Babish Ranks 32 American Candies | Snack Bracket | Bon Appétit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- Andrew Rea (AKA Binging With Babish) pits 32 classic American candies head-to-head in a single elimination bracket to determine-once and for all-the absolute best sugary treat.
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"brown flavored" is the best description anyone has given to a tootsie roll
Honestly, I kinda like tootsie rolls. They're objectively bad, but I enjoy them for absolutely no reason.
@@MJ-mi9qc I really hate tootsie rolls, but this is the best and funniest defense of liking tootsie rolls I've ever heard. 🤣
i love tootsie rolls 😢
@@MJ-mi9qcI like candy corn but I can’t stand tootsie rolls for some reason.
I like tootsie rolls but yeah they do have a unique flavor for chcolate candies 😂
As a 100 Grand fan, I appreciate the Cinderella run they had in this bracket
Severely underrated candy.
@@fuzzybanana0123 Seriously. I would get weird looks buying 100 grands and I would swear up and down that they were incredible. They're the #1 "chocolate bar" for me, followed by Snickers.
100 Grand cult unite
@@Helldog6 Fully agree! Part of the 100 Grand cult here
My fave candybar since childhood
16:14 "You can eat a lot more sour patch kids without suffering many consequences"
~4 minutes earlier "I once went to the hospital because I ate too many sour patch kids"
😂
I was like 'many times my tongue begs to differ babish'
i absolutely love sour patch kids but my tongue and teeth hurt for the next several days every time i eat them. one might say it's worth it, though.
*doctor
100 grand bars were so underrated when I was a kid it was easy to trade for them. Still my mvp Halloween candy.
I just had a fight with my wife about this. 100 Grand is an unsung hero.
yes!!
Not the best out there, but SEVERELY underrated.
Whatchamacalits were super underrated too
finally someone else remembers them!!@@Boedayshus
only Babish could make halloween candy entertaining for 16 full minutes.
Rhett and Link:
I apologize, but I made my comment before I read yours. Well said.@@CloverPandaQ
Only being trumped by Brutalmoose, who made a 50 minute long Halloween candy ranking epic that is genuinely entertaining the entire way through
Yeah BrutalMoose is awesome.
White Mystery is actually a combination of the run offs of what doesn't get used to making all the other flavors. They just combine them and don't add dye. There is no consistent recipe, so every batch is slightly different.
Its the same with dum dum pops
It's brilliant business
As someone who knows a lot of people with food allergies, I will say that Sour Patch Kids are nut free, dairy free, gluten free, and vegan, so in terms of a great candy that most anyone can enjoy, I would say they reign top. It really sucks to do all that trick or treating, and only finding a few candies you can actually actually eat.
This is actually great to know
I can’t hand out candy this year due to a surgery scheduled the same day but I bet the kids would love these more than the Annie’s bunnies gummies I hand out
@@SpoonDonoyou start handing out Annie's fruit tape and I'll be showing up to your place in 5 different costumes
The berry flavors are incredible
I personally hate those... don't like how they taste
Just stop being allergic
As a Swedish Fish stan, it's unfair that they went against the candy GOAT in the first round
They would have easily made the semifinals otherwise
Everything was generally paired off first round based on similarity. I'm nostalgic for Swedish Fish because for some reason, I don't think I had a Sour Patch Kid until I was ~10 (maybe the adults in my area were just hoarding them for themselves), but SPK's were a revelation, and at least to me, they taste like Swedish Fish except you're trading the pleasant waxiness for candy beatitude.
That was the point cus all candies were being put up against they're counterpart or similar candy
Swedish fish flavored water ice is awesome
100 Grand is massively underrated, glad it only got trounced by the GOAT that is Butterfinger.
100 Grand and Paydays are my favorite candy bars. 100 Grand for something chocolatey, Payday when all I want is peanuts and caramel.
I'm obsessed with the texture of butterfingers but haven't ever been able to eat them because I get an INSTANT headache every time. Not sure if it's just the concentration of sugar or something else...
Butterfinger USED to be great but they changed the formula and now I hate it.
The world been sleeping on 100grand. Shhh... don't get everybody hooked on my favorite.
Just discovered them recently and omg they’re SO underrated
Alongside 100grand in the lesser known delicious chocolate category, I also like Turtles.
real
Me too
100 Grand has always been my favorite ✊🍫💯
The problem with Butterfingers is that they get stale. The peanut brittle stuff in the middle absorbs moisture, so gets a weird chew to it and it gets stuck in your teeth. A fresh Butterfinger is a beautiful thing, and something to be cherished. If you're looking for the freshest ones, skip the gas station/convenience store and go for the grocery store. The "impulse buy" sections of the checkout lines get a way higher turnover than gas stations, so the Butterfingers are MUCH more fresh.
Also, Nestle Kit Kats are in a different league than what we get in the US.
And butter finger no longer use chocolate.
Yeah, I personally don't like Butterfingers very much, and they would have been tossed out first round in my bracket. But everyone has different preferences for their sugar cravings.
5th avenue outclasses butterfinger at every level.
This makes so much sense why almost every butterfinger Ive eaten sucks except for one random bar I had like 10 years ago
Chic - o - sticks is the butterfinger insides without the mystery chocolate
Kit Kat first round exit is soooo wild
It’s also British anyway, as is Twix, Starburst and Skittles
@@kJ922-h3j 100 Grand also isn't American. Probably more.
Like butterfingers are so gross! And I’m a fan of peanut butter with chocolate, but u think it’s the wafer that I don’t like and it’s so dry
A Tootsie Pop made it farther than a Reese's Cup? Not sure I can ever trust Babish again about anything! lol
It’s just the way the bracket was drawn up. Same reason milky way happened to make it further than snickers.
@@jondough3739milky way is better than snickers
Wrong... try asking the kids, and you will get the real winners. Peanut butter cups are the number candy that kids go for in our neighborhood hands down.
@@dukemanvilllebut children are cretins
Though he was incorrect to pick Tootsie Pops over Starbursts, I think Reese's would have fared better if it was a straight up ranking best to worst rather than a bracket.
"cherry, sour apple, banana. What are these, Vegetables?" - a food professional
BA pairing Reese's PB cups with Tootsie Rolls is hilarious 😂 Everyone knew it stood no chance
That's your #1 seed vs #16 seed first round pairing.
Finally someone who recognizes 100 grand. Its the most underrated chocolate
love 100 grand but hate how it sticks to your teeth for 10 years afterwards
Fact: There's no chocolate in Reese's Pieces, so it technically doesn't belong in the chocolate bracket.
Like he said, chocolate is the best flavor in peanut butter
he literally said peanut butter candy In chocolate VS peanut butter candy😭
I think heath bars are super underrated. Such a great candy with a different flavor than most.
I suddenly want to see Babish make his own homemade Butterfingers.
Pro tip if you didn't know the secret sauce inside butterfinger is candy corn mixed with peanut butter. Mess with ratios to find your ideal mix.
I just want to make sure someone puts it out there that Swedish Fish aren't red flavored, they're elderberry. I agree the children are the tastier of the two candies in that bout, but I think it's important to note it's not just a red flavor.
Children lolol
Where are the gummies? Bears or Worms. And where are the Gummy Sharks? The best of them all!
I honestly never thought I’d ever see the day someone admitting to butterfinger being their favorite candy online, I feel like people would judge so hard. I love them and I wish they still did the Reese’s cup collab
I have a lot of respect for Babish, but he should be tried as a war criminal for choosing Butterfinger over Reese's Cup
Really, the entire candy division can be wiped off this bracket and Snickers, 100 Grand, Reese's Cup and M&M's (maybe with an Almond Joy or Heath Bar Spoiler) should have been the final 4. Butterfinger? Really?
It's even sadder because Americans don't have access to Crispy Crunch most of the time. Butterfinger is just a poor version of Crispy Crunch.
Fact.
Please, Butterfinger is awesome
I'm not really a pb candy fan, but this was indeed a heinous crime.
Butterfingers always get stuck inside the crown of every one of my teeth. I wish he reviewed Whoppers. Those are my favorite and super easy to trade for on Halloween.
You are the devil for having whoppers as your favorite😂
I like Butterfingers - but they get caught in my molars. Also, I know a lot of people say that Mounds and Almond Joy were their worst Halloween candy, but not me - they were some of the best. As a matter of fact, I would feel gypped if I DIDN'T have at least one Almond Joy or Mounds in my trick-or-treat bucket.
Coconut candy is a definite underdog in the US.
I agree that Mounds and Almond Joy are great, but I want to congratulate you for knowing the correct spelling of "gypped!" 😊🎉
_Love_ Almond Joy and Mounds. Like the taste of Butterfingers, but *hate* that the toffee always gets stuck. Always. You need a metal toothpick to pry those bits out. Butterfingers are cavity-enablers.
I can't do any of the caramel ones for this reason. Milk Duds UGH
Love butterfinger, but yea it's the candy that lasts because it's stuck in your teeth half the day.
100 Grand are incredibly delicious and I can’t believe they’re so underrated. Probably the most slept on candy of all time tbh
It is a crime that Mike and Ikes are not even in the bracket
Agreed!!!
You need to be something of a vintage candy aficionado to like Mike and Ikes. Never seen them outside the Candy Counters of pre-1980's movie theaters.
@@dphalanx7465 You can find Mike and Ikes in any grocery or convenience store in the Northeast. They are fairly popular in Maine where I live.
100 Grand is my favorite candy bar! I love that they're almost always on the shelf because few people like them! As much as I love pb and chocolate, I've never really cared for butterfingers for some reason.
Thank you for giving 100 Grand the true respect that it deserves
Describing tootsie rolls as "brown flavored" is the best description I have ever heard.
Yeah, the other flavors of Tootsie rolls are ok. The standard "chocolate" flavor is just disappointment in taffy form.
I'm so glad 100 Grand is getting the recognition it deserves! Its been my favorite for so long
These are actually both my two favorite commercially produced candies and usually the only ones I'll eat on and off throughout the year. Interesting to see Andrew with a similar opinion on candy.
"These are now-and-laters? Have I just never seen now-and-laters??" sounds very Bill Murray😂
Poetic that he never saw now and later in the past.
I feel like Babish would really enjoy a Whatchamacallit if he hasnt ever had one. Oh! And the Take 5, that's a superior candybar
Take 5 is one of the most underrated candy bars, the saltiness of the pretzel puts it so many levels above similar candy bars.
Take 5 rocks my socks!
Take 5 has been my go to candy for a couple years now. It's not my favorite, but it's just perfectly flavored and balanced.
@@KingBobbito Is that a regional thing??
@@dphalanx7465 not as far as I'm aware, they're made by Hershey so should be widely available
That final round is honestly my top 2 out of the entire bracket. Definitely a hard decision. I knew there was a reason I liked Andrew's channel haha
As a lifetime Butterfinger stan, I am so validated.
Butterfinger doesn't even taste like peanut butter. I didn't know it was supposed to be peanut butter until I saw that commercial with Bart Simpson where he says 'crispity, crunchity, peanutbuttery', I thought it was supposed to be butterscotch.
The clear winner is Reese's cups. Every time.
No idea what Americans see in Reese's cups. Could be the most boring sweet included in the video.
In case it wasn’t posted already, the flavor of Circus Peanuts is banana. Once you realize that and try it, you’ll get it. The orange marshmallow thing throws you off.
Exactly!
As someone who’s not dead and has purchased, tried, AND ENJOYED Circus Peanuts, I’m glad someone else knows the flavor is banana. Yes, the overall sweetness, texture, color, and name “peanut” all throw most people off haha
Omg I love circus peanuts but I could never pinpoint the flavor, thanks lol!
Ah yes, because it only makes sense that something made of marshmallow that’s orange and made to look like a peanut would be banana-flavored
@@coyotelong4349 I think they'd probably do a whole lot better if they made it banana-shaped and colored? They say humans eat with their eyes first. If you were presented with something banana-like, circus peanuts wouldn't seem so odd when you put them in your mouth.
But this orange peanut-shaped thing?! Why does it taste of banana?! The dissonance hurts.
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
"What have we learned here today? 🤔 virtually nothing 😂"
Candy corn does IN FACT resemble corn. Butterfinger?!?! Reese's peanut butter cups are the best!
It took me until I was an adult to realize they are meant to resemble the ckernels and not a whole ear.
When I was a kid my sister loved all the sour fruity candies and I preferred all the chocolate ones. Some of the best bonding we ever did was completely swapping our selections after trick ‘r treating.
When I get a Hershey bar, I want the almond version :)
The basic milk chocolate Hershey bar is definitely the worst - I remember even liking the cookies 'n' creme bar better as a kid, even if it's super artificial tasting.
@@RunFanatic The problem with basic Hershey is just what's the point? It's not amazing gourmet chocolate, so why not just go with any other more interesting candy bar? Most candy bars are just Hershey + more.
As an Australian, it was interesting watching to see what is very different to our versions of these sweets, or simply what we don't have.
Our Milky Ways are basically what the 3 Musketeers bar is here, and our Smarties are like better tasting M&Ms.
British but same and I assume it’s the same for you that what we call Mars bars is their Milkyway? Also Kit Kat, Twix, Starburst & Skittles are just British anyway 👍
Is 100 grand just a chokito
Not a common Halloween candy, but Zero bars.....way underrated
Favorite candy growing up!
Yes! I love those things, but I never hear anyone talk about them!
second fav honestly, first goes to butterfinger
Like the Tab Cola of the candy bar world
They can be VERY hard to find, is probably why. It may be a regional thing? It's not like a Hershey bar, that can be found in pretty much every store, you can very well go years without seeing a Zero! Even at the same store in a different place! I love them though and always have.
I'm a recent 100 Grand convert, and I gotta say that it truly is a GOAT
The "WOAH"
when they pulled out the Tootsie rolls and the Reeses
amazing
100 Grand is criminally underrated
So is Zero. I believe that’s more underrated than 100 Grand.
I'd never had 100 Grand as a kid for whatever reason, then as an adult I had them as the fourth candy in a halloween variety mix for trick-or-treaters. I reasoned since it wasn't that top billed candy, it had to be mid. Not so. 100 Grand, Butterfinger, and Whatchamacallit are the top 3 of non-regional candy bars easy. The crisp factor just hits different.
Are you on the Take5 train? Best candy bar I’ve ever had, and almost NOBODY knows about them.
@@arwyss Yes, I eat whole bags in a single sitting like a little degenerate. It's top 5.
Candy corn is based on the entire kernel. You only usually see the yellow part and discard the rest.
I love candy corn or harvest mix. I don't care if it is mostly sugar; it has a great flavor, and you can bite each color off, which is really great if you get the ones with the chocolate bottoms.
Wish payday was included in this line up... its an oldie but a goodie. Also health or skor bars!
Love me a Payday!
nooooo payday is just TOO many peanuts!
@@erinruss That's why it's a payday lmao
Sour patch watermelons > kids 😤💥💥
They’re the same thing.that’s like saying pink starburst are better than regular starburst
As a Brit I found it interesting that our Milky Way bars are 3 Musketeers in America while we call Milky Ways bars as Mars bars. Can't lie would polish off both
Except the malty vanilla middle of our milky way looks far better than that brown stuff.
Mars bars sold in the US are similar to Milky Ways but made with semisweet or bittersweet chocolate. There was also a very common variety which had almonds on top of the caramel.
Four of the items in this video are also British chocolate and candy too 😎
Mars bars are a superior version of American Milky Ways.
@@porsche911sbs Well I haven't tried an American Milky Way bar but based on some US chocolate I've tried, I'm inclined to agree. I don't think it's terrible like some British people do but it's just not quite got the same hit
My final round came down to Reese's Cup vs. Starburst. I give the node to Reese's Cup.
Butterfingers are incredible as a dessert. Sour patch kids are incredible as a snack
I’m pleased with how far Hundred Grand made it, but SPK reigns supreme imo ❤
Babbish getting more and more sugar high is so funny
FINALLY some respect to 100 grand, thank you sir🫡
Regular Butterfingers beating Kit Kat is insane. The chocolate is better, the texture is better, and the Butterfinger shards get stuck in your teeth.
THEN he criticizes the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup for losing some of its chocolate on the wrapper, but loses some of his Butterfinger when it falls apart after the bite
Madman
"cherry, sour apple, and banana.. what are these, vegetables?!" 🤣🤣 hahahaha
Can’t believe Babish chose butterfingers over Reese’s. I’m offended lol and those aren’t even my favorite candies
My favorite form for butter finger is the butter finger cups. They're hard to find, but its everything you love about butterfinger (flavor, texture, crisp etc) in the form factor of a reeses cup.
I also just recently stumbled upon 100 Grand bars after 20 yrs of aliving, and they completely changed my perspective on chocolate. The only thing that can top them is the discontinued 100 Grand Dark limited edition version which I unfortunately never got to try. Ferrero please bring them back
Fun fact, mystery flavor of airheads is a combo of unused flavoring. So every bar is an unique combo!
wow really impressive to be so confident about being wrong !!
Impressive how he can praise Butterfingers in so many ways without repeating himself once.
As someone who can't stand the texture of butterfinger the final decision was easy for me lol.
finally someone who respects the butterfinger as much as i do
Nougat is a sweet that dates even to the 18th century in France, Hapsburg Empire and others. It was a confection that was prized by the aristocracy mixed with nuts like pistachio and sugar and even natural flavorings like rose water or orange water. The nougat that is in the 3 Muskateers bar represents the trickle-down effect as society started to enjoy these types of sweets. I am surprised by Andrew's response. Nougat comes with dried fruits and also has different types of nuts.
Reeces Pieces were introduced to the American public for the first time in the Movie, E.T. (1982)- The top case of early 80s product placement. Eliot uses the candy to lure E.T. There is a trick-or-treat scene in the movie with the candy as well, I think.
As a european i appreciate the full brief explanation on every candy 🥰
Very self-affirming to see 100 Grand make the underdog run, as well as my absolute favorite Butterfinger as the grand champion.
SO REAL FOR THE 100 GRAND TAKE YES
The lack of Baby Ruth is a tragedy -- that being said, I have helped keep 100 Grand on the shelves for 30 years
continuously biting bite sized candy in half is triggering.
Glad to see 100 Grand finally get some respect, a lot of these candies are really humble in terms of ingredients because they date back to the Depression, still got a soft spot for 3 Musketeers cause of my grandma. That “Food That Built America” show has multiple episodes about candy and they’re fascinating even though I don’t have much of a sweet tooth.
To me you can't compare candy vs chocolate, it depends on my mood! My chocolate winner would be 100 Grand, SO underrated! My candy winner would be Nerds, it was point of pride as a kid to just toss back the whole mini box at once
This is compeltely objective fact and not based on bias whatsoever. Any disagreement will not be tolerated. Thank you for understanding.
*names three fruits*..."what are these, vegetables?"
Nerds over skittles is crazy choice!
Any other Canadian wildly confused when he called the Rockets Smarties...
Nobody lives in Canada. Thats a myth
me
you get wildly confused pretty easily. things are called different names in different countries.... what's so confusing about that? In the US, the same mayonaise brand is called Hellman's on the East Coast and Best in the Midwest and beyond
@@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 he was making a joke lol
Dude the grand is great and underrated but cannot beat the mighty Twix. The mighty 4 are snickers, twix, butterfinger, and KitKat. Thanks for your compliance.
The thing you gotta be careful of on Halloween night: if your Butterfingers get cold, they get hard and the texture loss is devastating
FUN FACT: The inventor of Lucky Charms - which you loved, if I recall, Babish :x - was inspired to make them after crumbling Circ us Peanuts into Cheerios.
The flavor of those orange peanuts, by the way, is neither orange nor peanut. It's banana. ASTOUNDINGLY artificial chemical banana. And there is a whole subset of humans who not only adore those things but debate fiercely as to whether they get better with age.
In Canada, Smarties are like chocolate M&Ms... they're called Rockets here.
BRING BACK THE BUTTERFINGER BBs!
I’m one of those people who likes Dots, so those would win the candy division for me. I’m also a fan of York, but I always reach for the baby ruth on Halloween.
As soon as he went Butterfinger over Reese's, I knew it was over.
Also, the omission of Red Vines over Twizzlers is criminal. And who hasn't ever had a Circus Peanut? And Baby Ruth always beats Snickers.
This episode feels like an extended ad for Halloween candy 😂
Fun fact: you can turn boxes of nerds into a makeshift kazoo
You just open one up and hum into it, eventually the nerds will get all humid and stick together which may not be appetizing
I love Butterfingers, but to your earlier comment about freshness I think Butterfingers enjoyment falls off if they are not very fresh.
So happy to see circus peanuts be considered the worst. Swear I told myself that if you liked them, that I would no longer watch 😂
I know its a Canadian thing but coffee crispy annihilates all other chocolate bars.
As an American who has had a coffee crisp, it actually did remind me of a Butterfinger
I didn’t really taste the coffee, though
My office is realizing the gem that is 100 grand lol
#1 Candy is Milkyway Midnight ✅ anyways two issues Skittles better than Nerds, and Starbursts better than Tootsie Pops. Besides that great ranking
You had me at the dark chocolate
My grampa loved Circus Peanuts and he is, indeed, dead.
Butterfinger, and other peanut butter containing candies, have more protein than a lot of the others so are a bit more filling I’d think
Here's Babish singing the praises of the Butterfinger, and here I am with the Zagnut as my favorite candy bar, possibly favorite candy overall.
For those that don't know, 5th Avenue is Hershey's version of the Butterfinger and Zagnut is the same but replaces the chocolate with a toasted coconut exterior.
I was far too invested in this outcome. Butterfinger is my all time favourite.
Why does he think it’s peanut butter flavored when it’s toffee brittle?
Butterfinger taste? 10/10, but the fact it glues to my teeth like liquid cement makes it a business decision to eat them.