These Sour Punch Punchies were being heartily promoted at Sweets and Snacks, and I snagged a free sample to review for y’all. The wrapper called them “soft, chewy, and sour candy”, and they came in lemon, strawberry, tangerine, blue raspberry, and green apple.
Each Punchie had a fun little face printed on it.?They were like spherical jelly beans with an extra thick sugar shell.?That grainy shell cracked easily, revealing a chewy jelly center.
Lemon (yellow) was bright and tart with a zesty overtone reminiscent of Lemonheads. It finished with a sour lemon flavor.
Strawberry (red) was extremely floral and surprisingly tasty (I usually don’t like strawberry candies). Unfortunately, it finished with a heavy plasticky note.
Tangerine (orange) had a tartness that intensified as I chewed it, and it developed a great tanginess as well. There was just a hint of plasticky finish, but it was minimal.
Blue raspberry (blue) was about what you’d expect from blue raspberry, a flavor not found in nature. It was extremely sweet and fruity without any seediness, and again, that plasticky finish.
Finally, green apple (green) brought a decent hit of tartness to start and a strongly sweet fake apple flavor. The plasticky notes were pretty apparent here as well, as they are in the green apple?Sour Punch Straws.
I found these to be a fun sugar rush, despite the sometimes plasticky notes. ?I definitely prefer them to Sour Punch Straws, and they pack more flavor than most Jelly Beans.?I’m torn between an O and an OM – I’m feeling generous, so OM.?Cybele also covered them on her blog, and gave them 7/10.
Varsha