# Reese's peanut butter cup THINS **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720 "2019-11-20T18:59:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/1 "2019-11-20T18:59:00Z")
Has anyone else had these? I find them a HUGE step up from regular peanut butter cups. Maybe the ratio of chocolate to PB is better. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/2 "2019-11-20T19:07:30Z")
Inconceivable! šŸ˜• ā˜¹ :p:p \*You \*may have \*my \*share. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/3 "2019-11-20T19:13:32Z")
Now you have to buy three times as many. The Big Cups were just about perfect. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/4 "2019-11-20T19:30:51Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Has anyone else had these? I find them a HUGE step up from regular peanut butter cups. Maybe the ratio of chocolate to PB is better. You are Wrongy Wrongerson, Mayor of Wrongtown. I looooove RPBCs in all iterations I have ever had, except the thins, They have the perfectly dis-optimal ratio as a matter of fact, and have been cast out from my presence. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/5 "2019-11-20T20:03:16Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Now you have to buy three times as many. The Big Cups were just about perfect. Wrong ratio on those for me. Reeseā€™s are my favorite candy confection, and the regular ones have exactly the right ration of both. I dislike both the big cups and thin ones for getting the ratio wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/6 "2019-11-20T20:24:55Z")
I like the ratios in the big cups a bit better, and Reeseā€™s Dark is the best overall for flavor. ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/7 "2019-11-20T20:52:03Z")
Just what Iā€™ve been waiting for! Less of my favorite candy! Actually, I think the Reeseā€™s Easter Eggs have the best PB to chocolate ratio. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/8 "2019-11-20T23:55:52Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Wrong ratio on those for me. Reeseā€™s are my favorite candy confection, and the regular ones have exactly the right ration of both. I dislike both the big cups and thin ones for getting the ratio wrong. I agree mostly. The big cups are acceptable but donā€™t really hit the spot the way a pair of standard cups do. The thin ones are just sad. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/9 "2019-11-22T15:07:43Z")
I havenā€™t tried them yet. I like the ratio of chocolate and peanut butter in the minis the best - I would say more chocolate than pb. Thatā€™s what I imagine the thins would be. Next time I see the thins, Iā€™m going for it! ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/10 "2019-11-22T18:32:08Z")
Go to Trader Joeā€™s and get their PB cupsā€“either milk or dark (I infinitely prefer the dark but thatā€™s just me) and youā€™ll never be happy with the grainy Reeseā€™s ever again. TJā€™s even makes teensy little mini-cups about the size of chocolate chips (for which they substitute perfectly in cookies) and theyā€™re also amazing. Theyā€™ve achieved a perfect smoothness and flavor in the filling that is mind boggling, using much higher quality chocolate than Reeseā€™s. Mind blowing. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/11 "2019-11-22T18:57:17Z")
I just assumed this is a way to sell you less candy for the same price. Shit-hooks. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/12 "2019-11-22T19:06:15Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > Go to Trader Joeā€™s and get their PB cupsā€“either milk or dark (I infinitely prefer the dark but thatā€™s just me) and youā€™ll never be happy with the grainy Reeseā€™s ever again. TJā€™s even makes teensy little mini-cups about the size of chocolate chips (for which they substitute perfectly in cookies) and theyā€™re also amazing. Theyā€™ve achieved a perfect smoothness and flavor in the filling that is mind boggling, using much higher quality chocolate than Reeseā€™s. Mind blowing. Believe it or not, itā€™s the grainy, almost crumbly texture of the peanut butter that makes me prefer RPBC to higher quality varieties. I know, weird. Not that Iā€™d turn down \*any \*chocolate/ peanut butter confection. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/13 "2019-11-22T19:18:32Z")
The idea of thin peanut butter cups is contrary to the prime directive of candy, which is to maximize intake. Itā€™s the same defect that makes eating Chinese food with chopsticks untenable. Utensils that keep me from shoveling it in at an optimal rate are to be avoided. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/14 "2019-11-22T19:59:03Z")
Andy, youā€™re a good dude. I like you as a poster. But this preference to chocolate over Reeseā€™s peanut butter is making me rethink how I feel about youā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/15 "2019-11-22T20:01:51Z")
The important thing to remember is that neither the original, nor these despicable thinner ones, are candy bars. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/16 "2019-11-22T20:57:32Z")
This is worse than super thin crust pizza. I wonder what the profit margin on the thins is compared to the regular. ā€œLess of our product is betterā€ Itā€™s a scam AFAIAC. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/17 "2019-11-22T21:18:10Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The idea of thin peanut butter cups is contrary to the prime directive of candy, which is to maximize intake. Then you need [these](https://www.amazon.com/REESES-Pound-Chocolate-Peanut-Butter/dp/B004N5FR06). Two cups, one pound. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/18 "2019-11-22T23:08:23Z")
I never bothered to buy any Reeseā€™s Thins because I was sure I wouldnā€™t like them with less peanut butter. But then one day they were half-off at the store for the dark variety and, hey, itā€™s candy, so I tried them. I found them AMAZINGLY good. And ate way too many. I have a jar full of them in the kitchen right now. Oh, the grainy peanut butter is part of the attraction - I wouldnā€™t like Reeseā€™s cups without it. Couldnā€™t say why. There you go. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/19 "2019-11-22T23:12:48Z")
Ooh, I know this one! NOT a candy bar! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720/20 "2019-11-23T00:43:08Z")
No. Justā€¦no. Iā€™ve been trying to find the ones that have Reesesā€™ Pieces inside them, but I they just donā€™t seem to be anywhere! ā˜¹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cup-thins/843720.md?page=2)