Theatrics aside, these “treats” made us sweat. The spice crept up like a thief in the night and made us regret being born. We stood there like fools thinking we were invincible, but we were wrong. Jalapeno had a lingering kick after the sweetness passed, but cayenne and habanero were silent killers. The level of heat undoubtedly increased as we progressed through the scale, starting from least spicy to spiciest, but at the same time, each bean was sweet on the palate at first. Why would anybody want to enjoy this in candy form? That question will haunt us for the rest of time. The sriracha bean tasted like, well, sriracha. It was almost scary how accurate the flavors were. Thanks to our friends at Jelly Belly, two brave Daily Meal editors were able to put these blazing beans to the test: one who doesn't like a lot of spice, and another who does. According to the nutrition facts, there is only 2% pepper puree, plus other additives like sugar, salt, corn syrup, modified food starch and all the other standard Jelly Belly ingredients.Ĭould they really be that hot though? Yes. Since this is a highly accessible product (it’s available in-store and online now), Jelly Belly toned it down a bit so no one legitimately hurts themselves. For comparison, sriracha is about 2,200 Scoville units. The five flavors are sriracha, jalapeno, cayenne, habanero and Carolina Reaper, the latter of which tips the scales at 2.2 million Scoville units. For those who’d rather not take a chance on birthday cake versus dirty dishwater, the candy maker recently launched an all-new take on the cautionary confection - and it’s hot.īeanBoozled Fiery Five is a new lineup of spicy jelly beans ranging from mild to hot with the top-tier featuring the spiciest pepper in the world. If you’re a fan of Jelly Belly, then you’ve likely heard of BeanBoozled, which contains jelly beans that look exactly the same as existing flavors, but taste repulsive.

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