When I was about 8 years old, I remember sneaking into my parents’ room. I remembered seeing a box of chocolate goodies on their nightstand when they were reading to me the night prior. 

I opened the box, my mouth watering at the thought of chocolate goodness. I bit down but instead of an almond or peanut at the center, to my horror, I discovered I had crunched into a coffee bean.

It was a cruel trick and I felt deceived by its appearance. I had a similar experience when I had my first Milk Chocolate Honey Graham Easter M&M.

I have loved all the new M&M flavors like hazelnut spread, peanut butter and caramel. When these three flavors came out, they instantly became some of my favorite candies, but I just didn’t get the same experience with M&M’s newest creation.

When I bit into it, I got the crunch of the graham cracker, but it didn’t necessarily taste like a graham cracker. It was bitter in my mouth when I was expecting the sweetness of honey.

But it is not only the taste that was a little bit off putting, the appearance of the M&M’s are not appealing either.

Their color isn’t vibrant and eye-catching; they are a bit dull to look at and do not really resemble the colors of easter. When I think of Easter, I think of light pinks and baby blues, not so much eggshell white and mustard yellow.

The M&Ms also seem to be deviating from M&M’s classic elliptical shape. These M&Ms are lumpy and appear a bit shriveled.

I like the idea of new M&M flavors, and in order to achieve a breakthrough mistakes must be made like the Honey Graham M&M.