I love Hi Chew. And I live for new Hi Chew flavors. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration (I mostly live so my cat stays fed), but it’s always exciting to have a new sweet treat to sneak into the movie theater. (Please don’t revoke my A-List membership, AMC!) Three new Hi Chew flavors were just released in an assortment called the Dessert Mix: Candy Apple, Strawberry Ice Cream, and Key Lime Pie. I tasted them all to find out whether you should wave hi or say bye to the new mix.
First thing’s first, all three flavors are good and they all have that signature chew that’s so damn addictive, but two of these new Hi Chew flavors are especially good. Let’s start with the third best, Strawberry Ice Cream. The strawberry flavor is bold and definitely attempts something like creaminess, but it just doesn’t really taste like strawberry ice cream. It sort of reminds me of amoxicillin, which is nostalgic in its own way but probably not what a candy brand is shooting for.
The other two flavors are knockouts. Key Lime Pie doesn’t just taste like lime candy, it tastes like key lime pie filling. It’s not too tangy and has a creamy backbone that communicates custard pie. And Candy Apple is a real journey. You get sweet red apple up front with a hint of something cloying, much like the crunchy sugar coating on a candy apple, but the flavor continues to evolve as you chew until it almost tastes like cherry pie filling. Honestly, I would eat way more candy apples if they tasted like this (and Hi Chew are actually less likely to get all jammed up in your teeth).
The new Hi Chew Dessert Mix appears to be sold out on Hi Chew’s site, but if you see it at your local grocery or big box store, you should add it to your candy (and dessert) rotation.
Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks.
Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction.
Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home.
Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.
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Gwynedd Stuart
Vinz Karl
Justine Sterling
Sporked Staff
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