Rolo Chocolate Bar

For my review today I thought I'd give a review of the 'relatively new' Rolo chocolate bar as I have yet to try it!

'More to share as the Rolo turns into a bar'

This 100g chocolate bar is Nestle's new take on the original rolo's and comes described as 'a chocolate block with a caramel centre'. The price seems locked at £1 and the bar comes fashioned in a 5x2 shape, whilst containing 509 calories per bar.

Aesthetically the bar looks very tempting, with what seems to be a wider, more flattened 'original rolo' on top of each square as shown above.

It's worth mentioning that when handling the bar, and snapping of a piece, the bar seems to be really soft and melts very, very quickly so I was left with a sticky mess which isn't pleasant, nor what anyone would like from a chocolate bar.
Taste-wise, the chocolate tastes like the usual creamy Nestle milk chocolate so no issues there and the caramel inside is a lot more gooey than the original rolo's.....which I think is a nice touch inside the bar as it mixes well with the milky chocolate.

Overall, I think the chocolate bar tastes good...however, the mess that seems to come from handling the chocolate puts me off, and I rather prefer the original tube of rolo's! There are some much tastier versions of other chocolates turned into chocolate bars out there, such as the new Maltesers Teasers bar.


Would I buy this again? Maybe

Cadbury 'Pots of Joy'

Hi Guys!

Sorry for the long wait between posts, I was in a car accident last week so I've been recovering since then but I'm feeling better this week!
Since I've been a bit incapacitated this week my amazingly wonderful friend brought over my favourite treat at this moment in time: Cadbury Pots of Joy!

These little 'pots of joy' have literally become my saviour in the past few weeks if I'm in need of a little sweet treat to keep me going, or something small to snack on!
You can get these little 'pots' in packs of 2 and 4, each little pot is 70g and contains 160 calories. When first introduced the 4 packs were priced at £1.....but in ASDA (due to popular demand!) they are now priced at £2.
Many people have commented on the size of the pots, mentioning that they may be too small and that there's not enough in each pot to fill them up, but personally I love the size! I think they are perfect for both children as a small snack after school or dinner, and are perfect for adults as a quick snack on the go!

When I first came across these little pots I was automatically drawn to the 'white chocolate buttons' flavour. Described as a "smooth and creamy dessert made with melted Cadbury white chocolate and whipping cream for maximum smoothness"
My first thought/impression, would be that the pots might look and taste more like a mousse, but on first taste the dessert is smooth and rich in texture, and is 100% the best yoghurt/dessert I've ever had.
 Taste wise, I was extremely surprised. I thought the taste wouldn't be as creamy as described and might have a more vanilla essence to it, however the dessert does literally taste like creamy, melted white chocolate and it was absolutely delicious! 

The taste is extremely sweet, but the small size of the pots means that you're not eating too much and therefore are not left with the slightly 'sickly' feeling you can sometimes get with sweet tasting products.
Overall, I absolutely love the creamy white chocolate taste of these little pots and the smoothness and silkiness of them makes them taste divine, yes the pots are quite small at 70g but I love the size of them.

Would I buy this again? YES.

Milka Happy Cows!

When I was out and about yesterday I came across this 'Happy Cows' version of the Milka bar for only 50p in Morrisons! You can't go wrong for that price, so inevitably I popped one...or two in my trolley!

The bar is 100g and contains 530 calories of sweet milky goodness. The only description about this chocolate is on the label where it says 'Alpine milk and white chocolate'....which is pretty obvious from looking at the packet.

Upon opening the bar, I was greeted with the lovely smell of milk chocolate and then the wonderful view of the chocolate bar! Going with the 'Happy Cow's theme, the bar is the usual Milka shape with the name written on each chunk, but with random white chocolate splashes spread out across the bar...like a cow!

The bar is aesthetically amazing and looks incredibly appetising.....however my hopes for this bar were a little short lived. When turning the bar over, the whole underside was just plain milk chocolate. The only part of the bar that was white chocolate were the little splashes on the top, and these splashes were simply at the top of the bar rather than mixed with the milk chocolate throughout. This made the bar 95% milk chocolate and 5% white chocolate which slightly ruined the flavour for me.

Now onto the actual taste. Despite the fact that the white chocolate could barely be tasted throughout the bar, the chocolate did taste extremely delicious, with it being the perfect blend between fluffy and creamy, and leaving that little after-taste in your mouth that makes you keep reaching for more.

In conclusion, I was slightly disappointed with the fact the white chocolate wasn't integrated throughout the whole bar, but overall I really enjoyed this chocolate and for 50p wouldn't even hesitate in popping a few more bars in my trolley again. This is the perfect chocolate bar for those who don't like their chocolate too 'sickly' and 'heavy' but still want that creamy, moreish taste!

Would I buy this 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

Haribo: The Smurfs

During my weekly shop today I came across this 'Smurf' version of Haribo in my local Co-Operative.....and for £1 you can't turn them down!

Typical of Haribo recently, these sweets aren't totally unhealthy for you or your children as they have no artificial colours and are just fruit flavoured gums! The bag is 220g, and every 100g consumed is equal to 343 calories........so not totally healthy either! 

In the bag, there are 3 different variations of smurf, a yellow, white and red headed smurf as shown above...they look pretty adorable and for once actually look like what Haribo are selling!

Now onto the taste, unfortunately no matter how 'cool' the idea of smurf Haribo's are, the taste totally lets them down. 

Before tasting each smurf, I assumed that the red headed smurf may taste of strawberry or raspberry, the yellow headed may taste of lemon and the white headed may taste of pineapple or some other fruity flavour. How wrong was I?

They taste of absolutely nothing. NOTHING! They are literally just a chewy jelly in your mouth shaped like smurfs....definite let down!

Overall, smurf shaped Haribo are an ingenious idea and children would love them...IF they added some flavouring in and we weren't just chewing flavourless jelly.

Would I buy these again? NO.

Oh My Apple Pie!

Whilst I was in my local 'Fulton's Foods' recently, I stumbled across this unusual flavour of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, normally you expect to see flavours such as Cookie Dough and Fudge Brownie, but if you've ever been on the American Ben & Jerry website  you'll see that they have over 50 flavours of ice cream! So when I came across this Oh My Apple Pie! flavour I knew I had to taste it!

 The ice cream is described as 'Apple pie ice cream with pieces of apple and chunks of rich pie crust' It comes in it's usual 500ml tub and contains 210 calories per 100ml (around 2 scoops). It's retail price here in the UK is £4.49, but at Fulton's I managed to get it at the amazing price of £1.50!!

Now, first impressions seeing the flavour 'Apple pie ice cream'.....I was a little apprehensive because it's not something you see everyday, but I was intrigued!

In terms of flavour the vanilla ice cream tastes good, smooth and creamy but nothing amazing....then you get the hint of apple flavour running throughout. The little rectangular pieces of apple in the ice cream taste gorgeous. The Ben & Jerry team definitely honoured their American roots with this apple pie recipe, they combined the apples with nutmeg and fairtrade cinnamon to get the taste perfect.
 In my opinion, the best part of this ice cream is the rich pie crust chunks. They are awesome and make the ice cream incredible! The pie crust is thick and crunchy, and the fusion of all the flavours definitely makes you say 'Oh My!'

Would I buy this again? Definitely

Cadbury Heavenly Vanilla Cup

2 reviews in one day not bad if I do say so myself!

I just couldn't wait in uploading this little beauty I found in a local Fulton's Foods supermarket.

This my readers, is a Cadbury Heavenly Vanilla Cup... a.k.a Heaven in a small 125 ml tub.
Described as 'creamy Madagascan vanilla ice cream' this dessert definitely tickles the tastebuds! ....and saves a couple of pounds in the pocket! I found this little gem In my local Fulton's for the amazing price of 3 for £1! That's just 33p a tub!

These tubs apparently come from America, so there's not much choice here in the UK, but after a bit of research I discovered in America that these little tubs come in a variety of flavours, including Cadbury Caramel Cup, Cadbury Crunchie Cup, Cadbury Wispa Cup and Cadbury Creme Egg Cup.....all of which sound divine! Although, I did notice that Fulton's seemed to have the Cadbury Caramel Cups in stock aswell...so a review of them may be coming up soon too!

Ok now onto the actual tasting.....These little tubs do taste as heavenly as the title claims they do! They are simply marvellous.
On the outside, just looking at this tub, it looks slightly boring compared to the other more 'exciting' flavours but as the saying goes 'never judge a book by it's cover'.

It's kind of hard to see on this picture, but looking at the vanilla ice cream you can see little black specks throughout, which is a clear indicator of the quality of the vanilla ice cream. The ice cream is has a slight firm texture to it, but is soft to scoop out with a spoon, and is very similar to soft serve ice cream.
The taste is far from boring and plain, it's thick and creamy and quite honestly is the best vanilla ice cream i've ever tasted!

Would I buy this again? 100% YES