Monday, October 15, 2012

Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond

Toblerone Crunchy Salted AlmondAs a kid, a Toblerone bar was a special treat reserved for holidays, partly because they were expensive and partly because they were difficult to find year round. The bar was different from anything else on the market from the shape of the box and the exotic name to the interesting combination of flavors and textures.

The Toblerone company was bought from Jacob Suchard in 1990 by Kraft and is still made in Bern, Switzerland. The bars are much easier to find now, and easily located any time of the year. Their newest bar released in the United States is the Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond and features Swiss milk chocolate with salted caramelized almonds and honey and almond nougat.

Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond

Rosa at ZOMG Candy gave the bar pretty high marks, so I was eager to find one in the wild. I spotted them at Walgreen’s over the weekend, though not on sale. It’s $2.99 for the 100 gram (3.5 ounce) bar, which is what I’d expect to pay for something from Kraft that’s in their Green & Black’s range of ethically sourced and all natural chocolate.

The serving size is 1/3 of the bar, and it would be nice if they just said how many peaks that is (there are 12 in the bar, so 4 is a serving). But I did like the packaging. The snug triangular box protects the bar, even though it’s just in a thin foil wrapper inside. I liked the color and the bold, simple design. The nutrition panel, otherwise, is really easy to read. 

Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond

The look of the bar is the same as the classic milk chocolate bar. Inside I expected to see more almonds, as they’re both in the nougat bits and included as the salted pieces as well. The bar smells milky and sweet. The bite is soft and has a lot more crispy bits in it than I was accustomed to. The chocolate is fudgy and has a lot of milky flavors to it, mostly it holds together the inclusions. The nougat pieces are crispy ... unless they’re a little bigger which may mean that they’re a little tacky if chewed. The almonds are a little larger and have a nice, fresh crunch to them. As for the salt promised, I didn’t really taste it. There’s only 55 mg per serving, so it’s not a liberal dose. Though I can’t say that I perceived it, I will say that this bar seemed less sweet than the standard Toblerone. I actually prefer this to the Classic.

Kraft and Toblerone have scant information on the sourcing of their ingredients except to say that the chocolate is not Fair Trade on their website in the FAQ section and the the cocoa is sourced from around the world (well, at least it’s Earth chocolate). The bars contain milk, soy, almonds and eggs plus are manufactured on shared equipment with other tree nuts.

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Name: Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Kraft
Place Purchased: Walgreen's (Echo Park)
Price: $2.99
Size: 3.52 ounces
Calories per ounce: 155
Categories: Candy, Kraft/Mondelez, Chocolate, Nougat, Nuts, 8-Tasty, Switzerland, Walgreen's

POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:26 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyReviewKraft/MondelezChocolateNougatNuts8-TastySwitzerlandWalgreen's

Comments
  1. There are huge holes in the chocolate bar. Missing some chocolate are we? smile

    Comment by Lisa on 10/16/12 at 5:24 am #
  2. I just tried this and it’s not for me. Might just have been the bar I got, but I had lumps of pure salt. Just not my thing.

    Comment by Lou on 1/03/13 at 11:21 am #
  3. hello, Can someone tell me where i can find these on the internet to get it delivered.

    Is it also possible to buy these in Belgium?

    Greets

    Christof

    Comment by christof lemmens on 6/23/13 at 2:49 pm #
  4. Where can i find this toblerone variant in Manila? is there a store here who sells this variant of toblerone?

    Comment by Chikay Tarinay on 7/12/13 at 2:24 am #
  5. Hi christof,

    Pleasure! I do believe they are available in Belgium. I was on the continent the summer just passed, absolutely beautiful. I frequented Belgium twice and adored it! Alas I seem to be going off track, what i was about to declare is that I purchased this bar of wonder in the land of Belgium.

    Comment by matreezy on 10/19/13 at 3:24 am #
  6. Hello.

    Do you know if this bar is available in New Zealand? I have heard a lot about it, but I have yet to see it in shops.

    Thank you.

    Comment by mach on 3/08/16 at 2:55 pm #
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