M&M’s New Limited-Edition Flavor Tastes Like My “All-Time Favorite” Dessert (100x Better Than the Original!)

M&M's Pumpkin Pie Flavor.
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I’m a candy connoisseur. Halloween was always my favorite holiday when I was a kid (candy galore!). I also need at least two to three different sweet treats for any movie I watch, and I could spend hours wandering the grandiose candy aisles at my local grocery store. I love the classics — Snickers, Sour Patch Kids, Reese’s — but I’m always on the hunt for fresh flavors.

Speaking of, M&M’s just released a new flavor that’s perfect for fall: M&M’s Pumpkin Pie. Two dessert icons coming together — and, unsurprisingly, it’s a match made in candy heaven!

M&M's Pumpkin Pie Flavor.
Credit: Ali Domrongchai Credit: Ali Domrongchai

What You Should Know About M&M’s Pumpkin Pie

M&M’s isn’t new to mash-ups (we’re looking at you, M&M’s Honey Graham Cracker). The beloved brand is once again reimagining the chocolate candies with its latest seasonal release, combining smooth milk chocolate with a spiced pumpkin pie filling. The timing couldn’t be more perfect if you ask me, with fall on the horizon and pumpkin-spiced everything hitting grocery shelves nationwide.

They’re larger than the standard M&M candies — about the same size as Peanut Butter M&M’s — and come in orange, brown, and white candy shell-coated colors. The 7-ounce bags hit grocery stores earlier this summer, and are now widely available at select retailers, including Target and Instacart for a limited time.

M&M's Pumpkin Pie Flavor.
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My Honest Review of M&M’s Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie is my all-time favorite fall dessert and I love M&M’s, so I was excited to get my hands on these newly launched candies. To my delight, they did not disappoint. It’s like miniature forkfuls of pumpkin pie in perfect bite-sized candy-coated pieces. Creamy milk chocolate infuses beautifully with the cozy warmth of pumpkin spice, all wrapped up tri-colored candy shells.

Don’t just take my word for it — I brought this bag over to my friend’s place for one of our weekly dinners and we couldn’t get enough of them! After a few handfuls of silently appreciating these candies, my friend piped up to say, “Wait, I might like these even more than the originals.” Which is huge praise.

Buy: M&M’s Pumpkin Pie Milk Chocolate Candies, $5.59 for 7 ounces at Instacart

Have you tried M&M’s newest flavor drop? Tell us about it in the comments below.

This post originally ran on The Kitchn. See it there: M&M’s New Limited-Edition Flavor Tastes Like My “All-Time Favorite” Dessert (100x Better than the Original!)

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