Reese's Thanksgiving Pie, Its Largest Peanut Butter Cup Ever, Sells Out in HoursSocial-media users had a lot to say, with some offering to taste test and others noting the pie's 7,680 calorie count.
ByAmanda Breen•
Those looking for a truly decadent holiday dessert found it in Reese's Thanksgiving Pie.
A press release revealsthe pie is the brand's largest peanut butter cup of all time, clocking in at 3.25 pounds with a 9-inch diameter.
"When you bring together friends and family for Thanksgiving dinner, no table spread is complete without dessert,"said Bo Jones, senior associate brand manager at Reese's. "At Reese's, we wanted to create a dessert that everyone wants a piece of. You can thank us later."
The solid peanut-butter-and-chocolate creation was released on Monday and sold out in just hours,ABC News reports. Naturally, social-media users had a lot to say, with some offering to taste test and others noting the pie's 7,680 calorie count.
Nutrition Panel on the Reese's Thanksgiving Pie, a 3.4 pound cup that sold out in less than two hours today.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell)November 15, 2021
Calories: 7,680
Fat: 432g
Sodium: 4800mg
Carbs: 816g
Fiber: 48g
Sugars: 720g
Protein: 192g
*Reese's says pie should be cut into 48 pieces.pic.twitter.com/0JXkRXLgNn
Reese's says the pie contains 48 servings.
The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand, released just 3,000 of the pies, which were available onits websitefor $44.99 each.
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You might not be able to get your hands on a Reese's Thanksgiving Pie (for now, at least), but in the meantime, you can satisfy your sweet tooth with the brand's new seasonal treats, which include apeanut brittle Reese's peanut butter cup flavorand theReese's Peanut Butter Cups Yardstick, a super-sized pack with 18 full-size Reese's Peanut Butter Cup packs.
