So I’m at the supermarket today perusing the chocolate aisle (as I often do) when what do my wondering eyes should appear but a maroon-colored package of M&M’s. I know the plain chocolate are in a brown package, peanut are in a yellow package, almond are in an off-white package, peanut butter are in a red package, crispy are in a blue package… but what’s in maroon?
Caramel!
I got a little package, and they’re tasty yummy. I’m actually not overly fond of the chocolate they use in M&M’s, but once I start i get addicted and eat half a bag. the caramel are kind of a caramel/chocolate mix, making it really sweet, but I like caramel, so…
Oddly, I see nothing about it on their website. Similarly, the package also reads “dulce de leche” - why in French?
That is such good news. I was so disappointed at the last color change. They added blue, but removed tan - why remove any color? Jelly beans come in lots of colors. More colors is just better.
Yummy! Caramel! I love caramel, especially in ice cream. Yummmm…
How does that work, anyway? I’ve never eaten any of the peanut butter M&Ms or ones like that. Are they like the Reese’s Pieces, with just the peanut butter and the candy shell, or is there chocolate too?
Maybe I ought to try those one day. Right after the peanut butter Twix.
jessica
Um, you do realize I meant the color of the bag, not the M&M’s themselves, right? All M&M’s, despite what’s inside 'em, are the same colors (red, orange, yellow, dark brown, blue and green).
Jess, the caramel ones are swirled together with the chocolate. The peanut butter ones are layer - center is peanut butter, then a coating of chocolate, then the candy coating, like the peanut M&M’s have a solid peanut in the middle (as do the almonds). Works the same way with the cripsy M&M’s.
Dulce de leche is Spanish. Caramel M&Ms (an idea whose time has come, BTW) are aimed at the Hispanic market and are being marketed in cities with large Hispanic populations. Here’s an article about it.
I know the plain chocolate are in a brown package, peanut are in a yellow package, almond are in an off-white package, peanut butter are in a red package, crispy are in a blue package… but what’s in maroon?
