Stories Podchats: Easter Candy Bracket

Summary

Detailed Summary of "Stories Podchats: Easter Candy Bracket"

Release Date: April 11, 2025

In this lively episode of the Stories Podchats, hosts Amanda Weldon, Kelsey Lee, and Daniel Hines embark on a whimsical journey to crown the ultimate favorite Easter candy through a spirited bracket-style competition. Joined by guest Brock Rackets, the trio delves into various Easter treats, sharing personal anecdotes, playful banter, and heartfelt opinions to determine which candy truly stands out during the festive season.

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1. Introduction to the Easter Candy Bracket

The episode kicks off with a brief and humorous exchange about the hosts' moods, quickly transitioning into the main topic: an Easter Candy Bracket. Daniel introduces the concept, explaining that they will pit different Easter candies against each other in head-to-head matchups, ultimately selecting a favorite.

Notable Quote:

• Amanda Weldon [02:12]: "Now, I'm very... Okay. Okay, good. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. I appreciate that."

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2. Round 1: PEZ vs. Cadbury Creme Egg ([04:26] - [07:09])

The first matchup features PEZ dispensers against the classic Cadbury Creme Egg.

• Kelsey Lee expresses a love for PEZ but admits a personal dislike for the Cadbury Creme Egg, humorously stating, "I don't like Cadbury Creme eggs. I know I should" ([04:53]).

• Amanda Weldon passionately defends the Cadbury Creme Egg, highlighting its indulgent appeal despite acknowledging its polarizing nature: "They're too gooey and they're so... So I think they are kind of a polarizing candy to like. Many people don't love them. I love them" ([05:06]).

• Daniel Hines reminisces about his love for both PEZ and Cadbury Eggs, sharing his enthusiasm for cracking the eggs into a bowl like an omelet ([05:52]).

Outcome: PEZ advances, while Cadbury Creme Egg faces initial criticism but remains a strong contender.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [04:53]: "I prefer a PEZ. But I'm absolutely okay with the Cadbury Creme Egg moving forward, because I understand that that's a fault of mine."

• Amanda Weldon [05:06]: "I could eat all four easy in like two minutes. Like not two minutes, but like I could eat them all in one sitting, which is like kind of a lot of gooey candy."

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3. Round 2: Whopper Robin Eggs vs. Sweet Tarts Chicks and Bunnies ([08:00] - [09:32])

The competition intensifies with Whopper Robin Eggs against Sweet Tarts Chicks and Bunnies.

• Kelsey Lee firmly prefers Sweet Tarts, mentioning, "I prefer the sweet tart" ([08:18]).

• Amanda Weldon shares her disdain for Whopper Robin Eggs, citing their strange taste: "They're gross and weird. I do not like Whopper Robin eggs as a candy" ([08:21]).

Outcome: Sweet Tarts Chicks and Bunnies move forward, while Whopper Robin Eggs are eliminated.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [08:18]: "I prefer the sweet tart. I don't like a Whopper."

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4. Round 3: Chocolate Marshmallow Easter Eggs vs. Peeps ([09:32] - [11:29])

In this round, Chocolate Marshmallow Easter Eggs go head-to-head with the fluffy Peeps.

• Daniel Hines shares a funny story about overindulging in Peeps during his youth, leading to an aversion: "I bought the entire leftover inventory for, like, $6 and got so sick on Peeps, I haven't been able to eat a Peep since I ate so many stale Peeps" ([12:09]).

• Kelsey Lee concurs, humorously declaring, "Peep you later" ([11:27]).

Outcome: Peeps are moved on from, while Chocolate Marshmallow Easter Eggs continue their sweet journey.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [11:27]: "Peep you later."

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5. Round 4: Reese's Pieces Carrot vs. Cadbury Caramel Egg ([12:00] - [15:58])

This matchup pits Reese's Pieces Carrot against the Cadbury Caramel Egg.

• Kelsey Lee favors the Cadbury Caramel Egg, appreciating its innovation and taste, while acknowledging her previous dislike for Cadbury Creme Eggs: "Personally, I would absolutely prefer the Cadbury caramel egg because I do not like the cream inside the Cadbury Creme Egg. But like I said earlier, quote me. That's a me problem*" ([33:28]).

• Amanda Weldon echoes this sentiment, highlighting the portability and deliciousness of Cadbury Mini Eggs, subtly shifting the focus towards the upcoming mini eggs: "But the Cadbury Mini Eggs are more portable" ([37:17]).

Outcome: Cadbury Caramel Egg advances, while Reese's Pieces Carrot is eliminated.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [33:28]: "I would absolutely prefer the Cadbury caramel egg because I do not like the cream inside the Cadbury Creme Egg."

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6. Round 5: Jelly Bean vs. White Chocolate ([16:00] - [18:35])

The hosts debate between Jelly Beans and White Chocolate varieties.

• Kelsey Lee shares her lukewarm feelings towards both, stating, "I don't like a Jelly Bean very much. I don't like the texture of them. I don't like the taste of them" ([17:03]).

• Amanda Weldon reminisces about Jelly Beans being Ronald Reagan's favorite candy but remains non-committal about their appeal: "It's the candy Ronald Reagan loved" ([30:54]).

Outcome: Both Jelly Beans and White Chocolate are moved on from, emphasizing a preference for more decadent sweets.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [17:03]: "I don't like a Jelly Bean very much. I don't like the texture of them. I don't like the taste of them."

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7. Round 6: Cadbury Mini Egg vs. Bubblegum Eggs ([22:00] - [25:05])

In a sweet showdown, Cadbury Mini Eggs take on Bubblegum Eggs.

• Amanda Weldon praises the Cadbury Mini Eggs for their crunchy texture and delightful taste, contrasting them with the less appealing Bubblegum Eggs: "They are so crunchy. It's, it's, it's like a high quality..." ([32:48]).

• Kelsey Lee shares a nostalgic story about sharing Cadbury Mini Eggs with a friend during high school, highlighting their enduring appeal: "We bought three family size bags of mini eggs, and we froze them in individual Ziploc bags, and we would take one out every other week and share it." ([23:37]).

Outcome: Cadbury Mini Eggs triumph over Bubblegum Eggs, securing their place as a fan favorite.

Notable Quotes:

• Daniel Hines [24:46]: "I might have told this story before, but when I was..."

• Kelsey Lee [23:37]: "We bought three family size bags of mini eggs, and we froze them in individual Ziploc bags, and we would take one out every other week and share it."

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8. Round 7: Chocolate Bunnies - Hollow vs. Solid ([25:05] - [27:41])

This round examines the merits of Hollow Chocolate Bunnies versus Solid Chocolate Bunnies.

• Amanda Weldon prefers hollow bunnies for their ease of consumption and less messiness: "I prefer a hollow chocolate bunny because you can eat half in one sitting and then like, the other half, like, later in the day." ([25:32]).

• Kelsey Lee agrees, valuing the melt-in-your-mouth quality of hollow bunnies over the cumbersome solid ones: "I want it to, like, melt. I want that to, like, melt in your mouth." ([26:27]).

Outcome: Hollow Chocolate Bunnies advance, while Solid Chocolate Bunnies are eliminated.

Notable Quotes:

• Amanda Weldon [25:32]: "I prefer a hollow chocolate bunny because you can eat half in one sitting and then like, the other half, like, later in the day."

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9. Round 8: Cadbury Creme Egg vs. Cadbury Caramel Egg ([33:18] - [35:57])

A face-off between Cadbury Creme Egg and Cadbury Caramel Egg sees the hosts navigate their loyalties and taste preferences.

• Kelsey Lee leans towards the Cadbury Caramel Egg due to its melodious flavor, despite her lingering preference for Mini Eggs: "I would absolutely prefer the Cadbury caramel egg because I do not like the cream inside the Cadbury Creme Egg." ([33:28]).

• Amanda Weldon acknowledges her own split loyalty but ultimately supports the Caramel Egg for its taste and convenience: "I think the Cadbury Mini Egg is nice and neat." ([37:17]).

Outcome: Cadbury Caramel Egg emerges victorious over the Creme Egg.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [33:28]: "I would absolutely prefer the Cadbury caramel egg because I do not like the cream inside the Cadbury Creme Egg."

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10. Round 9: Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Egg vs. Cadbury Mini Egg ([36:53] - [41:15])

In the penultimate battle, Reese's Chocolate Peanut Butter Egg squares off against the beloved Cadbury Mini Egg.

• Kelsey Lee passionately advocates for the Mini Egg, declaring it her favorite candy of all time: "It's my favorite candy of all time. I think, like, wow. It's so... they're so good." ([37:01]).

• Amanda Weldon concurs, highlighting the Mini Egg's portability and satisfying crunch: "I think that the Cadbury Mini Egg is nice and neat." ([40:42]).

Outcome: Cadbury Mini Eggs are crowned the ultimate favorite Easter candy, celebrated for their delectable taste and nostalgic charm.

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [37:01]: "It's my favorite candy of all time. I think, like, wow. It's so... they're so good."

• Amanda Weldon [40:42]: "I think that the Cadbury Mini Egg is nice and neat."

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11. Final Remarks and Easter Preparations ([41:43] - [45:46])

As the bracket concludes, the hosts share additional thoughts on Easter candies not featured in the competition, such as Kinder Surprise Eggs and Sour Patch Kids. They reminisce about past Easter traditions, share funny stories, and emphasize the importance of enjoying treats responsibly.

The episode wraps up with light-hearted reminders about dental hygiene, tying it back to their sugary discussions: "We love candy. We also love brushing our teeth." ([43:33]).

Notable Quotes:

• Kelsey Lee [43:22]: "We love candy. We also love brushing our teeth."

• Amanda Weldon [43:35]: "Yeah, don't forget to do that."

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Conclusion

The Easter Candy Bracket episode of Stories Podchats offers a delightful exploration of beloved Easter treats through engaging discussions and friendly competition. From the crunchy allure of Cadbury Mini Eggs to the nostalgic charm of PEZ dispensers, the hosts provide insightful and entertaining perspectives on what makes each candy special. Ultimately, Cadbury Mini Eggs triumph as the favorite, embodying the sweet spirit of Easter cherished by families everywhere.

Listen to the full episode here to join Amanda, Kelsey, and Daniel in their festive candy showdown!

Transcript

[Amanda Weldon]

Hello. Welcome to Stories podchats. I'm your host, Amanda Weldon.

[Kelsey Lee]

And I'm another host, Kelsey Lee.

[Daniel Hines]

And I'm Daniel Hines.

[Amanda Weldon]

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[Daniel Hines]

How are you ladies doing today?

[Kelsey Lee]

10 out of 10?

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, absolutely. 11 out of 10 even.

[Kelsey Lee]

Gee, one upper much.

[Daniel Hines]

I'm sorry, Amanda. The scale is out of 10. So an 11 actually. You wrap back around and you're a one out of 10. I'm sorry.

[Amanda Weldon]

Now, I'm very.

[Kelsey Lee]

But actually, on a scale of 1 to 10, one being the best.

[Amanda Weldon]

Okay. Okay, good. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. I appreciate that.

[Kelsey Lee]

You're welcome so much. How are you doing, Dan?

[Daniel Hines]

I actually got a lot to do today, so I'm just going to. I just. I installed this new eject seat and it's kind of loud. It's sort of a crazy contraption here. But I'm just going to. I'm actually going to eject out of this episode. And I have a friend coming in to fill in.

[Amanda Weldon]

Wow.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay, I'm a little scared.

[Daniel Hines]

All right. I know. This just. It doesn't look safe, does it? It looks a little contraptiony, right?

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay, here we go.

[Kelsey Lee]

It looks like mousetrap.

[Daniel Hines]

Don't worry about that. It's kind of. There's mouse traps in here, but that's only part of it. Ready? One, two. Whoa. He really went flying. Hey, Brock Rackets. Here to talk brackets. How are you, Brock Rackets?

[Kelsey Lee]

I'm good.

[Amanda Weldon]

Hey, Brock, how you been? How have you been since the last time we saw you?

[Daniel Hines]

I have been excellent. I have been in the bracket cave, which is what I call my studio apartment, cooking up these brackets for you two. And sometimes we're behind the times. I wanted to get ahead of the times. I've been in the grocery store, which is where I get most of my food, but not all. And foraging. Urban foraging. That's the other half. So I've been in the grocery store, and I am already seeing Easter candy.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes. So, wait, can I just tell you that Sienna works at a grocery store, My stepdaughter. And she came home running into the door, and she said, the Cadbury Mini eggs are here or yay? And I said, like, where are they? Like, they're not in your hand. She said, I know, I forgot to buy them, but they're here.

[Daniel Hines]

I was like, oh, did you ground her?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. That's fair.

[Amanda Weldon]

Big consequences for that.

[Daniel Hines]

Well, as you might have guessed, then, this bracket is your favorite Easter candy.

[Kelsey Lee]

So fun.

[Daniel Hines]

So I've got a list of Easter specific candy here. I got 16 of them. So let's launch right in, huh?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes, please.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, I'm ready.

[Daniel Hines]

You all know how it's played. I'll give you two. You pick your favorite, and we keep going until we have the winner. I'll be the tiebreaker. But ideally, you guys fight it out. You ready?

[Kelsey Lee]

I'm ready.

[Amanda Weldon]

Ready. Ready.

[Daniel Hines]

This is a randomly generated bracket. And right up off the bat, we have two Easter basket juggernauts. This might be tough. It is PEZ versus a Cadbury Creme egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh.

[Amanda Weldon]

This one for me, is quite easy.

[Kelsey Lee]

It is for me, too. But that's not fair because I don't like Cadbury Creme eggs. I know I should.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, you should.

[Kelsey Lee]

I kind of like. Because everyone loves them.

[Amanda Weldon]

I knew this was gonna happen. Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah. But I. I prefer a pez. But I'm. But I'm absolutely okay with the Cadbury Creme Egg moving forward, because I understand that that's a fault of mine. Not a fault of the Cadbury Creme Egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes. I like the way you put that. It is your fault that you don't like them. They are. Yeah. So I will say though, as a big fan of a Cadbury Creme Egg, because Cadbury Creme Egg is maybe my favorite candy of all time. Like, they're amazing. Holiday specific or not. I love a Cadbury Creme Egg and I have never been shy to share that enthusiasm with others and. But I, I receive a lot of feedback that like, people think they are gross. Like they are. It's like they're too gooey and they're so like. So I think they are kind of a polarizing candy to like. Many people don't love them. I love them. I could eat. You know how they come in like packages of four? I could eat all four easy in like two minutes. Like not two minutes, but like I could eat them all in one sitting, which is like kind of a lot of gooey candy.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. I crack them into a bowl like an omelet. I love Cadbury Eggs. I think they're the best Pez. I do love Pez.

[Kelsey Lee]

So I love.

[Daniel Hines]

Before we say goodbye to Pez. Yeah. Before we say goodbye to PeZ, let's talk about some of our favorite PEZ dispensers. That's like an Easter basket classic is the PEZ dispenser. I think my favorite of all time was. I got like a Star wars set once. What about you guys?

[Kelsey Lee]

Well, I. I don't want to speak for her, but I know there's a really excellent Muppets PEZ set.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, cool.

[Kelsey Lee]

I don't know if you knew that.

[Amanda Weldon]

But I. I'm trying to think of a specific PEZ dispenser that I had and I, I can't. I can't think of who was on them. Like, I don't know if they were branded or not. I remember. I vividly remember.

[Daniel Hines]

Sometimes it's just like a rabbit. Like.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. Like I remember how it feels to open it and I can, I can taste the. In my mouth. Like I have a lot of like, I've had many a PEZ dispenser, but I don't think.

[Kelsey Lee]

I love refilling them.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, they're really.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, they're fun. I like pinching my little fingers in them and see like putting my little pinky in and closing it.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Like trying to. Trying to figure out how it works.

[Kelsey Lee]

Absolutely.

[Amanda Weldon]

I knew it was springs idea. They are cool.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're so good. They're Delicious.

[Daniel Hines]

Acknowledging that they are kind of built to be plastic landfill trash. They are a very fun part of Easter. Maybe you got a Charlie Brown one up. Amanda. The Charlie Brown and Woodstock ones were everywhere.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh, very popular. When I was in elementary school, in music class, we had to. Every class, two kids. Every music class, two kids had to sing a solo. Every music class.

[Amanda Weldon]

Wow.

[Kelsey Lee]

They could sing like this really short song that was only like three lines, but you had to do it. And when you were done, you got a single pez.

[Amanda Weldon]

Not a dispenser, just like one Pez.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, she would, she would pop the Pez, like she would. And you would take your 1pez and you would eat it.

[Amanda Weldon]

Wow.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

All right, all right.

[Daniel Hines]

Well, Cadbury eggs, you're moving on. Pez, you've been dispensed.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh, good one.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, next up, two of the lesser known classics. We've got Whopper Robin Eggs and the Sweet Tarts, Chicks and Bunnies.

[Kelsey Lee]

I also understand that my opinion is not popular. I prefer the sweet tart. I don't like a Whopper.

[Amanda Weldon]

It's are gross and weird. I do not like who.

[Daniel Hines]

So the Whopper Robin eggs, for anybody who doesn't have them, are just like a color, like a robin egg blue. Malted milk ball.

[Kelsey Lee]

I do not like a Malted milk ball. I do not like a Whopper. I love a sweet tart. They're so sweet. They're so great.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes, I agree.

[Daniel Hines]

Chicks and Bunnies. I remember having a big come up when we were kids.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're so cute.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, I like a sweetheart. I don't, I don't specifically remember the chicks and the bunnies, but I am on board for them. I will just say though, in defense of the Whopper Robin eggs, which I again, I do not like the, the taste of them as a candy, but I, I remember them being a more like having a more beautiful color palette to me than some of the other egg shaped candies.

[Daniel Hines]

Like they, that's why they're Easter classic. Yeah, they look very nice. They're very like you can lay them in the grass of the basket and it looks great.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, I, I remember that, but I didn't like the way that they tasted.

[Kelsey Lee]

I sent you a picture of the chicks because I think you'll be like, oh, yeah, I remember that.

[Amanda Weldon]

Okay, let me check.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's not like urgent. I just.

[Amanda Weldon]

Like one of those are good. I know them. Yeah, yeah, yeah, those are good. Big fan.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

Thank you.

[Daniel Hines]

All right. Sweet Tarts, Chicks and Bunnies. Moving on. Whopper Robin eggs. You got cracked.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye.

[Amanda Weldon]

Bye. Bye.

[Daniel Hines]

Oh, next up, we have two marshmallow titans. We're talking chocolate marshmallow Easter eggs versus peeps.

[Kelsey Lee]

I don't know that I've ever had a chocolate marshmallow Easter egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Are these. Are we referring to the individually wrapped, like, Russell Stover?

[Daniel Hines]

Yes.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes.

[Daniel Hines]

Those are everywhere. Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

Ew, I love those.

[Kelsey Lee]

I actually am going to let you guys decide this one because both of these candies make me feel ill, so.

[Daniel Hines]

Well, Kelsey, would it change your mind if all. If I told you when I say peeps, I'm including chicks, bunnies, and chocolate dipped.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're all super cute. I don't like peeps.

[Amanda Weldon]

They have a very. I feel like they are always stale. Like, you can crack open the fresh container and then it's still like, am I eating Styrofoam? Like, it has, like a weird, like, thing. I like the chocolate dipped peeps, but it's really because I like things that have been dipped in chocolate. I don't necessarily love the peeps themselves. I really like those individually wrapped Russell Stover, like, chocolate marshmallow eggs. Yes.

[Daniel Hines]

That's flat almost. Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

That's the kind of thing that I will, like, secretly, like, every time I have to go to CVS or something, I will buy like four or five of them and they'll just like, be in my car and then I will eat them like, sometime, like, I love them.

[Daniel Hines]

On the way home, you mean?

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. Or just like over the next couple of days, like, they will just be like, oh, I have another secret candy in my car and it's like, so exciting. Um, I don't take them inside. They are not for sharing.

[Kelsey Lee]

I like marshmallow. I just don't like these marshmallows.

[Daniel Hines]

All right.

[Kelsey Lee]

I won't lie.

[Daniel Hines]

Sounds like chocolate marshmallow eggs is moving on. Peeps. I might have told the story before.

[Amanda Weldon]

I feel so sad about this. I do. I just peeps again.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's hard to say bye to peeps so early.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes. It's hard to say goodbye to them so early.

[Kelsey Lee]

But peeps are polarizing. Like, I feel like I know a lot of people who say, like, you know what you do with peeps? You throw them in the trash.

[Amanda Weldon]

Like, yeah, you display them or you, like, wait until they're really, really stale and then hot glue them to something else. Like, and make it in other projects. Like, I don't know. I feel like they have, like, other purposes.

[Daniel Hines]

I might have told this story before, but when I was. When I. My first Job. I think I was 17, maybe 16. Still, I worked at Blockbuster, and one, we got a bunch of peeps in for Easter because Blockbuster had, like, the movie candy section, you know, but we had, like, popcorn. It was a blockbuster for kids. When you had to rent physical movie discs, that was a store. You could do that before everything was on.

[Amanda Weldon]

Or even the tapes anyway.

[Daniel Hines]

Or tapes. Yeah, we had tapes.

[Kelsey Lee]

And video games.

[Daniel Hines]

And video games. Yeah, you could rent media there before media was just on your tv. Anyway, the point is, we sold Peeps, and after Easter, they were on a 90% off clearance sale. And with my employee discount, that came to about 7 cents per sleeve of three. And me and all my neighborhood friends bought the entire leftover inventory for, like, $6 and got so sick on Peeps, I haven't been able to eat a peep since I ate so many stale peeps.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, gross.

[Daniel Hines]

So, Peeps, Peeps, you're. You're canceled. You're done. I can't stomach you.

[Kelsey Lee]

Peep you later.

[Daniel Hines]

Next up, two favorites of mine. Two adorable classics. If I'm speaking from the heart, and I am, we're looking at Reese's Pieces carrot versus Cadbury caramel egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Ooh, this is a tough one, Brock, because both fillings are delicious.

[Daniel Hines]

Caramel egg is. Maybe I like it as much as the regular Cadbury egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

I. Yes, I like it as much and debatably more. Can you clarify? The Reese's Pieces carrot? Are you talking about, like, it's, like, shaped, like the wrapping is shaped like the carrot, and then there's, like, Reese's Pieces. Okay.

[Daniel Hines]

Yes, it's just orange Reese's Pieces in jammed in a cone of, like, plastic that's printed to look kind of like a carrot.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes. Perfect. For me, it's going to be a Cadbury caramel egg. But I do love a Reese's Pieces.

[Daniel Hines]

See, jamming them into the carrot shape, that's a new innovation. Someone over at Reese's thought of that in the last, like, 10 years because they didn't have those when we were kids.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's amazing. It's honestly revolutionary. I'm still gonna go Cadbury caramel egg. And you can imagine my disappointment as someone who does not like a Cadbury creme egg. When you're given an egg to realize, oh, this could be caramel. Wrong. It's cream.

[Daniel Hines]

The wrapping's very different.

[Kelsey Lee]

It doesn't. It's not very different.

[Amanda Weldon]

One of them is blue and one is gold. Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, they're purple. No, they're gold.

[Daniel Hines]

Bright gold.

[Kelsey Lee]

I'm Googling it.

[Amanda Weldon]

The box.

[Daniel Hines]

You can Google all you want. I've eaten them by the dozen.

[Kelsey Lee]

By literally. It's literally purple. You guys are.

[Amanda Weldon]

The box is cuckoo purple, but the foil is not.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay, I'm going to text it to you.

[Amanda Weldon]

I'm going to text you also.

[Kelsey Lee]

Great. I can't wait to see it, because it's going to be the same thing that I'm looking at right now.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, it has a huge gold patch on it.

[Kelsey Lee]

What do you mean it's purple?

[Daniel Hines]

Maybe some of the new ones are. But if you look at the classic, like, they've always been gold.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. Here I'm. This is what I.

[Daniel Hines]

The ones in America are gold. You can see it right here.

[Kelsey Lee]

They are purple.

[Daniel Hines]

Those are the UK ones. The American ones are gold.

[Kelsey Lee]

They are not.

[Daniel Hines]

I'm literally looking at a picture of it right here.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, me too. I'm sending it.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're purple. Okay, here's the thing. You guys email me and tell me what color these are. Take a picture in the grocery store, because I need to know, because where I'm standing, the wrapping is purple. Of course there's some gold. Sure, There's a splash. I understand. But they're not gold foil. There's purple.

[Amanda Weldon]

So we will be sending you pictures from the grocery store, and I also invite all of our listeners to send them to Kelsey k e l s I [e-mail] and then [e-mail] too, just so that I can be like, I told you so.

[Daniel Hines]

Leave me out of it. I get too much email. All right, Cadbury caramel egg. Moving on. Reese's Pieces carrot. It's very cute, but you're for the rabbits.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye. Bye. Bye.

[Daniel Hines]

Ooh. Next up, we have two. I'd say these are sort of unsung, but still classics nonetheless. We have the jelly bean. All kinds versus white chocolate.

[Amanda Weldon]

All I.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay, so now when I think quality jelly bean, I'm going jelly belly. I'm going Bertie Botts novelty Harry Potter bean. And I'm. But my favorite of all, I think, in everybody's is the starburst jelly bean, right?

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah. Not necessarily. I like starburst and I like jelly belly Birdie bots. You might as well never talk to me again. But I don't. I don't want a mystery bean. I do not like white chocolate. It is not good white chocolate.

[Daniel Hines]

What about. So when I say white chocolate on Easter, that could be a white chocolate rabbit, or it could be like a cookies and cream kind of Treat.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay. Both are not going in my basket.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay. I want to hear from Amanda.

[Amanda Weldon]

Cookies and cream is yucky. I like. I love. I actually really like white chocolate. I didn't really care for it very much as a child. I do like it now. I think that it has to be good white chocolate. Like, they're like the. The. You know.

[Daniel Hines]

Yep. Yep.

[Amanda Weldon]

Cheaper white chocolate doesn't ever really taste like that. Great. I feel like it can taste.

[Daniel Hines]

You can. You can fudge the mix a lot more to you.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Pardon my. But you can.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. And so I. And I think. And I'm. I'm picturing, like, the. Like, these little white chocolate rabbits that I like, remember as a child getting. But. And I will say, I don't like a jelly bean bean very much. I don't like a jelly bean very much. I maybe will eat the starburst kind, but I don't really like jelly beans. I don't like the texture of them. I don't like the taste of them. They would always be in my Easter basket, and I think it's because my dad liked them, so he would eat them, like, every year I would get them in my basket, and then he would just, like, they would be his now, like, he'd eat all of the jelly beans. I think, for me, as far as, like, Easter candy goes, I think of jelly beans as being a big part of Easter candy, even though I don't particularly enjoy them. But I would push those on for the next. Next round.

[Daniel Hines]

I think we got. Okay, jelly bean. You're moving on. White chocolate. Melt away, goodbye I was hoping one of you guys would give me, like, in, like, an Anya. Anya thing.

[Kelsey Lee]

Melt away, melt away.

[Daniel Hines]

Goodbye with soothing vibrations, all the music of the relaxing ocean comes to you. Do you guys remember that infomercial?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes.

[Amanda Weldon]

Pure moods.

[Daniel Hines]

Pure moods.

[Amanda Weldon]

We had it in my house. My dad bought it.

[Daniel Hines]

Sail away.

[Kelsey Lee]

Nathan listens to Enya every St Patrick's Day in the morning when he's getting ready.

[Amanda Weldon]

Wow.

[Daniel Hines]

Love it for him. All right, next up, we got.

[Kelsey Lee]

Ooh.

[Daniel Hines]

A little sweet and sour versus peanut butter.

[Amanda Weldon]

Buddy.

[Daniel Hines]

I couldn't think of a better word.

[Kelsey Lee]

A sweet and sour versus a peanut butter buddy. I'm ready.

[Daniel Hines]

It is nerds versus the Reese's peanut butter egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Is it the Reese's egg that's like. Like the Christmas tree and, like.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah. Oh, that one.

[Amanda Weldon]

Again, an individually wrapped treat, which I think I just enjoy all the time. I love an individually wrapped item. It makes. I feel like it's not a commitment, and I Can just buy one and it's like just a pretzel dog.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, a pretzel dog. Oh, my God.

[Amanda Weldon]

Bagel dog.

[Kelsey Lee]

Second. A bagel dog.

[Daniel Hines]

Bagel dog. Sorry, sorry.

[Amanda Weldon]

I love.

[Kelsey Lee]

Wait, can I tell you guys something really quick?

[Daniel Hines]

Sure.

[Kelsey Lee]

I met these dogs the other day and they're long haired dachshunds and their names are Pretzel and Churro. Oh, I just thought it was cute, that's all.

[Amanda Weldon]

Thank you. Thank you for sharing.

[Kelsey Lee]

You're so welcome. I. I actually love nerds. I love nerds. I love a nerds rope.

[Daniel Hines]

I was gonna say in nerds. I will include nerds, Clusters, bites and rope.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, Nerds, Gummy clusters. I also love. Have you ever had big chewy nerds? They're called.

[Amanda Weldon]

No, I did not know.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're so good. It's like a nerd.

[Daniel Hines]

That's what they called me in high school.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's like a nerd. That is. I'm just gonna send you a picture. It's like a nerd that has a.

[Daniel Hines]

No, it's an audio medium. Describe it for the children.

[Kelsey Lee]

I am doing it.

[Daniel Hines]

You're not. You're sending a picture.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, I'm not. I don't know if this Picture.

[Daniel Hines]

Give me a word picture.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay, picture this. A jelly bean. A little bigger.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay.

[Kelsey Lee]

The nerd material, the crunchy nerd material is the outside. Inside. Inside it is chewy.

[Amanda Weldon]

Same thing as like the nerds. Like clusters.

[Daniel Hines]

Sounds like the gummy clusters.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, no, the gummy clusters are gummy. The inside of this is like more.

[Amanda Weldon]

I get it.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's softer. It's softer. It's very good. But they're flavor specific, which. Which I don't love. So I eat all the pink and purple ones. And then I give the bag of oranges and yellows to Nathan to eat, who is my husband.

[Daniel Hines]

What a long suffering gentleman. To eat all those orange and yellows.

[Amanda Weldon]

Same.

[Kelsey Lee]

He does that with a Starburst too. He's also a Banana Laffy Taffy boy, which like.

[Amanda Weldon]

Ew. I don't like Banana Laffy Taffy.

[Daniel Hines]

But I said it before. But you married a real freak. I don't know.

[Kelsey Lee]

Guys. Nathan's favorite candy. He does love those cookies and cream things he loves like Mike and Ike's and Good and Plenty. I know.

[Daniel Hines]

I like a Mike and Iker Good and Plenty.

[Kelsey Lee]

But it's not your favorite favorite?

[Daniel Hines]

No, it's not my favorite.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, no.

[Amanda Weldon]

Those are not for actual consumption. Those are also to just like hot glue to things. I feel like I think a Lot of.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes.

[Amanda Weldon]

I think I feed a lot of, like, art projects with candy and, like, I love it.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, we're getting bogged down here. So we got nerds. We got Reese's Eggs. Reese's Eggs. It's. Yeah, it's the thick eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Those themed Reese's Holidays ones are always a lot of good peanut butter for your dollar.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

And the. Because the chocolate is softer, like, you can get a hard Reese's Egg. That's not what I want. It's that soft.

[Amanda Weldon]

The flat kind. Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

Flat egg.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. Whatever kind is your favorite. Really?

[Kelsey Lee]

The same thing they make the Christmas tree out of?

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

And the pumpkin.

[Daniel Hines]

Right, Exactly. It's that same idea.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

That has to move. That has to move on. Right?

[Amanda Weldon]

Okay.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, they do have the hard eggs too, but we're not ranking.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, we're not talking about the hard eggs. No, those aren't good.

[Amanda Weldon]

Individually wrapped, soft themed eggs.

[Daniel Hines]

All right. Individually wrapped soft eggs. You're moving on, chewy nerds.

[Amanda Weldon]

Bye.

[Daniel Hines]

Ooh. Next up, we have the showdown of the tiny eggs. Are you ready?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes.

[Daniel Hines]

I'm not talking about quails and pigeons. I'm talking about.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, sure.

[Daniel Hines]

Sure of that. I'm not. Yeah, exactly. So get that off your mind. I'm talking about no quail, no pigeon. I'm talking about Cadbury mini egg versus bubblegum eggs.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh, okay. It's Cadbury mini eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

I know.

[Kelsey Lee]

Bubblegum eggs aren't even good.

[Amanda Weldon]

They're so weird. I don't like them at all.

[Daniel Hines]

They come in, like, the carton at Easter, though.

[Kelsey Lee]

I do love a carton. As I said earlier, I love a.

[Amanda Weldon]

Carton, but I'm not interested in a bubblegum.

[Kelsey Lee]

A Cadbury mini egg is so good.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes. A Cadbury mini egg is so good also. Again, they come in small, individually wrapped, little tiny bags that you can just buy and have as a treat in your car later.

[Kelsey Lee]

That's my favorite when I was in high school and they didn't have, like, do you know how they have the Christmas version now? And they're like Christmas ornament. Like, little red and green, like circles. They did not do that when I was in high school, and a friend of mine and I bought, like, three family size bags of mini eggs, and we froze them in individual Ziploc bags, and we would take one out every other week and share it. And we did that for months and months. Wow. Yep.

[Amanda Weldon]

Think in the head.

[Daniel Hines]

You're lucky I didn't find that and eat all those.

[Kelsey Lee]

You. Well, when I Was.

[Daniel Hines]

Was I in college already?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

Okay, you're lucky dad didn't find.

[Kelsey Lee]

Also, you know what? They were probably at her house because. Okay, because, dad, there's no way. Yeah, there's no way.

[Daniel Hines]

My dad was an animal. He would watch you make lunch for yourself and then walk by and take half your sandwich like, well, he was hungry.

[Kelsey Lee]

He's still hungry.

[Amanda Weldon]

He's hungry. That's no excuse.

[Daniel Hines]

I also love the mini eggs. Cadbury, mini eggs may be the best pound for pound candy in the world. Bubblegum eggs are. Are.

[Kelsey Lee]

Are a sick joke.

[Daniel Hines]

I was going to say a fun novelty, but.

[Kelsey Lee]

You can't even have it if you have braces.

[Amanda Weldon]

Ew. That's not fair.

[Daniel Hines]

It's not fair. That's why Cadbury Egg is moving on. Bubblegum eggs. You got popped.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh.

[Amanda Weldon]

Goodbye. Bye.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay, and our final matchup, the one you've all been waiting for. I had to give them each their own line because I. I just knew we'd hear from it online if I did it any other way. And here's the matchup. We got chocolate bunnies. Hollow or solid? Oh, hollow chocolate bunny or a solid chocolate bunny?

[Amanda Weldon]

I have an opinion.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay, I'd love to hear it.

[Amanda Weldon]

I prefer. I think. I feel like the answer is supposed to be that you like the solid chocolate one because you get more chocolate, but I always. I find them to be very hard to bite through. And I prefer a hollow chocolate bunny. I think it is easier on your teeth and also they don't take as long to eat, which is a bonus when you consider that, like, what you're saving is like a gross, like, I don't know, thing that you. Yeah, it's disgusting. So I definitely. I think I like a hollow chocolate bunny because you can eat half in one sitting and then like, the other half, like, later in the day. And you don't have to have your weird, gross, spitty bunny, like, around. Yeah. And your teeth are good, so I like that.

[Kelsey Lee]

I 100 agree with you. I also feel like if a chocolate bar is too even like a chocolate bar, if it's too thick, not pleasant, like, I want it to, like, melt. I want that to, like, melty in your mouth. Chocolate.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

And when the hollow ones, especially the lint bunnies, which are very popular, obviously at Easter, I. I want it.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. The lint was going to be my example of a holo. If you asked.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're so good. If I asked.

[Daniel Hines]

Well, sometimes you guys want more clarification and I have to know.

[Kelsey Lee]

You're right.

[Daniel Hines]

I'M Brock rackets. My brackets are well thought.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, I don't want a solid one. I don't want to, like, scrape it with my teeth for an hour and then, like, put it in a Ziploc bag.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, you just don't.

[Daniel Hines]

I. I used to be with you guys on Holo, but then what I. Chocolate, though, is usually a better chocolate. Like a solid chocolate. And if you break it up, then you can kind of just let the chunks melt in your mouth over time. But it's. It's a whole process. And, yeah, you guys vote Holo chocolate, and I'm. If you look online, you're actually not in the minority. It's a. It's a raging debate.

[Kelsey Lee]

I did not think I'd be in the minority.

[Amanda Weldon]

I thought that I would be. I thought because I feel like the solid chocolate makes sense because you get more bang for your buck. I feel like it's more pragmatic to prioritize the thing that makes the most, like, economic sense. So maybe that's all. I just think I'm pragmatic.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, well, after all that, it looks like hollow chocolate bunnies are moving on. Solid chocolate rabbit. Better luck next year.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

Do you guys usually start with the ears when you eat a chocolate rabbit?

[Amanda Weldon]

I would, yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. We're on to the second round now. Here we go. We'll pick up the speed a little bit. Let's hit these matchups. We got Cadbury eggs versus sweet tart chicks and bunnies.

[Amanda Weldon]

Cadbreaker, Megs. 100%.

[Kelsey Lee]

That's fine.

[Daniel Hines]

Sweet tart chicks and bunnies. If you haven't had them, I'd recommend them. They are fun. This is something a little different. It's just something sour, and it's like a hard candy. Like a. You know what? They're sweet. Something to cut through the chocolate. It's into a basket. But in this case, sweet tart chicks and bunnies, you're going to a big farm upstate. Cadbury egg, you're moving on.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

Next up, it's an eggstravaganza with the chocolate marshmallow egg versus the Cadbury caramel egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Cadbury caramel egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. Yeah, that's true.

[Daniel Hines]

You were the chocolate marshmallow egg proponent, Amanda. So why don't you give it. Give it a goodbye?

[Amanda Weldon]

I know. Well. But I am confident that I'll find another one in my car later, and I'll eat it then. And so it'll be. This is not really goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, caramel egg, you're moving on. Chocolate marshmallow eggs. We'll see you in the glove box.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye. Goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

Oh, keeping it fast and furious. Next up, we have two things that maybe my. I don't know. These are my top four, along with the Cadbury eggs. It's hard for me to see one of these go, but jelly beans and Reese's Eggs.

[Kelsey Lee]

Reese's Egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

You guys are chocolate biased.

[Amanda Weldon]

I think 100%. I. If I'm gonna eat candy, I think that chocolate feels more satisfying. Like, I guess. I don't know, I could eat. I could eat a million jelly beans, and I'll just kind of be like, I don't know. But, like, I have one good Reese's Egg. And I'm like, yes. That was what I wanted.

[Daniel Hines]

Jelly beans, you eat until, like, you feel sick.

[Amanda Weldon]

There's no time to stop eating because they're, like, there. And then you eat all of them, and you're like, I don't know. I didn't really want that. But now I. I'm. Yeah, I feel gross.

[Daniel Hines]

I, like, eat a whole basket, and then I look at the empty bag, and I'm just like, those are all in my body. And then you walk, and you can hear them go, shook.

[Amanda Weldon]

Shook, Shook, Shook.

[Kelsey Lee]

Weird. I think a jelly bean is like. Like, he. It's like, what a. What someone would keep on their desk. Like, a little dish, and you'd, like, grab one and go. Like, it's not like a. Like, you're not at the store. Like, I'm here to get jelly beans.

[Daniel Hines]

It's like saying, it's not like a big treat, like chocolate.

[Kelsey Lee]

No. It's like, oh, someone offers me a jelly bean. Like, yeah, sure, thanks. But I'm not like, oh, I have to pick up jelly beans on my way home from work.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

No.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. Somebody offers you a jelly bean around Easter, you're like, oh, yeah. But somebody offers you a jelly bean any other time of year, I'd be very. I'd be very suspicious.

[Amanda Weldon]

Well, I think that they used to be more popular. Do you know a fun fact about jelly beans? And it is that. It's that they were Ronald Reagan's favorite candy, and he always had them around. That's the thing I know about jelly beans. And then the other thing I think of when I think of jelly beans is just like having to guess how many there are in a jar, you know?

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh, yeah. I'm really good at that.

[Daniel Hines]

Didn't you win that the other day?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes, but it wasn't jelly beans. It was her. She kisses. But, yes.

[Amanda Weldon]

Wow. Where did you do that? Are there opportunities to go guess about.

[Kelsey Lee]

Well, I did it at a. Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

She was at a regional meet. Amanda. But if you want to get into the regional candy jar, guessing if you.

[Kelsey Lee]

Are not part of candy counters.

[Daniel Hines]

The.

[Kelsey Lee]

New England chapter counters, first you got.

[Daniel Hines]

To hit up bake sales, yard sales, you know, you got to put the time in.

[Kelsey Lee]

Wow. Wow.

[Daniel Hines]

All right. Reese's egg chocolate peanut butter. It's perfect match. It's going forward. Jelly beans, I honestly love you and I will eat a thousand of you this year. In your honor, we honor the fallen jelly bean.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

Except for the weird ones. But I do like the black licorice ones.

[Kelsey Lee]

Gross.

[Daniel Hines]

You don't have to have them. This is my send off.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay, Sorry.

[Amanda Weldon]

Goodbye.

[Kelsey Lee]

Goodbye.

[Daniel Hines]

Good. Goodbye, sweet prince. Hey, next up, we've got two big time favorites here. I don't know how you guys are going to get through this round in one piece. Hold your hearts because I'm about to rip them out. It's Cadbury mini eggs versus the hollow chocolate rabbit.

[Kelsey Lee]

Cadbury Mini eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. I feel bad for the rabbit.

[Daniel Hines]

Okay. So not so hard after all.

[Amanda Weldon]

No.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, no, I feel bad for the.

[Amanda Weldon]

Rabbit, but 100% it's the mini egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're so good. They're so crunchy and so good.

[Amanda Weldon]

They're so crunchy. It's so. I don't love crunchy.

[Kelsey Lee]

Like an M and M. Take it or leave it.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, but these are like. And because the. The part that makes it really good is that it's not just the crunch, it's not just the texture, but the. But you can. The shell has a really good taste. Like, it's like.

[Kelsey Lee]

It's perfect.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, you can. It's, it's, it's like a.

[Daniel Hines]

It's like a high quality. Mm, almost. It's like its own candy shell.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, they're really good.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Oh, if you guys had the. There's Cadbury chocolate bars that have the mini egg shells in the chocolate bar, like mixed in the way they would mix it.

[Amanda Weldon]

I like that as much.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah. Me.

[Daniel Hines]

It's very good. If I get one. If I see him, I'll grab you guys one.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay, thanks.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, Cadbury mini eggs, you're moving on. Hollow chocolate rabbit. You're empty inside.

[Amanda Weldon]

Goodbye. Bye.

[Daniel Hines]

Next. Oh, guys, we got our top four. And I have to tell you, they are all eggs. We have four eggs at the top here.

[Kelsey Lee]

Honestly, that doesn't surprise me. At Honey Easter, after all, we've got.

[Daniel Hines]

The classic Cadbury creme egg versus the Cadbury caramel egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

I thought we were gonna end up here, Brock. Yeah, I was a little dismayed. This is a hard one for me because personally, I would absolutely prefer the Cadbury caramel egg because I do not like the cream inside the Cadbury Creme Egg. But like I said earlier, quote me. That's a me problem.

[Daniel Hines]

I know. But I do love both. And I might like the caramel one more.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. I feel also torn, but it's only just. It's just due to, like, loyalty to the original. Like, I feel like I should prefer the Cadbury Creme egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Let me ask you a question.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Kelsey Lee]

Which egg is more accessible to the masses?

[Amanda Weldon]

They are equally accessible. They are both around. I don't know.

[Kelsey Lee]

I think.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, you mean in terms of taste?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, I thought you meant, like, can you literally buy them anywhere? Yes, you can, I guess. I know. Yeah. I think that the. The caramel one and it's really good. Like, high quality caramel at least, like, compared to the other caramel that's available to us.

[Kelsey Lee]

Well, it's like a caramel.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

It's more than that.

[Amanda Weldon]

It's better than that though, because the. It's. It's good.

[Kelsey Lee]

Well, there's more caramel, but it's. But it's the same, you know, it's.

[Daniel Hines]

It's similar. Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah. Well, it's cat. I mean, they're both Cadbury and caramel. It's good.

[Amanda Weldon]

We have not yet discussed the only downside to both of these treats. Because I was thinking that this might play into why I will. If I did prefer the creme egg, it might be because it's slightly less messy than the caramel one because it's like. Caramel is like, more slippery and like less.

[Kelsey Lee]

And you have to bite into it.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. But both of these eggs are like a. It's a messy treat that I would prefer not to eat in front of anyone else. Like, is. It's just like you're going to kind of look a little bit gross while you do it. You know what I mean?

[Daniel Hines]

I know. And if we had a chicken that laid these eggs, I would let it sleep in bed with me. It would be part of the family.

[Kelsey Lee]

What a weirdo.

[Daniel Hines]

If you were a chicken that laid Cadbury eggs, you wouldn't. You wouldn't treat it well.

[Kelsey Lee]

I would treat it well. I would get its own bed.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes. It doesn't have to sleep in my bed.

[Daniel Hines]

It's a co sleeper and I would.

[Amanda Weldon]

Have to get it a friend, I guess.

[Kelsey Lee]

I don't know, here's the thing. I think that Cadbury caramel egg should move on. But I am on board with what you two choose.

[Amanda Weldon]

I'm fine with it being the Cadbury caramel egg. I am okay with that.

[Daniel Hines]

That's the one you prefer. I mean, have the courage of your convictions. It's. You love a caramel egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, I love. I love both of these eggs. And let's be clear.

[Daniel Hines]

These are. This whole list is bangers. Like, is the best candy of the year.

[Kelsey Lee]

We should honestly have done the worst candy of this bracket.

[Amanda Weldon]

That would be.

[Daniel Hines]

Maybe I'll do that next. It might just be peeps again, though.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, it's bubble gum eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

Bubble gum eggs are gross.

[Daniel Hines]

I mean, I mean, I think Easter, you know, Easter, it's a. You know, it's a religious holiday. But the candy. The candy is for everybody. All of you find the candy is universal. And that's what we're talking about today is the Easter candy. Caramel eggs. Cad rare regular eggs. We love you both. But caramel is moving on like a regular egg. You just kick back in the carton.

[Kelsey Lee]

But in a stunning upset.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, but we're not done yet. The egg madness continues. And I'm not talking about the prices at the grocery store.

[Amanda Weldon]

I was waiting for you to make.

[Daniel Hines]

That joke, and I did.

[Amanda Weldon]

Here we go.

[Kelsey Lee]

Very reliable.

[Daniel Hines]

Next up, it is the Reese's chocolate peanut butter egg versus Cadbury mini egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Both excellent, both delicious, both something that I. I would buy them at the same time. I would buy the bag of mini eggs, and at the checkout, I would buy the two. I would buy two separate individual Reese's eggs. But my vote ultimately is going to be the Cadbury mini eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah. I think that there's something extra special about them because even though the Reese's Egg is, like, is holiday themed, we know that it's also a tree and it's also a pumpkin. And, like, you can get that kind of.

[Daniel Hines]

You can indicated all year.

[Kelsey Lee]

Did a ghost, I think.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes. Yeah, but. So. But the. But the Cadbury Mini eggs do feel like whenever I see them, I'm like, oh, it's time. I have to buy them now. Like, you know, it's like, it's exciting and I look forward to it. Yes. I pick. I pick mini eggs as well. I think that that makes sense.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. I also saw Reese's. They had hearts this year for Valentine's Day.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

They know that they have a hit on their hands. So they're.

[Daniel Hines]

They've done trees, finding lots of Last year, for Christmas, I saw nutcracker versions.

[Kelsey Lee]

Oh, cute.

[Daniel Hines]

In addition to the Christmas tree, they've got a shape for every season, so. I agree. It's more special. I love putting the mini eggs ahead. I think that's.

[Kelsey Lee]

We can give them the honorable mention, like we used to do, in brackets.

[Daniel Hines]

Fan. The.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, like a fan. Like, just all around. Miss Congeniality.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

Great movie. Great movie.

[Amanda Weldon]

I would think that's also one that needs. Because.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, get out of here.

[Amanda Weldon]

Because it's just. It's the thing. Miss Congeniality is, like. It's just about the spirit. It's not about the context.

[Kelsey Lee]

Okay. No, I guess you're right. Okay. I'll think about it.

[Amanda Weldon]

Okay, well, maybe we should.

[Daniel Hines]

Let's do Miss Congeniality before the final round.

[Kelsey Lee]

Well, peeps to me are like candy corn. Like, people love them or they hate them. They're either, like, just out for a decoration or they're, you know, being eaten by the fistful.

[Daniel Hines]

I think for sheer iconic candy, though, you gotta give it to peeps for Easter.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yes, yes. And I would say the same thing for candy corn and Halloween. Like, they. They're. It's. It's the imagery, the particular colors. Like, I don't know, they just, like, are so. And they haven't changed. Like, they've been the same forever.

[Daniel Hines]

You know, the eyes are always painted on a little crooked.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

They're also making a lot of Peeps merch at this point. So, like, at the stores, you can walk through and see, like, there's a giant stuffed peep. There's a peep water bottle. There's a Peep heating pack. There's, like, peep merch.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, I think. I think we just got to give Miss Congeniality to the Peeps.

[Kelsey Lee]

Whatever.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, I think that that's appropriate.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, Kelsey, you can have your redemption here. You get first vote in the last round. It is Cadbury mini eggs versus the Cadbury caramel egg.

[Kelsey Lee]

Mini eggs.

[Daniel Hines]

Whoa. That fast?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, I. Listen, it's my favorite candy of all time. I think, like, wow. It's so. I'm sorry, but they're so good. What's better than a mini egg?

[Daniel Hines]

A handful of mini eggs on a.

[Kelsey Lee]

Literally, what's better? Tell me.

[Amanda Weldon]

I mean, I'm actually not arguing with you. I was just sort of like, that's a big statement to make. I don't have, like, a rebuttal. It's a very good candy. Tell me. Yeah, I mean, I like painted M and Ms, but, like, I don't oh, you know, I don't know. But that's not. It's not for. But it. But there's a specialness with the Cadbury Mini Egg. I also would pick a Cadbury Mini egg as the winner here. I think probably for me, in my personal bracket, I love the cream egg slash caramel egg. Like, they would both be the winner for me. But, like, but. But the Cadbury Mini Eggs are more portable.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah.

[Amanda Weldon]

I am referencing my car again, because I do most of my candy eating in the car. Like, but I think that they're. They have, like, around so you can eat them and like, possibly while you're multitasking and doing things like driving, like. So I think that the Cadbury Mini Egg is nice and neat. Yeah, Nice and neat. And a Cadbury Creme egg is. Or the caramel egg, again, is something that you have to eat with, like, a napkin ready and give it your full attention.

[Kelsey Lee]

So gooey and messy.

[Amanda Weldon]

Gooey and messy. Delicious. And you can't share.

[Kelsey Lee]

You also can't share, like, a Cadbury Egg.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Kelsey Lee]

Like, you can share a little bag of Cadbury Mini eggs or a big bag, whatever. But if someone pulls out one Cadbury Egg and they're like, you want to go halvesies on this? You'd say, no.

[Daniel Hines]

Especially not if they're like a weirdo and they lick all the cream out first. It's like, no, thank you.

[Kelsey Lee]

Like, no, I don't want that. Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, well, for our Easter bracket, Brock rackets here to talk brackets saying our favorite Easter candy is the Cadbury Mini Egg. But we kind of love all of them. There was no real losers here today.

[Kelsey Lee]

Except it's bubblegum eggs.

[Daniel Hines]

I think bubblegum eggs are fine. All right, before we. Before we sign off, are there any. Is there anything I missed? The only thing I could think of. I had some runners up I wanted to give a shout out to, which is the. They used to have, like, bubblegum baseball cards I would get in my Easter basket. I don't think those exist anymore.

[Kelsey Lee]

I don't know.

[Amanda Weldon]

I would say one that was like, Big League. Chew Big League.

[Daniel Hines]

No, they were like literal baseball cards. Like pictures, like, etched onto them, but you chew them.

[Amanda Weldon]

Ew.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah. Yeah. They weren't good. I want. I also wanted to give a shout out. We don't really have these as much in the US But I understand in other countries they're the most popular is the Kinder Surprise Eggs.

[Amanda Weldon]

Oh, they have them here.

[Daniel Hines]

They're only just crunchy. They're only. They're only catching Kinder Buenos recently.

[Kelsey Lee]

I mean, the Kinder Joy, kinder line.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, yeah, the Kinder. Any of the ones that have a little toy and the candy. But those aren't as popular here.

[Kelsey Lee]

The kinder eggs. Yeah, those are definitely getting more popular.

[Daniel Hines]

Yeah, kinder is growing here for sure.

[Kelsey Lee]

You know what else I would throw in there too is the egg. Like the actual plastic egg of Skittles.

[Daniel Hines]

That what you just find loose in an egg hunt?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, no, like, they sell it, it has the crapping on it and not to be forgotten. It's not for me, but it is for some people. The rabbit shaped Sour Patch Kids, which are so cute. I don't like a Sour Patch Kid.

[Daniel Hines]

But yeah, they didn't make the cut because they weren't. I don't think they're like a classic Easter candy.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, they're not. No, they're not. They're just like. But they're a cute. You know, they're a cute addition to the. Totally to the mix. Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

So, you know, this is our recommendations. Go try it out. You got something for everybody on here.

[Kelsey Lee]

We love candy. We also love brushing our teeth.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, don't forget to do that.

[Daniel Hines]

How long do you brush your teeth for?

[Kelsey Lee]

2 minutes, twice a day. My toothbrush is. My toothbrush is electric, like a lot of people I got at the dentist. And you push power and it runs for two minutes. So takes the guesswork out of brushing. Not an ad.

[Daniel Hines]

Not an ad for your unnamed dentist.

[Kelsey Lee]

Also, flossing is very cool.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah.

[Daniel Hines]

And I'm not talking about the dance, kids.

[Kelsey Lee]

No, I'm not flossing your teeth. No, I just mean, like, if you're gonna eat all this Easter candy, like also brush your teeth. Be good.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, we're getting slap happy with all this sugar. We better sign off.

[Kelsey Lee]

All right, well, now I'm excited for Easter. It's kind of late this year when.

[Amanda Weldon]

I don't have any idea when it is.

[Kelsey Lee]

Easter is April, is going to be April 20th. And fun fact is that the Orthodox Easter is the same day this year. So sometimes they're different days.

[Daniel Hines]

But that's what your husband's family celebrates.

[Amanda Weldon]

Is the Greek Easter.

[Kelsey Lee]

Yes, we call it Greek Easter, but yes, very fun. Yeah, very fun.

[Daniel Hines]

Is he making lamb this year? Can I come with some lamb?

[Kelsey Lee]

Yeah, of course you can. And it just means for me though, no double Easter, which I usually prefer. I prefer the two day Easter because then this is what I really prefer. I'm gonna. I'm gonna share a little secret with you guys. What I really prefer is that usually, you know, one, obviously one Easter comes first. Typically traditional Easter comes first and then the day after you go to the store and no one wants any of that stuff anymore and you buy everything for Orthodox or what Greek Easter after and you get the discount.

[Daniel Hines]

That's how I got sick on peeps.

[Kelsey Lee]

You better be careful, you know, Words of wisdom.

[Daniel Hines]

All right, everybody, if you have any more bracket ideas, send them in. We love to hear them. Danstoriespodcast.com you got story ideas, send them in. You get a classic you want us to cover. Amanda's pretty much wrapping up Alice in Wonderland, so we're looking for the next book to do. You know, just let us know what you want to see and we'll work it in and you know, have a great spring, everybody.

[Amanda Weldon]

Yeah, thanks for listening. Bye.