Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&Ms: Why Some Things Should Never Be Changed

Some things should not be messed with, period. We found this out in 1985 when the Coca-Cola company replaced its already successful 100-year-old classic Coke pop drink's formula with New Coke, a sweeter version of the classic formula. It turned out to be grave mistake. Now the M&M company has started messing with its good, plain-old classic hard candy-shell-covered milk chocolate candies. And while older versions of the candies did OK, some of the newer varieties just may follow the route of New Coke.

Strange New Flavors of M&M's Candies
I came across an odd-looking bag of M&M's chocolate candies in the convenience store attached to the gas station where I stopped. Even though these candies were on a display by themselves in the middle of the store, they caught my attention because of the brightly colored magenta packages. The M&M's logo stood out as one I recognized but I went over to investigate to see why this packet looked so strange. I soon discovered that these were Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's!

The Taste of Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's
Having found success earlier in the year when I discovered 3 Musketeers with Mint, chocolate candy bar, I thought I'd give these new M&M's a try.

The first thing I noticed when opening the package was the color and shape of these new Razzberry M&Ms. The candies were nearly identical to the package in their magenta coloring. These M&M's were shaped more like the classic plain milk chocolate M&M's rather than the peanut M&M's. The Razzberry M&Ms were slightly larger than the classic plain ones but not quite the neat little saucers like the older ones. These were inconsistent in shape and size.

I popped one in my mouth and was immediately turned off. The taste was medicinal like cough syrup. I did not eat anymore! It even seemed to have a slight after-taste like you find with artificial sweeteners. As an afterthought, it occurred to me that this raspberry-chocolate flavor would not be too bad if it were melted down and served over ice cream. It wouldn't even be bad as a hot chocolate drink. However, it definitely did not work as a stand-alone candy. I definitely would not be purchasing these again!

The Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's packet had a magenta colored M&M character holding a raspberry covered in the letter 'M'. Next to it was the slogan, 'Get Razzed! Then go to mms.com.' Strangely enough when I went to mms.com no where on the site could I find mention of these new Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's!
There was however, lots of promotion for new, limited edition M&M'S® Wildly Cherry chocolate candies, which were introduced in February. I haven't seen those in stores yet, but I would wager that they've got to be better than these new Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's!

Nutritional Information on New Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's
The 1 serving 1.5 oz. bag contains 210 calories, 9g Total Fat, 6g Saturated Fat and 0Trans Fat. Sodium is 30mg, 30g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 27g sugar, and 1g dietary fiber. New Limited Edition Razzberry Milk Chocolate M&M's has 4% calcium and 2% iron.