The hierarchy of the best M&M's flavors is already a hotly debated subject, as Twitter can attest, and M&M parent company Mars isn't making it easier to get everyone on the same page. (Almond for the win, IMO.) That's because it's rolling out caramel M&Ms, which sound so delicious they'll make you question why they weren't already a flavor.

The caramel M&Ms will be slightly larger than the original, according to Delish, and come on the heels of the candy brand's 75th anniversary. Only downside: They won't be released this year, and are not hitting shelves until May of 2017.

The reason behind the delay is that the process took "years" to perfect. "It was a big technological challenge for us," Mars VP of research and development Hank Izzo told CNN. "We never before had a M&M lentil with a true soft center, so we had to figure out how to not make the chocolate too sticky or too soft that it could collapse." M&M's is so serious about the caramel-filled candies, they opened a brand new $100 million manufacturing site in Topeka, Kansas, just for this variety.

As for why they decided to go with caramel? According to Izzo, it's "extremely trendy," something to which your local Starbucks barista can attest.