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Friday, November 13, 2015

Theo Coconut Salted Almond Bites

Theo Coconut Salted Almond BitesI have often desired a better version of the Almond Joy. I love the combination of chocolate and almonds and coconut, but the classic Almond Joy is just a little too sweet and well, has a lot of unnecessary ingredients.

Theo Chocolate of Seattle has been making organic and ethically sourced chocolate for quite a while, and even make one of my favorite bars, their Salted Almond Dark Chocolate. Their newest product expansion has been in the arena of traditional candy bars made with better ingredients (liked their peanut butter cups). The newest is Theo Coconut Salted Almond Bites. They’re part of a full line of coconut bites that come in milk or dark chocolate as well, but the twist here that combined an already well-loved bar was too enticing to resist, even at $2.39 for a scant 1.3 ounce package.

Theo Coconut Salted Almond Bites

The ingredients are non-GMO, fair trade, palm oil free, soy free and organic. It’s also vegan (but made on shared equipment, so not necessarily for folks with dairy or egg allergies.)

The little squares do not look like Almond Joy. The almonds are actually little slivers and chips within the coconut filling, not a couple of whole almonds on top with the chocolate coating.

The smell is comforting, a clean coconut scent, but not quite as sweet and perfumey as suntan oil. The bite is soft, the filling is chewy but not at all sticky. The coconut is moist and distinct. The best part of the whole thing though is the dark touch of the chocolate shell. It’s deep and has a light sweetness that really isn’t found in the coconut. The salt really isn’t evident as a discrete element, but the whole thing isn’t sweet or cloying. The almond provide a different crunch over the chewy coconut.

It’s a very light treat, with really strong flavors and textures. This could become a regular habit ... actually, it has, this is the third bar I’ve purchased since they came out. It took me a while to control myself long enough to take photos.

Related Candies

  1. Russell Stover Coconut Minis
  2. Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramelised Almonds
  3. Toblerone Crunchy Salted Almond
  4. Adams & Brooks P-Nuttles plus Coconut
  5. Limited Edition M&Ms Coconut
  6. Hershey’s Almond Joy Pieces
  7. Sunspire Coconut Bars
  8. Almond Joy


Name: Salted Almond Chocolate Bites
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Starbucks
Place Purchased: Starbucks (Beverly Center)
Price: $2.50
Size: 2 ounces
Calories per ounce: 150
Categories: All Natural, Candy, Starbucks, Chocolate, Nuts, 7-Worth It, United States

POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:38 pm     All NaturalCandyReviewTheoChocolateCoconutEthically SourcedKosherNutsOrganic10-SuperbUnited StatesWhole Foods

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Candyology 101 - Podcast Episode 26 - Honey & Maple

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In the latest episode of Candyology 101, Maria and I talk about the classic sweeteners Honey and Maple and all the wonderful candies that are made better with them.


You can also download the MP3 and of course check out our show notes for links & references.

 

POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:22 pm     CandyHighlightRadio Interviews

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Nestle Toll House DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling

Nestle Toll House DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint FillingThe package for Nestle Toll House DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling says that they’re a baking product. But we all know that chocolate chips are just candy you put in baked goods.

Nestle’s new twist, introduced last year, are filled morsels that come in a variety of combinations for baking. The pieces are just slightly larger than a standard Toll House Dark Chocolate Morsel, so they easy to add to cookies or just eat as candy. The current varieties are dark chocolate with cherry flavored filling, milk chocolate with caramel or peanut butter filling. And then of course, the version I picked up.

Nestle Toll House DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling

The pieces are actually better looking than regular morsels, they were less scuffed up, some were downright glossy. The package only holds 9 ounces, not the usual 12, but for 3.29, I thought they were a pretty good price. The chocolate is real, but the mint filling is made with palm oil, milk, sugar, peppermint oil and food coloring. I was hoping they’d be a better version of Andes Mints, which I love but really aren’t very good quality.

The dark chocolate outside isn’t very complex or even very dark. The cacao content isn’t listed, but it’s pretty sweet. The filling is a little fudgier, a little grainier but also lightly salty. The mint flavor is clean and I didn’t get any notes from the artificial coloring.

Nestle Toll House DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling

The difference between these and any old mint flavored dark chocolate morsel is that the filling makes these a softer bite. It’s not really obvious when I eat them that they’re filled, per se, but there’s definitely a change in the intensity of the flavors based on melting them on the tongue (lots of chocolate, then lots of mint) versus chewing them to get a balance of chocolate and soft mint.


I haven’t seen anyone I know use these in baking yet. But as a candy on their own, this is a great item for snacking at the movies, mixing into a trail mix or perhaps a strange after dinner mint. I think the other flavors are quite interesting, especially the caramel and cherry, since there aren’t other morsels like that already.

Related Candies

  1. York Peppermint Pattie Minis
  2. Nestle Girl Scout Cookie Bars - Thin Mints
  3. M&Ms Mint Dark Chocolate
  4. Hershey’s York Pieces
  5. M&Ms Premiums
  6. Nestle Toll House Mint Holiday Gems
  7. 3 Musketeers Mint with Dark Chocolate
  8. The Mint Kisses: Chocolate Mint & Candy Cane


Name: DelightFulls - Dark Chocolate Morsels with Mint Filling
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Nestle
Place Purchased: Target (West Hollywood)
Price: $3.29
Size: 9 ounces
Calories per ounce: 162
Categories: Candy, Morselization, Nestle, Chocolate, Kosher, Mints, 7-Worth It, United States, Target

POSTED BY Cybele AT 5:21 pm     CandyMorselizationReviewNestleChocolateKosherMints7-Worth ItUnited StatesTarget

Monday, November 2, 2015

Spearmint Mix Tic Tac

DSC_9970rbTic Tacs are reliable and shareable little mints that come in a dispenser box that you can always find by the sound it makes.

The Spearmint Mix Tic Tac is pretty simple, and not that different than the classic Peppermint.

Spearmint is a less common mint flavor when it comes to candy (though an easier herb to grow than peppermint, strange how that happens). The package holds equal quantities of medium and light green mints. I picked these up at Target a little over a month ago, but no I can’t seem to find them again.

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If there’s a difference in the flavor between the two colors, I’m not sure I ever figured it out. It’s possible the darker color was stronger but both were suitably flavorful.

The nice thing about Tic Tacs are the smoothness. The coating on the outside is slick and kind of eases me into the minty notes. I’m a cruncher, so I get to the very minty core pretty quickly. They’re quite strong for such a small mint, though not as caustic as Altoids can be.

But here’s where things go awry. As I was preparing this review, I wanted to make sure I knew what all the allergen specifications were and noticed that the ingredients on the package said that this variety includes sucralose (sold as Splenda in yellow packets). I rechecked old reviews and packages posted online to confirm that this is not the case with other varieties. I specifically avoid artificial sweeteners and some are actually called out on the labels like allergens, but in this case the sucralose was just in the list way at the end and the word resembles sucrose at first glance. (And there’s some printing in a different direction on that part of the label that’s rather confusing, design-wise.)

Basically, I’m bummed. I have never experienced a reaction to sucralose specifically (my problems are with Aspartame, but I’m tarring a lot of other sweeteners with that brush, because, well, why not, it’s a big world and I should be able to get candies with sugar in them.) At first experience I was very enthusiastic about this variety, now I don’t care to eat Tic Tacs any longer. They were my go-to mint for full sugar and shareability.

Related Candies

  1. Ice Chips: Spearmint
  2. Glee Lemon-Lime and Spearmint
  3. Zitrone Honig Tic Tac
  4. PUR Gum: Xylitol Sweetened
  5. Choward’s Spearmint & Lemon
  6. Tic Tac Pink Grapefruit
  7. Barley Mint Mentos
  8. Tic Tac Bold!


Name: Spearmint Mix Tic Tac
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Ferrero
Place Purchased: Target (Glendale)
Price: $1.39
Size: 1 ounce
Calories per ounce: 114
Categories: Candy, Ferrero, Mints, 4-Benign, Canada, Target

POSTED BY Cybele AT 4:54 pm     CandyReviewFerreroMints4-BenignCanadaTarget

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2015

I’ve got something for everyone if you come knocking at my front gate this year: Justin’s Peanut Butter Cups, Payday Bars, Airheads Minis, Charms Sweet & Sour Pops, assorted Wrigley’s sugar free gums, and some lemon drops.

If you’re curious what Halloween in Los Angeles is like, one of my digital buds has been tracking what he gives out and what costumes the kids appear with going back 10 years.

Happy Halloween! Stay safe, eat lots.

POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:55 pm     CandyHalloweenHighlight

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