Peanut Butter Chocolates, of all things...

This might seem like a crazy topic to start with after letting my blog lapse for 2 years, but it's not such a bad thing. I love chocolate and I love peanut butter, but for some reason have never really tried peanut butter chocolates much.

What typically springs to mind when thinking about peanut butter chocolates is Reece's Pieces or Reece's Peanut Butter Cups. I don't really remember when I first tried the Pieces, but I know the Peanut Butter Cups made a definite impression when I first tried them whilst spending the weekend at a friend's place in 2012. They're seriously addictive is the best way to describe what I remember about them (and my response to them).

Head to head - which wins?!

I was recently talking to a friend at work about some random stuff and was surprised to hear that there is such a thing as Peanut Butter M&M's. Said friend then gifted me 2 things, a packet of Reece's Pieces and a packet of Peanut Butter M&M's. Having never tried the M&M's variety before I was given this awesome gift with the intention of being able to try both and compare them. This then challenged me to pick a favourite of course.

I semi-seriously taste tested, if you're going to make a running joke of something you might as well finish it properly, right? Initially the jury was still out on my preference. I think that may have had something to do with the Indian I ate for dinner before trying each of them, so I saved some and tried them again on two different nights a few days later.

Turns out I prefer the M&M's. Factors considered included size, coating, filling and overall taste. At first I thought their overall flavour was letting them down, but I reserved final judgement until a total of three taste tests were completed. The second two tests swung the vote in the M&M's favour.

As my friend also points out, the colour variety in an M&M's packets lets you be selectively OCD about what colours you eat first and save for last. Like all good children do of course!

Although, when you think about it, technically the Reece's Pieces are Peanut Butter Candy... no matter!