Friday, March 31, 2006

Nestle Crunch Dark Stixx

A few weeks ago I posted about the darn tasty Milky Way Crispy Rolls from Germany. And of course they’re not available here, but luckily reader TheMatt pointed me to these:

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I didn’t see them in milk chocolate, though I doubt that’s the version I would have picked up anyway. They were hidden away in the grocery candy aisle all the way down near the mixed nuts. The package hails that each stick has less than 100 calories (90 each, actually) but the small print underneath that says “not a low calorie food.” Yeah, each stick is also less than two thirds of an ounce. I find an ounce or an ounce and a quarter makes a good portion for me when I’m looking for a little sweet. So I’d be eating two of these. Still, at 180 calories that’d be a nice respite and still not the full 300 I budget for a day’s sweets.

Anyway, I digress from the real topic, which is these little crispy sticks. What we have here is a little tube of crispy, bland cookie - think ice cream cone - filled with a firm chocolate cream. The whole thing smells very sweet and a little like cereal. The chocolate isn’t spectacular. It’s sweet but smooth. The real fun is the flaky tube of cookie which is mostly texture and provides a nice crisp and of course acts as a container for the chocolate cream. The center cream is nice, it’s sweet and smooth and a little buttery.

On the whole, this isn’t the same as the Milky Way Crispy Rolls, but they’re certainly nice. If I were to have any chocolate cookie snack I wanted without regard to trans fats, it’d be the Lu Chocolatiers, but these are far superior in their portability. They’re pretty expensive as non-gourmet candy goes, so keep your eye out for sales if you fall in love with them.

Name: Nestle Crunch Dark Stixx
    RATING:
  • 10 SUPERB
  • 9 YUMMY
  • 8 TASTY
  • 7 WORTH IT
  • 6 TEMPTING
  • 5 PLEASANT
  • 4 BENIGN
  • 3 UNAPPEALING
  • 2 APPALLING
  • 1 INEDIBLE
Brand: Nestle
Place Purchased: Ralph's (Glendale)
Price: $2.29
Size: 3.64 ounces
Calories per ounce: 148
Categories: Chocolate, Cookie, United States, Nestle

POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:09 am Tracker Pixel for Entry    

Comments
  1. I grabbed a box of these for work a few weeks ago.  I was disappointed with the chocolate but the cookie was good stuff.  I’d probably prefer Pirouettes over these but these were a nice mid morning snack and the individual sleeves keep me from eating a few too many.

    Comment by william on 3/31/06 at 1:37 pm #
  2. I tried these today for the first time, and they are amazing! They’re wonderful if you’re just craving some chocolate- you can just eat one and you’re fine!

    Comment by Nicole on 5/04/06 at 3:36 pm #
  3. I am really craving for this candy bar it’s really awesome tasting please send me where i can purchase it i use to be able to purchase it at brooks /rite aide now

    Comment by "Elvis" Reese's PeanutButter & Banana Cup's on 8/14/07 at 11:08 am #
  4. LOVE THEM U HAVE TO KEEP PRODUCING THEM AND ILL KEEP EATING THEM

    Comment by Maria Bog on 8/16/07 at 7:49 am #
  5. Those look quite similar to Pocky and their variants. I love dark chocolate, have to try these one day.

    Your blog makes me hungry!

    Comment by The Poker Jerk on 12/27/08 at 8:50 pm #
  6. Where can I find Dark Crunch Stixx.? Can they be ordered online?

    Comment by Gloria Oberg on 11/09/09 at 7:41 am #
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