Whoppers - The Candy - Rate It: A Pole (1 Viewer)

[dickey moe]

Used to hate them as a kid. Love them now.

 

[shuke]

I'm a fan, but other malted milk balls I've had that have a thicker chocolate coating are way better.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

can't believe no one has mentioned the Strawberry Milkshake ones.

pretty awesome.

 

[jm192]

I like them when I eat them, but I never seek them out.  They were one of my favorites as a kid.  I put 5.  

 

[BoltBacker]

Generous giving it a 2, that wax chocolate on the outside is awful.

It's only saving grace is it's not candy corn, and it's not peeps. But that is a very low bar.

 

[Caesar]

Truly underrated would be Chick-o-Stick (bite size)

Isn't this just Butterfingers without the chocolate coating? 

No thanks!

Oh, and I give Whoppers a 5 and agree with the Easter connection 

 

[Bossman]

F'ing zero. Horrible. Worst excuse for a candy, ever.

I rate these just above Good & Plenty.  :X

Dry ### nasty little turds. Like eating chocolate covered chalk.

Why would you eat these instead of something that has goodness inside? like ... Rollos

 

[Sullie]

If I'm looking at a bowl full of candy and it had a bunch of different types of candy in it with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, this is the eating pattern I would choose :

10.) Reese cup / Dove chocolate
09.) Snickers
08.) Twix
07.) M&M's (any)
06.) Butterfinger

At this point, I would let my wife and son know there's a bowl full of candy, come and get it :
(To me this is the shark move b/c I've left them candy (including chocolate candy) but just not the really good stuff plus my wife hates York's but loves Heath but she's super disciplined so I know she'll go super light on the candy.  My son, on the other hand, would leave a bowl full of empty wrappers and he hates Heath so win-win for me)

05.) Heath and York (tied)
04.) Milky way / Almond Joy-Mounds / Three Musketeers / Kit Kat
03.) Starburst/Skittles (tied for me b/c very good but just not chocolate) 
02.) Whoppers (because it's a step above Candy Corn)
01.) Circus Peanuts / Candy Corn / Peeps / Old People Candy

All tongue in cheek except the rankings.  The way it works in my house is that my wife would eat maybe three pieces, I would get maybe 10 (out of 100) and my teenage son would be in a sugar coma, passed out on the floor with an empty bowl full of wrappers scattered around him.

 

[nirad3]

I'm a fan, but other malted milk balls I've had that have a thicker chocolate coating are way better.

This.  They have these at Sprouts and they blow Whoppers right outta the water.

Sprouts balls = 9.5

Whoppers = 7

 

[Van Dyman]

Better than candy corn.

That's a low bar, imo.

 

[jhib]

I'm a fan, but other malted milk balls I've had that have a thicker chocolate coating are way better.

True. Chocolate and malt together is really, really good.  When it's done really well with actual good chocolate, it's awesome.  But it's still pretty darn good with the cheap waxy chocolate used in Whoppers.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

True. Chocolate and malt together is really, really good.  When it's done really well with actual good chocolate, it's awesome.  But it's still pretty darn good with the cheap waxy chocolate used in Whoppers.

any of you guys old enough to have had Ovaltine?  

chocolate malted milk powder - Nestle's Quik was good - Ovaltine kicked it up infinite notches.  

 

[moleculo]

not sure how to answer this.  the first one is like an 8.5.  by the time I finish the box it's down to like a 2 or 3.

 

[kutta]

The best. A 10.

 

[rick6668]

If I'm looking at a bowl full of candy and it had a bunch of different types of candy in it with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, this is the eating pattern I would choose :

10.) Reese cup
09.) Snickers
08.) Twix
07.) M&M's (any)
06.) Butterfinger

At this point, I would let my wife and son know there's a bowl full of candy, come and get it :
(To me this is the shark move b/c I've left them candy (including chocolate candy) but just not the really good stuff plus my wife hates York's but loves Heath but she's super disciplined so I know she'll go super light on the candy.  My son, on the other hand, would leave a bowl full of empty wrappers and he hates Heath so win-win for me)

05.) Heath and York (tied)
04.) Milky way / Almond Joy-Mounds / 3 Musketeers
03.) Starburst/Skittles (tied for me b/c very good but just not chocolate) 
02.) Whoppers (because it's a step above Candy Corn)
01.) Circus Peanuts / Candy Corn / Peeps / Old People Candy

All tongue in cheek except the rankings.  The way it works in my house is that my wife would eat maybe three pieces, I would get maybe 10 (out of 100) and my teenage son would be in a sugar comma, passed out on the floor with an empty bowl full of wrappers scattered around him.

I like this list a lot.  Some things I would add

#9 add Take 5

M&M's move to #8 with a bunch of solid chocolate (Hershey bar, Crunch, Mr Goodbar, Krackle)

#7 Twix, 100 Grand

 

[kutta]

Is there any candy you don't like?

No. I like them all. But Whoppers are the best. Skittles are a close second.

 

[shuke]

any of you guys old enough to have had Ovaltine?  

chocolate malted milk powder - Nestle's Quik was good - Ovaltine kicked it up infinite notches.  

No, I just always bought the malt separately.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

any of you guys old enough to have had Ovaltine?  

chocolate malted milk powder - Nestle's Quik was good - Ovaltine kicked it up infinite notches.  

No, I just always bought the malt separately.

well, we grew, dried, ground, and then roasted our's separately 

early hipster

 

[WDIK2]

If I'm looking at a bowl full of candy and it had a bunch of different types of candy in it with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, this is the eating pattern I would choose :

10.) Reese cup
09.) Snickers
08.) Twix
07.) M&M's (any)
06.) Butterfinger

At this point, I would let my wife and son know there's a bowl full of candy, come and get it :
(To me this is the shark move b/c I've left them candy (including chocolate candy) but just not the really good stuff plus my wife hates York's but loves Heath but she's super disciplined so I know she'll go super light on the candy.  My son, on the other hand, would leave a bowl full of empty wrappers and he hates Heath so win-win for me)

05.) Heath and York (tied)
04.) Milky way / Almond Joy-Mounds / 3 Musketeers
03.) Starburst/Skittles (tied for me b/c very good but just not chocolate) 
02.) Whoppers (because it's a step above Candy Corn)
01.) Circus Peanuts / Candy Corn / Peeps / Old People Candy

All tongue in cheek except the rankings.  The way it works in my house is that my wife would eat maybe three pieces, I would get maybe 10 (out of 100) and my teenage son would be in a sugar comma, passed out on the floor with an empty bowl full of wrappers scattered around him.

I like this list a lot.  Some things I would add

#9 add Take 5

M&M's move to #8 with a bunch of solid chocolate (Hershey bar, Crunch, Mr Goodbar, Krackle)

#7 Twix, 100 Grand

We've done these lists before, but Kit Kat is a glaring omission.

 

[jhib]

any of you guys old enough to have had Ovaltine?  

chocolate malted milk powder - Nestle's Quik was good - Ovaltine kicked it up infinite notches.  

Yup. We often had Quik in the house when I was younger, and I was a fan. Then I tried chocolate malt Ovaltine and wondered what my parents were thinking.

 

[Sullie]

We've done these lists before, but Kit Kat is a glaring omission.

Sorry, I'll amend my list.  You're not gonna like this but it's so bland and boring to me that I'll lump it in with the Three Musketeers.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

We've done these lists before, but Kit Kat is a glaring omission.

Sorry, I'll amend my list.  You're not gonna like this but it's so bland and boring to me that I'll lump it in with the Three Musketeers.

big improvement

 

[SWC]

i like malt so if you say hey swcer brohan do you want a strawberry shake or a strawberry malted you know damn well im going malted now if you said hey man do you want a strawberry shuke well hell i dont know what id do but thats another story for another time take that to the bank bromigos 

 

[Deepster]

Thoroughly average, though underrated, too. Usually people hate the malted in their candy. I like it. But it's no Starburst, the King of Candies.

Lemon Starburst are like someone put lemon scented furniture polish into a mold, then ate it.

 

[rockaction]

Lemon Starburst are like someone put lemon scented furniture polish into a mold, then ate it.

borderline heretical

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Lemon Starburst are like someone put lemon scented furniture polish into a mold, then ate it.

borderline heretical

I love the Starburst.

But Deepster nailed it on the yellow ones - except he didn't mention the bar soap notes in the finish.  

 

[Bogart]

Voted 9, due to the occasional chewy one. Was always my go-to movie theater candy. The box was always just the right size. Remember Mom buying me the milk carton size on occasion, and would always eat too many. 

 

[Bossman]

If I'm looking at a bowl full of candy and it had a bunch of different types of candy in it with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst, this is the eating pattern I would choose :

10.) Reese cup
09.) Snickers
08.) Twix
07.) M&M's (any)
06.) Butterfinger

At this point, I would let my wife and son know there's a bowl full of candy, come and get it :
(To me this is the shark move b/c I've left them candy (including chocolate candy) but just not the really good stuff plus my wife hates York's but loves Heath but she's super disciplined so I know she'll go super light on the candy.  My son, on the other hand, would leave a bowl full of empty wrappers and he hates Heath so win-win for me)

05.) Heath and York (tied)
04.) Milky way / Almond Joy-Mounds / Three Musketeers / Kit Kat
03.) Starburst/Skittles (tied for me b/c very good but just not chocolate) 
02.) Whoppers (because it's a step above Candy Corn)
01.) Circus Peanuts / Candy Corn / Peeps / Old People Candy

All tongue in cheek except the rankings.  The way it works in my house is that my wife would eat maybe three pieces, I would get maybe 10 (out of 100) and my teenage son would be in a sugar comma, passed out on the floor with an empty bowl full of wrappers scattered around him.

I like this list a lot.  Some things I would add

#9 add Take 5

M&M's move to #8 with a bunch of solid chocolate (Hershey bar, Crunch, Mr Goodbar, Krackle)

#7 Twix, 100 Grand

I would like to contribute to the list ...

#9 Gummy Bears .. the good ones Haribo or whatever brand those are 

#3 Twizzlers

#1 Good & Plenty

 

[WDIK2]

big improvement

Try this if you like mint.  Amazing.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Try this if you like mint.  Amazing.

agreed.

delicious.

like a crunchy Andes mint.

 

[Willie Neslon]

Haven't had these in 30-40 years. Because of this thread just picked up a box at the grocery store (on sale!) to see if they're how I remember. Will report back later.

 

[Osaurus]

Try this if you like mint.  Amazing.

I tried it and was disappointed. Needs moar mint imo

 

[Hastur]

They are great blended up in a chocolate milkshake. 

A malted chocolate milkshake is the single greatest thing you can consume with a straw.

 

[rockaction]

 my teenage son would be in a sugar comma

Better than a coma splice

 

[kentric]

Rated an 8. 

Ate these regularly as a kid.  Best ones were the ones that were hard inside.

My modus operandi was to bite a little hole in the chocolate and then liquidate and suck the innards.  

Good times....

 

[ShamrockPride]

Love starburst but they are hard on the dental work.

You ever tried a Now & Later? They’re like Starbursts on steroids. Could pull out a healthy tooth if you’re not careful.

 

[nirad3]

Rated an 8. 

Ate these regularly as a kid.  Best ones were the ones that were hard inside.

My modus operandi was to bite a little hole in the chocolate and then liquidate and suck the innards.  

Good times....

Haha, I did (or do?) something similar.... bite the thing in half and suck out the malt stuff inside.  Kinda like suckin' the head of a crawfish. 

 

[heckmanm]

Meh - 5.  Just tried a few from the leftover Halloween bag

I kind of like malted milk, so the centers are good. But the chocolate is pretty low-grade.  If I could get these with a good dark chocolate shell, I'd smash.

 

[Bossman]

Haha, I did (or do?) something similar.... bite the thing in half and suck out the malt stuff inside.  Kinda like suckin' the head of a crawfish. 

Ok ... sidebar;

Here in New England, we like our fresh lobsta... (and crabs)

We eat the claws and tail ... everything but the head ... since it's full of nasty brain and guts and junk.

Yet down south they eat those tiny lobsters they call crawfish ... throw the tail away and only eat the head.

Wouldn't the tail be the sweet sweet meat without all the nasties?

 

[Willie Neslon]

Haven't had these in 30-40 years. Because of this thread just picked up a box at the grocery store (on sale!) to see if they're how I remember. Will report back later.

They are much smaller than I remember and they taste more like a York Peppermint Pattie than they do malted milk balls. I don't hate them but not nearly as good as I thought they would be.

 

[Major]

hot garbage

 

[jhib]

They are much smaller than I remember and they taste more like a York Peppermint Pattie than they do malted milk balls. I don't hate them but not nearly as good as I thought they would be.

Ummm... did your Whoppers look like this?

 

[nirad3]

Ok ... sidebar;

Here in New England, we like our fresh lobsta... (and crabs)

We eat the claws and tail ... everything but the head ... since it's full of nasty brain and guts and junk.

Yet down south they eat those tiny lobsters they call crawfish ... throw the tail away and only eat the head.

Wouldn't the tail be the sweet sweet meat without all the nasties?

Umm, everywhere I ate crawfish the tail was the main thing you ate... only the hardcore sucked the brains out.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

I would like to contribute to the list ...

#9 Gummy Bears .. the good ones Haribo or whatever brand those are 

#3 Twizzlers

#1 Good & Plenty

Good list going.  Add..

#7    Whatchamcallit

#6    Zero Bar

 

[Eephus]

Maltesers from the UK are a superior version of malted milk balls. They're larger than Whoppers and have a better, shinier coating.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

You ever tried a Now & Later? They’re like Starbursts on steroids. Could pull out a healthy tooth if you’re not careful.

Literally pulled out a loose tooth eating one of these as a kid

 

[Binky The Doormat]

You ever tried a Now & Later? They’re like Starbursts on steroids. Could pull out a healthy tooth if you’re not careful.

Literally pulled out a loose tooth eating one of these as a kid

they also create a tremendous amount of drool

will never forget a kid destroying a fairly elaborate drawing in drafting class because he had a grape one in his mouth and we made him laugh. 

Giant purple dump of drool all over his nearly finished mechanical drawing.  

He was crushed.  

 

[Freak Show]

Meh - 5.  Just tried a few from the leftover Halloween bag

I kind of like malted milk, so the centers are good. But the chocolate is pretty low-grade.  If I could get these with a good dark chocolate shell, I'd smash.

My daughter picked up some Dark Chocolate Malt Balls from Sprouts tonight. I will try them tomorrow night at family card night.

 

[Wingnut]

Tasty and awesome texture

 

[Manster]

Gave it a solid 5......I'll eat it, but I'd pass it up for Reese's, snickers, or a donut, easy