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November 7, 2011January 10, 2021 Michael

Maltesers – Crispy, Bite-Sized Goodness

Candy Bars

Maltesers have always been a favourite of mine. There’s something about those chocolately, malty little balls that I find kind of irresistible.

Odds are, you’re probably more familiar with Whoppers than with Maltesers – as far as I’m aware, Maltesers are hard to come by in the States, while Whoppers are quite prevalent. That’s a shame, as I feel like Maltesers are clearly the superior product, though I’d have to do a side-by-side comparison to be sure.

Basically, Maltesers are crunchy, malt-flavoured balls (the package describes them as “Honeycombed centres”), covered in a relatively thin layer of milk chocolate.

They’re lightly crunchy, with a fairly complex malted taste – there’s a hint of bitterness, but not in a bad way. They’re sweet, but not intensely so, with a vaguely honey-like aftertaste. The milk chocolate coating complements the centre really well. They’re quite good; if you’re only familiar with Whoppers, I’d definitely recommend that you seek these out.

Manufactured by: Mars
Calories (37 g package): 180

October 31, 2011January 10, 2021 Michael

Snickers Peanut Butter – Not Enough of that Sweet PB Flavour

Candy Bars

Ah, Snickers: the old standby. It’s not the most exciting candy bar in the store, but it’s always there when you need it, and it’s always tasty. I like Snickers. I also like peanut butter. So, is this two great tastes that taste great together? Uh… kind of?

Snickers Peanut Butter is divided into two square chunks. Each one consists of a layer of nougat, topped with a layer of peanut butter filled with chunks of peanuts, topped with a layer of caramel, and all enrobed in milk chocolate.

It’s not bad. The first thing you notice is that it’s very, very sweet – cloyingly so, but with a strong salty kick that attempts to balance things out. It’s a bit of a throat-searing combination, but it did grow on me after a while.

Between the peanut butter, the nougat, the caramel and the chocolate, there’s a lot going on in this bar. Maybe a little too much; the peanut butter doesn’t really stand out as much as you’d think it would, considering that it is ostensibly the main attraction here. I should also note that the peanut distribution is somewhat uneven – my first square had almost no peanuts, while the second was actually quite peanutty.

The whole thing reminds me a lot of Reese’s Fast Break, which is another bar that I’m not crazy about (the very Reese’s-esque thick, crumbly peanut butter certainly solidifies this connection).

Manufactured by: Mars
Calories (two squares, 50 g): 250

October 24, 2011January 10, 2021 Michael

Kit Kat Dark: 70% Cocoa – Dark and Delicious

Candy Bars

The media have done a pretty good job of convincing people that dark chocolate is good for them – when I bought this bar, the cashier examined it with interest and declared that she wished that she liked dark chocolate, because then she could eat as much as she wanted without feeling guilty. Well… not quite. There are certainly health benefits to eating dark chocolate, but that doesn’t exactly mean that you can eat all that you want without gaining weight. It’s still chocolate, after all.

My cashier would definitely be out of luck with this bar, as the dark chocolate here has a really strong flavour; much more so than your average mainstream dark chocolate bar. If you don’t like the dark stuff, I can pretty much guarantee that you’re not going to like this bar.

The chocolate has a nice snap (literally – you can hear a very pronounced snapping noise when you separate the segments) and seems to be of a reasonably high quality. It’s not the best quality chocolate ever, but for something in a Nestle candy bar, it’s better than you’d expect. Though it’s been a while since I’ve had the standard Kit Kat Dark, I’m fairly certain this has a more robust dark chocolately taste.

It’s quite good, actually, though the chocolate may be a tad too strong; it kind of overpowers the other flavours of the bar. You definitely get some flavour from the wafers, but it’s in the background. I like it, but then I’m a pretty big fan of dark chocolate (so this whole “dark chocolate is health food!” fad has been a big boon for me).

Manufactured by: Nestle
Calories (45 g bar): 250

March 25, 2009January 10, 2021 Michael

Kinder Chocolate – Like the Egg, But Without the Toy

Candy Bars

Kinder Chocolate is pretty easy to describe: it’s essentially just a Kinder Surprise in bar form. It is perhaps a tad creamier than a Kinder egg, but otherwise the taste is pretty much identical.

Kinder Chocolate is a smaller-than-average bar (it’s about half the size of a typical candy bar), so it’s pretty good if you’re looking for something that isn’t too heavy. It’s really creamy and sweet, and the quality of the chocolate is fairly decent. As you can see from the picture, the proportion of white chocolate to milk chocolate is higher here than in a Kinder Surprise, which contributes to the added creaminess of this candy. It also makes it slighter sweeter than a Kinder egg, but that is fairly negligible.

I liked this, but since I like Kinder Surprises, that really isn’t much of a… surprise (oh man, I’m terrible). These are a lot easier to eat than one of the eggs, so if you don’t really care about the toy, then this is probably the way to go.

Manufactured by: Ferrero
Calories (21 g bar): 120

March 20, 2009January 10, 2021 Michael

Hershey’s Kisses: Chocolate Truffle – The Best Hershey’s Kisses Ever?

Candy Bars, Truffles

These were a bit of a surprise. I’ve never particularly been a fan of Hershey’s Kisses – the crumbly texture and overly sweet taste has always struck me as being even worse than the typical Hershey milk chocolate. Plus, my experience with Hershey-made truffles has so far been less than stellar. But these were actually pretty tasty. Maybe it helps that my expectations were so low.

A package of Hershey’s Kisses: Chocolate Truffle consists of five truffle-filled milk chocolate Kisses. I’m not sure if you can tell from the picture, but there’s really not a whole lot of the truffle filling in there. That’s probably a good thing, as Hershey’s truffles tend to be fairly mediocre. The milk chocolate is quite creamy; so creamy, in fact, that it’s hard to differentiate the chocolate from the truffle when you’re eating it. It’s quite sweet, of course, but not as sweet as you might expect.

Again, the low expectations might have helped – this is one of those things where I had pretty much decided that I wasn’t going to like it right from the get-go – but this wasn’t bad at all, and certainly something I could see myself buying again. They’re definitely the best Hershey’s Kisses that I’ve had so far, though I’m far from a Kiss expert.

Manufactured by: Hershey
Calories (5 Kisses, 36 g): 190