Candyology 101: A Candy Podcast

Candy can be eaten throughout the year, but there are issues with some candy when the weather gets warmer. In this episode, we discuss what makes a candy summer-safe and share our favorites. Links to the products we talk about can be found at candyology101.com/42/. Thanks for listening!

Mango is the hot flavor this summer. In this episode we talk about our favorite mango candy and discuss what other flavors go with the tropical fruit. Links to products we talk about during the episode are available at candyology101.com/41/. Thanks for listening!

In the last episode we talked about new products at the 2016 Sweet & Snacks Expo. In this episode we discuss some of the trends we noticed at the trade show. Links to many of the products we talk about are available at candyology101.com/40/. Thanks for listening!

Every May, the Sweets & Snacks Expo is held in Chicago. It's America's largest confectionery trade show. Hundreds of companies from around the country display their goodies for retailers and the press. In this episode, we talk about the most interesting products showcased during this year's expo. Links to most of the products we discuss are available at candyology.com/39/. Thanks for listening!

The first Now and Later bar was produced in 1962. Its name was meant to suggest to customers that they eat some of the taffy squares right away and save the rest for another time. In this episode, we share our thoughts about the fruity chewy candy. Show notes are available at www.candyology101.com/38/. Also, if you want to listen to more food-related podcasts, check out our sister shows -- The Nosh Show and Let's Talk TJ's.

The Lemonhead is a classic sweet and sour candy. The Ferrara Candy Company has been making it for over 50 years. In this episode, we share our thoughts about the lemon candy with a hard candy core in a soft shell and its fruity siblings. Show notes are available at www.candyology101.com/37/. Thanks for listening!

The Kit Kat has been giving breaks for over 80 years. In this episode learn why it's produced by Hershey's in the U.S. and Nestle everywhere else in the world, find out if there's a difference between the two, discover what Kit Kat eating technique drives Cybele and Maria crazy, and much more. Show notes are available at www.candyology.com/36/. Also, if you want to listen to more food-related podcasts, check out our sister shows, The Nosh Show and Let's Talk TJ's.

Hershey's Whatchamacallit isn't as popular as other Hershey's candy bars, but it's been around for almost 40 years. In this episode we talk about its history, advertising, packaging, and its cousin, the Thingamajig. Show notes are available at&nbsp;<a href= "http://www.candyology101.com/35/">www.candyology101.com/35/. Music: <a href= "http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/clear-day">Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Mike and Ike are ubiquitous, dependable, and come in a surprisingly wide variety of flavor mixes. We talk about the many varieties and our love for these little chewy candies. Show notes for the episode are available at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/34/.

In this episode, we debate which is better, Snickers or Milky Way? Show notes are available below (if your podcast app allows it) or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/33/. What We're Sweet On(starts at 00:20) Trolli Evil Twins Amarelli Sassolini Snickers vs Milky Way Intro&nbsp;(starts at 03:44) Names&nbsp;(starts at 05:03) Elements&nbsp;(starts at 9:12) Sizes&nbsp;(starts at 13:06) Popularity&nbsp;(starts at 17:25) Sales of the leading 10 snack size chocolate candy brands in the U.S. (2015) Advertising&nbsp;(starts at 19:31) Snickers Advertising 1986 - Satisfies You Snickers Advertising 2010 - You're Not You When You're Hungry Milky Way Advertising: 1970s - At Work, Rest &amp; Play Milky Way Advertising 2015 - Sorry, I Was Eating a Milky Way Brand Extensions(starts at 32:55) Milky Way Simply Caramel Milky Way French Vanilla Milky Way Marshmallow Milky Way Caramel Apple Snickers Dark Snickers Xtreme Snickers Almond Snickers Almond Dark Snickers Cruncher Snickers Crisper Snickers Shrek Snickers Adventure Bar (Indiana Jones) Snickers Charged Limited Edition Snickers Fudge Snickers Peanut Butter Squared Snickers Mixed Nuts Snickers Rockin' Nut Road Bar Conclusion&nbsp;(starts at 45:22) Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode we discuss all the new Easter candies we've seen on shelves that will be 50 percent off on March 28th. We also talk about giant filled eggs and the clutch of new Peeps in stores. Links to the products we talk about are below (if your podcast app allows it) or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/32/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 00:20) Smarties Squeeze Candy Haribo Gummi Bears Easter Candy - Giant Filled Eggs&nbsp;(starts at 03:25) Milk Chocolate Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Egg New Easter Candy&nbsp;(starts at 12:16) White Strawberry Shortcake M&amp;M's Easter Sundae M&amp;M's Malt M&amp;M's Mini Eggs Hershey's Carrot Cake Kisses Russell Stover Mango and Key Lime Whip Egg Russell Stover Pineapple Whip Egg Russell Stover Banana Whip Egg Jolly Rancher Bunny Food Gummies Easter Flavor Trends&nbsp;(starts at 21:30) Brach's Superfruit Eggs New Peeps&nbsp;(starts at 26:19) Mystery Flavor Peeps (2016) Fruit Punch Peeps Strawberry Delight Peeps Vanilla Delight Peeps Blueberry Delight and Raspberry Delight Peeps Cotton Candy Peeps Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starts at 33:50) Jelly Belly BeanBoozled 4th Edition Maria's BeanBoozled Challenge Birthday Cake Airheads Ghiardelli Dark Chocolate Blueberry Squares

In this episode we make your mouth water and lips pucker by discussing sour candies, from Lemonheads to Warheads. If your mouth can't stop salivating during the episode, we apologize in advance. Show notes can be found below (if your podcast app allows it) or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/31/. Thanks for listening! Links to products we talk about during the episode: What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 00:18) Haribo Ginger Lemon Gummies Dum-Dums Heart Pops Sour Candy Intro&nbsp;(starts at 01:54) PDF about the acids found in candy Warheads Warning and Challenge&nbsp;(starts at 07:03) Warheads Challenge&nbsp;(WARNING: If you're squeamish, don't watch the video.) Warheads Challenge aftermath&nbsp;(WARNING: If you're squeamish, don't watch the video.) Dentists HATE Sour Candy&nbsp;(starts at 09:55) Why Are Sour Candies So Appealing?&nbsp;(starts at 11:25) Favorite Sour Candies&nbsp;(starts at 14:17) Lemonheads Shock Tarts Favorite Sour Gummies&nbsp;(starts at 17:54) Trader Joe's Sour Ts and Js (Maria's review) Trader Joe's Sour Ts and Js (Cybele's review) Haribo Sour Bears Gummy Fettuccine Favorite Sour Hard Candies&nbsp;(starts at 21:45) Napoleon Bonbon Super Soda Favorite Sour Jelly Beans&nbsp;(starts at 24:57) Gimbal's Sour Jelly Beans Sour Patch Jelly Beans Sour Candies We Miss&nbsp;(starts at 28:04) SweeTarts: Chicks, Ducks &amp; Bunnies Altoids Sours Wonka&rsquo;s DinaSour Eggs Other Sour Candies&nbsp;(starts at 37:45) Toxic Waste Candy Warheads Super Sour Double Drops Candies We Wish Had a Sour Version&nbsp;(starts at 41:00) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starts at 44:28) Hershey's Carrot Cake Kisses Starburst Gummies Peeps Mystery Flavors (2016) Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Love is in the air and Valentine's Day candies are lining the shelves. We discuss the strawberry flavor trend and a few other Valentine's candy trends. Show notes are available below (if your podcast app allows it) or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/30/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 00:18) Cybele:&nbsp;Goetze&rsquo;s Caramel Creams Maria:&nbsp;Cry Baby Tears Valentine's Day Candy Intro&nbsp;(starts at 02:12) So Much Strawberry&nbsp;(starts at 04:21) Ghirardelli Strawberry filled Dark Chocolate Squares Strawberry Creme Limited Edition Peeps Russell Stover Strawberries &amp; Cream Mix White Strawberry Shortcake M&amp;M&rsquo;s Dove Milk Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Crisp Promises Strawberry Milk Chocolate M&amp;M&rsquo;s Divine White Chocolate with Strawberries Lindt Strawberry &amp; Cream White Chocolate Truffles R.M. Palmer Strawberry Filled Hearts Brach's Strawberry Shortcake Candy Corn Strawberry &amp; Creme Laffy Taffy Masculine Valentine's Day Candy&nbsp;(starts at 26:36) Pub Collection Gourmet Chocolate Bars Giant Gummies&nbsp;(starts at 30:21) Giant Gummy Pizza Giant Gummy Hot Dog Giant Gummy Bear Giant Game Controller Gummy YouTube video of turning beverages into giant gummies Other Valentine's Day Candy Trends&nbsp;(starts at 37:01) Hershey's Conversation Kisses Valentine Exchange Reeses Cups Life Saver Gummy Valentines Tic Tac Be Mine Mix Mystery Flavor Fun Dip Nerds in Disguise Mystery Bubble Tape International Rainbow Mentos With Mystery Flavor Taffy Taffy Mystery Swirl Rope Ideal Valentine's Day Candy Assortment&nbsp;(starts at 41:41) See's Scotchmallow Hearts Gimbal's Cinnamon Lovers Niederegger Marzipan Mini Loaves Ghirardelli Strawberry filled Dark Chocolate Squares Vosges Exotic Truffle Renegade Heart Box Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starts at 46:06) Smooth Sake Kit-Kat The Kit Kat Chocolatory Moleson 24 Karat Gold Kit-Kat MARZIBONS Lovely by Chuao Chocolatier Sugar Free Stevia Gummis Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode, we dive into coffee candy. We discuss our favorites, those you might've forgotten, and a few foreign brands. Show notes are available below (if your podcast app allows it) or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/29/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 00:21) Maria:&nbsp;GoOrganic Hard Candy Cybele:&nbsp;Mocha M&amp;Ms Coffee Candy Intro&nbsp;(starts at 01:21) Wrigley's Kona Doublemint Gum Brach's Caramel Macchiato Candy Corn Coffee Candy Combinations&nbsp;(starts at 2:47) Coffee &amp; Chocolate&nbsp;(starts at 04:36) Ritter Sport Espresso Bar Coffee Crisp&nbsp;(Canada) Ferrero Pocket Coffee Meiji Coffee Beat Tcho Mokaccino Theo Coffee Dark Chocolate Bar Theo ECI Coffee &amp; Cream Milk Chocolate Bar Divine Coffee Milk Chocolate Bar Hello Lindt Coffee Blast Il Morso Javaz Dove Mocha Latte &amp; Dark Chocolate Swirl Promises Mocha M&amp;Ms Mocha M&amp;M Premiums Coffee Nut M&amp;M's Coffee Almond Crush Pocky Coffee Candy That Should Come Back&nbsp;(starts at 22:48) Cappuccino 3 Musketeers Java Twix Coffee KitKat Necco Cafe Select Trio Hard Coffee Candies&nbsp;(starts at 24:11) Bali&rsquo;s Best&nbsp;(Fusion Gourmet) Kopiko Meiji Chelsea Coffee Coffee Rio Nestle Coffee Nips Werther&rsquo;s Coffee Caramel Hard Candies See&rsquo;s Caf&eacute; Latte Lollipops Sumi Yaki Coffee Candy Oddest Coffee Candy Combinations&nbsp;(starts at 30:21) Hot Coffee - Ginger Coffee Chews&nbsp;&ndash; The Ginger People Candy that Should Have a Coffee Version:&nbsp;(starts at 35:29) Dark Chocolate Coffee Kisses Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starts at 43:19) Milk Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Crisp Dove Promises Russell Stover Strawberries &amp; Cream Mix M&amp;Ms White Strawberry Shortcake Hershey's Carrot Cake Kisses (Rumor) Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

It's the end of the year, so we're going to share our best and worst candies of 2015. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/28/. Thanks for listening! Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 00:20) Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Mints Unoriginal Skittles Best and Worst of 2015 Intro&nbsp;(starts at 01:49) Best Holiday Items&nbsp;(starts at 02:42) Dove Holiday Milk Chocolate Mint Cookie Promises Ghirardelli Strawberry filled Dark Chocolate Squares Starburst Halloween Mix Sweetarts Jelly Beans Citrus Shortbread Bites Worst Holiday Items&nbsp;(starts at 8:25) Starburst Sweet and Sour Jelly Bean Mix Brach&rsquo;s Gummi Conversation Hearts Vidal Gummi Gingerbread Men Dove Milk Chocolate &amp; Red Velvet Swirl Promises Best House Brand or Generic Items&nbsp;(starts at 13:38) Aldi Blueberry Acai Pwerberries Trader Joe's Ts &amp; Js Sour Gummies (Cybele) Trader Joe's Ts &amp; Js Sour Gummies (Maria) Trader Joe's Chocolate Marbles Trader Joe's Magic Beans Trader Joe's Mango Mango Gummies Worst House Brand or Generic Items&nbsp;(starts at 22:04) Trader Joe's Gourmet Jelly Beans (Maria) Best Trends&nbsp;(starts at 23:34) Worst Trends&nbsp;(starts at 31:08) Best New Category&nbsp;(starts at 35:21) Worst Category Trend&nbsp;(starts at 39:00) Best Chocolates&nbsp;(starts at 41:40) Theo Coconut Salted Almond Bites Next Organics Dark Chocolate Bananas Cafe Mocha M&amp;M's Worst Chocolates&nbsp;(starts at 44:57) Best in Sour&nbsp;(starts at 47:01) Super Cola Best in Chews&nbsp;(starts at 47:58) Chimes Ginger Chews Starburst Superfruit Flavors Worst in Chews&nbsp;(starts at 49:09) Holiday Mix Skittles Best in Packaging&nbsp;(starts at 50:58) Sky Bar Zombie Bar Hello Halloween Pumpkin Marshmallows Limited Edition Minion Tic-Tacs Top 3 Worst Items&nbsp;(starts at 55:04) Bubblicious Cotton Candy Gum Pez Hedz Tic Tac Mixers Peach Lemonade Tastykake Fall Kandy Kakes: Salted Caramel and Karrot Kake Lemonhead &amp; Friends Fruit Flavored Breath Mints Top 3 New Items&nbsp;(starts at 1:00:32) Eastern Japan KitKat Western Japan KitKat Il Morso Coffee Bars Taffy Town Chicken &amp; Waffles Taffy Lindt Hello Toffee Bites Lime Delight Peeps Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

It's the Christmas season again, so we're talking about new Christmas candies and spending some time talking about many of the mint-flavored products that have returned this year. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/27/.&nbsp; Thanks for listening! Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:20) Maria:&nbsp;Trader Joe's Pumpkin Spice Salted Caramels Cybele:&nbsp;Kopiko Christmas Candy Intro&nbsp;(starting at 02:56) New Christmas Candies in Stores&nbsp;(starting at 09:47) Vidal Gummi Gingerbread Men Vidal Mini Candy Cane Licorice Sticks (Strawberry) Hubba Bubba Hot Cocoa Bubble Gum Sugar Plum Peeps Banana Cr&egrave;me Minion Peeps (not really Christmas) Trolli Extreme Sour Frost Bites Project 7 Gingerbread Snap and Red Velvet Gum Butterfinger Bites Lumps of Coal Russell Stover Dark Chocolate Peppermint Brownie Santa M&amp;M's Cafe Mocha (Target) M&amp;M's Hot Chocolate (Walmart) Dove Milk Chocolate Holiday Mint Cookie Mint Candies&nbsp;(starting at 23:59) Junior Mints Peppermint Crunch TicTac Candy Cane Hershey&rsquo;s Peppermint Bark Bells Hershey&rsquo;s Candy Cane Bar Hershey&rsquo;s Candy Cane Kisses Hershey&rsquo;s Cr&egrave;me De Menthe Kisses Dove Dark Chocolate Peppermint Dove Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark Promises M&amp;Ms Holiday Mint (Milk Chocolate) M&amp;Ms White Chocolate Peppermint Ghirardelli Winter Mint Minis Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark Andes Peppermint Crunch Dark Chocolate Peppermint Roca Life Savers Candy Cane Peppermint Candy Cane Tootsie Pops Jelly Belly Candy Cane Beans RM Palmer Candy Cane Cups Brach&rsquo;s Candy Cane Peppermint Candy Corn Flipz Candy Cane Pretzels Hershey&rsquo;s Cookies n Mint Nuggets Peeps Peppermint Candy Cane Trident Layers Candy Cane Gum Extra Candy Cane Gum Dum Dums Limited Edition Holiday Pops Tasting&nbsp;(starting at 34:37) Dum Dums Holiday Pops Other Holiday Products&nbsp;(starting at 39:10) Trader Joe's Chocolate Marbles Trader Joe's Montezuma's Chocolate Truffle Collection Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 44:00) Chocolate Leather Bars Banana Milkshake Hello Lindt Bar Skittles America Mix Anime Girlfriend Kiss-Flavored Candy

We're well into fall so in this episode we talk about two popular fall flavors -- Honey and Maple. Show notes can be found below or at www.candyology101.com/26/. Show Notes&nbsp; What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:18) Cybele:&nbsp;Halls Defense Assorted Citrus Maria:&nbsp;Dubble Bubble Fizzers Quick Halloween Recap&nbsp;(starting at 02:10) Honey Intro&nbsp;(starting at 05:11) Firmenich Flavor of the Year Award announcement Honey-Related Candies &amp; Sweets&nbsp;(starting at 18:06) Bit-O-Honey Jelly Belly Honey Beans Gimbal's Honey Lovers Betterbee Sweet Honey Candy Brach's Candy Corn Favorite Honey Candy&nbsp;(starting at 21:29) Go Organic Honey Hard Candies See's Scotchmallow Honey Flavor Combinations&nbsp;(starting at 23:32) Joyva Sesame Honey Crunch Maple Intro&nbsp;(starting at 25:44) Maple Candies&nbsp;(starting at 29:21) Jelly Belly Pancakes and Maple Syrup Brach's Maple Nut Goodies Kissinger's Peanut Butter &amp; Maple Oat Crunch Bar Blue honey caused by bees getting into M&amp;M's Red honey caused by maraschino cherries Brach's Halloween Assorted Mellocremes Honey &amp; Maple as Thanksgiving Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 40:11) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 42:08) Hot Chocolate M&amp;M's One Pound Mega Foil Coin Sugar Plum Delight Peeps Megaload PB&amp;J Bars SweeTarts Soft Bites Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this year's Halloween episode, we talk about new and returning Halloween candy, share what we're giving out to Trick-or-Treaters, and spend some time on candies to pass out for those who have food allergies. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/25/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:20) Maria:&nbsp;Junior Mints Cybele:&nbsp;Tic Tac Spearmint Mix Halloween Candy Intro&nbsp;(starting at 02:08) What We're Giving Out&nbsp;(starting at 04:20) New and Returning Halloween Candy&nbsp;(starting at 07:51) M&amp;Ms White Chocolate Candy Corn Hershey&rsquo;s Candy Corn Creme with Candy Bits 3 Musketeers Muskefears Bars Snickers Scream Twix Ghosts Orange Halloween Kit Kat Reese's Orange Pumpkins Reese&rsquo;s White Chocolate Pumpkins Mike and Ike Zombie Mix Starburst Halloween Mix Sky Bar Zombie Food Wonka Laffy Taffy Caramel Apple Twizzlers Caramel Apple Filled Twists Caramel Apple Pops Jolly Rancher Caramel Apple Lollipops Charms Candy Corn Pops Influenster Halloween Candy Poll&nbsp;(starting at 14:09) America's Favorite Halloween Candy State-by-State Jones Soda Halloween Cans Jones Soda Limited Edition Halloween Flavors 2015 Allergy Candies&nbsp;(starting at 20:36) Endangered Species Chocolate Yummy Earth Organic Pops Organic Surf Sweets Full Size or Fun Size?&nbsp;(starting at 34:48) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 39:21) M&amp;M's Cafe Mocha Lucky Country Southern Peach, Lemon Meringue, and Firestick Cinnamon Aussie Style Licorice Hi-Chew Sours Mix Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode we're focusing on the classic fall candy -- candy corn. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/24/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:20) Maria:&nbsp;Trader Joe's Mango Mango Gummies Cybele:&nbsp;Gimble's Sour Jelly Beans What is Candy Corn and How is it Made?&nbsp;(starting at 01:46) Life Cycle of Candy Corn Elements That Define Candy Corn&nbsp;(starting at 06:32) How We Eat Candy Corn?&nbsp;(starting at 10:39) Candy Corn Varieties&nbsp;(starting at 16:57) Brach&rsquo;s Caramel Macchiato Candy Corn Brach's Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s S&rsquo;mores Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cup Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Sea Salt Chocolate Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Apple Pie Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Fruit Cremes Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Carrot Cake Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Candy Cane Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Red Velvet Candy Corn Brach&rsquo;s Birthday Cake Candy Corn Brach's Celebration Candy Corn Favorite Candy Corn Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 19:00) Maria:&nbsp;Brach's Caramel Macchiato&nbsp;and&nbsp;Brach's Carrot Cake Cybele:&nbsp;Brach&rsquo;s Caramel Macchiato,&nbsp;Brach&rsquo;s Candy Cane, and&nbsp;Brach&rsquo;s Carrot Cake Worst Candy Corn Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 23:37) Maria:&nbsp;Caramel Apple Candy Corn Cybele:&nbsp;Target Toffee Flavored,&nbsp;Sweet's Naturally Flavored Candy Corn as a Flavor/Theme for Other Candies&nbsp;(starting at 29:46) Charms Candy Corn Pops Charms Super Candy Corn Blow Pop M&amp;M's Candy Corn Hershey's Candy Corn Creme Bars Candy Corn Kisses Candy Corn Circus Peanuts Brach's Candy Corn Nougats Jones Candy Corn Soda Candy Corn flavors We Wish Existed&nbsp;(starting at 39:50) Other Candy Corn Makers&nbsp;(starting at 45:32) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 49:37) Zombie Mouth Gum (Kickstarter) Coffee Nut, Honey Nut, and Chili Nut M&amp;M&rsquo;s Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode we have a discussion about Trader Joe's candy with the folks from the blog&nbsp;What's Good at Trader Joe's, who also do the&nbsp;Let's Talk TJ's&nbsp;podcast. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/23/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:20) Maria:&nbsp;Cola Puchu Cybele:&nbsp;Maple Sugar Candy (from Quebec) Intro&nbsp;(starting at 01:39) iTunes link to Let's Talk TJ's Uncured Bacon Ganache Bar Milk Chocolate Jumbles Fireworks Chocolate Bar PB&amp;J Milk Chocolate Bar Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly Greek Yogurt Favorite Trader Joe's Candies&nbsp;(starting at 14:34) Cybele's T's &amp; J's Sour Gummies review Maria's T's &amp; J's Sour Gummies review What's Good at TJ's T's &amp; J's Sour Gummies review Powerberries Gummy Tummies What's Good at TJ's Gourmet Jelly Beans review Cybele's Gourmet Jelly Beans review Dark Chocolate Caramel with Black Sea Salt Bar Black Licorice Scottie Dogs Candy Coated Licorice Allsorts Panda Traditional Soft Original Licorice Dark Chocolate Mints Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Crispy Rice Milk Chocolate Worst Trader Joe's Candies&nbsp;(starting at 33:12) Green Tea Mints What's Good at TJ's Dark Chocolate Honey Mints review Cybele's Dark Chocolate Honey Mints review Peppermint Marshmallows Chocolate Raspberry Sticks Turkey Meatloaf Muffins Trader Joe's Return Policy Tangent&nbsp;(starting at 37:18) Discontinued Products&nbsp;(starting at 41:48) Peanut Brittle Pumpkin Seed Brittle Eggnog Almonds Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

We get nutty with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! We talk about the history behind this iconic candy and the many Reese's variations and limited edition flavors. Thanks for listening! Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/22/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:18) Cybele:&nbsp;Goetze's Caramel Creams Maria:&nbsp;Taffy Town Salt Water Taffy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Intro/History&nbsp;(starting at 02:41) Classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Commercial Family Guy Parody Variations&nbsp;(starting at 09:38) Dark Chocolate Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cups Trader Joe&rsquo;s Dark Chocolate Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups White Chocolate Reese's Justin&rsquo;s White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minis Reese's Eggs Factory Fresh Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cups Limited Edition Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 17:15) Reese's Caramel Reese's Crunchy Cookie Cups Reese&rsquo;s Big Cup with Mixed Nuts Reese's Crunchy Reese's Chocolate Lovers Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Lovers Reese's Double Chocolate Reese's Fudge Reese's Hazelnut Creme Elvis Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter and Banana Cup Reese's with Marshmallow Mallo Cups Other Reese's Products&nbsp;(starting at 29:14) Reese's Pieces Reese's Pieces Eggs Reese's Sticks Reese's Fast Break Nutrageous Reese's Crispy Crunchy Bar Reese's Whipps Reese's Swoops Whoppers Reese&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Flavored Candy Reese's Oreo Reese's Competition&nbsp;(starting at 37:51) Nestle Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups Boyer Peanut Butter Cups Boyer Smoothie Cups Ingredients Changes for Reese's&nbsp;(starting at 45:33) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 49:09) Pumpkin Spice Latte Milk Chocolate M&amp;M&rsquo;s Scharffen Berger 72% Dark Chocolate With Raspberries &amp; Sea Salted Almonds Bar Pecan Pie Milk Chocolate M&amp;M's Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

This episode is all about red licorice. Are you Team Red Vines or Team Twizzlers? Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/21/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(Starting at 00:21) Maria:&nbsp;Project 7 Front Porch Lemonade Gum&nbsp;Cybele:&nbsp;Coffee Rio Red Licorice Introduction&nbsp;(Starting at 03:16) Twizzlers History(Starting at 04:47) Twizzlers Chocolate Twizzlers Red Vines History(Starting at 06:08) Red Vines Shapes&nbsp;(Starting at 09:16) Fruity Licorice(Starting at 11:28) Darrell Lea Strawberry Liquorice Darrell Lea Mango Liquorice Darrell Lea Green Apple Liquorice Twizzlers Bites Favorite Licorice&nbsp;(Starting at 22:38) Darrell Lea Strawberry Liquorice Lucky Country Black Licorice Cinnamon Fire Twizzlers Good &amp; Plenty Good &amp; Fruity Kenny's Licorice Flavors We'd Like to See&nbsp;(Starting at 35:36) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(Starting at 43:10) Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey Fudge Caramel Ferrero RAP Protein Energy Gummies&nbsp; Caramel Apple, Candy Corn, and Pumpkin Spice Peeps Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode Maria and Cybele take on the summertime favorite,&nbsp;Salt Water Taffy. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/20/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:18) Cybele:&nbsp;See's Butterscotch Squares Maria: Tootsie Pops Salt Water Taffy Introduction&nbsp;(starting at 02:36) One of those&nbsp;historical articles about candy. Making salt water taffy video What's In Salt Water Taffy?&nbsp;(starting at 04:37) Shape Difference: Rods or Nuggets&nbsp;(starting at 11:32) Favorite Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 14:56) Cybele: Banana Molasses Licorice Root Beer Peppermint Maria: Molasses Peppermint Strawberry Lime Lemon Spearmint Trader Joe's Salt Water Taffy Salty Road Taffy Dewar's Salt Water Taffy Storage&nbsp;(starting at 31:03) Where Should Taffy Go?&nbsp;(starting at 37:09) What flavor would you want to see in taffy? Trick or Treat&nbsp;(starting at 42:08) Dagoba Superberry Chocolate Bar Hershey's Snack Mixes Moon Pie Bites Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode we spend time discussing what makes a great summer candy and go over the three iconic summer flavors: Lemonade, Cotton Candy, and Watermelon. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/19/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:20) Maria:&nbsp;Chimes Ginger Chews Cybele:&nbsp;Theo Coconut Salted Almond Dark Chocolate Squares Summer Flavors Introduction&nbsp;(starting at 02:41) Lemonade&nbsp;(starting at 03:18) Lemonade Kasugai Gummies Lemon Delight Peeps Alex's Lemonade Stand Peeps Trident Layer Grape Lemonade Gum Lifesavers Gummies Tangy Collisions Aldi Raspberry Lemonade Twisted Fruit Ropes Mike and Ike Alex&rsquo;s Lemonade Stand Mix Mike and Ike Strawberry Reunion Cotton Candy&nbsp;(starting at 13:24) Chinese street vendor making a cotton candy flower Candy Corn Cotton Candy Candy Cane Cotton Candy Jelly Bean Cotton Candy Rotten Apple Cotton Candy Banana Cotton Candy S'mores Cotton Candy Pure Fun Candy Floss Mike and Ike Cotton Candy Skittles Carnival Flavors Cotton Candy HiChew Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies Cotton Candy Pop Rocks Cotton Candy Vodka Double Bubble Fluff Watermelon&nbsp;(starting at 35:23) Gizmodo post about making watermelon slushy The Egg Scrambler Charms Blow Pops Seedlings Gum Watermelon Cotton Candy Stride Sour Patch Watermelon Gum Watermelon Zots Sour Watermelon Peeps Kabaya Ju-C Watermelon Tablets Watermelon Mentos Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 46:09) Ritter Sport Vanilla Chai Latte Cotton Candy Baby Bottle Pop 3 Musketeers and Snicker XScreams Wolfgang Candy Company Soda Fountain Chocolate Covered Pretzels

In this episode we give an overview to three exceptional candies unique to Japan: Glico Pocky, Kasugai Gummy and Morinaga HiCHEW. This is just an introduction to Japanese candy, so we'll be talking more about other candies in future episodes. Links to the products we talk about can be found below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/18/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:21) Cybele:&nbsp;Ogontoh Sugar Candy Maria: Tootsie Rolls Introduction to Japanese Candy&nbsp;(starting at 02:12) Pocky&nbsp;(starting at 03:15) Cybele: Original Pocky Matcha Green Tea Pocky Almond Crust Pocky Peanut Crush Pocky Black Sesame Pocky Candy Blog's Pocky reviews Maria: Adult Milk Pocky Strawberry Heart Shaped Pocky Sometimes Foodie's Pocky reviews Least Favorite Pocky Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 08:43) Maria:&nbsp;Yubari Melon Pocky Cybele:&nbsp;Men's Pocky Pocky Day Kasugai Gummies&nbsp;(starting at 11:33) Cybele: Yuzu Pineapple Kuro Ame Maria: Lemonade Watermelon Apple Fruit Mix Muscat and Pineapple Hi-Chew&nbsp;(starting at 23:10)&nbsp; Strawberry Grape, Litchi, Apple Grapefruit Yuzu and Valencia Orange Aloe Yogurt Candied Apple and Cotton Candy Dragonfruit, CamuCamu, Durian and White Peach Hi-Chew Japan vs. Hi-Chew Taiwan Favorite Japanese Candy&nbsp;(starting at 37:50) Maria: Kasugai Gummies Kabaya Kari Pori Stick Kabaya Ju-C Watermelon Tablets Cybele: Meiji Coffee Beat Meiji Gummy Choco Meiji Poifull Real or Made Up&nbsp;(starting at 45:00) Hi-Chew Haskap Berry Glico Salty Tomato Chewing Gum Pocky Roasted Corn Hokkaido Genghis Khan Lamb Caramel Kasugai Kabocha Gummy Pocky Azuki Red Bean Cookie Crunch Pocky Wasabi Nori Let us know what your favorite Japanese candy is, or maybe what the strangest thing you've had is. Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound In this episode we give an overview to three exceptional candies unique to Japan: Glico Pocky, Kasugai Gummy and Morinaga HiCHEW. This is just an introduction to Japanese candy, so we'll be talking more about other candies in future episodes.&nbsp;&lt;h3&gt;Show Notes&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What We're Sweet On&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 00:21)&lt;strong&gt;Cybele:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/ogontoh &gt;Ogontoh Sugar Candy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/3961786670" title="Ogontoh by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2516/3961786670_73ca106107.jpg" width="500" height="382" alt="Ogontoh"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria:&lt;/strong&gt; Tootsie Rolls&lt;strong&gt;Introduction to Japanese Candy&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 02:12)&lt;strong&gt;Pocky&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 03:15)&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cybele:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/chocolate_pocky &gt;Original Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/category/pocky/P8 &gt;Matcha Green Tea Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/almond_crush_pocky &gt;Almond Crust Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/150963175" title="Pocky Almond Crush by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/55/150963175_93741026d5.jpg" width="392" height="500" alt="Pocky Almond Crush"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/pocky_peanut_crush &gt;Peanut Crush Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/pocky_kurogoma &gt;Black Sesame Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/category/pocky &gt;Candy Blog's Pocky reviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2014/10/otona-no-miruku-pocky-asian-food-market.html &gt;Adult Milk Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/05/strawberry-heart-shaped-pockychinatown.html &gt;Strawberry Heart Shaped Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/search/label/pocky &gt;Sometimes Foodie's Pocky reviews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Least Favorite Pocky Flavors&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 08:43)&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2013/05/jumbo-yubari-melon-pocky-asian-food.html &gt;Yubari Melon Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cybele:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/mens_pocky/ &gt;Men's Pocky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://pocky.glico.com/1111/ &gt;Pocky Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kasugai Gummies&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 11:33)&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cybele:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/kasugai_yuzu_gummy_candy &gt;Yuzu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/kasugai_pineapple_gummy &gt;Pineapple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/japanese_black_sugar_candy_finds &gt;Kuro Ame&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2014/07/lemonade-gummy-candy-philadelphias.html &gt;Lemonade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2014/06/kasugai-watermelon-gummies-h-mart.html &gt;Watermelon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/07/kasugai-gummi-sampler-apple-chinatown-pa.html &gt;Apple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/11/kasugai-fruits-mix-gummy-candy.html &gt;Fruit Mix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/07/kasugai-gummi-sampler-muscat-and.html &gt;Muscat and Pineapple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hi-Chew&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 23:10)&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/3946088865" title="A Few HiCHEW by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2508/3946088865_b8c22031cc.jpg" width="500" height="290" alt="A Few HiCHEW"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/strawberry_hi_chew &gt;Strawberry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_assortment &gt;Grape, Litchi, Apple&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hi_chew_grapefruit &gt;Grapefruit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_yuzu_valencia &gt;Yuzu and Valencia Orange&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_aloe_yogurt &gt;Aloe Yogurt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_candied_apple_cotton_candy &gt;Candied Apple and Cotton Candy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_world_fruit_dragonfruit_camucamu_durian_white_peach &gt;Dragonfruit, CamuCamu, Durian and White Peach&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_japan_vs_hichew_taiwan &gt;Hi-Chew Japan vs. Hi-Chew Taiwan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Favorite Japanese Candy&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 37:50)&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maria:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kasugai Gummies&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2013/12/kabaya-karipori-strawberry-asian-food.html &gt;Kabaya Kari Pori Stick&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://sometimesfoodie.blogspot.com/2012/11/kabaya-ju-c-watermelon-tablets-asian.html &gt;Kabaya Ju-C Watermelon Tablets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cybele:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/coffee_beat &gt;Meiji Coffee Beat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/5962745011" title="Meiji CoffeeBeat Chocolate by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6123/5962745011_280a6b5542.jpg" width="500" height="385" alt="Meiji CoffeeBeat Chocolate"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/meiji_gummy_choco/ &gt;Meiji Gummy Choco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/2257020184" title="Strawberry Gummy Choco by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2124/2257020184_7d0d648fce.jpg" width="500" height="283" alt="Strawberry Gummy Choco"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/meiji_poifull &gt;Meiji Poifull&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/3899056095" title="Poifull by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2675/3899056095_3206c3510e.jpg" width="500" height="320" alt="Poifull"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real or Made Up&lt;/strong&gt; (starting at 45:00)&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=http://www.candyblog.net/blog/item/hichew_haskap_berry_honeyberry &gt;Hi-Chew Haskap Berry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Glico Salty Tomato Chewing Gum&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/typetive/13991534435" title="Glico Chewing Gum - Salty Tomato by Cybele, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7143/13991534435_b6b80134e5.jpg" width="500" height="381" alt="Glico Chewing Gum - Salty Tomato"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pocky Roasted Corn&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=https://www.flickr.com/photos/theimpulsivebuy/8427155219/ &gt;Hokkaido Genghis Khan Lamb Caramel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kasugai Kabocha Gummy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pocky Azuki Red Bean Cookie Crunch&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pocky Wasabi Nori&lt;/p&gt;Let us know what your favorite Japanese candy is, or maybe what the strangest thing you've had is. Thanks for listening!Music: &lt;a href="http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/clear-day"&gt;Royalty Free Music from Bensound&lt;/a&gt;

We're focusing on one of the most popular gummy candy companies in the world -- Haribo. We discuss their most popular products in the US and compare it with their most popular products in Haribo's home country. We also share our favorites and talk about Butt with Ears. Yes, Butt with Ears. Show notes can be found below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/17/. Show Notes: What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:17) Cybele:&nbsp;Charms Sweet &amp; Sour Pops Maria:&nbsp;Lifesavers Gummies Tangy Collisions Haribo History&nbsp;(starting at 04:05) Top 10 American Haribo Products&nbsp;(starting at 11:43) Gold-Bears Happy Cola Twin Cherries Peaches Sour S'gehetti Raspberries Smurfs Frogs Juicy Gold-Bears Rattle-Snakes Top 10 German Haribo Products&nbsp;(starting at 29:25) Gold Bears Color-Rado Phantasia Tropifrutti Juicy Gold-Bears Konfekt Happy Cola Lakritz Schnecken Pico-Balla Smurfs Thrillist's List of 9 Amazing Haribo Candy You Can't Get in the US&nbsp;(starting at 40:17) Thrillist's list Our Top 3 and Least Favorite Haribo Products&nbsp;(starting at 53:26) Cybele's Favorites:&nbsp;Ginger Lemon, Gold Bears,&nbsp;Fizzy Cola,&nbsp;Grapefruit&nbsp;(runner-up), and&nbsp;Sour Bears&nbsp;(runner-up) Maria's Favorites:&nbsp;Gold Bears,&nbsp;Happy Cola, and&nbsp;Raspberries Cybele's Least Favorites:&nbsp;Pontefract Cakes, Raspberries, and Pico-Balla Maria's Least Favorites:&nbsp;Strawberry Wheels&nbsp;and&nbsp;Strawberries &amp; Cream Butt with Ears&nbsp;(starting at 1:02:56) Butt with Ears Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 1:05:25) Mike and Ike Shredders Nutster Chocolate and Yogurt Snack Minions Popping Candy Spearmint Tic Tac Mix Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

We're looking back at all the new product announcements we&rsquo;ve covered on Trick or Treat. Maria and I have gone back and tallied up what we&rsquo;ve tried and how it went. There&rsquo;s a full list of all the items at the bottom of the show notes, see how you did. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/16/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:19) Maria: Aldi Superberries with Chia Seeds Cybele:&nbsp;Storck Chocolate Riesen Treat or Trick Revisited&nbsp;(starting at 02:17) Favorite Items&nbsp;(starting at 03:31) Maria: Coconut Laffy Taffy&nbsp; Minions Fart Gun Candy Cybele: Mike and Ike Root Beer Float Ritter Sport Edel-Bitter 73% Kakao Russell Stover Pecan Delight Minis Biggest Disappointments&nbsp;(starting at 14:13) Maria: Tic Tac Minions Cybele: Peach Lemonade Tic Tac Mixers Skittles Orchards Items We're Never Going To Try&nbsp;(starting at 17:43) Cybele: Mystery Peeps Easter Bunny Lips Maria: Smarties 'n Creme Items We're Desperately Seeking&nbsp;(starting at 22:22) Maria: Trident Layers Swedish Fish Gum Tootsie Pop Fruity Pops Jelly Belly Bubbly Cybele: Tic Tac Minions - especially banana Peeps Flavored Milk Theo Coconut Bites Difficulties in Finding Stuff&nbsp;(starting at 27:04) Other new items we've tried in the past year&nbsp;(starting at 40:46) Jelly Belly Draft Mike and Ike Jurassic Mix Haribo Sour Bears Airheads Bites Berry Brach's Red Velvet Candy Corn Brach's Apple Pie Candy Corn Brach's Caramel Macchiato Candy Corn Theo Peanut Butter Cups Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound All the products we've covered on Treat or Trick Episode #15&nbsp; Belgian Boys Cone Bite Theo Coconut Bites Tic Tac Minions Mars Goodness Knows Squares Torie &amp; Howard: Chewie Fruities YumEarth Soft-Eating Gluten-Free Licorice Hawaiian Host, Inc: Tropical Fruit Bites The Lovely Candy Co.: Gluten-free licorice Trident Swedish Fish Layered Gum Tootsie Pop - fruity lollipops Tootsie Sweet and Sour Pops Charms Sweet &amp; Sour Pops Tic Tac Mixers Mentos NOW Mints Skittles Sweets &amp; Sours Starburst Sweets &amp; Sours Episode #14&nbsp; DeMet&rsquo;s FLIPZ&reg; Birthday Cake Covered Pretzels Smarties n Cr&egrave;me Mentos NOW Mints PISSA Deliclay: Sugar Based Edible Clay Airheads Soft Filled Bites Tic Tac Mixers Kanro Pure Collagen Gummy Godiva Blood Orange 50% Cacao Lindt HELLO Bites Episode #13 Brach&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cup Candy Corn Ferrero Tic Tac&reg; &ndash; Minions HERSHEY&rsquo;S Caramels &ndash; Dark Chocolate &amp; Milk Chocolate Episode #12 Warheads Sour Worms Squrtz Wonka Coconut Laffy Taffy Episode #11 SweeTARTS Chewy Sours Peanuts Nestle Crunch Eggs with Caramel Peeps Reduced Fat Flavored Milks Episode #10 Melster Marshmallow Fluffies Easter Bobbin&rsquo; Buddies Bunny Lip Lollipops Episode #8 Marich Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Easter Eggs Just Born Mystery Peeps Hawaiian Punch Cotton Candy Episode #7 Russell Stover Milk Chocolate Pecan Delight Minis Pouch Chuao Cinnamon Cereal Smooch Charms Boutique Premium Lollipops Episode #6 Mike and Ike Root Beer Float and Cotton Candy Ritter Sport Edel Bitter 73% Milky Way Marshmallow Bar Episode #5 Just Born Peeps Smores Pops RM Palmer Ice Cr&egrave;me Candy Sandwiches Episode #4 Seattle Chocolates Kris Kringle Crackle Woodblock Chocolate Trinidad Fundare Frankford&rsquo;s Curly Candy Canes Episode #3 Trident Black Raspberry or Pineapple Twist Gum Candy Cane Tic Tac Mints Pez Hedz Episode #2 Toblerone Crushed Corn Queen Anne Cherry Cola Cordials Twix &ldquo;New Recipe&rdquo; Creamy Peanut Butter Episode #1 Skittles Orchards Luden&rsquo;s Watermelon Lozenges Booze Drops

In this episode, we talk about the interesting products and trends from this year's Sweet &amp; Snacks Expo. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/15/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 0:19)&nbsp; Maria: York Peppermint Patties&nbsp; Cybele: Good &amp; Plenty Sweets &amp; Snack Expo Intro&nbsp;(starting at 2:07)&nbsp; It&rsquo;s sponsored by the National Confectioners Association and is the largest candy trade show in the U.S. &bull; 650 exhibitors, most featuring candy, but also some snacks and drinks &bull; 16,000 people will visit the show over three days &bull; Attendees are buyers for retail stores, chains, wholesalers, exporters and brokers New Products Awards&nbsp;(starting at 3:07)&nbsp; The Best in Show&nbsp;was presented to Ferrero USA, Inc., for its&nbsp;Tic Tac Minions.&nbsp; Category winners are: &bull; Chocolate:&nbsp;Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Peanuts; Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. &bull; Non-Chocolate: Pancakes &amp; Maple Syrup Jelly Beans; Jelly Belly Candy Co.&nbsp; &bull; Seasonal:&nbsp;Roca Thins Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark; Brown &amp; Haley&nbsp; &bull; Novelty/Licensed:&nbsp;BeanBoozled Mystery Bean Dispenser; Jelly Belly Candy Co.&nbsp; &bull; Gum &amp; Mints:&nbsp;Project 7 Grapefruit Melon Gourmet Gum;&nbsp;Project 7 Inc. Products We're Excited About from the Expo&nbsp;(starting at 11:16)&nbsp; Belgian Boys Cone Bite Charms Sweet &amp; Sour Lollipops Theo Coconut Bites&nbsp;- Coconut Salted Almond Dark Chocolate&nbsp; Swedish Fish Layered Gum Tic Tac Minions Mars Goodness Knows Squares Fun Sweets Cotton Candy&nbsp;- Pink Lemonade Disappointing Product Announcements&nbsp;(starting at 24:33)&nbsp; Skittles &amp; Starburst&nbsp; Hawaiian Punch Chews&nbsp; Fudge o Bits&nbsp; Better Ingredients Trend&nbsp;(starting at 28:21)&nbsp; Theo Chocolates: Kids&rsquo; Crunch Bars &amp; Theo Chocolates Coconut Bites&nbsp; Torie &amp; Howard: Chewie Fruities&nbsp; YumEarth Soft-Eating Gluten-Free Licorice&nbsp; Hawaiian Host, Inc: Tropical Fruit Bites&nbsp; The Lovely Candy Co.: Gluten-free licorice Layering or Combo Flavors Trend&nbsp;(starting at 40:23) Trident Swedish Fish Layered Gum&nbsp; Tootsie Pop - fruity lollipops&nbsp; Tootsie Sweet and Sour Pops&nbsp; Charms Sweet &amp; Sour Pops&nbsp; Tic Tac Mixers&nbsp; Mentos NOW Mints General Trends&nbsp;(starting at 44:39)&nbsp; Mixed Berries (including using real dried fruits)&nbsp; Crisps &ndash; barks and disks of chocolate&nbsp; Cake Flavors &ndash; birthday cake, brownies &amp; red velvet are still popping into different candies&nbsp; Morselization &ndash; biggest category gains (successes) were for Snickers Bites, KitKat Minis and Jolly Rancher Filled Gummi Bites Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Cybele &amp; Maria talk about one of the oldest candy techniques, panning. As a bonus, they have a few teases from the Sweets &amp; Snacks Expo in Chicago this month.&nbsp; Show notes are below or available at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/14/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 0:19) Maria: Cadbury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs Cybele: Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds Panned Candy's History&nbsp;(Starts at 02:44) Panned Examples:&nbsp;Anis d'Flavigny,&nbsp;Jordan Almonds,&nbsp;Atomic Fireballs&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jelly Beans. Process for Making Panned Candy&nbsp;(Starts at 03:53) Here's how Sconza makes their Jordan Almonds and Bruiser Jawbreakers: https://youtu.be/PF2rngr83J4 Popular Panned Candy&nbsp;(Starts at 06:04) New trend of Morselization&nbsp;(Starts at 06:48) Hershey&rsquo;s Drops&nbsp; Clark Bites (Necco)&nbsp; Airheads Bites Favorite Panned Candies&nbsp;(Starts at 09:25)&nbsp; Sugar Babies&nbsp; Marich Sea Salt Caramels&nbsp; Hot Tamales&nbsp; Skittles&nbsp; Good and Plenty&nbsp; Cordials&nbsp; Dutch Mints&nbsp; Malted Milk Balls 2015 Sweets &amp; Snacks Expo&nbsp;(Starts at 35:49)&nbsp; The&nbsp;Sweets &amp; Snacks Expo&nbsp;run by the&nbsp;National Confectioners Association 2015 Sweets &amp; Snacks Expo Treat or Trick&nbsp;(Starts at 42:13)&nbsp; Lindt HELLO Bites&nbsp;in 3 varieties: Pretzel Bites, Toffee Bites and Minty Bites&nbsp; Godiva Blood Orange 50% Cacao&nbsp; Kanro Pure Collagen Gummy Tic Tac Mixers Airheads Soft Filled Bites PISSA Deliclay: Sugar Based Edible Clay Mentos Now Mints Smarties n Creme&nbsp;&nbsp; DeMet's FLIPZ&reg; Birthday Cake Covered Pretzels&nbsp; Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

This episode is all about Skittles, Skittles, and more Skittles. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/13/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 0:19) Maria:&nbsp;Reese's Spread Cybele: Pastel M&amp;Ms Peanut Skittles History&nbsp;(starting at 2:02)&nbsp;&nbsp; Qualities That Makes Skittles Great&nbsp;(starting at 4:16)&nbsp; Flavor Variety&nbsp; Colorful&nbsp;&amp; Appealing&nbsp; Ability to Sort Flavor Combinations&nbsp; Durability&nbsp; All Weather&nbsp; Shareability Current Skittles Varieties&nbsp;(starting at 10:28)&nbsp; Original Fruits Sour Skittles Darkside Desserts Orchards Tropical Wild Berry Odd Varieties&nbsp;(starting at 12:27)&nbsp; Fizzl'd Fruits Carnival Flavors Chocolate Mix Skittles Vodka&nbsp; DIY Lego Skittle Dispenser Machine Flavor Invention&nbsp;(starting at 19:40)&nbsp; We'd like to see: Sherbet Flavors, Soda Pop Flavors, Citrus Mix, Spicy, Pie Flavors or All Natural Version&nbsp; Licorice from Europe Freshmint Skittles&nbsp;- several versions in US Skittles Gum Flavors we'd like to see or bring back&nbsp;(staring at 27:50)&nbsp; Maria: Grapefruit, Red Licorice&nbsp; Cybele: Pineapple, Coconut, Banana or Grapefruit The Lime/Green Apple Issue&nbsp;(starting at 32:01)&nbsp; 2013 Flavor Swap Our Perfect Skittles Mix of 5 Flavors&nbsp;(starting 36:32)&nbsp; Maria: Strawberry, Lemon, Grapefruit, Lime, Cotton Candy or Red Licorice&nbsp; Cybele: Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit, Pineapple, Strawberry Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starting at 40:23)&nbsp; Brach&rsquo;s Peanut Butter Cup Candy Corn&nbsp; Ferrero Tic Tac&reg; - Minions&nbsp; HERSHEY'S Caramels - Dark Chocolate &amp; Milk Chocolate &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

We examine a curious little genre known as Dextrose Candy. The best known versions are SweeTarts and Smarties, but the flavors can also range to minty flavors, soda inspired arrays and of course the sours. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/12/. If you subscribe to the show on iTunes, we would greatly appreciate it if you took the time to rate the show. Thanks! Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starts at 0:19)&nbsp; Maria: Hershey's&nbsp;Cookies n Creme&nbsp;Easter Eggs&nbsp; Cybele:&nbsp;Wilbur Malted Milk Balls&nbsp;... and some mention of&nbsp;Tastykake Kandy Kakes History of Compressed Dextrose&nbsp;(starts at 2:35)&nbsp; Dextrose&nbsp;as a sugar&nbsp; Candy and Corn: Rich in Dextrose&nbsp;from the Candy Professor Process of Compressed Dextrose&nbsp;(starts at 8:05) Pucker Powder&nbsp;demonstration machine to make custom candy tablets. You put in a token, select your flavors, they pour into a tube and then the powder becomes your custom mix of candy tablets as the machine stamps the out and dispenses them into a container at the bottom of the machine. Candies made from Dextrose&nbsp;(starts at 16:57)&nbsp; SweeTarts Spree&nbsp; Runts Bottlecaps Smarties Smarties Lollies Candy Bracelets &amp; Necklaces&nbsp; Kabaya Ju-C Gold Cry Baby Tears (Concord)&nbsp; Dingbats&nbsp;(and other candy coated novelty shapes)&nbsp; Bleeps (coated jawbreaker tarts)&nbsp; Soda Can Fizzy&nbsp; Tart n Tinys Flavor Types&nbsp;(starts at 32:25)&nbsp; Traditional Fruit Tropical&nbsp; Mint&nbsp; Soda Pop Extinct Compressed Dextrose Candy&nbsp;(starts at 36:26)&nbsp; Wacky Wafers Wonka Tangy Bloops Fleer&nbsp;Sour Puckers Beech Nut&nbsp;Sour Bites&nbsp;(Fruit Stripe Gum spinoff) Treat or Trick&nbsp;(starts at 39:35)&nbsp; Oreo Cotton Candy Wonka Easter Bags included&nbsp;Coconut Laffy Taffy Warheads Sour Worms Squrtz&nbsp;- chewy candy filled with a juicy center or a sour powder center. &nbsp; Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

We're continuing with our Easter topic this episode, because there are so many candies. We'll talk about our least favorite Easter candies plus jelly beans. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/11/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On&nbsp;(starting at 00:30)&nbsp; Maria -&nbsp;Cadbury Mini Caramel Eggs Cybele -&nbsp;Reese's Peanut Butter Egg Our 3 Least Favorite Easter Candies&nbsp;(starting at 1:30)&nbsp; Maria:&nbsp; Gobstopper Eggbreakers&nbsp; Chocolate coated or chocolate surrounded Peeps.&nbsp; Off brand truffle eggs, or chocolate eggs with flavored fillings Cybele:&nbsp; House Brand Creme Eggs&nbsp; Marshmallow "Hiding Eggs"&nbsp; RM Palmer Foil Wrapped Eggs Jelly Beans&nbsp;(starting at 9:20) Spice vs Fruit Flavors&nbsp;(starting at 10:10)&nbsp; Brach's&nbsp;Spiced Jelly Bird Eggs Russell Stover Pectin Bean&nbsp;(Fruit) Novelty Brands of Jelly Beans: To Bean or Not to Bean&nbsp;(starting at 17:45)&nbsp; Starburst&nbsp;and variations (Sweet &amp; Sour&nbsp;version)&nbsp; Teenee Beanees&nbsp;(Peeps/Just Born)&nbsp; Swedish Jelly Beans SweeTART Sour Patch Laffy Taffy&nbsp; Mike and Ike&nbsp;Lemonheads &amp; Friends Jolly Ranchers&nbsp; Hot Tamales Spice Beans Lifesavers Nerds Spree Smarties Black Licorice&nbsp;(starting at 49:30)&nbsp; Hot Tamales Black Licorice Jelly Beans Jelly Belly Bridge Mix&nbsp;(with jelly beans) Trick or Treat:&nbsp;(starting at 54:50)&nbsp; SweeTARTS Chewy Sours&nbsp;Peanuts Character Themed Nestle Crunch Eggs filled with Creamy Caramel Peep Flavored Reduced Fat Milk from Prairie Farms: Comes in chocolate marshmallow, marshmallow, and Peeps Easter Egg Nog Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Easter is the biggest candy holiday, so we're tackling it in two episodes of Candyology 101. For this episode we're talking about our Easter candy favorites and the iconic chocolate rabbit. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/10/. What We're Sweet On&nbsp; Maria &amp; Cybele: Cadbury Mini Eggs Easter Candy Overview&nbsp;(Starting at 2:27) What Makes a Great Easter Candy&nbsp;(Starting at 3:06) Favorite Easter Candies&nbsp;(Starting at 12:14) Maria's Top 5 Easter Favorites 1. Cadbury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs 2. Starburst Jelly Beans 3.&nbsp;Cadbury Mini Caramel Eggs 4.&nbsp;Carrot Cake M&amp;M's 5.&nbsp;Peeps. Especially Peeps Vanilla Creme Eggs Cybele's Top 5 Easter Favorites 1.&nbsp;Cadbury Milk Chocolate Mini Eggs&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Hershey's Eggs 2. Pastel&nbsp;Malted Milk Eggs 3. The&nbsp;Chocolate Rabbit 4.&nbsp;Reese's Peanut Butter Egg 5.&nbsp;M&amp;Ms White Chocolate Mystery Flavor Peeps Review&nbsp;(Starting at 36:43) Mystery Peeps Chocolate Bunnies&nbsp;(Starting at 40:37) Russell Stover Dip-It Rabbit RM Palmer Quax RM Palmer&nbsp;My Little Bunny Aldi Choceur&nbsp;Milk Chocolate Bunny Lindt Bunnies:&nbsp;Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Hazelnut Use&nbsp;RM Palmer Bunnies as shot glasses Treat or Trick&nbsp;(Starting at 47:11) Melster Marshmallow Fluffies Easter Bobbin Buddies Bunny Lip Lollipops&nbsp; Thanks for listening! Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode, Maria and Cybele go downmarket and pick up house brands and dollar store knock offs of popular candies. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/9/. What We're Sweet OnMaria: Gobstoppers&nbsp;Heartbreakers&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mike &amp; Ike's Strawberry Reunion Cybele: Sconza Malted Milk Balls Store Brands Intro&nbsp;(Starting at 1:38)Target - Market PantryTrader Joe'sKroger - Private SelectionCVS - Gold EmblemWalgreen's - good &amp; deLISH and NiceAldi - Choceur, Moser Roth and GrandesseCostco - Kirkland Mars Candy Bar Knock Offs&nbsp;(Starting at 3:50)Aldi: Dreemy (3 Musketeers), Jive (Twix),&nbsp;Titon&nbsp;(Milky Way) and&nbsp;Romeo&nbsp;(Bounty),&nbsp;Racer&nbsp;(Snickers)99 Cent Only Store: Choco Nougat (3 Musketeers), Coco Coco (Bounty), Choco Nut (Snickers) and Choco Duo (Twix) (the header image for the episode is cross sections of the bars) Other Store/Generic Brands&nbsp;(Starting at 11:37)Absolutely DivineTrader Joe's&nbsp;PowerberriesTarget's Choxie Walgreen's good &amp; deLISH and Nice!&nbsp;(Starting at 18:08) House Brand Memories&nbsp;(Starting at 28:37) Favorite House Brands&nbsp;(Starting at 33:18)Nice! Thin Mints (identical to&nbsp;Haviland Thin Mints)Whole Foods&nbsp;Pear Almond Dark Chocolate Bar Dollar Store Candy&nbsp;(Starting at 44:51) Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode, Maria and Cybele challenged each other to go to the candy store and pick out 15 different candies sold by the pound. Show notes are available below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/8/. Show Notes What We're Sweet On This Week:Maria:&nbsp;FettuccineCybele: Chewy Spree What is Pick a Mix? (Starting at 3:13) Where is it Sold? (Starting at 3:47) What makes Pick a Mix Appealing? (Starting at 7:43) What do you not like about Pick a Mix? (Starting at 13:58)What We Picked up From Pick-A-Mix Stores&nbsp;(Starting at 18:24)Maria (shopped at Wegman's):Licorice AllsortsJoyva Orange Sticks, Marshmallow Twists and Raspberry RingsJoyva Sesame CrunchPressed Dextrose and candy coated heartGummi Grapefruit slicesJordan AlmondsArcor Strawberry Hard CandyGummi lobsters, mini gummi bears, gummi berry mixes Cybele (shopped at Lolli &amp; Pops):Premium Malted Milk Balls from KoppersSour BeltsTrolli Gummi OsSour BloopsVanilla Cow GummiToasted Marshmallow Jelly BellyOrange and Grapefruit Sour Balls Treat or Trick (Starting at 53:04)Marich Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Easter Eggs Just Born&nbsp;Mystery PeepsHawaiian Punch Cotton Candy - lemonberry flavor (sorry, the photo is of the original flavor) Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Maria and Cybele talk about Valentine's Day candy and rant about Red Velvet and the definition of classic. Show notes can be found below or at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/7/. Thanks for listening! Show Notes: What We're Sweet On: Maria:&nbsp;Strawberry Astronaut Ice Cream&nbsp; Cybele:&nbsp;Trader Joe's Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramel &nbsp; Favorite Valentines Candies&nbsp;(Starting at 2:37) Gobstoppers Heartbreakers&nbsp; Limited Edition Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate and Strawberry Squares&nbsp; Gimbal's Cherry Lovers&nbsp; Gimbal's Cinnamon Lovers Other mentions: Hot Tamales Tropical Heat and Hot Tamales 3 Alarm &nbsp; What Makes a Good Valentine's Candy?&nbsp;(Starting at 10:46)&nbsp; Epicurious tries Heart Shaped Boxes&nbsp; Seattle Chocolates&nbsp; Candy Blog Heart Box Review &nbsp; Brand Rundown: What they Do, How Well They Do It (Starting at 18:34) &nbsp; Valentine's Exclusive Candies&nbsp;(starting at 27:04) Brach's new Candy Corns: Strawberry Shortcake and Red Velvet &nbsp; Old Man Yells At Cloud&nbsp;Rant about "Classic Flavors" (starts at 32:25)&nbsp; &nbsp; Treat or Trick (starting at 40:00) Russell Stover&nbsp;Milk Chocolate Pecan Delight Mini Pouch&nbsp; Chuao Cinnamon Cereal Smooch&nbsp;&nbsp; Charms Boutique&trade; Premium Lollipops&nbsp; &nbsp; Music:&nbsp;Royalty Free Music from Bensound

Cybele makes Maria jealous with notes and photos from the 2015 Winter Fancy Food Show&nbsp;in San Francisco. Show notes are available at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/6/.

Maria and Cybele look back at the best and worst of 2014 and make a few new resolutions. Show notes can be found at&nbsp;www.candyology101.com/5/.

We're talking about candy associations with Christmas. It's all the good and bad that the season has to offer. Show notes can be found at&nbsp;http://www.candyology101.com/4/.

In this episode we're taking on chewing gum, all its variations and waxing nostalgic about the gums of our youth. Show notes can be found at&nbsp;http://www.candyology101.com/3/

We tackle the big wide world of peanut butter and its most perfect confectionery creation: the peanut butter cup. Links to many of the products we talk about are available at&nbsp;http://www.candyology101.com/2/

In this inaugural episode of Candyology 101, Cybele from&nbsp;Candy Blog, Lauren from&nbsp;Candy Bar Reviews, and Maria from&nbsp;Sometimes Foodie&nbsp;discuss fall flavors, Halloween candy, and trick-or-treating.