Kev's Snack Reviews

Way back in February, I reviewed Ben and Jerry's Core Peanut Butter Me Up . Although I enjoyed it, I remarked: "Personally I would like a tub of peanut butter cups and ice cream without the jam". It seems I wasn't alone in my thoughts - several of the commenters in that post seemed to agree with me. Infact, it seems that Ben and Jerry's UK have had a lot of people asking for a Peanut Butter ice cream. From the pack: "This wonderful flavour has made its way across the pond from our US creation station...and it's thanks to you! You've been asking us to bring peanut butter over here, so here you have it". Yay for people power! When I saw this in the freezers at Sainsburys I almost passed it by. It took my brain a few moments to process that it was, infact, a Ben & Jerry's peanut butter ice cream without any other components. Just peanut butter cups and peanut butter ice cream! The description reads: "Peanut Butter Ice Cream wi...

When Cadbury/Mondelez UK announced they were launching this new Dairy Milk with Daim bar, it didn't surprise me all that much. Dairy Milk is a much more well-known brand here in the UK and so it made sense they would axe the existing Milka with Daim in favour of a Dairy Milk version. It's a shame, but that's the way the snacks world works I guess! This bar comes in a 120g format, which is the same size as the Dairy Milk with Oreo bar launched last year. It's described on the wrapper as "Milk chocolate with crunchy almond caramel pieces (20%)". The almond caramel pieces being, of course, Daim pieces. It tasted pretty much like I expected - delicious! Dairy Millk chocolate always tastes good, but the addition of the moreish Daim pieces made it even better and highly munchable. I loved how crunchy they were - each block is just filled with their tasty, crunchy goodness! Compared to Milka with Daim , there's a few things which make the ov...

Whilst in Tesco browsing through the new Christmas products recently, I also spotted this Nescafé Limited Edition Gingerbread flavour Latte. I don't usually buy Latte drink mixes from supermarkets as I prefer the real thing from Costa, but the "limited edition" tag on this sucked me right in! Gingerbread is a pretty common seasonal flavour for Lattes - most coffee chains like Starbucks, Costa and Caffé Nero have all done them, so it's no surprise Nescafé have chosen this as a limited edition. I'm glad they did because it's a warm, comforting flavour which is perfect for cold Winter days. I made up a sachet as directed but added an extra teaspoon of sugar. I used a coffee glass to make it feel more special and authentic: It tasted very comforting and milky, with a lovely warming ginger kick. It wasn't too strong or overpowering in flavour - just mild, sweet and milky. Overall, I think this is a good limited edition from Nescafé that is perf...

The Chinese do love their crazy themed snacks. I've seen plenty of oddities in my local China Town, from " Wife Biscuits " (are they made of wife or for your wife?), to " Boy Bawang ", " Ding Dong " (a catchphrase often used in the old Carry On films), and " Hot Kid Milk ". When I saw these similarly zany Choco Boy cookie/biscuit snacks, I couldn't resist reviewing them. The box design looks vaguely psychedelic, with the "boy" wearing a mushroom shaped hat...or is he meant to be a   mushroom? I'm not sure, but it's trippy stuff indeed! Opening the box revealed a packet of crunchy cookie sticks with milk chocolate tops - the cookie is supposed to be the "stalk" part of the mushroom and the chocolate is supposed to be the...er...head bit. They looked really cool and very unique - I've never seen a snack quite like these before. They tasted very moreish - the cookie had a pleasantly sweet, vanilla-...

When I saw these Limited Edition Honeycomb Yorkie bars at 3 for a pound in a discount store recently I knew I couldn't say no. Even after reading The Snack Review's post saying how rubbish they were last year, the fact I might never get to try one again practically forced me to buy them. I can't let a limited edition chocolate bar come and go without me trying it! By co-incidence, I purchased these Yorkie's on the same day as the new Galaxy Honeycomb Crisp , so it was interesting to compare two different types of honeycomb chocolate bars. The difference was huge - Yorkie Honeycomb is like the peasant of honeycomb chocolate bars compared to the king that is Galaxy Honeycomb Crisp. This bar was indeed as rubbish as Dave said in his review. Yorkie's aren't known for the quality of their chocolate these days anyway, but rather their chunky shaped blocks which are "not for girls" ( or at least that's what the   adverts used to say . I thin...

Since reviewing the new Honeycomb Crisp bar from Galaxy I've been on the hunt for this new Nut Crunch variety too. It's a bit harder to find and most stores don't stock it yet, but by chance I spotted one in my local WH Smith amongst the rest of Galaxy's newly-updated range. Like the Honeycomb Crisp, it comes in the new sleeker style packaging design, and is wrapped in a shiny paper foil wrapper. It's described as "Milk chocolate with almond (4.8%) and hazelnut (4.9%) pieces". Opening the wrapper revealed lots of nuts embedded within the chocolate: It smelled very sweet and creamy but with an extra hint of nuttiness. Taste-wise, it did what it said on the tin really - it was nutty and very crunchy. The nuts were moreish and tasty, with an almost caramelized burnt sugar edge to them. I found myself nibbling on the chocolate slowly so I could savour the taste - they were so nice! The chocolate was very sweet, but with the smooth and cream...

Whilst browsing WH Smith recently I spotted these Limited Edition Thorntons Summer bars. There weren't many left on the shelf so I quickly snapped up one of each. I'm a big fan of white chocolate and strawberry combinations so couldn't wait to try the Strawberry Crush bar in particular! Both bars were 79p each or 2 for £1.20. Strawberry Crush: This is described as "Delicious white chocolate with a smooth strawberry centre". Opening the wrapper I was met with a very pretty-looking bar. The pink sprinkles scattered over the chocolate gave it a really special and summery feel. Breaking the bar in half revealed a fluffy strawberry centre: It looked so nice that I didn't want to eat it, yet at the same time I couldn't wait to get stuck in! I finally bit into it and was met with the fluffy, truffle-like filling. It tasted lovely; it was very creamy and zingy with a realistic strawberry flavour. The white chocolate went perfectly with it, adding...