today I decided to give these limited edition flavored ones a shot.
Strawberry Creme
As soon as I opened the package the aroma hit me and I worried these would be much too strongly flavored. Sadly I was sort of right. These don't taste at all like marshmallow anymore, just some ultra squishy strawberry candy. The strawberry flavor is pleasant however and I didn't have any trouble finishing off the package.
Orange Creme
Creamsicle. That's it. That's what they were going for and that's exactly what they accomplished. Like the strawberry ones however they don't taste of marshmallow at all.
Neither one of these flavors tasted bad, but neither one was terribly interesting either. The fact is there are plenty of other candies on the market that taste exactly like these. I can't help but feel they should have toned down the flavor a bit because I feel strawberry/marshmallow and orange/marshmallow would have been unique. Also, at $1.99 for a 3 pack these are not cheap, certainly too expensive for a flavor you can get elsewhere. Kids would probably love the fun novelty though and I suppose that's what is important.
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