{"id":4522,"date":"2016-11-09T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2016-11-08T17:44:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T01:44:50","slug":"candy-critic-reeses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/candy-critic-reeses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candy Critic: Reese\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Ashton Newton\r\nself-proclaimed candyman<\/pre>\n
When I dig into a Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup, I know exactly what to expect. That perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter melting in my mouth and, for just a second, washing away every worry in the world. Reese\u2019s are perfection.<\/p>\n
But the joy of Reese\u2019s doesn\u2019t stop there. There are Reese\u2019s Pieces, Reese\u2019s Puffs, Reese\u2019s Big Cups, Reese\u2019s Holiday Cups and so much more. Not to mention Reese\u2019s White Chocolate Cups, \"humor-1-color\"Dark Chocolate Cups, Crunch bars and even the off-brand chocolate peanut butter candy has some of the Reese\u2019s feel.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going to start off with the classic Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup two-cup pack. This is the true, loved and tested product that turned Reese\u2019s into a candy empire. When opening the pack there is some suspense. You see the peanut butter cup, you know that soon it will be yours, but you must first take off the brown wrapping, which is an art in itself and must be done with extreme care. Actually eating the peanut butter cup can be done in many ways, but the best way I\u2019ve found is just to eat the whole thing at once. As expected, absolutely fantastic taste and perfect chocolate peanut butter balance. 10\/10
\nNext up is the popular Reese\u2019s Pieces product. These M&M sized peanut butter filled snacks are great for when you\u2019re on the go, but rely too heavily on the peanut butter and not enough on the chocolate. They\u2019re not bad, but I\u2019d choose the peanut butter M&M\u2019s over them any day. 7\/10<\/p>\n
Another negative is the Reese\u2019s Big Cups. A huge part of the Reese\u2019s experience is the balance between chocolate and peanut butter, and this candy throws that idea out the window. It\u2019s an extreme candy and must be eaten with the utmost responsibility. It\u2019s easy to overdo it with these and get sick. Too much peanut butter is a bad thing. 6\/10
\nDiffering greatly from the classic idea of what Reese\u2019s should be is Reese\u2019s Puff cereal. Reese\u2019s Puffs are one of the best cereals out there because they give the incredible taste of Reese\u2019s peanut butter and chocolate without having to deal with peanut butter or chocolate. They\u2019re simple, tasty, and allow you to eat Reese\u2019s for breakfast. The only negative is the fact that they\u2019re not Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups. 9\/10<\/p>\n
Christmas, Halloween and Easter bring the holiday cups. These fun shaped treats break the law of Reese\u2019s balance by having way more peanut butter than chocolate, but it doesn\u2019t matter because they are amazing because of it. I\u2019d much rather have holiday cups than a normal Reese\u2019s cup. No brown wrapping and fun shapes bring holiday cups above normal Reese\u2019s cups, only brought down by the limited quantity. 10\/10<\/p>\n
Finally, the most innovative Reese\u2019s candy around: the Reese\u2019s Pieces Peanut Butter Cup. This incredible invention not only gives you the perfection that is a Reese\u2019s peanut butter cup, but also fills it with Reese\u2019s Pieces, correcting the lack of chocolate from individual Reese\u2019s Pieces. These are a must have. The merge of Reese\u2019s two most popular products is such a simple idea, but one that brings forth the best Reese\u2019s product to date. 11\/10<\/p>\n
Contact the author at anewton15@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By: Ashton Newton self-proclaimed candyman When I dig into a Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup, I know exactly what to expect. That perfect blend of chocolate and peanut butter melting in my mouth and, for just a second, washing away every worry in the world. Reese\u2019s are perfection. But the joy of Reese\u2019s doesn\u2019t stop there. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":937,"featured_media":4563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humor"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/937"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}