Episode 219: Bakery Collection M&M's

The Bakery Collection. You may think we are trying delicious homemade pies and cakes… but nope, we are trying out the Bakery Collection by M&M’s.

But first…

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Which M&M’s are we trying today?

* Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll

* Lemon Meringue Pie

* Cherry Chocolate Cupcake

Who are our Questers today?

* Kris - his shells are cracked.

* Matt - the Green M&M’s child.

* Amy - what the heck?

A History of M&M’s

M&M’s got their start with Mars. Forrest Mars Sr, who managed the Mars candy company, got the idea for M&Ms while working in Europe in the 1930s. He was overseeing production of Mars candy bars as a part of army rations. Forrest discovered soldiers liked to eat sugar coated chocolate so it wouldn’t melt as fast. So upon returning to the states, Forrest Mars worked with Bruce Murrie and created M&Ms (Mars and Murrie)

Some fun facts about M&Ms…

* Initially M&Ms were exclusive to the US Army.

* The M on the candies was added to distinguish themselves from the copycat competitors.

* M&Ms were the first candy in space.

* The movie ET was supposed to feature M&Ms but Mars declined and Reese’s Pieces were put in the movie instead, resulting in a 65% sales increase for Hershey.

* There are over 400 million produced each day.

List of past and present flavors

* Almond

* Banana

* Birthday Cake

* Café Mocha

* Candy Apple

* Carrot Cake

* Cherry Cordial

* Cherry

* Chili Nut

* Cinnamon

* Coconut

* Crispy

* Crispy S’mores

* Easter Sundae

* Gingerbread

* Honey Nut

* Hot Chocolate

* Peanut

* Dark Chocolate

* Mint

* Orange

* Peanut Butter

* Pecan Pie

* Pineapple

* Pretzel

* Pumpkin Spice Latte

* Raspberry

* Red Velvet

* Strawberry

* Vanilla Shake

* Toffee Apple

* White Chocolate

The Results

**SPOILER ALERT!**

Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!

Lemon Meringue Pie

* Amy - “It has a sickly sweet to it.” - 4

* Kris - “I don’t like these.” - 3

* Matt - “That first one was horrible.” - 4

Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll

* Amy - “That’s an interesting transition.” - 6

* Kris - “I can’t tell if I really like these or I don’t like them at all.” - 6

* Matt - “I wish it was more balanced.” - 7

Cherry Chocolate Cupcake

* Amy - “It’s giving cordial cherries.” - 6

* Kris - “Once you get past the black licorice hit, they are pretty good.” - 5

* Matt - “It gets chocolate cakey at the end.” - 6

There you have it. We give the Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll M&M’s the Quest for the Best seal of approval. Maybe you want to give it a try? Check out their website for more information on where to find some.

https://www.mms.com/

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Show Notes:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-story-of-the-mms-characters-2016-3#after-the-super-bowl-mms-said-its-spokescandies-were-back-9

https://www.mms.com/en-us/mms-candy-flavors/caramel-cold-brew-mms-905oz/ct1237-p.html

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