# Almond Joy (and other wonderful cheap candies) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016 "2016-09-15T17:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/21 "2016-09-15T19:31:54Z")
I haven’t met a (chocolate) candy bar that I don’t like. If it’s not made with chocolate (except for a Payday), then it’s not candy. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/22 "2016-09-15T19:44:21Z")
I prefer Mounds over Almond Joy. Mounds seems more like a dark chocolate coating which I favor over milk chocolate. I will eat a Almond Joy if one is offered to me. 😃 Chocolate covered, coconut candy is extremely easy to make. No candy thermometers required. Almonds could easily be added just prior to dipping in the chocolate. Homemade candy is a Christmas tradition at our house. > **[Chocolate-Covered Coconut Candy](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-coconut-candies/)** > > Chocolate-covered coconut candy is a perfect, bite-sized treat for coconut lovers—although they may not be able to stop at just one! My favorite is Baby Ruth. I keep a bag of the bite size ones in my pantry. I like Butterfingers and did not know they contained cornflakes. I learned something today. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/23 "2016-09-15T19:45:44Z")
Almond Joy and Mounds are too dry. Bounty is where it’s at! ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/24 "2016-09-15T19:48:11Z")
I like to put peppermint patties in the freezer. They never really freeze, but get somehow thicker and take a bit longer to chew-very chewy. 1 or 2 after a meal satisfies my desire for a sweet. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/25 "2016-09-15T19:59:28Z")
I love Mounds, even though I normally hate coconut. Probably because Mounds only slightly approximates real coconut. Milky Way’s really where it’s at, though. Especially the nougat-free (caramel & chocolate only) Milky Way. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/26 "2016-09-15T20:00:31Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I prefer Mounds over Almond Joy. Mounds seems more like a dark chocolate coating which I favor over milk chocolate. I will eat a Almond Joy if one is offered to me. 😃 My mom loved coconut; when I was a kid I didn’t really like it, but have developed more of a taste for it over the years. I haven’t tried a Mounds or Almond Joy since I was young. I’m sure I’d like it better now, but I think there are still other candy bars I’d like better. I was at a grocery store in October a few years ago. They had their bags of fun-sized Halloween candy on a table near the entrance. I saw a candy I’d never heard of before, [Spunow bars](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUnGrJPUAAIfm6V.jpg), but I decided not to buy them. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/27 "2016-09-15T20:01:12Z")
Necco wafers. Even the licorice ones are good. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/28 "2016-09-15T20:03:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Necco wafers. Even the licorice ones are good. eccchh. shudder. ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/29 "2016-09-15T20:27:12Z")
[Sno Caps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sno-Caps) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/30 "2016-09-15T21:38:54Z")
When I lived in Minnesota, I loved Forever Yours bars–vanilla nougat and caramel covered with dark chocolate. Fast forward 20 years. The local store has Milky Way Dark bars. I read the wrapper. “That’s a Forever Yours” I say to the counter man. He gives me one, and I gobble it down, telling him about Forever Yours bars. Then I buy a dozen. My absolute most favorite cheap candy. They are now called Milky Way Midnight, but they are just as good. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/31 "2016-09-15T21:54:43Z")
I always keep a six-mm hex nut in my coin purse. Sometimes you feel like a nut… ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/32 "2016-09-15T21:54:59Z")
Zagnut! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/33 "2016-09-15T21:59:31Z")
Movie food: Buttered popcorn and a big box of Junior Mints. Alternate. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/34 "2016-09-16T02:32:25Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > Heath Bars. Yum. Next time try a SKOR bar. Dee-lightful. I came in to mention skor, too. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/35 "2016-09-16T03:13:06Z")
I miss the Chunky bar. Yes I know you can sell your car and order 2 of them online but… That seems to take some of the fun out of it. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/36 "2016-09-16T03:16:00Z")
Almond Joy and Butterfingers are at the top of the pyramid. Nestle Crunch and Kit Kat are way down at the bottom. Peppermint patties are refreshing. Paydays are delightful as long as you’ve got a beverage. I love Twix and Snickers, but anything over the fun size is too much for one setting. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/37 "2016-09-16T04:20:56Z")
Almond M&Ms are really good! As far as cheap, commonly available candy goes, these are my faves. Local 7-11s used to sell Rice Krispie marshmallow candy/cakes. Love those! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/38 "2016-09-16T04:44:58Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > eccchh. shudder. You can say that again. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/39 "2016-09-16T04:50:28Z")
Not a “coconut with chocolate” fan here. My faves: (not generally available in Japan) Big Hunk Reese’s Pieces Payday Butterfingers Whatchamacallit (generally available in Japan) Reese’s PB Cups (sold in limited locations) Snickers (smaller size than US version) KitKat (in assorted flavors besides standard milk chocolate) Peanut M&Ms (most convenience stores in Japan carry it) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016/40 "2016-09-16T05:25:09Z")
No coconut for me, thanks. I’ll take a Chick O Stick, a Clark bar, some caramel creams, one of the big packs of grape Now and Laters, a couple of Atomic Fireballs, a box of Junior Mints and a pack of Spree candy. And those jumbo Chewy Sour Sweetarts. Oh, and a Jawbreaker, just 'cause. For somewhat finer candies a treat at night, I like Andes Mints. For serious candy days, there must be Butter Toffee Cashews. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-joy-and-other-wonderful-cheap-candies/766016.md?page=3)