Will South Africa get to taste Caramel M&M's?
M&M's fans, brace yourselves: The candy company has revealed that an addictive new flavour - caramel - will be hitting the shelves of US stores in May 2017.
Even though chocoholics will have to wait until next year to get their hands on a packet of Caramel M&M's, the news was greeted with glee on social media:
there are gonna be caramel m&m's now...if this isnt proof that there is a god idk what is
— welch's grape juice (@jotswa_welch) October 18, 2016
caramel filled m&m's? pic.twitter.com/AkJoJaZTqD
— Lauren (@ljohnson2006) October 18, 2016
THERE ARE GOING TO BE CARAMEL FILLED M&M'S!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THIS IS REAL. I'M SO HAPPY!!!pic.twitter.com/ZasUHg8MRG
— Sarah Asbury (@SassafrasSasss) October 18, 2016
What will these sweet treats taste like? Think of them as the love child of a regular M&M and a Rolo. They'll have a soft caramel centre engulfed in chocolate with a crisp rainbow-coloured candy shell.
Creating the sticky filling was apparently quite a technical challenge. Hank Izzo, vice president of research and development of M&M's parent company Mars Chocolate, told CNN: We've never had an M&M with a true so centre, so we had to figure out how to ensure the chocolate wouldn't be too sticky or too soft, otherwise it would collapse.
But, the most important question is: will we be able to get Caramel M&M's in South Africa?
Sadly not. Laura Stopforth, a Brand Manager at Mars South Africa, said that the company has no plans to introduce them into the country at this stage.