My candy bar hot take: Pay Day is the only uncoated candy bar, & therefore the only safe choice for the driver in a hot car on a long drive in the South. Nobody wants a sticky steering wheel.
I used to do sales audits for a marketing research company, and it blew my mind that Payday was in the category of Skittles, and not Baby Ruth, etc. (chocolate vs. non-chocolate)
Used to work for a major processed food manufacturer. They had a product on the market that contained coconut - and it didn't sell well. They did a survey to find out why it didn't sell. Turns out, only 20% of the population even likes coconut.
I can't believe that! I love coconut anything! Coconut candies, coconut milk, coconut water, coconut flavors in milkshakes or frosting or whatnot. I love the smell of coconut. Who could possibly not like coconut!?!? 🥥❤🥥❤ Almond Joy and Mounds is amongst my faves of commercial candy bars.
Going to show my age here, but when I was a kid in the 70s, there were "Watchamacallit" commercials where somebody would see another person eating a candy bar and ask them what it was. The person eating the candy bar would say, "Whatchamacallit", and I think you probably can guess where the rest of the commercial went.
I didn't know they still make it. I never see it anymore. For some reason, it brings back flashbacks of eating it at the public swimming pool when I was a kid.
I always bought these when my kids were young because they wouldn't go near them. Then one spring break, there wasn't any other junk in the house and Both of my kids found out they love em. Dang it. Fast forward 10 years...I literally sent a box of them to my kid who lives in the Northwest for Christmas last year. He said it was better than the year he got the go-kart. Y'all sleeping on Whatchamacallits.
Zero bars are my Maw Maw’s favorites too! They’re becoming increasingly more difficult to find where I live, so she always appreciates when I can buy her a few. (Fun fact: The date that I’m making this comment is her 74th birthday!)
As a man who loves dark chocolate, I can confirm, it's pistols at dawn. However, my favorite candy bar is also Pay Day, partly because it doesn't have chocolate at all. Because a lot of candy companies just straight-up don't use good chocolate.
That’s the thing with videos like these(not just him, but other creators). They go with a pre conceived notion that they won’t like it before they even try it. They let their bias dictate their decisions and that’s not right. Mounds are in my top 5 favorite candy bars. Zero being number one.
Got a Whatchamacallit for the first time since about 1981 the other day. MAN! I agree. WHY is that not a more popular choice! I'm going to put it up to the fact that there's no fun sized Halloween Whatchamacallit bars for us to steal from our kids.
it's also acceptable to eat half of the candy bar and then throw the rest in the freezer until you're in the mood for ice cream.. as long as 1/2 the bar is reserved for ice cream
Can we all acknowledge that he missed out by being sent stuff like Mounds and Skor instead of a 100 Grand? I remember the 100 Grand being a pretty dang good candy bar. It's like if they said, "Milk Duds taste nice, but maybe we shouldn't make a candy that can rip your teeth out of your skull." It's just chocolate, caramel, and puffed rice, but man do I remember it being tasty. But then again, I haven't had a candy bar in 5-ish years, so they very well could have changed to have lower-quality ingredients or a recipe tweak that makes it bad. Or maybe I'm just misremembering it because 5 years is a long time.
Matt was right on with the Payday and Dr Pepper combo! Before I found out I had diabetes, I would have a Payday and Dr Pepper for my afternoon break at work. Now that I think about it, that might be why have diabetes. Lol
I've noticed a lot of food companies have been "improving" recipes this past year, even if they're tried-and-true. I suspect it's not actually "improved" ingredients, but rather improved profit. In other words, they're making stuff cheaper (but charging us the same or more) because of the pandemic causing issues in factories and with getting supplies they were getting before. It's sad.
Butterfinger actually has better ingredients and healthier, the problem is the cheaper stuff tasted better. You would think declining sales would make them go back.
@@Tratios Not what's taught in "management" today. You give the people not what they want, but what you want them to have, and the stupid consumer will keep on buying from you.
I love O Henry's! And you are right, they ARE hard to find! One time, I found them in our local Hardware store, but they don't carry them all the time 😔
Left out so many great ones. Fifth Avenue, Chunky, Clark, Mars, Oh Henry. The Watchamacallit is the best one out of the ones you reviewed in my opinion.
We have nothing on the Japanese when it comes to the variety of Kit Kat flavours. They even have regional ones that feature something associated with that area that you can buy to take home as gifts when you travel (something you're expected to do).
I bought some at Narita on my way back from a 2 week vacation a couple of years ago. One of the flavors was Hokkaido Melon And Mascarpone Cheese, and it was pretty good. I shared some with my mom and she told me to hunt some down if I ever go back - which I hope to do again someday.
I really don't understand why some people don't consider chocolate to be candy. I agree if you don't count Hershey's a candy bar then a payday shouldn't. Plus while they're cups Reese's Cups are still candy bars in spirit at the very least. lol
I think the 'take 5' is the closest thing to a candy bar that reeses makes. It has 5 things for when I can't decide what I want in my candy bar. Twix is at least bar shaped.
Matt is just being himself,but he is so funny and spot on with his assessments. But Hey, who else is concerned about his health? He often does these sugary taste tests.
Potatoes would easily be the number 1 vegetable. It's the only vegetable that's enjoyable to eat whether it's baked or turn into french fries and hash browns.
@@jamesjames6601 sweet potatoes would be #1.. you can mash them, fry them, french fry them, hash brown them, make them into pies, bake them, and make candy out of them.. yummm.. they win
@@saoirsacooper3436 sweet potato souffle is the only good thing with sweet potato, otherwise potatos are better. Sweet potatos are not good at all for anything in my opinion.
Fun fact: over here in the UK if I want a "3 Musketeers" I have to shop for a "Milky Way" and if I want a "Milky Way" I have to buy a "Mars bar" (Also "Smarties" are candy-coated chocolate like M&Ms instead of little chalky tart tablet candies in a tube)
Mars Bar, the American version with almonds, was the greatest candy bar of all time. But the misguided folks at Mars/M&M killed it off. Rest in peace my friend.
I’m old so I remember when Butterfinger was good, some time in the 70s they started messing with the peanutty crumbly filling, so it became hard and chewy, it’s never been the same
Zero is also my favorite, a lot of people I know have never even heard of them. Gotta like white chocolate though and I feel like most people prefer milk or dark.
Gotta say I love Milky Ways. They are pretty much Snickers without the peanuts, but the Milky Way saves you the picking peanuts out of your teeth. Also, Snickers are pretty good when you freeze them. Lastly, even though (understandably) they weren’t included, Reese’s Sticks are the bomb!!!!
Whatchmacalit was always my favorite and it's completely unadvertised and underrated. I remember the original commercials, maybe in the 90s and then it stopped. Glad to see they're still manufacturing it.
I had the original 3 muskateer bar, it was originally packaged with 3 bars. the bars were filled with chocolate, strawberry , or vanilla. They were too hard to make, so they just discontinued strawberry and vanilla as the chocolate was most popular. However, the strawberry and vanilla ones were delicous and I wish they would bring them back! Also the best candy bar is a Take 5
I know this fact and would love to be able to try an original 3 Musketeers candy bar. It sounds like it could potentially be top tier, and with as many crazy varieties of candies that exist today, surely we have to be past whatever problems made manufacturing it so difficult.
First of all am I the only one that thinks Matt is a psycho for biting the almond in half on the almond joy? You eat that whole almond and then you eat the other one…
You have to try the WHOZEEWHATZIT Candy Bar. WHATCHAMACALLIT has a creamy caramel layer with a crispy peanut-flavored rice center while WHOZEEWHATZIT has a creamy peanut butter layer with a crispy chocolate creme rice center.
Gotta do a Bless your Rank with Matt ranking as many different KitKat flavors as you can get your hands on. There are a ton of different flavors out in Japan.
You didn't do a zero candy bar. They are pretty top notch for a white chocolate bar. I agree that payday is by far the best there is. Simple and awesome
Did you ever notice the candy bar evolution? Start with a Musketeers. Now add caramel. Now you got a Milky Way. So now you take that, then add peanuts. Now you got a Snickers! Or instead of peanuts, add almonds. Now its a Mars Bar!
The nougat in a Musketeers is different than the others. It's fluffier and more chocolate taste. The original 3 Musketeers had 3 parts a chocolate, vanilla, and a strawberry piece
@@alphagt62 Its the same as a Mars bar. The Mars Co. discontinued their signature bar and rebranded it as Almond Snickers. Outside the U.S. its still a Mars Bar though
Thanks to international sections in shops, I've had a payday in New Zealand ^.^ Also, the American milky way bar sounds completely different to the ones we have in NZ
I was deployed to Bosia-Herzagovina while in the USAF in 2002, and was there on my birthday. I asked my mom to send me my favorite candy bar, Mounds, for my B'day. One day I went into the French Exchange where I discovered mp3 players and Bounty candy bars. Bounty is made by Mars, but not sold in the U.S. They are so much better than Mounds that they ruined Mounds for me. I raved about them so much that I have a friend from France that I worked with in Bosnia who still sends me Bounty candy bars on my birthday, 20 years later.
Bounty initially was sold in the US when they were brand new but didn’t last. They were and remain heavenly. Mounds were like that when they were new but less coconut. My local grocery store carries them in their British food section and I pick one up every so often
@@MaryM232 The place I get gas has a basket with unusual candy in it. Occasionally it has Bounty in it and I buy them all. I also order them on Amazon. They're that good.
I have seen Bounty at Meijer sometimes, in the British part of the World Foods section. I guess it depends when and if that particular store orders them.
Not gonna lie, I hate midnight milky way not because of the candy itself but because someone I knew loved it frozen and I have a love/hate relationship with them. Haha
I've loved skor since i was little. Whenever I go for chocolate, I always get a skor. Even if I'm thinking I want something else, I buy a skor with it. I don't mind that other people aren't big on them lol I'll eat all of them!!!
Nothing beats a frozen 3 musketeer. I keep the mini size in the freezer all the time. Edited because who remembers the mound and almond joy commercials. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.
Okay, seeing as these are personal choice rankings, I would put Mounds and Almond Joy much higher. I do however understand your issue with the dark chocolate. It has a sharper slightly bitter taste to it that some people just can't get on board with. I understand, because I know that palates are different. I'm so very happy that you put 3 Musketeers so high in the rankings as it's one of my all time favorites as well. As to the Heath and Skor bars. You really have to be a fan of toffee to like those. I have a bestie who loves the Heath bar, but I'm more partial to the Skor bar as it has a stronger flavor to it. There again, it comes down to a difference in how your taste buds receive and process flavors. I do get your point about leaving out the Reeses as you are quite right about the large number of varieties that they have! By the way, did you know that Kit Kat has a chocolate/strawberry version? I don't think that you would like that one very much as it is a dark chocolate variety. I am however with you in that they should make the lemon ones more often! These videos are so much fun and I had a good time watching this one while I ate my dinner!
You know I though take 5 was a candy bar already, I got the ads and was so confused like "Reese's take 5? Isn't take 5 already a thing?" this explains a lot lol.
He should have done a subset of all the Reese's bars (since he complained there were too many) and chosen the best of the pack. Then rank the best Reese's bar with the rest of those candy bars.
Any time white chocolate is brought to the table it nulls everything. I firmly believe you could dunk a dog turd in white chocolate and it would be "scrumptious" 😂
When I get employed again I'm joining the Potluck and paying to make Matt rank veggie burgers and other meat alternatives. Not a Vegan or Vegetarian, but damn would it be fun to watch. Not sure if he'd enjoy it or not, but I've had good non-meat foods that blew me away and I think that would be fun to watch him experience. Feel free to steal my idea. Likely a month out from buy in.
Yes! Finally someone spoke about the butterfinger change lmaooo They made it taste more like peanut butter which honestly changed it so much and took away the nostalgia
Okay, so it wasn't my imagination. Not to mention that he is spot on about the fact that the bars are considerably smaller than when I was a child.....you know, back in the stone age according to my children.
Love these Bless Your Rank vids. Matt does a great job and they are always enjoyable. It does show why there are so many different bars though since we all have such different tastes. Skor, Mounds, and Whatchamacallit are three of my faves and I don't like peanuts mixed with other things so I can't stand Payday or Snickers. My rankings for those would have been the complete opposite but that makes our uniqueness that much the better.
Matt: goes through another sugar rush Me: *Flashbacks* Well said, coconut is delicious. *It's the coco fruit, it's the coco fruit! Of the coco tree, of the coco tree! FROM THE COCO PALM FAMILY*
@@caseygibson7266 The man would mainline Mountain Dew and eat candy bars until his wife decides to save us by taking all that sugar away from him forcing his butt into cold turkey withdrawal.
I like dark chocolate. However, it doesn't taste as good to me as a really good milk chocolate. I do prefer it over white, which isnt really chocolate.
I remember for a very short time, they made chocolate covered paydays. To die for! Any payday bar was my favorite, until I developed a peanut allergy. Bummer!!
"New and improved recipe" is marketing spin for "We made it with cheaper ingredients"... Many cheapen out by using a "chocolatey" coating rather than actual chocolate. Basically it's made with chocolate but has fillers that make it technically not chocolate by definition. Sort of how processed cheese is made with cheese but has other ingredients that make it not cheese in a technical sense.
While I agree that it's a marketing ploy, it seems to me that they are just emphasizing something that already was because it sounds better than just saying that they have peanuts. I mean, they have always been dry roasted peanuts. It's like oat and rice cereals capitalizing on the fact that they are 'gluten free'. They always have been, it's just that they are now emphasizing that point to capture sales.
I could tell everytime they changed the recipes All through the years Some of my old favorites are inedible these days Way too sweet, just cheap imitations. Someone..please make some of our favorites with the OLD recipes Of course each candy bar would cost about $5. Lol.
Right. I mean, Matt, I love ya but.... People who like dark chocolate like chocolate. People who don't like dark chocolate like sugar and milk. That said it doesn't hurt my feelings a bit. Never have to worry about ya'll stealing my chocolate. 🙂
I'm sure others have said this, but I can't place a candy bar in first place without chocolate in it. But bless your heart for preferring Payday. That means more Snickers for me.
Butterfingers are hit and miss for me. In some, they crumble and melt in your mouth. In others, they try to rip your teeth out and wedge themselves like a tick on your teeth.
@@monkeyballs512 OK? And people that don't like Toffee want a candy bar without toffee and think Skor is trash. A better judge of these bars is someone who likes them all. I like them all, prefer some over others but I would never say I don't like one. If you do not like one, that makes you a minority and not a good judge on the subject, as each one is sold by the millions every year.
@@SS-dm5iy you’ve clearly taken this all way more seriously than I do. I was tongue in cheek. You’re dead serious. Ok. You are the candy bar king and I’ll never take such a serious topic lightly again
My candy bar hot take:
Pay Day is the only uncoated candy bar, & therefore the only safe choice for the driver in a hot car on a long drive in the South. Nobody wants a sticky steering wheel.
This isn’t a hot take, it’s sound logic 👍
True! But they do have a chocolate coated payday too 😁😁😁😁
As a motorcycle rider, peanuts are the only snack you can carry. Candy melts and crackers turn to crumbs. Nuts are the perfect riding companion.
I used to do sales audits for a marketing research company, and it blew my mind that Payday was in the category of Skittles, and not Baby Ruth, etc. (chocolate vs. non-chocolate)
@@NatashaGraves555 Really? I have never had them before.
A peanut is a legume which is a vegetable, so a Payday is a vegetable. I love your logic
Nothing wrong with that at all.
So is coffee. So if you're a coffee addict, you get your 5 daily servings before even starting your day.
CWOFFEE
Used to work for a major processed food manufacturer. They had a product on the market that contained coconut - and it didn't sell well. They did a survey to find out why it didn't sell. Turns out, only 20% of the population even likes coconut.
I did not know that…that’s really interesting.
I can’t stand processed coconut. It’s the texture.
Seriously?? It's a pretty mild flavour
I can't believe that! I love coconut anything! Coconut candies, coconut milk, coconut water, coconut flavors in milkshakes or frosting or whatnot. I love the smell of coconut. Who could possibly not like coconut!?!? 🥥❤🥥❤
Almond Joy and Mounds is amongst my faves of commercial candy bars.
I hate coconut...
Matt's half circle sunburn from wearing his hat backwards is hilarious.
Going to show my age here, but when I was a kid in the 70s, there were "Watchamacallit" commercials where somebody would see another person eating a candy bar and ask them what it was. The person eating the candy bar would say, "Whatchamacallit", and I think you probably can guess where the rest of the commercial went.
I remember those commercials.
Whatchamacallit is another one that has changed pretty dramatically over the years. Its nothing like it was in the 80s.
Neat, I end up watching archived commercial reels for background noise. See a few watchmacallit candy bar ads in them.
I didn't know they still make it. I never see it anymore. For some reason, it brings back flashbacks of eating it at the public swimming pool when I was a kid.
I love Whatchamacallits, and am old enough to remember the commercials. I only eat them on road trips, though.
Sounds Matt needs to rank all the japanese kit kat flavours. Hed be in for a treat.
I like the milk tea ones. The blood orange ones, not so much.
Hai, Senpai
The fact he was SOOO confident about the Payday name 😂 you had me hooked Matt
Far better than the real reason
I'm so happy you're giving Pay Day some love! Whenever I mention that it's one of my favorite candies to people, I always get weird looks.
Dang, now people will know about Whatchamacallits.
Whatchamacallit was my favorite as a kid but I moved and they don't sell them here in Canada😭 Canadians call them chocolate bars🍫🍫🍫
We need to do something about this!
I always bought these when my kids were young because they wouldn't go near them. Then one spring break, there wasn't any other junk in the house and Both of my kids found out they love em. Dang it. Fast forward 10 years...I literally sent a box of them to my kid who lives in the Northwest for Christmas last year. He said it was better than the year he got the go-kart. Y'all sleeping on Whatchamacallits.
LOL!!!
I love Whatchamallits. I have been eating them since I was a kid.
My grandmother introduced me to Zero bars when I was younger. Till this day her and I enjoy them together every once in a while.
Hands down best, ZERO BAR
Came to mention it
those are tasty but my favorite are O'Henry and you cant find them any more
It's been my favorite since I was a kid!
Zero bars are my Maw Maw’s favorites too! They’re becoming increasingly more difficult to find where I live, so she always appreciates when I can buy her a few. (Fun fact: The date that I’m making this comment is her 74th birthday!)
As a man who loves dark chocolate, I can confirm, it's pistols at dawn.
However, my favorite candy bar is also Pay Day, partly because it doesn't have chocolate at all. Because a lot of candy companies just straight-up don't use good chocolate.
I agree with payday. Also they don't melt if you leave one in you car on a hot day
I live the chocolaty payday
But a Payday ain’t even a candy bar. It’s pretty much just a granola bar
@SouthernFeller That comment is a Man Card violation 😅
That’s the thing with videos like these(not just him, but other creators). They go with a pre conceived notion that they won’t like it before they even try it. They let their bias dictate their decisions and that’s not right. Mounds are in my top 5 favorite candy bars. Zero being number one.
Got a Whatchamacallit for the first time since about 1981 the other day. MAN! I agree. WHY is that not a more popular choice! I'm going to put it up to the fact that there's no fun sized Halloween Whatchamacallit bars for us to steal from our kids.
Zero bar deserves some love and should’ve made the list one of the OGs
Came here looking for this comment. Thank you for not leaving me disappointed.
@@thisismatticus it’s unfortunate many have not had the pleasure of eating a Zero bar..
My personal favorite
Best one... hands down
The purpose of butterfinger is to be smashed up and put in vanilla ice cream
Or in fudge! In fact, any candy bar is good in fudge LOL
My fave Blizzard from DQ
it's also acceptable to eat half of the candy bar and then throw the rest in the freezer until you're in the mood for ice cream.. as long as 1/2 the bar is reserved for ice cream
This is also the preferred delivery system for Heath bars (IMHO)
@@frankmthompson yes, those are good too. Butterfinger, Heath and M&Ms
I love how the episode devolved into more and more chaos because of the very obvious sugar rush that was happening.
Can we all acknowledge that he missed out by being sent stuff like Mounds and Skor instead of a 100 Grand? I remember the 100 Grand being a pretty dang good candy bar. It's like if they said, "Milk Duds taste nice, but maybe we shouldn't make a candy that can rip your teeth out of your skull." It's just chocolate, caramel, and puffed rice, but man do I remember it being tasty.
But then again, I haven't had a candy bar in 5-ish years, so they very well could have changed to have lower-quality ingredients or a recipe tweak that makes it bad. Or maybe I'm just misremembering it because 5 years is a long time.
Matt was right on with the Payday and Dr Pepper combo! Before I found out I had diabetes, I would have a Payday and Dr Pepper for my afternoon break at work. Now that I think about it, that might be why have diabetes. Lol
Payday & chocolate paydays rock! 🍫 it's a good candy for the Florida areas. Heat & humid conditions don't effect it that much. It fills you up too.
Payday and Pepsi. Dr. Pepper is evil.
No doubt
Coincidence…I think not
Is this the modern RC Cola and Moon Pie matchup?
I've noticed a lot of food companies have been "improving" recipes this past year, even if they're tried-and-true. I suspect it's not actually "improved" ingredients, but rather improved profit. In other words, they're making stuff cheaper (but charging us the same or more) because of the pandemic causing issues in factories and with getting supplies they were getting before. It's sad.
Oh it's definitely about the money. No doubt.
Well stated👍👏🇺🇸 Plandemic🤨
Butterfinger actually has better ingredients and healthier, the problem is the cheaper stuff tasted better. You would think declining sales would make them go back.
@@Tratios Not what's taught in "management" today. You give the people not what they want, but what you want them to have, and the stupid consumer will keep on buying from you.
You need to do Clark bars, Zagnuts, 100 Grands and 5th Avenues. And Oh Henrys, which are amazing but hard to find.
I love O Henry's! And you are right, they ARE hard to find! One time, I found them in our local Hardware store, but they don't carry them all the time 😔
100 Grands were my favorite for a long time
Left out so many great ones. Fifth Avenue, Chunky, Clark, Mars, Oh Henry. The Watchamacallit is the best one out of the ones you reviewed in my opinion.
yeah there were a ton more left out, maybe they couldn't find the others lol
We have nothing on the Japanese when it comes to the variety of Kit Kat flavours. They even have regional ones that feature something associated with that area that you can buy to take home as gifts when you travel (something you're expected to do).
I bought some at Narita on my way back from a 2 week vacation a couple of years ago. One of the flavors was Hokkaido Melon And Mascarpone Cheese, and it was pretty good. I shared some with my mom and she told me to hunt some down if I ever go back - which I hope to do again someday.
@@RonJDuncan some of the asian grocery stores carry japanese KitKat in America.
Yes! I love it when I score green tea ones at the Asian market.
@@jesusistheonlyway6238 I was totally going to say that. The H-Mart near me has them.
“Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. Almond Joy got nuts, Mounds don’t” as per the old commercial
I’m going to argue that if a Hershey’s bar isn’t a candy bar then a Payday is a granola bar - like a Nature Valley Sweet and Salty.
Actually the original Nature Valley granola bars were not that great, (imo)
And definitely were not to be confused with candy.😝
@@joannamcpeak7531 she was making a comparison. Not saying nature valley bars are good.
I really don't understand why some people don't consider chocolate to be candy. I agree if you don't count Hershey's a candy bar then a payday shouldn't. Plus while they're cups Reese's Cups are still candy bars in spirit at the very least. lol
Payday doesn't have granola in it though it's purely peanuts
You win. So accurate
If Twix is a candidate then Reese’s peanut butter cups should be a candidate! 🤷♀️😂
Yeah, should have included Reese’s. They are my go to but only if they’re fresh and chilled. Nothing worse than a stale peanut butter cup 😂
I think the 'take 5' is the closest thing to a candy bar that reeses makes.
It has 5 things for when I can't decide what I want in my candy bar.
Twix is at least bar shaped.
Matt is just being himself,but he is so funny and spot on with his assessments. But Hey, who else is concerned about his health? He often does these sugary taste tests.
I want to see Matt rank vegetables. 🤣🤣🤣
And also biscuits.
he has already ranked freezer biscuits. but you may have typed this before then.
Potatoes would easily be the number 1 vegetable. It's the only vegetable that's enjoyable to eat whether it's baked or turn into french fries and hash browns.
@@jamesjames6601 sweet potatoes would be #1.. you can mash them, fry them, french fry them, hash brown them, make them into pies, bake them, and make candy out of them.. yummm.. they win
@@saoirsacooper3436 sweet potato souffle is the only good thing with sweet potato, otherwise potatos are better. Sweet potatos are not good at all for anything in my opinion.
@saoirsa cooper sweet potato fries are the bomb.
Fun fact: over here in the UK if I want a "3 Musketeers" I have to shop for a "Milky Way" and if I want a "Milky Way" I have to buy a "Mars bar" (Also "Smarties" are candy-coated chocolate like M&Ms instead of little chalky tart tablet candies in a tube)
Your Smarties are called sixlets in the states. Was actually my favorite candy as a kid
Mars bars in the US are snickers with almonds instead of peanuts. They’re great, but so small!
Same
A Mars bar blows Milky Way out of the water. The chocolate is so much better.
... which are Rockets in Canada
The chocolate covered payday is game changing!
Mars Bar, the American version with almonds, was the greatest candy bar of all time. But the misguided folks at Mars/M&M killed it off. Rest in peace my friend.
If you're near a Publix, they have them in the "international aisle" with all of the British foods.
Agreed- but they changed the name its Snicker's Almond. Sorry just watched this episode.
@@frankfeldhaus9042 sadly Snickers Almond is not truly a Mars bar. No caramel in Mars bars.
I’m old so I remember when Butterfinger was good, some time in the 70s they started messing with the peanutty crumbly filling, so it became hard and chewy, it’s never been the same
I'm so old, I remember when candy bars were a nickel!
I'm old, but I really don't remember it ever being good or even okay.
I like the 5th Avenue bars better
In the 70’s, everyone switched from cane sugar to corn syrup. coke and Pepsi did, and most candies and cakes. It was about 1/10th the price.
Sadly I wasnt born until 1986, so I didnt get to taste it that way.
Was really hoping Matt would try a Zero bar for the first time in the video. While I enjoy them, let sure they are the most diversifying candy bar.
I was hoping to see Zero in there too. I love them but I know a lot of people don't.
Zero is also my favorite, a lot of people I know have never even heard of them. Gotta like white chocolate though and I feel like most people prefer milk or dark.
So called white chocolate has no cocoa in it so it is not chocolate.
I get sucked in by the blue wrapper. Don’t really like it though. It is not as available as I don’t see them that often.
I LOVE Zero bars. Definitely in my top three of all time.
Gotta say I love Milky Ways. They are pretty much Snickers without the peanuts, but the Milky Way saves you the picking peanuts out of your teeth. Also, Snickers are pretty good when you freeze them. Lastly, even though (understandably) they weren’t included, Reese’s Sticks are the bomb!!!!
They made Snickers ice cream bars, and they are amazing
@@ChibiPanda8888 way better than the candy bar too,so gooooddd
yeah I think all the ice cream versions of candy bars are SO MUCH better!! lol@@darling..............
Whatchmacalit was always my favorite and it's completely unadvertised and underrated. I remember the original commercials, maybe in the 90s and then it stopped. Glad to see they're still manufacturing it.
Yea and there are some Whatcamacallit varieties that are really good
@@tommj4365 Like what?
I love how 7 minutes in (7:30 ish) he pegs the exact “meal” that I’m in the process of finishing. A payday and a dr pepper.
My go to has always been a snickers and a coke...
That's damn near Pop Rocks and Cola
Whew! Thank you for putting meal in quotes! LIttle worried there for a sec! LOL
Matt "relating to teens" made me belly laugh. 🤣 Also, the editing on this channel is top notch as always, well done y'all.
Yup, I sent it to a teenager lol
20:05 Matt one of your crew is a star witch. Don’t get mixed up in all that. God hates it.
I had the original 3 muskateer bar, it was originally packaged with 3 bars. the bars were filled with chocolate, strawberry , or vanilla. They were too hard to make, so they just discontinued strawberry and vanilla as the chocolate was most popular. However, the strawberry and vanilla ones were delicous and I wish they would bring them back! Also the best candy bar is a Take 5
I feel like Charleston Chews have a similar vibe to what I'm hearing. They're not at all the same, but a similar vibe.
Take 5 crew all day (since Reese's ruled not a candy bar)
I know this fact and would love to be able to try an original 3 Musketeers candy bar. It sounds like it could potentially be top tier, and with as many crazy varieties of candies that exist today, surely we have to be past whatever problems made manufacturing it so difficult.
Agreed, a take 5 is awesome
@bigc1280 what war did you serve in the Pacific or Europe
Imagine a Payday coated in Milk Chocolate! Ahhhh!
They exist!
I'm glad to see some love shown to Whatchamacallit. I like one of those every now and again. Totally underrated by the general populace.
Truth. I've loved them since I was a little girl.
Love them
Never ever had one
The pool that I used to go to growing up had them frozen.
So) snatch 3 at a time when I see 👀 whatchamacallit
First of all am I the only one that thinks Matt is a psycho for biting the almond in half on the almond joy? You eat that whole almond and then you eat the other one…
Absolutely! That's as bad as biting a KitKat quartet instead of breaking them apart!
@@kristybwv I have never broken the Kitkat. I bite them in half.
@@ashleydowney1222 I cannot bring myself to do that. I always have to break the Kit Kat bar it’s like a habit.
I said the same thing! Matt ate that Almond Joy like a total savage!
@@ashleydowney1222 Truly, nothing is sacred anymore. 😮
Mounds without the cocoanut is too dark, with it pure magic. Also a Caramello is a vastly under appreciated candy bar.
You know your candy, those are both top notch!
You have to try the WHOZEEWHATZIT Candy Bar. WHATCHAMACALLIT has a creamy caramel layer with a crispy peanut-flavored rice center while WHOZEEWHATZIT has a creamy peanut butter layer with a crispy chocolate creme rice center.
Those are my absolute favorite!!!
Matt,we have to talk...... where's the Zero Bar or 100 Grand Bar?
Didn't they discontinue the Zero bar?
@@craigbrown1760 Nope --buy 'em at my local WalMart in Illinois all the time.
My rule about Zero Bar is that when I notice Zero Bar it's time for me to buy one.
@@aaroncorbett6352 That sounds like a good rule, even though it's a Zero sum gain.
I love Zero bars.
Gotta do a Bless your Rank with Matt ranking as many different KitKat flavors as you can get your hands on. There are a ton of different flavors out in Japan.
Yes!!! The green tea flavor is so good
i think there's like a hundred something flavors in Japan
@@CorvusCorone68 and most of them are average
I couldn’t love you more if I tried! Thanks for always making me laugh!
You didn't do a zero candy bar. They are pretty top notch for a white chocolate bar. I agree that payday is by far the best there is. Simple and awesome
Did you ever notice the candy bar evolution? Start with a Musketeers. Now add caramel. Now you got a Milky Way. So now you take that, then add peanuts. Now you got a Snickers! Or instead of peanuts, add almonds. Now its a Mars Bar!
I haven't seen a Mars bar in 30 years. It was my Mom's favorite.
The nougat in a Musketeers is different than the others. It's fluffier and more chocolate taste. The original 3 Musketeers had 3 parts a chocolate, vanilla, and a strawberry piece
Have you ever had a Snickers Almond? Wow they are good!
@@alphagt62 Its the same as a Mars bar. The Mars Co. discontinued their signature bar and rebranded it as Almond Snickers. Outside the U.S. its still a Mars Bar though
@@preppy890 Its been rebranded as Almond Snickers. Still Mars Bar outside the U.S.
“I’m such an aquarium” “you know me I’m a saggy taurus” I’M DEAD 💀💀
This had me rolling
It took me "saggy taurus" to understand it was about zodiacs💀💀
I lost it but I'm questioning the caption Matt was an aries
According to IMDB, it says that Matt’s date of birth is July 6, which means he is not an Aries, but a Cancer.
@@a.j.marcantonio153 I think it's more the "was" part, as in he's no longer alive.
Thanks to international sections in shops, I've had a payday in New Zealand ^.^ Also, the American milky way bar sounds completely different to the ones we have in NZ
I love the editing on these videos!
Matt, if you’re out there. You’re the reason this channel is as great as it is!
I was deployed to Bosia-Herzagovina while in the USAF in 2002, and was there on my birthday. I asked my mom to send me my favorite candy bar, Mounds, for my B'day. One day I went into the French Exchange where I discovered mp3 players and Bounty candy bars. Bounty is made by Mars, but not sold in the U.S. They are so much better than Mounds that they ruined Mounds for me. I raved about them so much that I have a friend from France that I worked with in Bosnia who still sends me Bounty candy bars on my birthday, 20 years later.
Bounty initially was sold in the US when they were brand new but didn’t last. They were and remain heavenly. Mounds were like that when they were new but less coconut. My local grocery store carries them in their British food section and I pick one up every so often
@@MaryM232 The place I get gas has a basket with unusual candy in it. Occasionally it has Bounty in it and I buy them all. I also order them on Amazon. They're that good.
I have seen Bounty at Meijer sometimes, in the British part of the World Foods section. I guess it depends when and if that particular store orders them.
That's a cool story. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your service and yes, so many European candy,chocolate brands better.
"Go get a snack"
As I'm sitting here with an iced coffee, tajin and a bowl of fruit 😂😂 ty for lookin out
Butterfinger and Skor have been favorites of mine for decades, they're not everyone's favorite, but they're in my top 5 easily.
Only candy bar I actually will drive to store for, specifically, using Matt’s definition of a candy bar, but it’s a spin off, midnight milkyway
^^^
Yay!! Yes yes !!
Not gonna lie, I hate midnight milky way not because of the candy itself but because someone I knew loved it frozen and I have a love/hate relationship with them. Haha
😍 Midnight Milky Ways
I absolutely hate Milky Way bars but will drive three counties over for a Midnight Milky Way. Best candy bar spinoff EVER.
I am allergic to peanuts so I have not seen most of these candy bars out of rappers so this was a new experience for me.
Same
I feel bad for people allergic to peanuts. I am not allergic to them. I would be sad if I was allergic to them.
That Reese's Outrageous is absolutely fantastically outrageous!
Twix has been piggybacking off the left and right Twix thing for almost 10 years
I've loved skor since i was little. Whenever I go for chocolate, I always get a skor. Even if I'm thinking I want something else, I buy a skor with it. I don't mind that other people aren't big on them lol I'll eat all of them!!!
SKOR RULES !!! ....just LIKE JESUS RULES !!!
...BUT sadly people forget or ignore him - Just like skor
I love Skor and its' cousin Heath Bar.
yeah Skor is the BOMB lol, a childhood favorite of mine too.
Nothing beats a frozen 3 musketeer. I keep the mini size in the freezer all the time.
Edited because who remembers the mound and almond joy commercials. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.
Loved that commercial!
Except a frozen Milky Way
@@notlostjustwandering218 I agree, only if it's the midnight milky way.
Almond Joy have nuts Mounds don't. Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't.
I am not a 3 Musketeers fan BUT I found that the smaller ones are REALLY good in hot chocolate.
You just can't have a baby Ruth on there without bringing up Caddy Shack🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Goonies!!!!
Love the videos. You nailed my top 5 minus that Three Musketeers….keep up the good work…..Have you done French Fries?
New and Improved Recipe a.k.a Cost Cutting Recipe.
Yes!
Exactly
So true. Or it's "slightly" healthier.
Clearly Matt got COVID and his sense of taste has not yet returned. There is no other reasonable explanation for this ranking.
Bless your heart
@@Tahlmorra LOL!
Ah I see Because your opinion is the only one that matters
he did my baby skor bar dirty man….
@@midshipman8654 and this is his opinion and all I am trying to say day is that we should respect and if you don't like his ranking make your own
Im glad pay day and baby ruth and almond joy is on here there so underrated and good
Okay, seeing as these are personal choice rankings, I would put Mounds and Almond Joy much higher. I do however understand your issue with the dark chocolate. It has a sharper slightly bitter taste to it that some people just can't get on board with. I understand, because I know that palates are different. I'm so very happy that you put 3 Musketeers so high in the rankings as it's one of my all time favorites as well. As to the Heath and Skor bars. You really have to be a fan of toffee to like those. I have a bestie who loves the Heath bar, but I'm more partial to the Skor bar as it has a stronger flavor to it. There again, it comes down to a difference in how your taste buds receive and process flavors. I do get your point about leaving out the Reeses as you are quite right about the large number of varieties that they have! By the way, did you know that Kit Kat has a chocolate/strawberry version? I don't think that you would like that one very much as it is a dark chocolate variety. I am however with you in that they should make the lemon ones more often! These videos are so much fun and I had a good time watching this one while I ate my dinner!
I can’t believe a bunch of nuts glued together was the best candy bar
Yeah, he struck out on that one. Snickers was definitely #1 of the 13 he had there.
Payday should be middle of the pack, at best.
THEY’RE LEGUMES
Paydays are great. Snickers are not that great. He was right. Salty and sweet.
@@benaiahburns4046 you mean the fancy Babyruth?
Take 5 (which Reese’s recently took over the branding on) is seriously underrated. It’s a shame you didn’t include it.
I second this
My grandmother loves them, and whenever she buys one sometimes she'll share it with me, and it's so goodddddd
You know I though take 5 was a candy bar already, I got the ads and was so confused like "Reese's take 5? Isn't take 5 already a thing?" this explains a lot lol.
He should have done a subset of all the Reese's bars (since he complained there were too many) and chosen the best of the pack.
Then rank the best Reese's bar with the rest of those candy bars.
Yes! Take 5 is my favorite.
Mhmm take 5 is fantastic. Skor bars are my ultimate fav though.
You are hilarious always but especially when the sugar kicks in.
Any time white chocolate is brought to the table it nulls everything. I firmly believe you could dunk a dog turd in white chocolate and it would be "scrumptious" 😂
Ok, now Matt needs to do this test a second time, but while drinking coffee. We need to know definitively what candy bar is best on a coffee break
Love this
Easy. Coffee Crisp
A sound idea, but let's let his blood sugar come down a bit first!
When I get employed again I'm joining the Potluck and paying to make Matt rank veggie burgers and other meat alternatives. Not a Vegan or Vegetarian, but damn would it be fun to watch. Not sure if he'd enjoy it or not, but I've had good non-meat foods that blew me away and I think that would be fun to watch him experience. Feel free to steal my idea. Likely a month out from buy in.
for me not meat foods are great. but i really don't like not meat foods which try to be meat
That's a great idea and I will definitely watch.
That's a terrible idea. I don't want Matt to get cancer and ovaries.
@@unnecessaryapostrophe4047 ovaries?
@@leosong829 Yes. That's what females have.
I personally feel that Snickers is the perfect & best candy bar of all time.
as someone allergic to peanuts, a PayDay is just a Death Bar lmao
Yes! Finally someone spoke about the butterfinger change lmaooo
They made it taste more like peanut butter which honestly changed it so much and took away the nostalgia
The new butterfinger are terrible
Okay, so it wasn't my imagination. Not to mention that he is spot on about the fact that the bars are considerably smaller than when I was a child.....you know, back in the stone age according to my children.
@@maryjoyspohrer256 it's a real thing, it's known as shrinkflation! and no, I did not make that up
Exactly. They made them a touch smaller as well WHICH MADE ME SO ANGRY. 🤬
I’ve gone years thinking that my taste had changed but now I feel confident knowing I’m not alone in this. New Butterfingers are just not good.
Omg with the “ no cap” and the “bussin” I can’t
I was looking for this comment
Can't forget the lets goo bass boosted
Can't what Prestin?
@@dirtymoney4118 I just can’t
Love these Bless Your Rank vids. Matt does a great job and they are always enjoyable. It does show why there are so many different bars though since we all have such different tastes. Skor, Mounds, and Whatchamacallit are three of my faves and I don't like peanuts mixed with other things so I can't stand Payday or Snickers. My rankings for those would have been the complete opposite but that makes our uniqueness that much the better.
I'm only halfway through this, and I just have to say that you're giving payday way too much love.
Especially since it's a "candy bar" competition and Payday is just a bar with no "candy" (ie: chocolate).
Matt: goes through another sugar rush
Me: *Flashbacks*
Well said, coconut is delicious. *It's the coco fruit, it's the coco fruit!
Of the coco tree, of the coco tree! FROM THE COCO PALM FAMILY*
Remember the energy drinks? Hahahahaha!
@@suzybailey-koubti8342 Just watched that a few days ago
I'm pretty sure if they made him eat a ton of candy, then drink a ton of Mountain Dew and energy drinks, he'd either die or break into the Speed Force
Yayayayayayaya
@@caseygibson7266
The man would mainline Mountain Dew and eat candy bars until his wife decides to save us by taking all that sugar away from him forcing his butt into cold turkey withdrawal.
This made me happy. Payday doesn't get enough love.
oh yes it does
Matt trying to relate to teens is hilarious
How is an oval Almond Joy a candy bar but a circle Reese's not? SMH. LOL.
They announce reese's as peanut butter cups while almond joy announces them as candy bars
Reese’s is not a bar
Cuz if Reese's was allowed to be in this contest, there would be no contest lol
Point to Randy!!🤣✌🏻
@@raymcgheejr.2683 neither is almond joy.
Matt, I'm sorry, but you are wrong. Dark Chocolate is delicious--and that is a hill I will die on.
I like dark chocolate. However, it doesn't taste as good to me as a really good milk chocolate. I do prefer it over white, which isnt really chocolate.
Since I started eating dark chocolate, milk chocolate is too sickly sweet to me.
Edit: And yes, the lemon Kitkats are AMAZING.
I also enjoy my chocolate dark
I buy myself dark chocolate because it's the only one the kids won't eat
My whole family prefers dark chocolate over milk chocolate!! 👏 We will fight over the dark pieces in a Valentines box, etc.. 😋
"Peter Paul Almond Joy got nuts, Peter Paul Mounds don't. "
I remember for a very short time, they made chocolate covered paydays. To die for! Any payday bar was my favorite, until I developed a peanut allergy. Bummer!!
Florida still sells chocolate style Paydays.
Lukewarm take: 3 Musketeers is like overly sweet shaving cream mixed with overly sweet insulation foam.
Nailed it. Great description!
Definitely one of the worst ones out there.
@@DonkeyBuns I agree.
I like the light texture. Many of the others seem to use mortar in them and could definitely be used to build a house.
I agree with this statement
So true about the Butterfingers. They were my favorite till they “changed” the recipe. Like the new coke.😝
That’s exactly what I said!
I still loved the cokes until they turned racist against white people,now I try not to ever give them any more of my money
Mexican coke is still good though!
The Germans have a word for all the 'improved' candy bars, verschlimmbesserung, which means 'an improvement that makes things worse'.
You left out the best one…. The Zero Bar!!! Ain’t nothing better than a Zero Bar and Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle!!! Perfection.
Mix candy corn and peanuts in a bowl and it taste just like a payday candy bar.
"New and improved recipe" is marketing spin for "We made it with cheaper ingredients"...
Many cheapen out by using a "chocolatey" coating rather than actual chocolate. Basically it's made with chocolate but has fillers that make it technically not chocolate by definition. Sort of how processed cheese is made with cheese but has other ingredients that make it not cheese in a technical sense.
I feel like I learned something. I appreciate you. 😂❤️
While I agree that it's a marketing ploy, it seems to me that they are just emphasizing something that already was because it sounds better than just saying that they have peanuts. I mean, they have always been dry roasted peanuts. It's like oat and rice cereals capitalizing on the fact that they are 'gluten free'. They always have been, it's just that they are now emphasizing that point to capture sales.
I could tell everytime they changed the recipes
All through the years
Some of my old favorites are inedible these days
Way too sweet, just cheap imitations.
Someone..please make some of our favorites with the OLD recipes
Of course each candy bar would cost about $5.
Lol.
Exactly! I was going to say the same thing!
Italian confectioners dont class american chocolate as chocolate because of all the additives
Matt: *”makes fun of dark chocolate”*
Me: And I took that personally…
Same
Right. I mean, Matt, I love ya but.... People who like dark chocolate like chocolate. People who don't like dark chocolate like sugar and milk. That said it doesn't hurt my feelings a bit. Never have to worry about ya'll stealing my chocolate. 🙂
@@jennifers550 That’s true. More dark chocolate for us 😂
nah because why does it make me nauseous like i wanna like it so bad but i just cant 💀
@@jennifers550 I mean if I’m eating a candy bar I am very much so looking for it tasting like sugar.
I'm sure others have said this, but I can't place a candy bar in first place without chocolate in it. But bless your heart for preferring Payday. That means more Snickers for me.
I’m convinced butterfingers are government forced candy meant to get kids to hate candy
Fun fact. Butterfinger now no longer has enough cocoa in its "chocolate" coating to be called chocolate. Now they call it "chocolatey"
Thanks for sharing that fun fact! I had no clue!
Butterfingers are hit and miss for me. In some, they crumble and melt in your mouth. In others, they try to rip your teeth out and wedge themselves like a tick on your teeth.
I think I watched this less for the candy bars and more for watching Matt ride the sugar rollercoaster 🎢. Now, someone get this man some insulin.
If he's not diabetic, he doesn't need it. Why does a horrible illness need to be a joke. Also, sugar doesn't cause diabetes.
for future reference, coffee makes a sugar crash into a softer landing.
I'm just glad you put my favorite on this list, I can't wait to see where it finishes!!! WHATCHAMACALLIT FOR THE WIN HOPEFULLY!!!
Love how he nailed Twix as the Dad jokester of the candy bar world. Spot on!
You are so right, that joke is so old.
That roasted peanut rant was great🤣
No one’s talking about the Neil Degrassi Tyson comment 😂😂 that took me out
You've got to try the chocolate covered PayDay!!! They're amazing 😊
I don’t accept the Skor and Butterfinger hate here. Ranking Payday ahead of actual chocolate? Get outta here!
Payday is epic. But I agree about toffee. I prefer Heath but toffee is awesome.
So you have never had a Payday.....is all you are saying.
@@SS-dm5iy I don’t like Payday. I want chocolate as part of a candy bar
@@monkeyballs512 OK? And people that don't like Toffee want a candy bar without toffee and think Skor is trash.
A better judge of these bars is someone who likes them all. I like them all, prefer some over others but I would never say I don't like one.
If you do not like one, that makes you a minority and not a good judge on the subject, as each one is sold by the millions every year.
@@SS-dm5iy you’ve clearly taken this all way more seriously than I do. I was tongue in cheek. You’re dead serious. Ok. You are the candy bar king and I’ll never take such a serious topic lightly again