Dark Chocolate Easter Peanut M&Ms

Posted by William on April 8th, 2009, at 12:02 am

I know, I know, I’ve talked about these Easter branded M&Ms a couple of times now, but I keep finding new versions. I take it upon myself to make sure that this gap in my candy education is not repeated by anyone else. I think with this last discovery, I’ve found them all: Dark Chocolate Peanut Easter M&Ms, Peanut Butter Easter M&Ms, Almond Easter M&Ms, and Peanut Butter Easter Egg M&M’s round out all the varieties. My favorite of the four are the Dark Chocolate Peanut Easter M&M’s, but the Peanut Butter Easter Eggs are surprisingly good. (My overall favorite though are the Easter Eggs.)

Easter M&M round-up.

My love of the dark chocolate peanut ones comes as no great shock–I seek out the non-Easter variety on a regular basis. The fact that I like the peanut butter Easter eggs is a bit of a surprise though. I’m not the biggest fan of peanut butter candies. Reece’s’ Pieces don’t do anything for me, and the peanut butter M&Ms don’t hold any special place in my heart. To understand what makes the peanut butter Easter eggs unique, you have to take a look at how they are made. Let’s break this down here.

Almond Easter M&Ms.

Dark chocolate Easter M&Ms.

Following the construction of the Peanut Butter Easter Egg M&Ms (not pictured) from outside in, you first have a thicker-than-normal candy shell, then a layer of chocolate, then finally a core of peanut butter. Remember looking at the regular M&ampM Easter Eggs a couple weeks ago? I mentioned that you could make out different strata of chocolate, it’s the same idea here, but with the center being peanut butter.