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Snickers Peanut Butter Squared: Taste Test

by Slashfood Editor, Posted Jan 3rd 2011 @ 3:00PM

Photo: Elizabeth Hait, AOL

"Peanut butter and chocolate just got better!" claims the promo for the new Snickers Peanut Butter Squared campaign. But did they? We Slashfooders ran out for a bag of the new candy bars (each a 1.78-ounce square) as soon as they hit the store shelves today. I mean, it's a Snickers, the classic chocolate bar. What's to improve?

Turns out, not much. "I'm not getting the peanut," said one editor. "The nougat flavor is overwhelming." "I wanted more peanut butter," said our resident candy fanatic. "I feel like I've been duped!" And our resident candy curmudgeon said, "It's kind of a mess."

The verdict? Keep it classic, Snickers, with just the peanuts (singular) or up the ante on the peanut butter. But we still love you.

Filed under: Taste Test, New Products

Candy Bar Trivia

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by Slashfood Editor, Posted Sep 1st 2009 @ 4:18PM

Candy bars have a rich history in American culture. Nestle candy has been around for a hundred years and many candy bars have historical significance. So take our candy bar quiz on candy trivia and fun candy facts on Slashfood.

Candy Bar Trivia

This candy bar was named after the family horse:

Snickers
Milky Way
Butterfinger
Fast Break

When introduced in 1932, 3 Musketeers had three pieces of candy in one package, each with separate flavors. These three flavors were:

Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry
Chocolate, malt and toffee
Vanilla, chocolate and peanut
Strawberry, vanilla and nougat

Until 1990, the Snickers bar was sold under which name in England and Ireland?

Snickers
Fast Break
Crunchie
Marathon

In what year was the original Hershey's milk chocolate bar introduced?

1890
1900
1917
1932

For whom is the Baby Ruth candy bar named?

Babe Ruth
Ruth Cleveland
Ruth Chris
Ruth Davis

Which has chocolate, raisins and peanuts in a four-square bar?

Reggie candy bar
Chunky Bar
Nutty Raisin Bar
Baby Ruth

What was the Twix candy bar known as in several European countries before the name was standardized in 1991?

Curly Wurly
Raider
Cookie Crunch
Aero Caramel

Which of the following candy bars is no longer in production in the U.S.?

100 Grand Bars
Breakaway
Mallo Cup
Mars Bar

Who invented the candy bar?

Milton S. Hershey
Joseph Fry
Henri Nestle
John Cadbury

How much did the standard size Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar sell for in 1900?

$1.00
75 cents
5 cents
A Penny

Filed under: Quizzes, Ingredients

Limited edition Snickers bar

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by Shayna Glick, Posted Mar 29th 2008 @ 12:01PM

A Snickers candy bar cut in half with the package behind it.

I have only recently discovered Candyblog, but I love it. The candy always looks so yummy and the reviews are extensive and helpful.

As I was perusing the site, drooling as per usual, I found this recent post about a limited edition Snickers bar that they had just gotten samples of. It's the Rockin' Nut Road Bar, and they gave it a really good review (an 8 out of 10). Candyblog didn't get any press materials with the samples, so they have no idea if/when the bar is available. However, the amount of samples they got was astronomical, so they're giving the samples away! Just head on over to Candyblog to see how you can win some Snickers candy. Hope this will help perk up your weekend!

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Filed under: On the Blogs, Ingredients

Forget the crack. Kids are dealing Snickers

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by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Mar 25th 2008 @ 6:30PM

And you thought the green-beret'd Girl Scouts and their cookies were enterprising little kids?

In Victorville, CA, the latest trend at schools is an underground sugar trade. With candy and other "bad" snacks banned from school campuses, kids are selling contraband Snickers and Twinkies right out of their backpacks.

According to Jim Nason, principal at Hook Junior High School in Victorville, it's become quite a lucrative business for the dealers. Kids bring things like candy bars, soda, and even energy drinks from home in their "sack lunch" and turn around and sell them for a healthy profit, with some kids walking around school with upwards of $40 in cash.

While I understand this is a bit of a problem for the schools and parents, I have to hand it to the kids -- at least we can count on them to be very good businesspeople when they grow up.

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Filed under: Cooking With Kids, Health & Medical, Food Politics, Ingredients

Heart of Darkness brownies will warm your soul

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by Ellen Slattery, Posted Feb 13th 2008 @ 4:40PM

After an arduous search for a dessert to bring to a V-Day dinner party, I was thrilled to stumble upon the gorgeousness and gorgeosity that is reader Amanda's Heart of Darkness brownies. (The treats were adapted from Jill O'Connors Sticky Chewy Messy Gooey).

Amanda details the recipe on her site, but heed my warning: there's tons of chocolate and butter involved (and M&Ms for that great blood red color). But oh, so worth it. Amazingly, the original recipe called for Snickers bars, marshmallows, and a caramel sauce on top. Either that, or we could just invite Ms.O'Connor to our house and have her inject the calories directly into our upper thighs. The latter is probably easier...

But I digress. Valentine's Day is not a time to be worrying about calories. It's a time to be indulging. Specifically, indulging yourself with Amanda's freakishly good brownies.

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Filed under: Raves & Reviews, On the Blogs, Ingredients, Holidays, Methods