Walkers Baked Cheese and Jalapeño Crisps (Ocado) By @Cinabar

I haven’t yet found any of the Walker’s Christmas flavours of crisps, perhaps it is still too early, but there are still some new varieties coming out in other ranges of theirs. I spotted these Cheese and Jalapeño Walkers in their Baked range, so they sounded perfect for lunch times. The crisps are baked, not fried, so they have lower calories. I tipped the pack out onto my lunch plate and did think that there weren’t that many in the bag, which seems to happen with multipack bags.

The crisps are hexagon in shape, because they are reformed and made from potato flakes instead of slices. I guess this is to help them cook while baking, or give texture. They are nice and crunchy. The positive bit about the shape is that they do have a tiny bit of ridging to catch and hold the seasoning, which is helpful. I gave one a try and was actually rather impressed. The cheese flavour is about right, a good cheddar-like flavour and a nice bit of heat from the jalapeño, there is a touch of sweetness from the chilli too, which really worked. It reminded me of the cheese you can buy with the chillies running through it, a hit of spice but just enough milky cheese flavour to tame it. These are a win, I think I just want a few more in the bag.