Sorry, but I Have to Roast the New Marshmallow Reese’s Cups

The scientists down at the Reese’s Secret Laboratory have developed a brand new variant for us. Say hello to Reese’s Marshmallow Big Cups. This candy takes on the classic Fluffernutter flavor profile, wrapped in milk chocolate rather than Wonder Bread. We found an early pack at a middle-of-nowhere Walmart; let’s see whether this marshmallow can withstand the heat.

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Reese’s Marshmallow Big Cup Review

New Reese’s Cup!

Pros: When I cut one of these Reese’s Marshmallow Big Cups in half for a cross-section, the marshmallow goo oozed out in a satisfying manner. I really wish I had more nice things to say past that. Strap in, y’all; this one was disappointing.

Cons: Oh boy, where do I start? Longtime Sporked readers will know I care deeply about the ratio of peanut butter to chocolate in Reese’s products. Unfortunately, the ratios here are egregiously out of whack. There’s so little marshmallow filling, it might as well not exist for how immediately it’s overpowered by chocolate and peanut butter… except you do get a hint of chemical fake-marshmallow taste on the backend.

The Reese’s Marshmallow Big Cup is a standard Big Cup that’s had a fourth of the peanut butter replaced with a strange marshmallow substitute—not enough to change the texture in an interesting way, but certainly enough to affect the taste in a negative way. This is absolutely the first time I’ve ever opened a two-pack of Reese’s Cups and struggled to finish it.

Credit: Griffin Parker / Hershey

Rating:

4/10

Sporks

Does messing with the contents of a Reese’s Cup ever work?

Rarely, but yes! While I’ve talked plenty of smack about filling variants like Peanut Butter Pie and Spring Sprinkles, there have been a few standout positive examples of fixing something that ain’t broke. I think the Reese’s Chocolate Lava Big Cup was actually worth making. The chocolate lava filling in question was materially different in texture to the chocolate and peanut butter, so it felt like a new experience. The OREO-chunk-filled Reese’s Cups impressed me on a taste level and a scientific level; it’s still wild that the first-ever gluten-free OREO wafers were created because Hershey refused to put a glutenous ingredient into their Reese’s production lines.