Brach’s Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn
Brach’s Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn

Acquired by: Retail purchase at local Stop & Shop supermarket

Price: 99 cents for each 9.5 oz. bag

Ratings:
Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn - 2 out of 5
Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn - 4 out of 5

It’s a two-fer today as I take a look at two new flavors of a seasonal candy classic. Brach’s, makers of the number one brand of candy corn in America (even if they do say so themselves), have mixed things up by combining their classic candy corn with their own caramel brand, Milk Maid. The results are, well. . . mixed.

Aside from color, both of the new varieties look like classic candy corn. For the Milk Maid Caramel flavor, the colors are brown at the base, pale orange above that, with white tips. The Milk Maid Caramel Apple flavor substitutes an apple red for the pale orange.

Both varieties had a soft, fresh chew. In the Milk Maid Caramel flavor, I had trouble detecting the caramel. The biggest flavor note I found was a layer of just plain sweet on top of the basic vanilla I expect from ordinary candy corn.

The Milk Maid Caramel Apple flavor was more distinct. I tasted an actual, appley flavor, and even a hint of caramel.

In the final analysis, I much preferred the Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn. It had a pleasant flavor, a nice tooth, and it melted on the tongue in a satisfying way. The Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn, while it had the same good texture, simply didn’t taste as good - just sweet. Gryphon tried both flavors as well, and agreed with my assessment.

Final Ratings, then - I wouldn’t go out of my way for the Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn, but if it were placed in front of me, I probably couldn’t resist nibbling at it. It gets a 2 out of 5. As for the Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn - that’s a solid winner. I’d seriously consider buying it instead of plain, ordinary candy corn, so that’s a 4 out of 5.

Related Links:

• Manufacturer: Brach’s
• Product Info: Brach’s Milk Maid Caramel Apple Candy Corn
  (Surprisingly, the Brach’s website didn’t have a listing for the Milk Maid Caramel Candy Corn, only the Caramel Apple variety.)
• Wikipedia: Candy Corn

Posted: September 17th, 2007 under Seasonal, Candy.
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