In an effort to continue our bacchanalian decline into Halloween, Fat City will be bringing you a candy battle each week until that Saturday. Today it's a Halloween animal-inspired battle -- Chocolate Mousse Marshmallow Cats versus Bat Dots (Blood Orange Flavor).
Marshmallow Cats (from Just Born -- the makers of Peeps)
The marshmallow cats share the same fused body structure as their chick and bunny brethren, packed eight to a plastic case. While the smudging of some of the faces is disconcerting, the overall shape is indicative of cats. Although if a black cat is bad luck, perhaps a brown cat is merely a warning of the black cat to come?
From the crystalized outsides, the initial aroma is one of chocolate pudding. The texture mirrors a classic Peep, slightly crunchy immediately giving way to the marshmallow-y inside.
The flavor, again more pudding, is not overly strong -- it's more marshmallow chocolate than chocolate marshmallow. Like when you dunk a marshmallow in a cup of hot cocoa.
Bat Dots (from Tootsie)
Despite their name, these come in the classic gumdrop shape of dots. While some may argue that they are simply bats without faces, wings or ears, the truth is they look a bit like "deer pellets," as one Pitch staffer noted.
There's a hint of orange smell from the clumps of dots that come pouring out of the box. It's easy to forget how chewy Dots are, until you begin chewing them. It's one of the few candies you have to bend to your will.
The flavor is surprisingly natural, despite all the artificial flavors listed on the box. There's the muted sweetness of a blood orange, combined with a bit of candy cherry flavor -- almost in the same family as a Twizzler.
Surprisingly, we have two winning brand extensions here. Even if you don't particularly like Dots or Peeps, you might like these alternatives, which feel slightly less sweet than their forerunners.
As for the winner, it's the Bat Dots -- appearance issues aside. At 89 cents a box versus $1.49 for Peeps, it's hard to turn down value and a flavor that is oddly addictive.
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"Even if you don't particularly like Dots or Peeps..." Ok, srsly? Who doesnt like Dots and/or Peeps??? Maybe it's because I have a family member who is pretty much obsessed with Peeps, and a husband so enamored with Dots, a jumbo-sized box doesn't last more than 30 minutes in our household, but I just cannot imagine there are such people out there that don't like one, the other, or both of these things.
I've never had a chocolate Peep. I can't wait to find them now!
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