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Mexican Candy: Moritas

Published: Jun 15, 2011 · Modified: Feb 7, 2017 by Maura Wall Hernandez · This post may contain affiliate links · 23 Comments

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If you haven't noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with Mexican candies. Here's another one of my finds, Moritas. They're soft, sour gomitas that taste like blackberries and strawberries. They're not the same kind of chewy consistency you'd expect from gummy bears, and they have a sort of crunchy, sweet, flavored coating of sugar dots. I haven't had these in Mexico, but I've eaten something similar there and figured I'd like these too. My instincts usually don't steer me wrong, and this was no exception–I'm headed back to the store this week to pick up another little bag.

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  1. Dariela says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    They look yummy! I've never tried them before or seen them but sound ricas. I love gomitas!

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:12 am

      Dari, I love pretty much any kind of gomitas, but these are really a soft-bite which threw me off a little when I first had them. They kind of remind me of the Haribo gomitas that look like blackberries and raspberries!

      Reply
  2. Ericka says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    Oh, anything with chile, chamoy or tamarindo I'm a fan of. Ricolino has some great candies that could be dangerously addicting.

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:10 am

      Ericka, I'm totally obsessed with candies that have chile, chamoy or tamarindo! In fact, I've been trying to make my own chamoy at home lately. We'll see how it turns out! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marcela says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Haven't tried these yet...sound yummy! Going to look for them!

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:13 am

      Let me know if you can't find them and I'll send you one! I'm happy to take orders from friends, though I'm sure the people who work at the grocery store will look at me funny for buying a huge box of individual packets of gomitas 😉

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      • yazmin says

        March 18, 2024 at 2:31 pm

        were do you buy this gomitas

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        • Maura Wall Hernandez says

          May 03, 2024 at 11:36 am

          Hi Yazmin, if you do not have a local Mexican or Latin American market, you can sometimes find these gummies at specialty sites like mymexicancandy.com. If you google Ricolino Moritas, you should be able to find them for sale online.

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  4. Presley's Pantry says

    June 15, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    My momma loves herself some sour strips... I think she would enjoy these too. She is looking over my shoulder asking where she can find these. I'm officially on a hunt. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:15 am

      I love sour strips too! I don't know what it is about sour and sweet candies, but I love them and always have. One of my favorites is any kind of tamarindo candy because it has that sort of sour but sweet bite to it. What other candies does your mom like that are sour?

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  5. Joscelyn @ MamiofMultiples.com says

    June 15, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    These candies look rico! I will check them for them in FL.

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:18 am

      Joscelyn, they are really yummy, but keep them away from the kids! LOL I am positive it would send them on a hyper sugar spree of some kind. Even after I ate a little baggie of them myself in one sitting, I realized I should only have eaten a few and saved the rest for a few more servings! I don't know if it's because I'm getting older and my tastes are changing a little bit, or if it's because of the sugar detox I went through earlier this year, but these are super sweet between the gomitas and the little candy balls that stick to the outside of the candy.

      Reply
  6. Sujeiry, 1st Lady of Love says

    June 15, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    These look good! I am also a sugar addict!

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:19 am

      Sujeiry, I'm such a sugar addict that I had to do a sugar detox earlier this year to cleanse and erase my high tolerance level! 😉

      Reply
  7. Bren says

    June 16, 2011 at 12:21 am

    i've not heard of this particular type of gummy bears but I love the color! Blackberry always works for me! 🙂

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 16, 2011 at 8:20 am

      Bren, I love blackberries too, and in just about anything! The next time I see some at the farmers market I'm going to make some flavored flan with them I think!

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  8. Roxana A. Soto says

    June 22, 2011 at 1:21 am

    Qué es esto? I've never seen them before and now I'm going to have to go looking for them. My mom leaves to el D.F. in a couple of weeks and the list of encargos is growing by the minute! Jajajaj!!!

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 22, 2011 at 8:55 am

      Haha, Rox, don't bother your mami to bring you back moritas. I'll send you a little package from Chicago so she doesn't have to load up her suitcase. I'm sure you will like these - they aren't that far from pica fresas. My José is headed to DF next month and I have a huge list of encargos jaja. I'm sure not everything I want will fit in the suitcase so I started to list them out by priority! 😉

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  9. Mariana says

    June 22, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Oooh, I'm going to have to look for these when I go to Mexico this week. I'm also obsessed with Mexican candy... anything sour/with chile and I can't put it down!

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      June 22, 2011 at 11:00 pm

      Have a great time Mariana! I can't wait to read all about your trip on your blog once you're back. Nothing refreshes my soul like a trip to Mexico and making new food discoveries! Let me know if you find these or anything similar. 🙂 I'm obsessed with anything that has the sweet/sour/spicy twist to it.

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  10. Angie says

    September 18, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    I love moritas! This was a candy I grew up eating as a kid in Mexico- I had all but forgotten about them until I was browsing around your blog. I am in love with your page and am currently cooking your rendition of rajas con crema (with corn added, I must confess!).

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    • Maura Hernandez says

      September 18, 2011 at 9:23 pm

      Hi Angie, thanks for the comment! Glad I could indulge you in a childhood memory 🙂 I have a Mexican candy obsession so poke around for more dulces. (And don't worry about adding corn to the rajas con crema recipe; lots of people do! My marido just doesn't like it that way, so my recipe doesn't include it.)

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  11. Jewelena Jaynes says

    March 23, 2014 at 6:25 pm

    I want to buy theMoritas just love them who in Dallas Tx sell them

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