Jelly Belly Pudding

We attacked this Jelly Belly Pudding with fervor and abandon, sharing it freely with several co-workers, and each trying all four flavors! As it turns out, that may not have been the right tactic. To start, we’ll take a look at some of the non-affiliated taste test results from our special correspondents, M-Sca (who joined us in the four-flavor-fray, but only lasted through Watermelon and Bubblegum), L-Wil who attacked the Watermelon and R-Bat who dominated the Very Cherry!

L-Wil says:

The only way I can really describe the watermelon flavor Jelly Belly Pudding is that it’s like eating a mushy, creamy Jolly Rancher. The same intense watermelon flavor hits you hard with the first mouthful. Then, after a short time, it fades to an awful aftertaste. Then, (and this is truly frightening), after five minutes, the watermelon COMES BACK to hit you again! Gack.

TURD.

R-Bat says:

Although my initial thought was that this would taste like Robotussin (or even perhaps Wal-tussin) I am happy to report it was neither.

My first taste took me back a bit, but that must have been my fear because the more I ate, I began to like it. Then I realized why, it tastes just like Luden’s cough drops!

And let’s face it, who in the history of mankind as EVER eaten those strictly in hopes of clearing up a bad cough? However after the age of 12, you cannot eat Luden’s because then you just look weird to the world.

So along comes this pudding, and not only am I able to once again taste that cherry-goodness and not look like a weirdo, but the flavor also brings back memories of when times were simpler and medicine was candy.

TERRIFIC!

M-Sca says:

The watermelon flavor is the best of the bunch. But that’s not saying much. Bubblegum tastes like Big League Chew, which really does not belong in a pudding. My opinion: there are only two legitimate pudding flavors: chocolate and vanilla. That’s where it should end. This was a bad idea that didn’t get caught in the planning stages.

TURD.

J-Lam says:

Just look at these things. Seriously. They remind me of the Nickelodeon Slime I used to love to carry around so I could gross out the girls in second grade by pretending to sneeze and hanging a handful of it out my nose.

Those were the days.

But anyway, I will admit I was pretty intimidated by the whole idea of trying all four of these intense, frightening-looking flavor bombs, but I’m here for the long haul as you know, so I said a little prayer and dug in. I don’t remember much about what happened next, but here’s what I wrote down:

• Bubblegum – Ach! Get it outta my mouth! It made me want to chew and spit.Blueberry – This was acceptable, but not good.


• Blueberry is great for yogurt, but not for pudding. Not sure why it makes a difference, but my throat is rejecting the pudding. It has a sharp tang and a broad aftertaste.


• Watermelon – Aarrrgghh!! Back to Bubblegum. Lord have mercy!


• Very Cherry – This one was actually fairly good. I decided to finish the cup to get the taste of the other three out of my mouth. I won’t buy it again, though. It wasn’t THAT good.

TURD!

B-Com Says:

I decided to try Jelly Belly Pudding after seeing Gabby buy it for her son Xzavier. I’m glad I did, because it made for a very entertaining lunch hour.

After tasting each one, I had a general idea of what everyone would say. But rather than jumping into what an ADULT would say, let’s consider for a moment the target market Jelly Belly is going for here: pre-tween wrestling fans! The Jelly Bean Kings are taking the pudding status quo to task – normal flavors beware!

These bright, jazzy carnival-like colors and flavors come tromping down to the ring to the sound of “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC and the crowd goes wild! It’s a four-on-one Deathmatch of Doom starring (in order of flavor-quality) Very Cherry, Watermelon, Bubblegum and Blueberry versus good old B-Com. J-Lam serves as my worthless tag-team partner. I take on each flavor one at a time while he tries to distract the other three. That lasted about five seconds before Bubblegum pantsed him, Blueberry went high and Watermelon went low and J-Lam was down for the count. With J-Lam out of the picture, they ganged up on me set me up for the ultimate doomsday device! Blueberry (fourth on the list of the Carnival of Misfits) proceeds to punk me out like it’s 1985 am I’m New Coke.

All in all, it’s colorful, fun-flavored it’s… FUN. It’s just missing the adult market, which unfortunately is the market in charge of buying groceries.

TURD.