What’s your favorite candy?

Spoiler alert- circus peanuts aren’t actually my favorite candy.

But they have been on my mind a lot lately, and I’ve been eating them almost every day.

Circus peanuts are old school! They are an American candy that’s marshmallow-y, fat, peanut-shaped, and orange. They taste like what I imagine styrofoam would taste like if it was orange and sweet and edible. Like, in a good way. They are the strangest candy, and inspire a very gut-level love/hate reaction in people.

I’m not making much of a case for them.

But they are weirdly satisfying, and in this case, have a bit of a back story as to why I have been eating them as snacks.

I recently got a new pair of sneakers. They are a peachy-yellow color. Very comfortable Brooks. Someone commented that they reminded them of circus peanuts, which I thought was hilarious and also accurate.

And that’s all I think of when I look at them now, and every time it makes me laugh.

Someone else eventually gave me some circus peanuts after hearing that story, and they just make me smile every time.

All this to say I have a lot of gratitude surrounding circus peanuts.

Have you ever tried them? I’d love to hear from you!