Reese's Fudge and Reese's Extra Creamy

[Dylan]

I bought these variants of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups today at my local 99 cents store (they were nearly out of both of them, so I suspect inventories are low). In any event, I hadn't seen either of these confections before. As far as I can tell, the peanut filling is the same as a normal Reese's but the chocolate is slightly different. Both were smoother than the average Reese's. I quite enjoyed the fudge variant; it had a slight hint of vanilla.

My suspicion is that neither of these will become mainstream products, but worth picking up if you are a Reese's addict.

Incidentally, these peanut butter cups tasted far moister and fresher than what I typically find on store shelves. I wonder if these coatings do a better job of protecting the fragile peanut interior, which is quite susceptible to being dried out?

[Caitlin McGrath]

These are limited edition variations (I've also seen ones with a cookie in the bottom of the cup), so they won't be around long. I suspect that this also means they are quite a bit fresher than the normal stock, which may (or may not) account for their being moister

[bryanj]

i (accidentally) bought some reeses cups made w/white 'chocolate', which were very good, too. like you mentioned, the peanut butter was creamier and seemed fresher than usual. and i don't like white chocolate....

[professorfate]

Reeses used to sell fudge cups alongside peanut butter cups in the late 60's. They were my favourite as a kid. They had disappeared from the market by about 1970. A great loss.