Colorful, chewy, and over-the-top sweet, jelly beans have an appeal that's tough to deny. Not quite a fruit snack and not quite a gumdrop, the sugary oval-shape treats have an appeal all their own.

Easter is almost here, and that means one thing: It’s officially jelly bean season. I guess we could eat jelly beans all year, but I literally can’t remember ever having eaten them or even seen them ...