The winter holidays seem to be a time of mint. Peppermint candy canes, mint marshmallows and of course all manner of minted chocolate. That’s why I wasn’t surprised to see these Nestle Toll House Mint Holiday Gems at KMart last week.
They’re pretty much self-explanatory, but for the record the package says, “Mint Semi Sweet Morsels with Red and Green Nonpariels.”
The only quibble I have is that the nonpariels don’t look particularly red to me. They look kinda pink. Hot pink, or fuschia or something.
Other than that, they’re little chocolate chips with colored nonpariels pressed into them. The semi-sweet chocolate is heavily minted, enough to create that cooling sensation in the mouth. There is a little bit of room for the chocolate flavor and the texture is pretty much that of a chocolate chip (a little more grainy than a chocolate bar). They’re strangely addictive, I chomped down most of them with my morning coffee. (The nonpariels do have a light bitter taste to me because of the red dye #40, your mileage may vary.)
It’s a nice change up from eating chocolate chips but the thing that puzzled me about them is that Nestle went with the Toll House brand for these and not the SnoCaps. As far as similarity to the SnoCaps line, these only differ by the fact they have the mint in them. As far as Toll House morsels go these have the addition of mint, the addition of nonpariels and they’re sold in a box instead of a 12 ounce bag.
They are Kosher but the chocolate contains milkfat and means they’re not vegan.
Related Candies
- Jo’s Peppermint Crunch
- Craves Chocolate Sticks
- 3 Musketeers Mint with Dark Chocolate
- Short & Sweet: Butterfinger Jingles and Mint Miniatures
Name: |
Nestle Toll House Mint Holiday Gems |
RATING:
- SUPERB
- YUMMY
- TASTY
- WORTH IT
- TEMPTING
- PLEASANT
- BENIGN
- UNAPPEALING
- APPALLING
- INEDIBLE
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Brand: |
Nestle |
Place Purchased: |
KMart (Torrance) |
Price: |
$1.19 |
Size: |
3.1 ounces |
Calories per ounce: |
128 |
Categories: |
Chocolate, Mint, United States, Nestle, Christmas, Kosher |
They look good. I hope they have it on the east coast.
Oh man, I love chocolate mint. I don’t think these are available where I am though.
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