Mars Cookie Dough Flavour (B&M) By @SpectreUK

As well as Hot Honey, Cookie Dough seems to be another flavour of the year for snack foods. We spotted this Mars Cookie Dough Flavour bar in a local store. The bar is soft cookie dough flavoured nougat, with creamy caramel on top covered in milk chocolate.

 

On opening the wrapper there was a milk chocolate and cookie dough aroma from the regular looking Mars Bar inside. On cutting into the bar to see the insides, it didn't look much different from the original Mars Bar.

On taste this Mars Cookie Dough Flavour did taste different than original Mars Bar. There was a cookie dough taste instead of the regular nougat, mixed with the regular sweet caramel, and milk chocolate flavours.

Overall this Mars Cookie Dough Flavour bar was a lot sweeter than the original. So, it depends if you have a sweet tooth and a desire to mix it up a little.

Spooners Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (Tesco) By @Cinabar

I went into Tesco Express with the intention of picking up some yoghurts, as we had run out. I did buy a packet of strawberry low fat yoghurts, but next to them in the fridge was this twin pack of cookie dough pots, and I just couldn’t resist. I know these are more dessert than lunchtime snack, but they still made their way into my basket.

As it was Friday, and very much a treat for getting through a truly difficult week, I thought I’d give one a try. The pack says you can eat them straight from the tub or microwave them to warm them up. When I peeled back the card, I was greeted by a dollop of cookie dough. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it did look a little sad.

I decided to try it warm. After a very brief zap in the microwave, it looked slightly melted and far more inviting. The first thing I noticed when I tried it was how lovely and soft it was, with the warmth making it super comforting. The cookie dough itself is very sweet and definitely a proper treat, with a rich, buttery flavour. There was plenty of chocolate too, which melted nicely into the dough.

I loved every mouthful. The portion size felt just right, as any more might have tipped into sickly territory, but this hit my sweet tooth perfectly and absolutely delivered.

Iceland's Luxury Miniature Tarts (Raspberry & White Choc) [@NLi10]

 We like indulgent puddings, it's good to hide a few in the freezer.  These are great as they defrost in 30 mins which is about the time it takes to eat dinner.

What they are is Barbie sized Raspberry & White Chocolate tarts - which is great as you can eat 4 without feeling too greedy, but we had two each.

And they are pretty similar to the back too - a little less 'jam' maybe

They do crunch and ooze just enough to feel like a luxury pudding, and they go great with a little coffee.  I want to get more but I fear this was the end of teh Festive range - ah well.  Next year!

New McVitie’s Club Layers Orange (Tesco) By @SpectreUK

Any child of the eighties knows the high pitched theme tune for McVitie's Club. "If you like a lot of chocolate on Your biscuit join our Club." McVitie's have recently got into trouble for decreasing coco in their chocolate and may have to add "chocolate flavoured coating" to some of their bars. However, not with this New McVitie's Club Layers Orange. This is a "Milk Chocolate covered wafer bar with orange flavoured cream filling."

On opening the wrapper this New McVitie's Club Layers Orange smelt exactly like an original Orange flavoured Club bar. It was unmistakable. I haven't had one in years, but the smell made me want to bite in immediately. And so I did.

On first taste this New McVitie's Club Layers Orange had the same orange flavour cream filling I remember from the original orange flavoured Club bar. There was then the crunchy wafer flavour, which was obviously different, been as though there was no wafer in the original. This orange wafer layered bar was completed perfectly with the familiar milk chocolate coating. I really enjoyed this orange flavoured chocolate wafer bar and would definitely go back for more. I'm in the Club, are you?

Cadbury Lotus Biscoff Egg (Tesco) By @Cinabar

There was a time when snacking chocolate eggs were very basic, with Cadbury’s Creme Egg pretty much dominating the shelves. These days, there seems to be a new variation every year, each one trying to be a little bit different. I spotted this Cadbury Lotus Biscoff Egg in Tesco and decided to give it a go. I am a big fan of those spiced biscuits and I will happily eat the Biscoff spread on toast, so expectations were fairly high.

Once unwrapped, the chocolate shell looks much like a standard Creme Egg. Inside, though, the filling is where things change. I was pleased to see that the egg was well filled, as some limited editions suffer from a disappointing air gap. This one definitely does not skimp. The filling itself is very sweet, with the spiced biscuit flavour coming through clearly. There is some texture from biscuit crumbs mixed in, which I liked, although it is more of a gentle bite than a proper crunch. Combined with the milk chocolate shell, however, it becomes an extremely sweet treat overall.

While I enjoyed it, I did feel that the sweetness of the chocolate and the sweetness of the Biscoff style filling did not balance as well as they could have. The flavour ends up being a bit one note, and some of that distinctive biscuity character gets lost. A nice idea and worth trying, but for me it is just a little too sweet to really shine.