A bag of KFC Favorite Jellybeans KFC/Frankford Candy

KFC Jelly Beans Turn Fried Chicken and Gravy Into ‘Sweet’ Treats

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Michael Walsh | Last updated Sep 5, 2025 1:47 PM ET

Like Bruce Wayne putting on his Caped Crusader suit when he sees the Bat-Signal, like Rohan answering the Beacons of Gondor, I have been summoned. I too will rise to the challenge. Only, I face a far more perilous road, one paved not with glory but with pain. It’s a path where the only foes I will face are my own tastebuds. Because KFC is getting real weird again. The fast food chain’s latest bizarre culinary crossover is a bag of savory jelly beans.

My promise to you, beloved readers, is that, as always, no matter the cost or danger, I will eat these jelly beans. I will eat fried chicken, sweet corn, and gravy-flavored candies for you.

KFC has partnered with Frankford Candy for an unlikely bag of not-so-sweet treats. Well, the sweet corn ones are technically sweet, but the other two flavors you’ll find in KFC Favorite Jellybeans definitely aren’t. Not really going out on a limb predicting the bag’s fried chicken and gravy jelly beans will hew on the savory side. Eleven herbs and spices worth of savory, to be specific.

This is just the latest unexpected KFC product to hit the market. In the last few years we’ve seen Kentucky Fried Chicken toothpaste, chicken-scented Crocs, candles, a sexy Lifetime movie starring Mario Lopez, an 11 herbs and spices fire log, and a Colonel Sanders dating sim.

Why so many unusual products? The fact we just told you all about them should answer that question.

As for the most pressing one, you’ll be able to get these candies in 2026. While you can find KFC Favorite Jellybeans listed on Redstone Foods website right now, they won’t actually be available until next year in time for Easter 2026.

When they do, I’ll be ready. I might not be Batman or the King of Rohan, but you don’t need either to answer this call. They’re not the ones who answer when someone makes weird candy. I am.

This article first appeared on Nerdist and was syndicated with permission.

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