This is a super, scientific post full of hard-hitting, investigative journalism.
Or it’s just a random lark that I decided my hubby and I should compare different peanut butter cup candies.
Either way… I bought a few types of peanut butter cups and we sampled them side-by-side. Now perhaps we shouldn’t have used a special holiday themed one for Reese’s, but we did and that’s the way it all went down. Did it skew the results? Possibly, but I think the overall outcome would be the same no matter.
The contenders:
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (Valentine’s Day edition)
- Justin’s Nut Butter Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup
- Unreal 77 (Peanut Butter Cup)
We unwrapped the bounty and set them all on a plate together. The Justin’s cup is the one in the white wrapper.
We sniffed each of them. The Reese’s one smelled the most like peanut butter. Possibly due to the fact that the holiday kind has a thicker peanut butter filling, but it was a really pleasant and noticeable peanut butter smell. The others didn’t have a peanut butter smell at all.
The Justin’s one was second place on peanut butter filling, it had more peanut butter inside and it tasted pretty good. Surprisingly, not as good as just opening up a jar of Justin’s nut butter though.
The Unreal variety was the most disappointing, it didn’t have a strong peanut butter cup profile, just kind of sweet. The peanut butter really didn’t shine in this one.
While the Justin’s variety would win in terms of ingredients, mainly because their ingredient list is all organic. The calorie info is basically the same, ranging from 190 – 210 for 2 regular peanut butter cups. While the Unreal one is the lowest in calories, it’s also the smallest serving (36 g.) and the Reese’s is the largest at 42 g. Justin’s is in the middle. So it’s really all basically the same. The Unreal variety has the most fiber, with 3 g in a 2 cup serving. And the protein content is pretty similar across the board, 4 g. for Justin’s and 5 g. for Unreal and Reese’s.
All in all… it’s still candy. None of them can be called a “health food”, but they can be a part of a balanced diet. And if I was going to pick based purely on flavor, I would stick with Reese’s.
Jill Will Run 
I think the holiday Reese’s does skew the results š but I would go for the dark chocolate Reese’s cups every time! Now if they only made the holiday hearts and eggs and whatnot in dark chocolate!
Totally agree!
I gotta go with the Reese’s peanut butter cups!
Reese’s is the best; however, I have discovered that the Costco brand of the mini cups is actually pretty good and the first thing I steal out of my co-workers candy jar.
I’ll have to try those!
I’m not surprised that Reeses are the best. Now I want one!
You’re welcome! š
Have you tried Sun Cups? They’re not bad. I find it funny that the unreal ones were basically, “unreal”. š hahaha
I haven’t! Never even heard of them, but I’d live to try!
Yeah, that ‘unreal’ thing is a good irony!
I don’t understand how it works, but the holiday Reese’s always seem to be better than the “regular” ones. However, the “big cup” version is also great for peanut-butter lovers like myself!
I haven’t tried the big cup. I noticed packs of mini Reese’s in the candy aisle the other day. I could almost do a face-off between Reese’s varieties!
Those mini Reese’s are so good, but dangerous! I could polish off an entire bag in one sitting. They’re tiny so you don’t think about how many you’re actually eating! I used them to top chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. Yum!
That does sound yummy!
The end all of peanut butter cups are the ones you can get at Godiva.
Putting it on my list! š
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