There’s something strange about Mounds bars and Almond Joy bars (both made by Mars. Inc.)
For those not familiar with these candies, Mounds is dark chocolate over coconut, whereas Almond Joys are milk chocolate over coconut and almonds. But it seems to me that there are two permutations that are missing.
Consider this table:
Type of chocolate | Almonds? | Name |
Dark | No | Mounds |
Dark | Yes | ? |
Milk | No | ? |
Milk | Yes | Almond Joy |
Is there something about milk chocolate that makes it preferable if almonds are present? Do almond-haters prefer dark chocolate? The logic of having only two choices (not four) escapes me.
Now, it turns out there actually is a milk chocolate candy bar with coconut and no almonds: the Bounty. So the table should be:
Type of chocolate | Almonds? | Name |
Dark | No | Mounds |
Dark | Yes | ? |
Milk | No | Bounty |
Milk | Yes | Almond Joy |
But Bounty bars are hard to find here in the USA; I have found them at World Market. They are common in the UK and Canada.
I prefer dark chocolate and love almonds. So c’mon, Mars Inc. Get with the program and offer Dark Chocolate Almond Joys!
…and the world rested peacefully.
If there was a dark chocolate almond coconut treat what would you call it?
Almond Bliss? Mutiny on the Bounty? Dark and Nutty?
I know right?!!!!!! I’ve been saying this since I was a teen! Where’s my Mounds Joy? I want dark chocolate AND almonds with ALL of the joy of eating it!! Thank you, I’m so happy to know I am not the only person constantly wondering why they haven’t done this yet!
almond joys are actually made by Hershey and the coconut is really soggy and garbage compared to mars bounty.