In the ever-expanding trend of Morselization (tm), Hershey’s has created KitKat Minis.
KitKat Minis are unwrapped versions that are only 1 inch long. They’re also solo. Instead of “fingers” of KitKats served up in quads, these are like “pinky toes,” if you have those kind of pinkies that never quite fit in regular sandals and just hang out by themselves.
This isn’t the first time KitKat has attempted a bite sized version, there were KitKat Bites on the market about eight years ago. Those were smaller and more spherical as they were a panned chocolate (the centers were tumbled in a pan and then sealed with a little glaze).
The issue I found with the earlier KitKat Bites violating the interactivity I’d come to love about the KitKat bar is not an issue here. The miniature bars do have all the layers. This means that my process of eating them is the same. I cleave off the chocolate on each, making a melt-free spot to hold the bar while I peel off each layer of the cookie wafers with my teeth.
I enjoyed these, but not quite as much as I would have liked. The ratio of chocolate to wafers is higher now. I wouldn’t mind if it was good chocolate, but it’s not. It’s overly sweet, a little grainy and because it contains PGPR, I always think it has a rancid note to it.
I’m hoping these will come in the dark variety at some point. But the reality is that the Japanese Adult Taste Dark Chocolate KitKat (called Otonano Amaso) version is so untouchably superior, and actually comes in a nugget version, I don’t plan on buying Hershey’s again after this bag is gone.
The price is okay, I got mine on sale for $3.50 for the bag, which is a half of a pound. The wrapped candies can often be less expensive, but these may come down in price over the coming months as the economies of scale kick in. The stand up bag does have a zipper on it so they do store well. I can also see these being a good addition to ice cream or used as an ingredient in baking projects.
Though KitKat bars in the rest of the world, made by Nestle, are becoming fair trade certified, the American made KitKats from Hershey’s are not quite there yet. (Even when they do make it, that doesn’t mean they’ll taste better.)
Related Candies
- Milky Way Unwrapped Bites
- Clark Bites
- Rolo Minis
- KitKat Otonano Amasa (Adult Taste)
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Minis
- KitKat Dark
- KitKat Bitter & White
- KitKat Mint Dark Chocolate Minis
Just wondering about the Japanese Dark KitKat, is this the same as the Dark KitKat in Northamerica/Europe or a less sweeter version?
Really dark chocolate Kitkat! YEA!
The Otona no Amasa Kit-Kats have “bitter chocolate” biscuit crumbs incorporated into the wafer section, and also are less sweet. The series also has white chocolate and green tea varieties, and currently there is a passion fruit edition on shelves.
There will be a white chocolate version coming soon. It will be released January 23.
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