Review: Can you handle the 🔥 of Trolli Spicy Crawlers?

Snackology is no stranger to a spicy gummy. Skittles Gummies Fuego brought the heat last summer, delivering a version of the classic gummies coated in a “tangy chili layer.” I even picked up a bag of Snak Club Mike’s Hot Honey Gummy Bears while driving up to Rochester earlier this year.

And now those maniacs over at Trolli have joined the fuego fun with Trolli Spicy Crawlers.

I’ve eaten a ridiculous amount of Trolli gummies over the past year. (All for the sake of Snackology, obviously.) Would a trio of habanero-flavored Crawlers be too hot to handle?

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The cost

Trolli Spicy Crawlers will be available in 3 oz, 4.25 oz, 6.3 oz, 12.3 oz, 24.2 oz and 40 oz packs. Walmart is selling the 4.25 oz bag for $2.24.

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The thoughts

Trolli Spicy Crawlers come in three flavors: Strawberry Habanero, Mango Habanero and Pineapple Habanero. They’re shaped almost identically to the standard Trolli Brite Crawlers, which is a good thing. Sometimes the more, um, meatier Trolli gummies aren’t the most enjoyable candy to eat. I get the whole “they’re worms!” conceit, but I don’t always want to feel like I’m actually eating a grub.

The strawberry, mango and pineapple co-flavors are fantastic choices for Spicy Crawlers. Mango and pineapple are often found in habanero salsas, and it’s hard to go wrong with a strawberry-flavored gummy.

Trolli Spicy Crawlers stand out from previous attempts at spicy gummies in two major ways. One, they’re also sour. Trolli wasn’t going to abandon the flavor profile that made it a fan favorite. And two, unlike Skittles Gummies Fuego and Snak Club Mike’s Hot Honey Gummy Bears, the heat comes from the gummies themselves instead of the coating. (Yes, I licked a bunch of Spicy Crawlers to test this.)

I’m calling for our nation’s gummy candy companies to come together and create a standardized heat scale, though. Skittles Gummies Fuego and Snak Club Mike’s Hot Honey Gummy Bears were both rated two 🔥 emojis out of three, but Trolli Spicy Crawlers scored three 🔥 emojis out of five. I don’t need a Betamax-versus-VHS battle playing out with our spicy scores.