5: Whoppers - Whoppers are, apparently, "the original malted milk balls." They also melt in your mouth in a sweet burst of chocolatey-malty-saliva (yeah, that's gross sounding to me too). Malted milk is apparently evaporated milk, flour, and barley. Not sure why they're so delicious, but they are.
3: Hershey's Kiss - Perfect bites of pure Hershey's milk chocolate. They melt in your mouth, coating your tongue with a very good (if slightly too acidic) chocolate taste. It's the simplest candy on this list, but in all its simplicity, it's among the most perfect candies ever made.
2: M&M's - They actually do melt in your hand, turning your digits various shades of blue, red, and green. And they've changed colors multiple times in my life (anyone remember when they had light brown and dark brown?). But M&M's have succeeded in one area where other candies have failed--expansion. Peanut M&M's are excellent, Peanut Butter M&M's are amazing, and other variations (dark chocolate, almond, etc.) are not as good, but certainly aren't bad.
1: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - When a guy got his peanut butter into a girl's chocolate, it was amazing--from this kinky pairing, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups were born. The perfect balance of these two ingredients in the perfect form. There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's, and that's why the earn the #1 spot.
I went into this list fully thinking Sixlets were going to make the top 5, but then I tried some and they are not as good as I remember. Anyway, please tell us your top 5 below! (And don't forget to share via Facebook or Twitter!)





Even better than the standard peanut butter cups are the miniatures. Classic miniatures, not the newer microscopic ones. Same flavor combination, but with an improved chocolate to peanut butter ratio.
ReplyDeleteAnd make mine frozen.
-Jim in LA
Frozen--yes!
ReplyDeleteAddicted to Reeses. Love the new king size cups.
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