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June 24, 2021 Michael

Reese’s White – A Downgrade from the Original

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The three major types of chocolate, ranked: dark chocolate > milk chocolate > white chocolate. I’m sorry, but that’s just a fact. White chocolate is okay, but if you prefer it to milk or dark then you need to come to terms with the fact that your opinions are bad.

But of course, like so many would-be white chocolate confections from the major candy-makers, this isn’t actually white chocolate — it’s “white creme.” There’s no cocoa butter in the ingredients, so the word chocolate does not apply.

It’s fine? I guess? Even if it were great quality white chocolate, I don’t think this would have been anything too special; the chocolate/PB combo is magical for a reason, and removing the cocoa flavour from that equation diminishes it quite substantially.

Still, it’s tasty enough. The salty peanut butter does a great job of balancing out the sweetness from the white creme, and with the quantity of PB here, the waxy texture from the fake chocolate isn’t all that noticeable. The whole thing is a clear downgrade from a standard Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, but it’s not bad.

Manufactured by: Hershey
Nutritional info (2 cups, 39 grams): 200 calories, 12 grams of fat (4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat), 0 mg of cholesterol, 150 mg of sodium, 21 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fibre, 18 grams of sugar, 5 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Peanuts, sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil, shea oil, sunflower oil, palm kernel oil, and/or safflower oil), skim milk, dextrose, corn syrup solids, lactose (milk), contains 2% or less of: salt, lecithin (soy), TBHQ and citric acid to maintain freshness, vanillin, artificial flavor, PGPR.

May 12, 2021 Michael

Kit Kat White – It’s Missing Something

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Regular Kit Kat might just be the greatest candy bar on the planet. Kit Kat White & Milk? Also delicious. No, it’s not as good as the original, but what is? So I sort of assumed that Kit Kat White, which forgoes the milk chocolate altogether, would still be delicious.

It is not.

I like white chocolate, but in the context of a Kit Kat, it’s hard not to feel like something is missing. It’s sweet and milky and tasty in its own way, but the added punch of flavour you get from actual chocolate is sorely missed. It feels a bit one-note.

It probably doesn’t help that, like with so many white chocolate confections, it’s not actually white chocolate — if you look at the wrapper, the word “chocolate” is conspicuously absent. That’s because there are various oils in the ingredients (along with cocoa butter), which means that legally, this ain’t chocolate.

Still, it’s not bad (bottom-of-the-barrel mockolate doesn’t bother with cocoa butter at all); it’s fairly creamy and not particularly waxy. The biggest issue is the flavour, or lack thereof. It’s just sweet and crispy — and hey, there’s nothing wrong with that, but I can’t imagine that I’d ever buy this again. Especially when regular Kit Kat is right there, and is like a billion times better.

Manufactured by: Nestle
Nutritional info (1 bar, 41 grams): 210 calories, 11 grams of fat (6 grams of saturated fat, 0.1 grams of trans fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 21 grams of sugar, 0 grams of fibre, 3 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Sugar, modified milk ingredients, cocoa butter, wheat flour, palm, palm kernel, coconut and vegetable oils, cocoa mass, soy and sunflower lecithins, yeast, sodium bicarbonate, calcium sulphate, salt, protease, xylanase, natural flavours.

March 24, 2021March 28, 2021 Michael

Mr. Big – Boring, but Tasty

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Mr. Big is one of those old, reliable candy bars that isn’t particularly exciting, but gets the job done. I was under the impression that it was a Canadian-only thing, but apparently it was released in the States in 1995.

Featuring a wafer surrounded by caramel, puffed rice, peanuts, and chocolate, this was a favourite of mine as a kid — mostly because, as the name implies, it’s bigger than average, and I was a fat kid.

It’s still good. The chewy caramel contrasts nicely with the crispy wafer and puffed rice. I guess there are peanuts as well, but they’re stingily applied and don’t make much of an impact.

The chocolate is probably the weakest link — I’m not even sure if it’s real chocolate (the ingredients lists three types of oil, though unsweetened chocolate is there as well), but whatever it is, it’s not the best. There’s enough going on here that doesn’t make a huge difference, but it’s a bummer regardless.

Manufactured by: Cadbury
Nutritional info (1 bar, 60 grams): 290 calories, 14 grams of fat (8 grams of saturated fat, 0.1 grams of trans fat), 5 mg of cholesterol, 100 mg of sodium, 41 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of fibre, 33 grams of sugar, 1 gram of protein.
Ingredients: Sugar, glucose syrup, modified palm oil, modified milk ingredients, rice, modified vegetable oil, wheat flour (with barley), peanuts, cocoa, unsweetened chocolate, corn starch, salt, hydrogenated palm oil, malt extract, soy lecithin, baking soda, citric acid, natural and artificial flavour.

March 3, 2021March 6, 2021 Michael

Kit Kat Gold – Almost as Delicious as the Original

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Though I had initially assumed that Kit Kat Gold was a spin-off of Hershey’s Gold, they’re actually not affiliated. Remember, while Hershey makes Kit Kat in America, it’s made by Nestle in the rest of the world — and Kit Kat Gold is a Nestle product. I guess the word “gold” is too generic to copyright.

Like the Hershey version, the main draw here is the presence of caramelized white “chocolate,” and like the Hershey version, the chocolate isn’t real. The label simply calls it “caramelized white gold,” and Nestle’s website calls it “caramelized-white chocolatey coating.”

However, as I’ve noticed with other Kit Kat varieties made with mockolate, the presence of the fake stuff doesn’t have much of an impact on the tastiness of the bar. There’s almost no waxiness here, and the presence of the crispy wafers covers up any of the mockolate’s textural shortcomings.

It’s really, really good. This might actually be one of my favourite Kit Kat varieties — the toastiness of the wafers and the mild caramel flavour from the coating is a boffo combination. As usual with Kit Kat varieties, the wafers do a great job of balancing out the overall sweetness of the bar. It’s surprisingly delicious.

Manufactured by: Nestle
Nutritional info (1 bar, 45 grams): 240 calories, 13 grams of fat (7 grams of saturated fat, 0.2 grams of trans fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 40 mg sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 22 grams of sugar, 0 grams of fibre, 3 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Sugars (sugar, glucose), milk ingredients, modified palm and modified vegetable oils, wheat flour, vegetable oil, soy and sunflower lecithin, cocoa powder, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, natural and artificial flavours, yeast, baking soda, salt, calcium sulphate, protease, xylanase.

February 14, 2021February 20, 2021 Michael

Coffee Crisp Stix: Salted Caramel – Sweet Wafery Goodness

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What is that thick layer in the middle of a Coffee Crisp? Flavoured white chocolate? I honestly have no idea.

Whatever it is, it’s missing from Coffee Crisp Stix. I would have thought that this would make this thing taste less like Coffee Crisp and more like a generic wafer bar, but its identity is relatively intact; it definitely has the distinctive flavour of its namesake.

I basically tastes like a lighter, more wafery version of Coffee Crisp. It’s tasty in most of the same ways, so suffice it to say, if you like Coffee Crisp you’re probably going to like this (and if you’re not Canadian and have no idea what Coffee Crisp is — don’t worry, you’re not missing out on anything too mind-blowing).

I’m pretty sure the exterior is actually mockolate and not chocolate (it’s pretty waxy), but it’s thin enough that it’s not really a big deal.

As for the salted caramel, I didn’t notice much of a caramel flavour, but there’s definitely a mild saltiness that does a nice job of complimenting the bar’s sweetness.

Manufactured by: Nestle
Nutritional info (2 bars, 32 grams): 160 calories, 8 grams of fat (4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 65 mg of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fibre, 14 grams of sugar, 2 grams of protein.
Ingredients: Sugar, modified palm and vegetable oils, wheat flour, modified milk ingredients, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, salt, coffee, cocoa, baking soda, yeast, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, protease, xylanase, natural flavours.