Variety Gourmet Saltwater Taffy (Assorted, 2 LB)

very happy as the candy tastes like peppermint. had to return some to another place as there was no peppermint taste whatsoever. thank you.

I don’t eat much candy. But, I got a craving for saltwater taffy and wanted some like I used to get when I was a kid. The kind where each flavor is just bursting with flavor and you knew exactly what the flavor was. Nobody needed to tell you. You knew if it was peppermint, black licorice, blueberry, strawberry, orange, chocolate, caramel, coconut, banana, lemon, mango, etc. That’s such a fun experience as a kid to bite into the flavors and there’s no question that you know from first bite exactly what the flavor is. The differences between them are so distinct and a great taste bud experience. This taffy was nothing like that. A lot of it was rather soft instead of chewy like salt water taffy should be. And practically every color tasted almost exactly the same. The only one that had a definite different taste was the green sour… I guess green apple? It was gross. Too sour. But mostly, way too runny and melted. Didn’t even have a taffy texture at all. Anyway, I was shooting for the experience that I had when I was a kid and this was nothing like that. No matter what the color of the candy was, it all tasted the same, like I said, other than the green sour one. Very very disappointing. I’m not much on doing reviews, and especially not negative reviews. But. of feel like people should be warned on this one. If you want a whole bag of differently colored toffee that you’re expecting to taste all the same, then I guess it would be for you. But, if you’re wanting the excitement and surprise of different familiar flavors that you can readily guess and appreciate, then you’re not going to be happy with this one.

Before I even tell you about the flavor and freshness, let me tell you about the packaging. The zippered bag of taffy was secured in a mylar bubble wrap bag with an ice pack, and then packaged inside a box. The most well-packaged item I have received this year! AND, bonus, it arrived two days early. Now, the taffy itself... it is soft, fresh, and sooooooo yummy. I love the flavors! I ordered this as a sugar-free sweet treat for myself. If I didn't know it was sugar-free I wouldn't guess it was - no overwhelming artificial sweetener taste or aftertaste. So, well done FirstChoiceCandy for getting the recipe right. I've heard this brand does well in the freeze dryer so I'm going to try that and see how it puffs. I will have to pace myself eating this because of the laxative effect of Maltitol, (anyone who regularly eats sugar-free is used to that) but I will definitely be ordering more of this so I don't run out. Update: As you can see from the picture, these worked very well in the freeze dryer! I cut the pieces in half before freeze drying and they puffed up to the size of ping pong balls! The flavors intensified in the freeze drying process, but still not overwhelming or "off" from the sweetener. The flavors are chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, strawberry, and the green, surprisingly, is wintergreen. Love them all!

This item is quite tasty. One thing I wish that I could change would be to label each candy piece their flavors. There are several Browns and I assumed they were chocolate flavored. I ate one and it was chocolate. So I gave one to my daughter thinking that she would like the chocolate flavor. She spit it out immediately saying that it was disgusting. I said more for me I guess. And then the next couple of days I picked up another Brown and understood immediately what she was talking about. It was licorice. Same situation happened, I ate a pink one and it was cherry. Very delightful really enjoyed it. Couple of days later I picked up another pink one assuming that it would also be cherry. It was cinnamon. And if you try to smell them there's not much of an odor to determine the flavor. So it's really just hit or miss with the flavors. I'm not sure what flavor the white is. It's really hard to determine. At first I thought it was going to be coconut. But it wasn't. I want to say that it was Vanilla. But there really wasn't a vanilla flavor to it. Possibly it's just unflavored sweet Taffy. But overall this is a good product it would be nice if you knew what flavors you were eating before you ate them. They may be sugar-free but they are certainly not calorie-free. And I hate to waste expensive candy. Because if you were to order a bag of salt water taffy that was not a sugar-free it would cost likely less than half of what this bag cost. So some of the flavors are absolutely delightful! The sum of the flavors are not very good to me. But flavor is a Fickle subject. Lots of people enjoy licorice. However I do not like it. Some people love hot cinnamon. It's not one of my favorites. I don't get very sick at my stomach when eating these items. Of course I don't consume mass amounts at a time. I try to keep myself back to around 4 to 5 pieces a day. I also really love candy. But being a diabetic I tried to keep myself in check. But that doesn't mean that I haven't had more than I should before. I have had an upset stomach when I once consumed too much sugar free candy. But it wasn't extreme. Many people are different and are more sensitive to sugar substitutes than others. Be careful when consuming too much of this candy. It may be sugar-free but it still has calories and fat. And some people still get glucose spikes from sugar alcohol. So that's definitely something that you will have to monitor on your own.

Freaking stuff's addictive! Not too sticky (which my bridgework appreciates) & the flavors are great! The candy takes me back to (and I risk dating myself here) my childhood & the great taste of Bonomo' Turkish candy. (Never did figure out why the odd name since it was made in Ohio) and it was always hard to decide on which flavor. Banana - my personal favorite - chocolate or strawberry.. They could be really hardened by putting them into the freezer for about 30". Frozen or not you slapped the bar on any hard surface to break it in pieces and it might take you half an hour to finish one. Best 5¢ you could spend. These cost very little considering how many neatly wrapped candies are in the 2-lb bag. Oh, and I do keep a number in the freezer so I can suck on them while doing other things. Keeps me from binging on them too fast. This sugar free taffy comes in about 6 flavors & all of them are yummy. If you didn't know it was made without cane sugar you couldn't tell. My hubby positively hates diet anything and claims he can tell in one bite if it's made with sugar substitute. He was on his eighth or ninth piece before the label caught his eye. ROFLMAO Fair warning... I don't recommend eating too many at once in the beginning because the primary sweetener is maltitol. Eat too many per day & you'll be living in the bathroom for hours. We found the OTC anti diarrheal med loperamide 2mg. taken at the first signs of overindulgence works best at relieving symptoms. Oh, and my one friend says he had terrible gas a few hours after eating almost a dozen in ~30 min. He was glad he was working from home to be sure! Another friend said that after decades of suffering from constipation & being aware of how dangerous laxatives can be if taken on too frequent a basis she's delighted to have eliminated that problem. (Pun intended) If you love taffy but you're on a sugar free diet these will quickly become your favorite treat.

This is not salt water taffy!!! The individual candies are small compared to others and it did not taste good! Texture was not good either, I will be looking elsewhere. It’s not totally bad but not what I wanted.

I have ordered salt water taffy from Amazon before and loved all the flavors. I just assumed they all would be the same. I can barely tell the difference between the different colors. If my eyes were closed, I would just say each tasted like sugar, not banana, cherry, birthday cake. The freshness and texture was normal, and they were not sticky, They just did not have much flavor.

Bought these for my mom who loves salt water taffy. We were both Very happy with these. Love the bulk 5lb option. Came with a lot of pieces of candy. Perfect small snack size for a sugar craving. Each candy was individually wrapped. They arrived in perfect condition. Very soft and very very chewy. Tasted very fresh to me. This was a variety pack so it had different flavors. No idea what flavor til you ate it. Candy is two tone or three tone. While it’s a variety there are a lot of the same flavors. Love that each piece was individually wrapped and it was easy to open. All I had to do was untwist sides and open. If you like salt water taffy I would say this is great. Pieces are not very large but they have a great overall taste. Not hard at all - very soft.