Battle of the dishes: Caramel Candy Corn vs. Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn
The final battle of the dishes for Halloween candy is a test of Brach’s new line of alternative candy corn flavors — Caramel Candy Corn and Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn. In one sense, this follows up our sampling of caramel apple candy corn just a few weeks ago — it’s taken that long for to forget what a bad idea that was.
But, we’re here again to see whether any of the other flavors are worth adding to the annual ritual of buying candy corn, gorging on it for several weeks and then not craving it until the following October.
Caramel Candy Corn (unexpected ingredient: milk)
The top half of the triangle is orange, close to traditional candy corn, while the bottom half is a light brown. The smell is the same as that of individually wrapped caramels or even Werther’s.
The taste is clearly that of caramel, something akin to Cow Tales, although the aftertaste is startlingly close to the flavor of buttered popcorn jellybeans. The taste is the same whether you eat the top or bottom portion of the candy corn. Ultimately, it is less intensely sweet than traditional candy corn.
