Review & Release Fruity Pebbles Chewy Bites, Sour Patch Kids Apple Harvest, & More

Review

It smells and tastes essentially identical to Fruity Pebbles. The big difference is that, of course, this isn’t cereal.

They’re little thick chewy bits, reminding me of cheap bubble gum pieces you find in some packs. It’s not a bad texture, it’s just interesting to taste Fruity Pebbles in this form, honestly, even as someone who likes chewy candy, something about them didn’t feel right sporting this iconic flavor. Perhaps it just reminded me of cheap knockoff candy.

Release Date

Released in early 2025. Found early September 2025 at Dollar Tree.

Review

This actually reminds me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but severely toned down. The ratio of cinnamon to sugar is identical, and so is the flavor, well, almost–let me explain.

The smell is a pretty strong sugary cinnamon taste, and the flavor… well, it’s definitely not as strong, but it’s there. It doesn’t feel as sweet as a Rice Krispies treat; it’s a tad less so, but just enough still. The flavor combination nearly perfectly resembles a watered-down Cinnamon Toast Crunch taste (minus the graham), which is great; however, it just needs to be a lot stronger.

I was also bummed about the texture. It feels like an even cheaper version of a Rice Krispies treat. Something about it feels even more artificial and just plain fake.

Release Date

Found early September 2025 at Dollar Tree.

Review

I’m disappointed. This is pretty bland, even for a Moon Pie. It’s decently sweet with mostly a plain sugary taste and just a hint of any sort of pumpkin. When you advertise yourself as a pumpkin spice-flavored treat, you really need to show off–pumpkin spice has bold, pronounced flavors, and this simply doesn’t have it.

That aside, it’s the typical texture of a moon pie: A bit dry, chewy, and cheap-feeling.

Release Date

Released in 2020. Found early September 2025 at Dollar Tree.

Review

These are more or less typical wafers: airy, thin, and having a light crunch. The layered cream provides a smidge of extra creaminess to the composition, but it’s too thin to make a huge difference. Overall, it does feel cheap.

The flavor of these is quite unique. I’d say they’re a little sweeter than your run-of-the-mill chocolate or vanilla cream wafers, and in addition, they have a pleasant orangey taste. It doesn’t taste weird or artificial, and reminds me of many other orange-flavored treats.

Release Date

While I can’t find a release date, reviews date to around early-mid 2025. Found early September 2025 at Dollar Tree.

Review

All of these have the identical texture of an extremely chewy, tough, rubbery-like caramel with a slightly softer inside. They feel cheap and like something your grandma might eat. I could see this texture turning a lot of people off.

Pumpkin Spice: This is almost entirely super sweet, artificial caramel–the same taste as the originals for the most part. There’s an essence of pumpkin, but really, the caramel overwhelms it. No spiciness, and the pumpkin comes up too short! Still, if you want something sweet, this is it.

Caramel Apple: There’s a noticeable sweet apple and about equal caramel taste. I like how neither overpowers the other and how genuinely tasty the apple flavor is. It’s not too artificial either. Compared to the pumpkin, it’s a lot less sweet and more pleasant, but still, it does fall on the sweeter side.

Gingerbread: Like the apple, this has an equal amount of gingerbread flavor. It’s actually pleasant to eat, not too artificial, and it works well with the caramel. It’s definitely not punchy or sharp in any sense, instead leaning towards sweetness without being too overbearing.

Release Date

While I can’t find exact release dates, mentions note that these have come back around alongside other fall flavors in August 2025. Found early September 2025 at Dollar Tree.

Review

These looked like they would be chewy, but instead are lightly crunchy, soft, and airy. It’s like a soft biscuit, basically, and falls on the drier side. The inner lemon cream, unfortunately, is too thin to really notice.

The flavor is a pleasant powdery sugary taste combined with an authentic lemon with a light punch. It doesn’t go overboard with its flavors at all; instead, it tries to remain neutral but still offers something strong enough to notice. It has an overall mild level of sweetness.

Release Date

While I’m unsure of an exact release date, some reviews date back to late 2020. Found early September 2025 at Aldi.

Review

A quite sweet, chocolately bar, resembling Hershey’s, though the chocolate flavor itself is a little different. It’s still nearly as milk chocolately, but I feel it’s a hint darker. It doesn’t taste cheap nor premium.

Both the shell and the inside truffle part are more or less the same texture: extremely soft and practically chewy. The flavor is also uniform throughout, making it kind of boring.

Basically, this is a uniformly soft-textured, thick candy bar truffle that rocks a fairly sweet chocolate flavor. Nothing too crazy here. I wish there were more nuance in the flavors.

Release Date

Likely released around August 2025. Found early September 2025 at Stop & Shop.

Review

This resembles a salty greasy pizza with the addition of cheddar cheese instead of traditional cheeses. Its not sharp or bitter, it’s just there, pronounced, and works well with its seasoning that resembles standard pizza seasoning. Compared to a Cheez-It, it’s close, but I don’t think it’s as bitter, though it is salty like one. Lastly, I did find that this pizza is noticeably greasy.

It has your typical, thin frozen pizza texture. It can be as crunchy as you like; however, if you follow the directions and let it cool, it comes out lightly crunchy yet a bit soft. I would suggest cooking it a little longer to make it crispy and crunchy like its cracker counterpart.

Overall, it’s a typical frozen pizza that tastes like they used exclusively cheddar cheese. Decently seasoned, thin, salty, and greasy. It’s definitely not my first pick for a pizza, nor my very last; it’s somewhere in the middle. I wasn’t really “wowed” or amazed–I expected more, something more premium, less greasy, and super crunchy and sharp, especially with the large Cheez-It logo plastered on the front.

Release Date

Released May 6, 2025, alongside Italian Four Cheese and Cheddar Jack Supreme flavors. Found early September 2025 at Stop & Shop.

Review

The best part about these is the extremely soft, barely chewy, almost melt-in-your-mouth type of texture. Then, on the outside, you have these sugar crystals, which help contrast that texture really well. It’s not necessarily a gummy; it’s more of a spinoff of one.

They, unfortunately, all taste the same: sugary sweet with essences of fruit-like flavors I can’t really decipher. They’re not super sweet per se, but they’re enough to satisfy a sweet tooth. I definitely wish the flavors were more pronounced; it feels like they cheaped out.

Release Date

Released September 19, 2023. Found at Target mid-September 2025.