N Candy AA: Sweet Sixteen
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1 Butterfinger vs. 5 Cadbury Crème Eggs. I think Butterfinger prevails here, now that Easter is over and the CCE isn’t so much of a retail presence, but then, I didn’t think the Eggs would get this far…and my sense is that people may prefer Butterfinger objectively, but have a stronger emotional attachment to the Eggs. Very tough call. Butterfinger by a nose.
1 Butterfinger vs. 5 Cadbury Crème Eggs
- Butterfinger (62%, 617 Votes)
- Cadbury Creme Eggs (38%, 379 Votes)
Total Voters: 996
Loading ...14 After Eights vs. 2 fudge. Keckler made a gorgeous Proustian argument in favor of A8s last time around; I, sad to say, don’t care that much, and prefer the cakey texture of fudge. (Hew.) We’ve seen the power of mint-chocolate in these snackets before, but I still think After Eights have breathed their Thin-Minty last.
14 After Eights vs. 2 fudge
- fudge (67%, 655 Votes)
- After Eights (33%, 325 Votes)
Total Voters: 980
Loading ...1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup vs. 5 See’s/Whitman’s Sampler. The See’s Sampler, we’ve seen, has its passionate adherents. I’ve never had one, but I like Whitman’s fine — it’s a sampler, full of promise (come to Mama, orange crème) and danger (fuck off, chocolate-covered cherry), with something for everyone. But it’s almost impossible to find anyone who hates a PBC; you’ve got people who can’t eat peanuts, but that’s different. It’s a perfect blend of salty and sweet, it comes in a bite-size version…it’s brilliant in its simplicity. It isn’t impossible that the Samplers could mount a challenge, but it probably is impossible for that challenge to succeed.
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup vs. 5 See's/Whitman's Sampler
- Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (87%, 874 Votes)
- See's/Whitman's Sampler (13%, 125 Votes)
Total Voters: 999
Loading ...3 Peanut M&Ms vs. 2 Snickers. Oh my God, WHY do I have to write about this one?! I don’t even want to VOTE on this one! I love them both so! …Okay, centering. So: Snickers has more formats (their ice-cream bar is delish); Snickers has caramel; Snickers is a bit better in terms of providing a big, chewy bite, if you care about that sort of thing, which I sometimes do. The peanut M&M, meanwhile, has a delicious candy coating, melts less messily, and is voiced by Vern Schillinger. (That this is the second Oz-cast reference in as many days around here is even weirder given the respective contexts.) If I can bring myself to vote, I will probably vote M, because when I think about it, I buy them more often than I do Snickers. But Snickers wins. …I have to lie down. — Bunting
3 Peanut M&Ms vs. 2 Snickers
- Snickers (62%, 614 Votes)
- Peanut M&Ms (38%, 372 Votes)
Total Voters: 986
Loading ...8 Caramello/Caramilk vs. 5 M&Ms. I’ve already made my feelings clear about how boring I find peanut-less M&Ms, but M&Ms are beloved (I mean, they’re in the White House, for crying out loud) and Caramelk just doesn’t have the strength to beat such a classic candy. I think it’s a fluke (or luck of the rankings) that Caramelk got even this far.
8 Caramello/Caramilk vs. 5 M&Ms
- M&Ms (61%, 599 Votes)
- Caramello/Caramilk (39%, 387 Votes)
Total Voters: 986
Loading ...6 Kit Kat vs. 2 100 Grand. It’s the crunchy versus the crispity here. Bunting doesn’t get the attraction of crispity-crunch, but I’m all about contrasting textures, so I love it. Even in boring old Krackel and Nestlé Crunch. 100 Grand is way more interesting as a candy bar, but for some reason I’m putting my money on Kit Kat. (I’m so suggestible. I haven’t had a Kit Kat in years, but I went out at 9:30 PM to get one last night. I tried to eat it in that very special way some of you have perfected, and found I simply don’t have that kind of patience.)
6 Kit Kat vs. 2 100 Grand
- Kit Kat (69%, 683 Votes)
- 100 Grand (31%, 301 Votes)
Total Voters: 984
Loading ...1 Milky Way vs. 5 Twix. I don’t even know who I want to win here. On the one hand, I get Milky Ways all the time (hew), and I can’t remember the last time I ate Twix. On the other hand, because I can’t remember the last time I ate Twix, I want to go eat one now. In fact, so badly do I want a Twix, I might not be able to rest until I get one. In terms of popularity, I put Milky Way on par with Snickers, so I think Twix is the loser here. (Still gonna go eat one, though.)
1 Milky Way vs. 5 Twix
- Twix (65%, 640 Votes)
- Milky Way (35%, 349 Votes)
Total Voters: 989
Loading ...3 Three Musketeers vs. 15 Lindt/Lindor. Thinking he was being thoughtful (which: he was), the Evil Dr. Mathra brought me home a Lindt truffle he picked up somewhere. Problem was, it was so warm that the inside was sloshy liquid. I guess that might be appealing for some, but not for me. Not when I was expecting the usual ganache center. (I don’t like food surprises.) It’s sort of put me off Lindt for awhile as a result. That and the fact that a TN commentator called the Lindtor “greasy,” which is so true and nothing I’ve ever thought of before. I’m surprised the Lindtor has made it this far, but I think this is where it finally meets its match. (BTW, “Lindtor” totally needs to be the name of some Scandinavian demigod who stamps around the countryside killing people with his fish breath.) — Keckler
3 Three Musketeers vs. 15 Lindt/Lindor
- Three Musketeers (53%, 513 Votes)
- Lindt/Lindor (47%, 464 Votes)
Total Voters: 977
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I cannot vote either Butterfinger or CCE. I’d like to disqualify both as gross piles of weirdly flavored sugar covered in bad chocolate. (Donning flak suit.)
Oooh, my Sophie’s Choice this time was KitKat vs 100Grand. I went with the KK, but the 100Grand…sigh. Love.
I had to go with the Twix, because I can (and have) eaten four of them in a sitting. I love, love, love Milky Way, but there’s always a point in the middle where it’s so sweet I’m not even sure if I can finish it.
But a Milky Way Midnight, frozen, may be the best thing ever invented by mankind.
Milky Way or Twix? I’d rather choose between two of my children. No, not really. But only because I don’t have children. What a tough decision! Ultimately I had to go Twix because two for me, none for you.
I can’t believe both the Twix and the Milky Way have made it this far. Not that I wouldn’t eat them, but they would never be my first choice of chocolate bar
Twix / Milky Way kills me. I can’t do it. It’s my Sophie’s Choice too. It’s either a Twix Day or A Milky Way day. There is no other kind of day.
For me, the trick to getting the Twix right is in the eating procedure:
1) Eat the chocolate around the vertical edges of the bar;
2) Eat the caramel (pronounced with THREE syllables) and chocolate top, leaving the cookie intact and crispy; and
3) Eat the cookie and chocolate layer on the bottom.
There’s a similar procedure for Kit Kat, but in that case, each wafer layer must be pried up with the teeth and eaten separately.
Maybe it’s a good thing that I just got my clonazepam scrip refilled and my OCD’s at a dull roar these days. Don’t get me started on the proper procedures for peanut M&Ms or Almond Joys.
Again, my nut allergy makes some choices easy, but I had a LOT of difficulty with many of the remaining ones. Kit Kat v. 100 Grand, Milky Way v. Twix (I saw a Milky Way Simply Caramel today that I now must try), and M&Ms v. Caramello were all Sophie’s Choices. If one option has caramel and the other doesn’t, caramel wins with me, but Milky Way v. Twix was really tough. I went with Milky Way just because the variations are better – Milky Way Dark is the shit, but I can’t eat PB Twix.
I’ve been voting Butterfinger up to now whenever it’s up against something I can’t bear (like CCEs, for example) because I’m assuming it’s the Bart Simpson-approved American version of Crispy Crunch. Am I wrong? Even if I am, it can’t possibly be worse than Creme Eggs.
I am also baffled by the Snickers love. I like it better than the Mars bar, and the wee Hallowe’en versions are nice enough, but I can’t imagine eating a regular-sized one when there are so many superior options out there. I’m also a giant fan of peanut M&Ms, so I’m extra-sorry Snickers is winning at the moment. Time to go clear my cache…
Oh, and the redesign is boss.
Word Caitlin M. Word. Both are horrible.
@Caffeine72 – OMG that is EXACTLY the way I eat a Twix. I thought i was the only weirdo in the world who did that! I will only buy a Twix if I can eat it in semi-private, because I feel so weird doing it.
Twix/MilkyWay was my Sophie’s Choice as well. They are my favorite two ever, especially now that there is a Milky Way Simply Caramel!
@K – Milky Way Simply Caramel will change your life.
Most choices were easy, but you just about did me in (I understand the Sophie’s Choice reference but never brought myself to read/see it after reading the synopsis) picking between See’s my special occasion candy and Reese’s my grocery store fav. I went with See’s but will gracefully accept the ultimate triumph of Reese’s.
caffeine72, Stephanie – we need to start a club.
And whoever recommended the 3 Musketeers Dark Chocolate Mint on an earlier thread: I HATE YOU NOW. Or rather, my waistline does.
Milky Way Simply Caramel, I’m simply afraid to try, for similar reasons. (McDonald’s Hot Caramel Sundae? SO MUCH BETTER than the Hot Fudge.)
Have you tried keeping Twix in the freezer? A frozen Twix dipped in a cup of tea = heaven. Also, in Australia we have Caramello Koalas, which are cute as well as incredibly delicious.
@Claire Why did you tell me that there are caramello koalas? I MUST HAVE ONE. Also, forget the mint Three Musketeers-try the Truffle Crisp Three Musketeers. Talk about heavenly.
MIlky Way Midnight frozen is the BEST. but only in the little bite size. the full size bar is way too much (too sweet, too sticky, too everything). But it is so far for me to find them! The halloween mixed bags are the only way I can get a Milky Way Midnight fix anymore.
Caitlin M. and Heather Rose, I will gladly provide a good home for all your unwanted unloved Cadbury Creme Eggs. I am, right this minute, working my way through the 30 of them that I bought on sale last week. I will miss them terribly when they’re gone…until next year of course.
I make my choices almost entirely on the presence of “nougat” or whatever the fluffy gross unflavored sugar goo the middle of a 3 musketeers bar purports to be. So much yuck.
Fingers crossed for a Caramello comeback, though, because that is some sugar goo that I can get behind.
I can’t eat Twix anymore ever since I read the “nutritional” information on it. Just looked it up again to make sure I get it right:
Twix (1 package, 2 oz)
280 calories / 27 g sugars
14 g fat (11 g saturated)
11g saturated fat!!! That’s insane, people. Or as this helpful website puts it, it’s the equivalent of 11 STRIPS OF BACON.
Twix is better because you get TWO. Everyone knows this. (There’s a pb twix out there? What?)
First of all: Snackets. Hee! How did we live all these years without that word?
Second of all: I once had a JK Simmons sighting at a suburban mall. He had on khakis and a corduroy jacket; he was pushing a stroller containing a bald infant of indeterminate gender. He looked so goofily happy to be pushing a stroller through a suburban mall, I completely forgot about how evil he Schillingered and could only think of how much I loved the Peanut M.
Third of all: I am second to no human in my love of chocolate. And yet, I would be quite content to never have fudge again. I’ve always thought the balance of choc to sweet was all wrong (way too sweet). Even the non-choc versions need serious peanut butter and nut infusions to inspire even a disinterested sniff from me. A8 All the way!
I’m thrilled and delighted that there are so many people out there who eat candy the way *I* do, namely to carefully pick apart the separate elements with one’s teeth. Although I’ve noticed that I have to alternate my method: eat one Twix bar in separate elements, eat the other in quick bites, nom nom nom. Same with Kit Kats. And Peanut M&M’s. So it’s convenient that the candy bars I love to eat in separate sections also comes in an easily dividable form.
Damn! No money in my purse for the vending machine, crap!
@Jenny – Now I completely distracted by the thought of 11 STRIPS OF BACON.
When are we having a N-Cured Meats-AA bracket?
I suppose it’s VERY bad that I’ve been trying to come up with a way to combine Twix and bacon. If I’m ever going to kill myself with food, that might be a good way to go.
I had a hard time choosing between Kit Kat and the 100 Grand bar. I think it depends on how much time you want to spend eating the candy bar. The Kit Kat is a quick chocolate fix while you have to commit some time in chewing the 100 Grand bar. Both are good though, in my opinion.
That may be more thought than is really required when choosing a candy bar…
The only thing I find more disgusting than Butterfinger is Cadbury Creme eggs. So I almost didn’t want to vote.
OTOH, no matter which candy bar wins the Twix/Milky Way face off, I will be heartbroken for the loser. Why do I have to choose????
I agree. The redesign is fuh-nom-nom-nom-uh-nal.
Butterfinger.. meh. CCEs make me happy.
You know who hates Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? 6 Year-old Beadboy1 — “yucky!” I was outraged until I realized that meant I could eat all the cups in his Halloween haul.
I don’t understand all the Butterfinger/CCE hate here; I love them both. I voted for Butterfingers, though, because it is not seasonal; for whatever reason I only crave CCEs in the spring (and I, too, have a stash from the post-Easter sale, which I’d better get to).
I’m with Beadboy. I’ve never understood all the love for that grainy, indigestion-inducing “peanut butter” encased in subpar, waxy chocolate. And this, as someone who loves Creme Eggs! But I’m used to being an outlier — I also dislike ice cream, baseball, babies, and coffee…
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