Homemade Reese's Eggs - The Recipe Critic (2024)

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Did Reese's eggs change their recipe? ›

We can confirm that the Reese's Heart, Egg and Tree shapes use the same, unmistakable Reese's chocolate and peanut butter recipe and are actually made in the same facility.

With no cutouts and perfectly round edges, there is no better chocolate to peanut butter ratio out there than the egg.

The egg they used in their test also contained 9 grams more peanut butter than the cup. (In fact, the egg contains the second-most peanut butter of any standard size Reese's iteration, beaten only by the Reese's Heart.) And what is the candy called? A Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (or Egg, or Heart, or whatever).

We discovered that it all comes down to the peanut butter-to-chocolate ratio. After cutting open a regular Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (pictured on the left) and a pumpkin-shaped Reese's (on the right), it's clear that the pumpkin-shaped cup has a much higher peanut butter-to-chocolate ratio.

The 30-second commercial is narrated by actor Will Arnett and features six neighborhood friends who gather for the big game and encounter an “emotional rollercoaster.” Their silly, yet exaggerated reactions come to an end as soon as they learn Reese's isn't changing, but incorporating a new flavor profile, caramel.

Who owns REESE'S? REESE'S Candy is made by The Hershey Company. In 1956, H.B. Reese's six sons took over the family business and later sold it to The Hershey Company in 1963. Which REESE'S Candies are vegan?

For the first time, Reese's is adding a new summer Peanut Butter Cup shape for athletes and fans alike to enjoy. As a part of The Hershey's Company partnership with Team USA, you'll soon be able to stock up on limited-edition Reese's Medals—the brand's classic candy in the shape of the Olympic medallions.

INGREDIENTS: WHOLE GRAIN CORN, SUGAR, REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SUGAR, MONOGLYCERIDES, PEANUT OIL, SALT, MOLASSES, CORNSTARCH), DEXTROSE, CORN MEAL, CORN SYRUP, CANOLA OIL, SALT, COCOA, CARAMEL COLOR, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS: WHEAT, PEANUTS.

Dane Wilcox, a hot sauce maker from Oregon, has done the world a great service: He deconstructed Reese's candies to determine that Reese's Hearts — sold around Valentine's Day — have the highest peanut-butter-to-chocolate ratio.

In December 2023, a Florida woman claimed the company “tricked” customers through “misleading” packaging on Reese's seasonal-shaped chocolates. Cynthia Kelly, of Tampa, sued the chocolate giant for $5 million due to claims the packaging and the actual contents don't match.

Are Reese's smaller than they used to be? ›

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups have gotten smaller. They were 51 grams in the 80s. Today they're 42 grams (20% smaller than in the 80s). And the king size is 62 grams (20% larger than in the 80s).

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In 2015, the British Cadbury company under the American Mondelēz International conglomerate announced that it had changed the formula of the Cadbury Creme Egg by replacing its Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with "standard cocoa mix chocolate".

While the parent company, The Hershey Company, does have some production facilities outside of the United States, including in Germany, Reese's chocolates are primarily produced in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is the birthplace of the brand.

Harry Burnett Reese (May 24, 1879 – May 16, 1956) was an American inventor and businessman known for creating the number one-selling candy brand in the United States; Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and founding the H. B. Reese Candy Company.

Reese Candy Company was established in 1923 by H. B. Reese in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The official product name was "Penny Cups" because they could be purchased for one cent. Reese had originally worked at a Hershey dairy farm, and from the start, he used Hershey chocolate in his confections.