Coconut M&Ms

Cafe Society
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While stocking up on candy bars at Rite Aid the other day, I spotted a new flavor of M&Ms: coconut. One of those limited edition flavor variants the candy manufacturers have been rolling out in recent years. I love coconut, love M&Ms, had to have 'em.

Well…they’re okay. I was imagining a center of coconut paste like the filling of a Mounds bar, but these are just slightly larger M&Ms suffused with an artificial coconut flavor. No trace of actual coconut is present.

Anyone else tried them?

Any other limited candy flavor variations to report on?

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My mother bought those and some mint ones.

I’m like you, I was all over the coconut ones. But they were disappointing. Chemically coconut flavor. Yuk.

I like plain ol’ M&Ms much better.

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That sounds disapointing. I’m nuts for coconuts and coconut M&Ms sounds like a good combonation to me.

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Is the filling chocolate with coconut flavor, or white pasty stuff or what?

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Flavored milk chocolate.

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Oh no, I can’t condone that. Coconut surrounded by dark chocolate surrounded by candy coating is the only way I could get behind that idea.

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I’m glad you clued me in. Love coconut and chocolate but sounds like I won’t bother with this one.

Hey guys, BEST combo I ever tasted was when Ben & Jerry made coconut ice cream that had chocolate chunks and almonds (forget what they called it). OMG!!! It was sooooooooooo good. Of course, it’s a “retired” flavor now. Damn. They did bring it back for a little while once, but not now.

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I remember that! That stuff was scrumptuous. Apparently it was called simply Coconut Almond.

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We knew about them because they’ve been showing up in an image of all the kinds in some commercials.

Finally saw them in the store. Not good. Tasted like a chemical additive not like coconut may have actually been involved.

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If you’re disappointed in the coconut M&M’s, I’d give the Almond Joy variety a try. I’m not sure what they’re called exactly, but they come in a zip pouch and they’re really good. You can even taste the little bits of coconut if you’re patient enough to let them melt in your mouth. :slight_smile:

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I just discovered these existed while googling the M&Ms. They’re called Almond Joy Pieces. I’ll keep an eye out for them!

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I’ve been looking for them because the coconut creme kisses were wonderful so I thought I’d give the M&M’s a try but I am disappointed to hear there is no actual coconut in them.

Can’t find the coconut creme kisses anymore either. :frowning:

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Yes! That’s it. They also come in York and Reese’s flavored. I tried the York and was underwhelmed, I liked Almond Joy a lot more. Give them a try!

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I rather thought a large part of the point to coconut was the texture of the little bits.

No doubt there is some technical problem in cramming all the necessarily non-homogenous coconutty chocolate in a tiny M&M, but still - if you can’t solve that, try Grand Marnier or some other flavour.

BaskinRobins do a terrific coconut icecream (with the little bits all suitably in). Goes wonderfully with Mango Tango.

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Moundsaholic here to say Hey, try 'em. I agree they aren’t as good as real coconut would be, but they’re good enough for me to stockpile a couple of packs before they’re retired. And a lot less Sat.Fat than real coconut would have.

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In my day, all you could buy were plain and peanut M&Ms. None of these sissy flavors like dark chocolate, mint, peanut butter, and the like. Now, even the plain M&Ms have been sissified, with their name changed to milk chocolate M&Ms. Also, there weren’t as many colors. You wanted a red M&M or a blue M&M? Tough shit.

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Red isn’t new. You must be a young whippersnapper who grew up during the Red Dye #2 scare. :stuck_out_tongue:

We had almond M&Ms back in the 60s, too.

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I’ve shied away from any candies with coconut until recently, when my wife gets pissed off when my histamines react to anything. Upside: I ate my first coconut candy in ages because I’m sensitive to sulfiting agents, what keep coconut white, but Benadryl cast aside such an offense as a soiled glove and my wife is vocally offended when I react to any allergens around the home so I keep myself well doped.

Tomorrow do I try an Almond Joy or a Mounds to find what I’ve missed for 30 years? The ads left it as an “either/or,” not a “both, thank you.”

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do those Almond Joy bits have almonds in them? If so, is there a Mounds version, for those of us who don’t like Almonds?

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Yes, there are little chunks of almond in the Almond Joy Pieces. I don’t think they’ve made a Mounds version.