Mars Croissants (Iceland) By @Cinabar

As far as crossover products go, I have to admit this is a bit of a strange one. I would never have considered merging a Mars bar with a croissant, but here we are. Inside the heavily branded pack of Mars Croissants are four individually packed croissants, again very much branded to Mars. I like the fact that the others remain sealed, so they don't need eating right away, but I also don't like all the plastic, so there isn't an easy compromise. 

 

I opened one up and found a slightly smaller than expected croissant; isn’t that always the way? The pastry didn’t seem to be as flaky as a regular croissant. I normally split a croissant in half and add butter; this strikes me as the kind of treat you just eat. I gave it a bite, and on my first taste, there wasn’t much filling. A second bite in, and I found the filling; it was nice but not especially like a Mars bar. The chocolate and caramel were there, but it was lacking that nougat layer and the distinctive taste. The croissant didn’t have enough crispy layers either; it was so dense that it was almost like a sponge. The end result isn’t bad; it was a nice, sweet treat. I just felt they spent a lot of time branding this as a Mars Croissant, and the result didn’t really meet my expectations.