M&M’s Pretzel
16 Jun 2010
I saw a blue bag of M&M’s at my local grocery store and almost ignored them thinking they were the old M&M’s Crispy. Good thing I took a closer look since they are actually the new M&M’s Pretzel. On the bag is a cute picture of the Orange M&M holding up an X-Ray screen that shows he has a pretzel inside of him. If you’re one to care about the colors, the bag I bought had four M&M colors – red, blue, orange and green. The M&M’s website also lists brown as one of the available colors, but I have yet to find a bag with one in it.
The M&M’s Pretzel are round and slightly smaller than M&M’s Peanut. Inside each M&M is a decent sized pretzel ball. When I took my first bite, I noticed two things going on. First, the cracker-like texture of the pretzel is refreshing and different from all the other M&M’s. Along with a satisfying crunch, the pretzel also brings a salty pretzel flavor. You have the sweetness of the chocolate M&M’s mixing with the salty pretzels. The outer M&M chocolate layer isn’t thick, but it gives just the right amount of a sweet chocolate flavor to allow the saltiness of the pretzel to come into play.
Overall, these M&M’s Pretzel are my new favorite M&M’s. I really like how they chose salted pretzels over unsalted ones since the salty and sweet combination bring a nice play on the tongue. One thing I have to gripe about is that I bought a regular bag for $1, which I think is ridiculous considering I could buy a king sized bag of candy for around the same price. I later realized they aren’t all overpriced because I found them for much cheaper at Target.
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Posted In: Caramel| Chewy| Goetze's Candy
4 Jun 2010
I have been wanting to try Cow Tales but never managed to find them at the store. That is, until I spotted Mini Vanilla Cow Tales at the Dollar Tree. They are made by Goetze’s Candy Company which is known for their caramel candy. They have several flavors of Cow Tales available – Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate and Caramel Apple. The Mini Cow Tales are miniature versions of the vanilla flavor.
The Mini Vanilla Cow Tales I found are individually wrapped in an orange, theater sized candy box. Shaped like short Slim Jims, they are made up of chewy caramel with a vanilla cream center. I expected them to be really sweet, but surprisingly they weren’t. You can definitely eat a couple of them without overloading on sweetness. With every bite, the softness of the inner vanilla cream is the first to fade away, leaving you with the chewy caramel. The texture of the caramel is not one to be desired as it seems to be rolled in corn starch to keep the chewy caramel from being too sticky.
Overall, the Mini Vanilla Cow Tales are okay. I like that the floury texture keeps the Mini Vanilla Cow Tales from sticking to my teeth, but it still doesn’t leave a pleasant feeling in my mouth. After eating more and more, I do feel they are slowly growing on me. While I am still not sure if I will be buying more of the Mini Vanilla Cow Tales, I am definitely going to keep my eye out for the Strawberry Cow Tales which sound delicious!
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(Be the first to rate!) Loading ...Snickers Fudge
Posted In: Chocolate| Mars| Nuts| Peanut Butter
23 May 2010
I enjoy Snickers, not only the chocolate bar but the Snickers Ice Cream Bars as well. So, I did not hesitate to buy the new, Limited Edition Snickers Fudge bar. I assumed that it was regular Snickers with a chocolate, fudgy filling. Only when I got home did I notice the description on the wrapper which described it as a peanut butter nougat with peanuts.
The new Snickers Fudge bar sports a new beige wrapper with light brown stripes. As expected, the huge Snickers logo is smack dab in the middle with “Fudge” written underneath. The exterior of the chocolate bar looks exactly like the original Snickers. The difference obviously lies within. The inside is neatly arranged with a peanut nougat lower layer and an upper layer of chocolate fudge and peanuts.
With my first bite, I mostly noticed the difference in texture from the original Snickers. The Snickers Fudge is easy to bite into and is first crumbly before it turns creamy. The nougat’s peanut butter flavor is subtle and together with the upper fudge layer and peanuts, the Snickers Fudge bar is a definite winner.
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Posted In: Chocolate| Fruity| Nishimoto Trading
20 May 2010
Growing up in Japan, the Meiji Apollo Strawberry Chocolates were one of my favorites. So they are not new to me, but I feel it is my duty to share with you the pleasures of eating these chocolates. They can be found at Asian grocery stores, but specifically Japanese stores. They cost a little under a dollar with plenty of strawberry chocolate goodies inside.
The packaging is a small, cute box with strawberries printed all over it. The chocolates themselves are shaped like fancy cones with the chocolate brown color on the bottom and the strawberry pink color covering the top. Matching its cute appearance, is its wonderful taste. There is nothing hidden inside these chocolates. It is a solid milk chocolate and strawberry cream. They manage to maintain their shape in the box, but easily melt in your mouth giving you this creamy sweet, but not too sweet, strawberry chocolate flavor. Never have I tasted such a delicious blend of strawberry and chocolate flavored candy where neither the chocolate nor the strawberry are overpowering the other.
I loved these growing up and I continue to love them now!
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16 May 2010
Back in February, I participated in Hershey’s Pieces Wrapper Reward Program and sure enough, I received a coupon for a free bag of Hershey’s Pieces. I chose the Almond Joy Pieces and also went ahead and bought a bag of the York Pieces. The bags are resealable and have the candies’ original logos on them – the Almond Joy with its blue bag and York with its gray/silver bag.
If you’re wondering what these look like, they look identical to the original Hershey’s Reese’s Pieces. If you don’t know what Reese’s Pieces look like, think M&M’s but slightly bigger. The Almond Joy Pieces come in three colors – blue, white and brown. All three colors are the same flavor, each filled with milk chocolate and coconut pieces. One thing not so noticeable are the almonds! They are listed in the ingredients, but I barely noticed them in the actual pieces. It is probably because the pieces are too small to fit whole almonds in them, so they have to use small chopped almonds instead. Although the almonds aren’t as evident as I would have hoped, these still serve as a tasty snack.
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The York Pieces consist of two colors – blue and white. They taste just like actual York Peppermint Patties but in a smaller form. With each bite, the outer dark chocolate layer gives way to the very apparent and very strong peppermint flavor. Of course, if you were a fan of York Peppermint Patties to begin with, you will enjoy these as well. One downside is that the soft, crumbly texture of the original York Peppermint Patties gets lost in the M&M-like form of these York Pieces.
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Overall, the chocolates were just another batch of decent chocolates. Nothing much to rave about. They are worth a try just because they are new. Be warned though, they don’t come cheap as they cost about $4 each.
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