Candy Hunting: 2014 Holiday Candy, Part 1

Seasonal Edition Extra Candy Cane Peppermint

Place found: Walgreens

Peeps Candy Cane

Place found: Walgreens

Brach's Candy Cane Candy Corn

Place found: Walgreens

Brach's Peppermint Creme Candy Canes

Place found: Schnuck's

Cherry Apple Twist and Candy Cane Tic Tacs

Place found: Schnucks

Hershey's Cookies 'n' Mint Nuggets 

Place found: Walmart

Russell Stover Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Santas

Place found: Walgreens

Russell Stover Dark Chocolate & Coconut Macaroon Santas

Place found: Walgreens

Twizzlers Cherry, Green Apple, and Lemonade Pull 'n' Peel

Place found: Schnucks

Queen Anne Black Cherry Cola Cordial Cherries

Place found: Walgreens

Whiskey Flavored Chocolate Flight

Place found: Target

Chocolate Covered Nuts and Berries

Varieties: Hot Toddy Chocolate Covered Peanuts, Egg Nog White Chocolate Covered Almonds, Mulled Cider Chocolate Covered Cranberries, and Buttered Rum Chocolate Covered Raisins

Place found: Target

Caramel and Fudge Bites

Varieties: Chili Pecan Caramel Bites, Scotch Whiskey Caramel Bites, Maple Bacon Caramel Bites, and Jamaican Rum Fudge Bites

Place found: Target

Holiday Mr. Sketch Markers

Ok... These are not candy, but they are awesome. 

Scents: Candy Cane, Santa's Cookie, Christmas Tree, Sugar Plum, Gingerbread, and Chimney

Place found: Schnucks

Links to more Holiday Candy Hunting: 

Peeps (Part 2)

One Pound Candy Bars (Part 3)

Holiday Assortments (Part 4)

Part 5

Candy Hunting - New Hershey's Products

Reese's Crunchy

These are a re-release. They already existed as a limited edition and full time product a few years ago. 

SRP: $1.19
Release: December 2014

Kit Kat White Minis

SRP: $1.89
Release: January 2015

Twizzlers

These look like sets of two extra long Twizzlers. 

Flavors: Cherry Pull 'n Peel, Fruit Punch Pull 'n Peel, and Strawberry Lemonade Filled Twists
SRP: $1.19
Release: December 2014

Candy Hunting - New Caramel Apple Products

Twizzlers Caramel Apple Filled Twists King Size

Aha! So these do exist in a format other than snack size. Read the review here. 

Place found: Target
Price: $1.00

Wonka Laffy Taffy Caramel Apple (Review)

Place found: Target
Price: $2.69

Jolly Rancher Caramel Apple Lollipops

Place found: Target
Price: $2.69

Charms Blow Pop Caramel Apple

Place found: Target
Price: $2.69

Werther's Original Spiced Caramel Apple Popcorn

This is a little bit of a stretch to be considered candy, but it does contain caramel! 

Place found: Target
Price: $3.29

Pirate's Booty Caramel Apple

Okay, this is not candy at all, but it has caramel flavor... 

Place found: Target
Price: $2.79

Caramel Apple Oreo 

Still not candy, but these are delicious. The caramel and apple flavors are in good balance, and there are apple pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.) in the filling, too! Junk Food Guy has also reviewed the Caramel Apple Oreos. 

Place found: Target
Price: $2.99, if memory serves me right

See more caramel apple products here. 

Twizzlers Caramel Apple Filled Twists

Twizzlers Caramel Apple Filled Twists are one of the new candies being released this Halloween season. This new flavor is only available in snack size portions in large (10.29 oz) bags. 

Place purchased: Walgreen's

Price: $2.99

Number of reviewers: 4

Appearance - 4.8

Each packet contains two, 2.25" long Twizzlers. The bold green, apple flavored licorice is filled with light brown, caramel flavored filling. The filling looks dull and muted in comparison to the vibrant green licorice. 

C: I like that the Twizzler is filled with the caramel. 

E: VERY green, alarmingly so. 

E2: The brownish caramel squirting out of the ends is unappealing. 

Flavor and Taste - 5.3

The licorice has a standard, artificial green apple flavor, without any sourness. The caramel filling also tastes artificial, which actually works well in this application. While the pairing of the green apple and caramel flavors are perfectly balanced and compliment each other, they are both incredibly sweet. The flavor combination is reminiscent of the Halloween staple Caramel Apple Pops.  

C: The caramel flavor is nice, not too sweet. The apple is a little off, but not too bad.

E: Caramel and apple flavors are actually well-balanced. Both quite fake though.

E2: Reminds me of the caramel apple pops. Apple flavor isn't as sour as I would imagine based on the bright green flavor. 

Texture - 4.8

The licorice is chewy, while the filling is soft and unpleasantly grainy. 

C: Good texture, the caramel is a little grainy though.

E: Twizzler itself has appropriate texture, filling is grainy. 

E2: Caramel is grainy. 

Aftertaste - 4.5

The aftertaste is predominately just sweetness. Though, the apple and caramel flavors faintly linger. 

E: Sugary, artificial green apple. 

E2: Honestly not much. 

Overall - 4.9

The Twizzlers are not bad, but they are not great either. While the flavors are very artificial, the do work well together. Though, the grainy texture and intense sweetness are unforgivable. While I am not a huge fan of the Caramel Apple Twizzlers, I would expect kids to enjoy receiving them on Halloween. They are much more exciting than original cherry Twizzlers. 

E: Pretty meh. 

E2: Meh, not super impressed. 

Candy Hunting - Hershey's 2014 Christmas Preview

Jolly Rancher Holiday Mix

Green Apple and Cherry

Twizzlers Pull 'n' Peel

Cherry, Green Apple, and Lemonade

Cherry Cola Twizzlers

Twizzlers Cola & Cherry Twists were a limited edition product back in 2006. Now they have returned as Pull 'n' Peel Twizzlers.

Place purchased: Target 

Price: $2.49

Number of reviewers: 3

Appearance - 7.3

Each package of Cherry Cola Pull 'n' Peel Twizzlers contains 18 pieces, each 9.5 inches long. The pieces have six red, cherry flavored strands and three brown, cola flavored strands.

J: I wish the colors were more even.

Flavor and Taste - 6.0

The red strands have a strong medicinal cherry flavor, while the brown strands have a faint effervescent cola flavor. Together, it tastes like a slightly effervescent cherry Twizzler. The cherry flavor dominates the cola. 

J: Great flavor, but cherry dominates cola. I wish it was more cola.
S: Kind of tastes a little like cough syrup.

Texture - 7.3

The Cherry Cola Twizzlers are chewy and stick to your teeth like normal Twizzlers. There is a slight effervescent and tingling effect from the cola strands.

S: Like normal Twizzlers. 

Aftertaste - 7.3

The aftertaste is mostly of medicinal cherry with a hint of cola flavor. 

J: I get more cola in the aftertaste.

Overall - 6.7

Overall, the Cherry Cola Twizzlers taste too much of cherry and not enough like cola. I tried changing the ratio of cherry to cola strands and found that 1:8 cherry:cola tastes like a balanced cherry cola in comparison to the given ratio of 6:3 cherry:cola strands. 

J: Good, but more cola! 

Candy Hunting - New Summer Products, Part 2

Cherry Cola Twizzlers Pull 'n' Peel

Twizzlers Cola & Cherry Twists were a limited edition product back in 2006. Now they have returned as Pull 'n' Peel Twizzlers.

Link to Review
Place found: Target 

Price: $2.49

Twizzlers Raspberry Bites

Twizzlers Raspberry Bites are a Target exclusive. 
Price: $2.49

Simply Balanced Dark Chocolate Blueberry

Simply Balanced Dark Chocolate Blueberry is also a Target exclusive.
Price: $3.59

Skinny Cow Heavenly Crisp Chocolate Raspberry

Place found: Target
Price: $3.99

ChocoMaker Sugar Cookie Flavored Candy Wafers

Place found: Walmart
Price: Not $8.98, that is for an acai product, not the candy wafers

Hershey's Family Pouch 

Hershey's Drops, Kit Kat Minis, and Reese's Minis are now available in 'Family Pouch' size. The Family Pouches contain 419 g, while the normal size pouches contain 226 g. 

Place found: Walmart
Price: $4.74

Ghirardelli Squares

Ghirardelli Squares Cinnamon Crunch and Creamy Almond Crunch.

Place found: Meijer
Price: $3

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Oreo

Place found: Walmart