McDonald’s might be renowned for its World Famous Fries and stacked Big Macs, but let’s not forget about the desserts. From the baked apple pies to luxurious strawberry shakes, there’s a lot to savor on this menu too. To get an idea of which of this chain’s sweet treats are worth a purchase, we ranked every McDonald’s dessert. While the hot fudge sundae and classic vanilla cone performed well, the M&M McFlurry made the bottom of the list. Here’s why.
This McFlurry is made up simply of McDonald’s soft-serve ice cream and mini M&Ms. At face value, it’s not a bad treat, but it’s still far from perfect. The main problem with this McFlurry is the mix-ins. While mini M&Ms are fun to eat, they’re not an ideal candy to put in a milkshake. Despite their small size, these M&Ms are still too big to be an add-on as they don’t mix in effortlessly with the soft-serve ice cream. As a result, every sip of this McFlurry feels forced.
The chilled temperatures of this treat create a second problem with the M&Ms. While this candy melts perfectly in warm temperatures, making them a great secret ingredient for ridiculously good s’mores, the shells on M&Ms grow hard as they sit in soft serve, making the experience of actually enjoying this McFlurry even more difficult. Instead of savoring this treat, it’s a race against time to suck it all down before the candy gets rock hard and ruins it.
A simple swap can fix it all
While the M&M McFlurry has its problems, the fix is simple. Why doesn’t McDonald’s start crushing its M&Ms instead of adding them into the treat whole? Dairy Queen already does this for its Blizzard, and Burger King did too when they sold an M&M milkshake.
We could understand if McDonald’s chose to nix this option to keep the flow of the restaurant moving. After all, chopping up mini M&Ms is probably too tedious of a task to throw in along with the usual frying, flipping, and grilling employees have to do. But you can actually buy bags of chopped-up M&Ms, so the fix is as simple as switching up an order for bags of mini M&Ms to chopped M&Ms instead.
Not only would this simple swap fix the size issue this treat has, but it would also fix the unsavory experience of biting into a cold and hardened M&M shell. While the delicate shells of chopped M&Ms would still harden in the soft serve, the inner chocolate would be exposed too, so each bite of the candy would offer a nice balance between a crunchy shell and soft chocolate. It’s a harmonious balance that would actually melt on your tongue. There’s no indication that McDonald’s is looking to make this change anytime soon, but the chain did make a swap to sustainable new packaging in 2024, so you never know what might happen down the line.
