Thursday, May 22, 2014

Twix Unwrapped Bites

Twix Unwrapped BitesThe final candy bar in the Mars pantheon to be morselized is the Twix Bar. The new unwrapped bite size version was just released this month in stores.

Twix Unwrapped Bites are exactly what they sound like, a bag of tiny little Twix bars (more like nuggets) all jumbled up, out of the wrapper and ready to eat.

Mars already makes bites which include the primary elements for the classic bar version, but have different ratios because of the miniaturization process. It’s an uneven transfer to the new format, in some case I prefer the new ratios, in others I think that one or more elements is lacking. So far I’ve tried: Milky Way, Milky Way Simply Caramel, 3 Musketeers, and Snickers.

Twix Bites

The little lumps aren’t really that pretty, but they’re chocolatey, so that’s appealing. Like the other bites, they get scuffed up tumbling around in the package, so they don’t have the elegant, shiny ripples of the long fingers. They smell sugary and sweet, just like regular Twix bars.

They’re not as messy as I find regular Twix, as I pop the whole thing in my mouth at once. The crunch of the cookie is good, there’s a bit higher ratio of chocolate in this version, and a good caramel chew to bring the elements together. Sweet, milky, a mild sandy crunch ... a good blend of textures. Like the other bites, it’s easy to mix them in with other items to create a custom mix. I think this might be good with a Chex Mix if you’re a sweet & savory person.

Twix Mix & Twix Bites

I thought it was interesting to note that in the United Kingdom, Mars also introduced a morsel version of Twix last year. It’s a little different though. Since I knew that the Twix Unwrapped Bites were coming to the United States, I made sure to find the Twix Mix while I was in London back in March so I could compare them.

Twix Mix and Twix Bites

The format of Twix Mix is actually a mix of little nuggets of biscuit (cookie) and caramel. They’re slightly different shapes, so if you’d prefer to eat one or the other, or make sure you’re mixing them, you can pick them out. The caramel pieces are just little spheres of a firm caramel covered in a very milky, thin chocolate shell. The biscuit pieces are a little flatter.

Twix Mix

The effect is actually quite nice. The ratios don’t match the classic Twix bar at all, and the milk chocolate is much milkier and the whole experience is a bit more on the malt side than the usual emphasis on the toffee/caramel notes. As a confectionery snack, they’re good and different enough from a bridge mix or something as traditional as Milk Duds.

The American Twix Unwrapped Bites have no notation on the packaging regarding the cocoa sourcing yet, though Mars promises that is coming in the next few years. They contain dairy, soy and gluten and may contain traces of peanuts.



Name: Twix Unwrapped Bites
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Mars
Place Purchased: Target (Eagle Rock)
Price: $2.99
Size: 7 ounces
Calories per ounce: 142
Categories: Candy, Morselization, Mars, Caramel, Chocolate, Cookie, Kosher, 7-Worth It, United Kingdom, Target

POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:45 am Tracker Pixel for Entry     CandyMorselizationReviewMarsCaramelChocolateCookieKosher7-Worth ItUnited StatesTarget

Comments
  1. I love Twix (I really loved the old PB Twix, and I’m not a big PB candy fan), so I was really excited about this. Unfortunately, I wish there was more crunch of the cookie. Maybe I got a bad batch, but all mine just seemed caramel and chocolate (which I like but think the Milky Way Caramel does it better).

    Comment by Callie lee on 5/22/14 at 5:59 pm #
  2. “The American Twix Unwrapped Bites have no notation on the packaging regarding the cocoa sourcing yet, though Mars promises that is coming in the next few years.”

    Don’t hold your breath. Mars are too fond of child slavery for that

    Comment by km on 5/27/14 at 9:55 pm #
  3. Twix bites are the bomb, I put them in the freezer, and at any given time, pop them out, and what an awesome surprise, better than the ice cream kind, love em,have snickers too!! Wow love em!!!!!!

    Comment by Melissa spires on 7/02/14 at 11:33 pm #
  4. Bought TWIX Bites for plane trip. Love TWIX but was very messy to eat. Pieces had melted together. It may have been better if individually wrapped.  Love the bite idea though.

    Comment by Andrea baker on 7/11/14 at 6:55 am #
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