Coconut M&Ms
16 Jun
Hitting the shelves a little earlier than the predicted August, Limited Edition Coconut M&Ms are here in your local 7-11s and grocery stores for all the coconut chocolate candy goodness you can handle.
Packaging
Very tropical and a little sexy with the lounging Green M&M. Then of course you notice the Yellow M&M hanging upside down from a palm tree in the background for the hilarity factor.
I dumped out the entire bag (1.50 oz) to see how many M’s you get. The answer is: not many. To be fair they are much larger (twice the size) of a regular milk chocolate M, but still.
Appearance
Giant green, white and brown M&Ms that are either imprinted with the classic “M” or the “M” with a little design. The designs (hard to see in the picture) are a hibiscus flower (I got only one of those in my bag), palm tree, sun and umbrella.
Appearance Inside
These remind me a lot of the Premium M&Ms with a outer layer and a thicker inner core. The shell is a crisp candy though, not like the soft outer layer that Premium M&Ms have.
Taste
The crisp candy shell is the same as always, but the inside is very coconut-y. The milk chocolate is the classic smooth tasty chocolate candy that original M&Ms have but now with a cheap coconut overtone. It’s so sweet and sticky tasting that I feel like I’ve been drinking Malibu Rum all night and it’s the morning after. If you eat enough of them (say 5 in a row) you start getting used to that flavor and then they start becoming tastier. It’s that first initial taste test you have to get past.
But it’s a limited edition! If you like coconut than this is the M for you.
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
where did you buy them at? what store? our walmart dosen’t carry them yet and i want to try them so bad
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
A co-worker of mine picked them up at our local 7-11. Might try one of those or another convenience type store.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
I loved these. I think these were close to my favorites of the new candies I have tried recently.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
I got to try the Strawberried Peanut Butter M&Ms last week, a friend brought them back from M&Ms World in NYC and I liked those a lot more than the Coconut.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I came upon them at a candy store in Silver Lake, Michigan. I love them and I am wondering where I can find them locally. We dont have 7-11’s in our area anymore. Im in NW Indiana.
July 23rd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
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August 2nd, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Absolutely LOVED these. Not a big chocolate lover or M&M’s lover but these are fantastic, I hope they keep them around!
October 18th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
I first found the coconut m&ms at a Walgreens in Pittsburgh PA. I loved them so much thatwhen I returned home to Columbus OH I looked everwhere for them. I finally found 1 (one) large bag in a Walmart. I searched other Walmarts and other grocery chains, but could not find anymore. I am craving them..they are SO GOOD. i hope the coconut m&ms become a permenant flavor. It’s my favorite so far.!!