# Reeces Pieces or Peanut Butter M&Ms **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 13, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947 "2007-02-13T00:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/1 "2007-02-13T00:31:51Z")
Was at a vendor’s office today and they had Reeces Pieces out. I didn’t have any because I’m on a diet (OK, I had a handful, don’t tell the diet club. ☹ ) Anyway, I really like peanut butter M&Ms, but these were good too. I think the M&Ms are better. What about you? ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/2 "2007-02-13T00:34:08Z")
Reeces pieces. It’s been a long time since I had a peanut butter M&M, because they just didn’t taste as good as I thought they should. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/3 "2007-02-13T00:37:40Z")
I’m confused by your use of the word OR in that question. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/4 "2007-02-13T00:43:56Z")
Oh, Khadaji. You’re killing me. I’m depressed because it’s weigh-in day and I haven’t lost anything, and now you talk about Reese’s pieces, one of my very favorite candies, which I haven’t HAD since I was about 13? Because I don’t eat candy? And I need to lose weight anyway? I’m going to lie down and sob, now. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/5 "2007-02-13T00:54:56Z")
Reeses Pieces are vastly better. But I agree with Antinor01: Why have either when you can have both. Right now my candy bowl at work has the mini Butterfingers, the mini Reeses PB cups, and mini Crunches. I find the Dove dark choco hearts are most effective at luring female coworkers, but I prefer the PB-based stuff for my own consumption. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/6 "2007-02-13T01:02:20Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] I’m confused by your use of the word OR in that question. [/QUOTE] Ditto. :dubious: I like both! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/7 "2007-02-13T08:18:10Z")
If I must choose, PB M&M’s- they tend to be larger than RP’s & I prefer the taste. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/8 "2007-02-13T13:05:37Z")
I like a mix of Reece’s Pieces and regular M&M’s. It has a good balance of chocolate and peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/9 "2007-02-13T14:11:31Z")
Wait, we’re supposed to eat them? ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/10 "2007-02-13T16:07:46Z")
Peanut butter M&M’s are for savages. The only civilized candy is the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/11 "2007-02-14T02:32:02Z")
Reeses, if you like peanut butter flavor, M&M peanut butter if you want predominantly chocolate flavor. ---
**Author:** ![shimmery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/12 "2007-02-14T02:36:03Z")
Reese’s Pieces - Reese’s is obviously where you can find the top experts in mixing peanut butter and chocolatey deliciousness. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/13 "2007-02-14T14:54:26Z")
M&M’s plain for me, although I will eat other M&M’s and Reese’s Pieces as opposed to nothing at all. Halloween candy is the big bag of individually packaged mouthful-sized M&M’s plains. And I just hope no kids come by. Anybody ever have those M&M copycats by Hershey called Hersheyettes? Sorta diamond-shaped, a little bigger than an M&M and came in many colors. They went away in this area after only a short run. Can’t remember the last time I saw them. But they were good, too. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/14 "2007-02-14T15:04:47Z")
Reese’s have a very smooth texture where peanut butter M&Ms are more grainy. Give me Reese’s any day. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/15 "2007-02-14T16:02:21Z")
Ever since M&M’s came out with a Dark Chocolate M&M, I have turned my nose up at the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Verminary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/71e660/32.png) [@Verminary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verminary)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeces-pieces-or-peanut-butter-m-ms/391947/16 "2007-02-15T02:40:58Z")
Neither. God help me, I managed to o.d. on Reese’s Pieces when E.T. came out and I am only just _now_ at the point where I can eat more than one peanut butter cup within the span of a week or so. But given a gun to my head, I do think Reese’s has the handle on smoother and creamier. [QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] Ever since M&M’s came out with a Dark Chocolate M&M, I have turned my nose up at the rest. [/QUOTE] These are delicioso but strangely soft. Likewise the Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Kisses. Why is that? Extremely tasty, but the consistency always reminds me of chocolate gouache.