{"id":14721,"date":"2026-07-05T22:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T02:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=14721"},"modified":"2026-07-05T22:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T02:11:06","slug":"hersheys-butterbeer-kisses-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/05\/hersheys-butterbeer-kisses-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hershey’s Butterbeer Kisses Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author’s note: I have no affiliation with Hershey’s<\/a>, Costco<\/a>, Harry Potter, or Chuck Norris. These are my own weird little unpaid opinions. Enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Chuck Norris was a butterscotch.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welp. These Butterbeer Kisses taste like butterscotch<\/em>. Which is fine. I like butterscotch.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The flavor is very “warm.” Like a hug of sunshine, but in an alternate universe where the sun might give you diabetes. Caramel on steroids. It’s a strong<\/em> flavor that shuts off brain activity to all other thoughts, while eating. The Chuck Norris version of butterscotch. In fact, it has a rich aroma that I can smell from several feet away. It persists on my fingers after eating. I like this smell, so I don’t mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve had the butterscotch-flavored baking morsels (basically the red-headed version of “chocolate chips”), then you have a pretty good idea what the outer shell tastes like. It’s a similar “confectionary coating.” Not quite “white chocolate” texture, but an inbred cousin. Holds a firm shape, but melts lusciously while eating.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Where’s the Butter? Where’s the Beer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am not sure if there was supposed to be a “beer” flavor to transcend the butterscotch. But I only taste butterscotch. And maybe “vanilla.” I do appreciate the little salty tickle. (Beware: only<\/em> salt is allowed to tickle me.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sugary creme filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Speaking of that, I think these Butterbeer Kisses would be pretty sad<\/em> without the little eruption of vanilla-cream filling. Maybe this is where the “butter” in the “butterbeer” is supposed to lurk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were hoping for a truffle-like filling — perhaps akin to a Lindt truffle — then you’ll be disappointed. It’s more of a soft sugar paste. Tastes like thick icing to me. Soft fondant? Very<\/em> sweet. But still a nice flavor break from the butterscotch coating. More nuanced that a solid block of butterscotch.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Super sweet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Because these are such sugary candies, the tiny size feels “just right.” I pretty much only want one at a time. Maybe two. OKayyyy, three<\/em>. (*hides the wrappers before anyone can count.*)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wrapper aesthetics<\/h2>\n\n\n
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I think you’d have to be a die-hard Harry Potter fan (and have excellent near-vision) to appreciate the wrappers. I read the books in college (5 billion<\/em> years ago), and at this point, these designs are “ho-hum.” There are cauldrons and beer steins, flying owls (?), and stars. And maybe<\/em> a Golden Snitch. The tiny icons are tricky to make out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Hershey’s Butterbeer Kisses<\/h2>\n\n\n
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I have a bone to pick with the ingredients. There is not a single good reason on God’s green earth why I need artificial colors here. I don’t need Yellow 5 Lake, or Blue 2 Lake, or even Yellow 6 Lake. Shhhhtaaaahhhhp! (The only “lake” I<\/em> want is in my backyard. And I can’t afford the real estate taxes on that. Hmmph.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway. Here are the full ingredients. Read them and weep (or just sniffle a little):<\/p>\n\n\n\n