Gooey Spread (Crème Egg Filling) (Aldi) By @Cinabar

“Gooey spread” might not sound all that appealing at first, but when that goo is essentially the filling of a Creme Egg, it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. With Easter on the horizon, this feels like exactly the sort of over-the-top breakfast treat you didn’t know you needed.

This is an own-brand product from Aldi, and inside the jar you’ll find two distinct sections. One is bright orange, the other white, mimicking the fondant centre of a Creme Egg. Notably, there’s no chocolate element here at all. The white side is described as “milk flavoured”, while the orange is labelled as fondant.

I managed to spread my toast half and half to try both at once, although the swirl in the jar means there’s always a bit of crossover. Not a bad thing, to be fair.

The white side is incredibly sweet and creamy. It reminded me a lot of white chocolate and was easily my favourite of the two. The orange side is still very sweet, but less creamy, more like cake icing in both flavour and texture.

Let’s be honest, this is not a healthy breakfast. Not even slightly. But it is a very tasty one. My sweet tooth was absolutely in heaven with this. The only real dilemma now is what to do next time. Do I go all in and add a layer of chocolate spread underneath to create the full Creme Egg experience? It feels excessive… but also completely necessary.

Kit Kat F1 Car Bar (Tesco) By @Cinabar

You may have seen the news that Kit Kat has launched a life size Formula 1 car made entirely out of chocolate. Sadly, you cannot drive it, but you can visit it as it appears at various 2026 Formula 1 events. It was also on display in York for a while after it was created. A bit more accessible is this mini version available in Tesco. They have brought out a Kit Kat F1 Car Bar, letting you get a small taste of the concept without needing a race ticket.

Once I opened the wrapper, I was impressed with the level of detail on the chocolate car. It is a fun design, and even has “Kit Kat” written across the rear spoiler, which is a nice touch.

Breaking the bar in half revealed something a little unexpected. There is no wafer inside. Instead, you get a milk chocolate shell filled with a softer chocolate centre and rice crispy pieces for texture.

The chocolate itself is pleasant, with that familiar sweet Kit Kat flavour. The filling has plenty of crispy bits, which do add texture, although it is not quite as satisfying as the classic wafer.

That said, it is still a tasty bar and a fun novelty. If you are following Formula 1 this season, this is definitely a fitting snack to go with it.

Trendmaxing - Starbucks, Matcha & UBE in the same cup [@NLi10]

 I wanted to find out whether the Trendmaxing idea of putting the last hip thing in the same pot as the next big thing was a good idea or a bad one.  So - while waiting for friends my partner bought me this £6.50 soft drink that both had the Matcha Tea trend, and the Ube purple drink trend - together at last!

Now - this is from the same Cineworld Starbucks where the lady decided to be kind and add all of the matcha from the pot to my drink to finish it off (making it insanely strong to the extent that when I got home I used the matcha sludge to make a 2nd tea) - so maybe they aren't the best mixologists in the world.

That said - the purple looked correct, and the matcha was certainly frothy enough to float on top.

And both parts were acceptable.

Trouble is - when we went to Coventry we had an Ube drink there which was so much thicker and more exciting than this watery 'late'.

Fine as a cheap option, but at the premium prices this was a fairly disappointing affair - maybe there was too much ice?

It's perfectly fine as a sweet treat to drink while watching the latest movies, but I don't think you'd go out of your way to go back and try it again.

JD’s Smoked Hot Honey Chipotle Infused sauce (Tesco) By @SpectreUK

Hot Honey seems to be the in flavour this year. This JD's Smoked Hot Honey Chipotle Infused sauce is recommended with Fajitas, Tacos, Chilli, Nachos, Burgers, veggies, and everything else. So, I'm going to try mine with potato Smily Faces and a Chicken Kiev tonight.

JD's Smoked Hot Honey Chipotle Infused sauce is a blend of hot honey, and smoky and sweet chipotle chilli for a medium smoky heat. On opening the sauce, I noticed the honey had crystallised, so I followed the instructions on the label, and put the bottle in hot water for a few minutes.

There was a sweet honey aroma and the smoky heat of chilli. On first taste this sweet Hot Honey sauce has fire. There was lots of smokiness, lots of honey, and lots of chilli heat. It went perfectly well with my Chicken Kiev and also my potato Smiley Faces. This was a gorgeous sauce. I'll certainly give it a try with everything else.

Racer Hot Chocolate (Aldi) By @Cinabar

Racer is Aldi’s take on a Snickers style chocolate bar, packed with caramel, nougat and peanuts, so I was curious to see how that would translate into a hot chocolate.

This is a new instant version inspired by the bar, and there are a couple of other flavours in the range too. I picked up another one to try next week.

Preparation was simple, just hot water and a quick stir. It mixed well with only a few bubbles on top and, importantly, no lumps. The flavour is nicely sweet with a good chocolate base, backed up by a gentle hint of caramel and nut. It is not overpowering, but the inspiration is definitely there.

Overall, it is easy to drink and full of flavour, making it a solid and comforting option if you fancy something a bit different from a standard hot chocolate.