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ℹ️ Fate: Discontinued by Ferrara around 2022 after recipe/manufacturing changes and declining distribution; no announced return.
Maple toffee–peanut clusters that quietly disappeared in the early 2020s
Brach’s Maple Nut Goodies were a long-running staple of the brand’s peg-bag line—roasted peanuts in a chewy maple toffee with a thin candy shell. Fans remember the maple aroma and soft-chewy center. In the late 2010s a manufacturing change reportedly made pieces noticeably harder, drawing complaints. Distribution shrank through the early 2020s, and by ~2022 Ferrara had discontinued the product, with no formal relaunch announced as of 2025.
Collectors still trade vintage bags and look for substitutes (e.g., maple-coated peanuts), but the particular chewy-maple profile of Maple Nut Goodies hasn’t been replicated by major brands.
Timeline
- 1940
Maple Nut Goodies enter Brach’s assortments (mid-20th-century staple).
- 2018
Manufacturing/process change leads to consumer reports of much harder pieces.
- 2020
Widespread out-of-stock at retailers; Ferrara customer service indicates discontinuation.
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