Kev's Snack Reviews

Another quick Spotted In Shops, and it seems that it's not just the weather that's getting colder this week - so are the new snacks! There's been a lot of ice cream releases lately, from the Ben and Jerrys Birthday Cake and Topped Pretzel Palooza , to some new Haagen Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch sticks, as well as a Peanut Butter Crunch Tub. Both are available in Asda but unfortunately mine has none of the tubs in yet - boo! They feature peanut butter ice cream, swirls of peanut butter sauce, crunchy caramel and milk chocolate. Magnum White Chocolate Honeycomb & Almond: Featuring Honeycomb flavour Ice Cream with White Chocolate and Almonds, these new sticks from Magnum sound potentially dangerous! Available at Asda in boxes of 4. Rowntree's Fruit Blaster Lollies: Also new at Asda are these Rowntree's Fruit Blaster ice lollies - a variation on Rowntree's traditional fruit lollies. Asda Hand Cooked Thai Green Curry Crisps: An interesting new limited ...

It's been a while since I first tried Magnums Signature chocolate range now, they first brought out three bars in Milk, Dark and White Chocolate - the latter two of which I've reviewed. Since then they've added more varieties to the range, including Salted Caramel and Orange. I chose the Orange one to try recently because I was curious how it would compare to the classic Terry's Chocolate Orange, which is declining in quality rapidly year on year, it seems. Like the other bars in the range this weighs in at 100g and costs 99p in the likes of Home Bargains and B&M stores. I believe WH Smiths may also stock it. There's two thick squares per bar, each one the perfect size for an indulgent treat all to yourself. Of course I ate both both! It has a nice zesty orange aroma with a stronger cocoa kick than Terrys Chocolate Orange. I took a bite. Yum! This is seriously good quality chocolate, far far better than Terry's, no greasy or waxy texture, just m...

Okay so I've been a little absent from the blog lately, do forgive me - life has been getting in the way! But I'm back, back again, guess who's back?...to tell you all about the bestest snacks around! Today's review is for something that's been around a few years now, the Magnum Honeycomb. This is available in most supermarkets for £1.50 to £2.00 per pack of three, and is described as "Honeycomb flavour ice cream with milk chocolate and sugar pieces". It's gluten free but does not state if it's suitable for vegetarians.  The bars have pieces of honeycomb or "sugar pieces" studded in the chocolate coating. Taking a bite, this was one very tasty Magnum indeed - the honeycomb ice cream is the perfect flavour, with a sweet buttery burnt sugar edge, with the honeycomb pieces adding some crunchiness to the texture. They're very yummy indeed, but quite sweet so you won't want more than one at a time. Overall, out of all the ...

It wouldn't be January without several new ice creams to tempt us away from our New Year diet resolutions, now would it? Yes, not content with a new range of Magnum Ice Cream Tubs (the white chocolate one is particularly amazing!), they've also brought out a new Magnum Double Coconut and Double Raspberry. The Double Coconut was a bit of a letdown for me, so how does the Raspberry aka "Lampone" or "Frambuesa" compare? Described as "Raspberry ice cream with a chocolate flavour coating, raspberry sauce and milk chocolate", these are currently £3 at Tesco, and are suitable for vegetarians as well as gluten free. Well, these surprised me as I found them a lot nicer than the Double Coconut variety! Biting into one, the raspberry sauce oozes out immediately, giving way to the pink raspberry ice cream below... The combination of flavours is spot on; the raspberry ice cream is subtle and tangy, with the sauce enhancing it and adding some gooey...

Following on from the new Magnum Ice Cream Tubs , today's review is one that had me very excited indeed when I saw it. I found this Double Coconut or "Cocco" variety in my local Tesco a mere hour after hearing about it online; fate was calling to me, I MUST have it! Into my basket it went without even a glance at the price, along with the new Raspberry variety too. Priced at £3 a box (working out at £1 per ice cream!) these are gluten free, suitable for vegetarians and described as "Coconut ice cream with a chocolate flavour coating, chocolate sauce and milk chocolate". Having fond memories of the Walls Carte D'or Coconut Ice Cream of years past, I was hoping for a similar luxurious, tropical taste experience with these. The bars looked pretty snazzy with their "Dare to go double" wrappers I have to say... Unwrapping one I bit in; the chocolate shell is very thick and the chocolate sauce oozes out straight away. It's gooey and sweet, y...

As well as the new White Chocolate Magnum Tub Ice Cream I reviewed the other day, Unilever have brought out a Classic Milk Chocolate variety, and this - Almond Milk Chocolate, all of which are available from Iceland for £3.89 a tub. This is suitable for vegetarians and is described as "Vanilla ice cream, almond pieces and milk chocolate shards in a cracking milk chocolate shell". There's a thick layer of milk chocolate above the ice cream, containing bits of almond embedded within. Luckily it was the perfect temperature to crack open with a spoon, which I didn't hesitate in doing! The chocolate has a very full on rich, creamy flavour, with the savoury nuttiness of the almond mixing well with it. It compliments the vanilla ice cream nicely, and there's also extra shards of milk chocolate within the ice cream for extra enjoyment. As nice as this variety is, it paled in comparison to the White Chocolate version in my opinion. The white chocolate one ...

Today's review is for something new and very exciting indeed; not content with regular Magnums Unilever have now launched the classic ice cream sticks into tubs...complete with shards of cracking chocolate! There's three varieties; Classic Milk Chocolate, Almond and White Chocolate. I'm starting off with the white chocolate variety, which is available in Iceland and described as "Vanilla ice cream and white chocolate shards in a cracking white chocolate shell". It's suitable for vegetarians and has an indentation on the side of the tub stating "press to crack". Apparently this breaks the shell coating the inner tub, so you can enjoy the shards of white chocolate that crack off. As well as that there's a thick disc of white chocolate on top of the ice cream. It didn't take me long to smash into it with a spoon, and luckily it was just the right temperature for cracking...no waiting necessary! It tasted incredible, perhaps even nicer ...

Just a quick return of Spotted In Shops today for some new grocery items appearing in stores over the changing season... Magnum Cookie Crumble : all I can say is Oh My God!!! Magnum Mini Cookie Crumble White: Haagen Dazs Honey Walnut and Cream: Carte D'or Gelateria Apple Tarte: Carte D'or Treats Ice Cream Pralines: Ben & Jerry's One Sweet World: Ben and Jerry's One Love Special Edition: Tesco Mini Doubles Ice Creams: raspberry and salted caramel flavours Twix Cheesecake and Mars Dessert Bar : now in Tesco! Fox's Toffee Popcorn Crunch Creams: Asda Salted Caramel Chocolate Spread: Asda Dark Chocolate & Mint Spread: Tesco Finest Limited Edition Black Forest Cake: Tesco Limited Edition Sticky Toffee Apple Cake: Thorntons Triple Layer Toffee Cake Bites ...also available in Chocolate: Galaxy Ultimate White Hot Chocolate : now in Tesco! Tesco Bunny Bites : these look so cute! Bu...