Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint Crisp (Irish)

So recently I was doing a quick shop around my local Tesco and came across a new 'world foods' section in the store! Immediately my eyes were drawn to the American section and I began fawning over all the imported cereals and chocolate bars etc... But in a bold move decided to purchase something from elsewhere in the world! Now being half Irish myself, immediately after looking at the American section I looked straight to the Irish section and came across this Dairy Milk Mint Crisp bar of chocolate.

"Mint flavoured milk chocolate with honeycomb granules"

At 95p I couldn't say no so I popped it in my trolley and sped through the rest of the shop so I could get home and enjoy my little treat with a nice cup of tea!
Size wise, at 54g the bar isn't very big and doesn't really compare to our chocolate bars, but it was the perfect size for a mid afternoon treat or something light in the evening! And at 275 calories I didn't feel too guilty indulging myself in this Cadbury bar!

54g bar contains 275 calories

Split into two small rows and made of eight chunks I really like the concept of these miniature bars! As loads of times I have opened a large bar of chocolate snapped off two lines and then had to put it back away in the cupboard partly open, this bar solves this problem as it's only made of two rows!
Described by Cadbury on the packet as 'Mint flavoured Milk chocolate with honeycombed granules' ....I couldn't wait to get stuck in.

Upon opening the packet I was hit with an extremely strong smell of mint...which I expected but as strong! The chocolate did taste extremely minty too, it tasted much more mintier than I expected it too but I'm a lover of mint chocolate so this definitely appealed to me! The chocolate was smooth and the added crunch of the honeycomb granules gave the bar that extra texture and crunch it needed to be fabulous! As seen in the picture above, you can clearly see the honeycombed granules and the decent amount that comes in the bar....well worth the 95p paid for it!
 Overall, I really enjoyed this bar and for 95p will definitely be purchasing many more in the future! These small Irish Cadbury bars also come in two other flavours Dairy Milk Tiffin and Dairy Milk Golden Crisp.

Would I buy this again? YES

NEW! *Limited Edition* Cadbury Dairy Milk 'Winter Wonderland' bar

Hi Guys!

Now if you follow me on twitter you'd know just how excited I've been to taste and review this new limited edition Cadbury bar!
After weeks of scouring the shelves in numerous local supermarkets I've FINALLY found the bar in my local Co-Op for the introductory price of £1.
Onto the pictures!

"Tree-shaped milk & white chocolate bar"

This new chocolate creation from Cadbury is a fantastic combination of both milk and white chocolate, and comes in adorable Christmas tree segments!

133 kcal per 1/4 of the bar

How amazing does that picture look?
I think this is a fantastic creation from Cadbury for Christmas this year, and I'm positive that this bar is going to do extremely well!

I will admit that at first I was apprehensive as to how the bar would be broken up and shared, as Cadbury's other new 'Marvellous Creations' bars are shaped in an assortment of different chunks and therefore are not particularly easy to divide up! However, thankfully this bar easily breaks off into nice little diagonal rows!

In terms of taste....the bar is wonderful! The chocolate tastes like the typical Cadbury Dairy Milk that we all know and love, so it's definitely got that classic creamy taste......and is very moreish!
 If I had to be critical, I would have liked a thicker layer of white chocolate on the 'white chocolate tree segments' just so there would have been a stronger taste of the creamy white chocolate...as at times it was overpowered by the milk chocolate.

Overall, this new limited edition bar from Cadbury for Christmas is a fantastic novelty product! The taste is the classic Dairy Milk chocolate that we already love so we know that it's going to taste good! The unique aspect of this bar is the shape! The concept of having these alternate chocolate Christmas tree segments is a wonderful idea for the Christmas market and is incredibly appealing to customers!
I would definitely recommend this bar to everyone...just for the simple fact that my pictures don't do this bar justice! It's an amazing Christmas treat....and even if it's out a little early for Christmas it's fantastic to share with the family!

Would I buy this again? 100% YES

Cadbury Wishes: 'Little Wishes'

 Today's review is another Christmas themed product brought out by Cadbury to target the Christmas market!
This time it's miniature versions of the 'Cadbury Wishes Chocolate Star' that we saw last year at Christmas time!

128g packet...contains 175kcal per 1/4 bag

I've got to say before even opening the packet, the fact that Cadbury have teamed up with the 'Make a Wish' foundation and 10% of all profits from this brand of their chocolate goes to the foundation pretty much sold me on this chocolate! Especially at Christmas time, I think this partnership is amazing and hopefully the profits will go a long way in making seriously ill children's wishes come true!

These 'Little Wishes' are essentially mini versions of the larger Cadbury Wish except that there are two kinds of mini stars. Pure Milk Chocolate or Milk Chocolate with a truffle centre....sounds intriguing!

Inside the bag there is definitely a fair amount of chocolate, so well worth my money! Each bag weighs in at 128g and contains 175 calories per quarter of the bag...so a perfect evening treat! Currently these chocolates are reasonably priced at £1 and can be found in all major supermarkets.

First appearances, these little stars look very cute....and dangerously tempting! As mentioned above, there are two separate fillings and these can be recognised by the two different designs on the front of the stars. The 'Pure milk chocolate' star can be recognised by another star bordering the inside edges (shown on the left above), and the 'Milk chocolate with truffle filling' star can be recognised by three smaller stars in the centre (shown on the right above).
 Whilst I found the Large 'Cadbury Wishes Star' from last year very enjoyable, this bag of mini 'Little Wishes' is much more my style as these last longer and can be shared with family and friends...which I think is nice especially around Christmas!
Truthfully, there isn't much difference between the two different fillings apart from the 'truffle filled' star tasting softer and smoother than the 'pure milk chocolate' star.

Overall, these 'Little Wishes' taste like the Cadbury chocolate we know and love (very soft and creamy) and are extremely moreish...one handful turns into two, then three...and so on till they're gone! The best part of these 'Christmas themed chocolates' for me is that 10% goes to the Make-a-Wish foundation...this partnership with Cadbury shows fantastic Christmas spirit...so I urge you all to treat yourself to some Cadbury chocolate...and to take the guilt away by knowing that you're donating to the Make-a-Wish foundation!

Furthermore, if you feel like doing some baking and incorporating these fabulous Little Wishes here's a fantastic little recipe from the Make-a-Wish website:

The following recipe serves approximately 12 people. Preparation take around 20 minutes, and cooking time should be about 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 100g unsalter butter, softened
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 medium eggs
• 100g self-raising flour, sieved
• 12 Cadbury Little Wishes, chopped
• 12 cupcake cases
• 200g Dairy Milk, melted
• 12 Cadbury Little Wishes

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5, 190°C and place 12 paper cases into a 12 hold tray.
2. In a bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and creamy, add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Fold in the sieved flour and the chopped  Little Wishes and divide the mixture between the cases. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until well risen and golden brown. 
3. Leave to cool.
4. Prepare the topping by melting the Cadbury Dairy Milk and then spreading the mixture on each cake.
5. Decorate the tops with the individual Cadbury Little Wishes, one on top of each cake when the topping is still warm.
6. Serve to guests at a Bake-a-Wish event.

-Above recipe & picture attributed to the Make-a-Wish foundation and can be found here.

'Freddo Faces'

Just a quick review today!
Cadbury have been rolling out some new products for a while on the run up to Christmas, one of which includes the new take on 'Freddo' bars called 'Freddo Faces'.

"A 72g tube, made up of three small 24g packets of faces"

On a recent trip to Morrisons, I noticed that they had started stocking in the Christmas items (already you ask? yep I thought the same!).
And I came across this Christmas tube of Freddo Faces for £1.
For Christmas this year Cadbury have announced they will be 'putting on it's Christmas jumper', by creating this new 'knitted' style packaging across it's seasonal range....which I do find adorable and a nice seasonal touch!

"Delicious Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate in a range of cheeky Freddo Faces"

Inside the tube was three small packets containing a small amount of Freddo Faces which seemed like a reasonable amount for the £1 paid!
I know that Freddo Faces are available in smaller 35g bags (at a price of 50p each), if you're not fond of the tube version! If you'd like a review of the small 'Freddo Faces' bag, a friend of mine has done a great review of them here!

125Kcal per small packet

Each small bag contained exactly seven 'faces'...so although that isn't much they are consistent! Each 24g packet contains 125 calories...which isn't too unhealthy for a nice afternoon or evening snack!
Or a quick treat for the children! Especially due to the funny facial expressions engraved on the chocolate including confused, happy, grumpy etc...

Onto the taste......to be honest, these chocolates aren't anything special! They are made of the delicious Dairy Milk chocolate that we all know and love so they do taste very good (and are quite moreish!) but apart from that they are just a different take on the 'Freddo' out to target the Christmas market.

Overall, these Freddo faces taste like the usual Dairy Milk chocolate range so are very enjoyable and are a perfect stocking filler for Christmas! Especially at the reasonable price of  £1 ....I would however, like to see a caramel version of the Freddo faces soon!

Would I buy this product again? YES.

Cadbury Dairy Milk Strawberries & Creme

I thought I'd give the newest Dairy Milk bar to be released a review! When I heard that Dairy Milk were creating a strawberries & creme chocolate bar my first thought was that it sounded like HEAVEN!
 The basic idea for this 'strawberries & creme' flavour is to tie into the 'Great British Summer'.....and I will mention I did very much enjoy some of this chocolate whilst watching Wimbledon this past Friday! And it was much less hassle and mess than having actual strawberries and cream!

The 120g bar should be on sale in most supermarket outlets from this month onwards at the introductory price of £1! The bar contains 560 calories, however 3 chunks consist of 85 calories.

Described on the packet as 'Milk chocolate with a yoghurt and strawberry flavour filling', I initially felt slightly deceived as strawberries and yoghurt can be greatly different from strawberries and cream...and I've seen quite a few people comment on this deception. However, I can see from a marketing point of view how 'strawberries and creme' sounds more appealing than 'strawberry yoghurt'.

As soon as I opened the packet I got the usual whiff of rich dairy milk chocolate, but it was also followed by an undercurrent of strawberries and fruit which smelled amazing!
Taste-wise I loved it. The fusion of flavours both smelled and tasted wonderful, it was creamy, smooth in texture and melted in your mouth, whilst at the same time had the perfect mix of chocolate and strawberry flavouring.
I think the fact that the chocolate bar has a 'yoghurt filling' as opposed to a cream filling, makes the taste less sickly and surprisingly moreish!

Would I buy this again? YES