Mallow and Marsh Coconut (Tesco) By @Cinabar

I found this lovely marshmallow bar tucked away in our stash of Christmas goodies, although I am fairly sure it was originally picked up at Tesco.

It is a substantial looking bar, made up of coconut flavoured marshmallow coated in milk chocolate. Straight away, it got me thinking about Bounty, which seems to be a proper Marmite option in Celebrations. Some people love it, others absolutely cannot stand it. Curious, I once tried to get to the bottom of why, and from a very small and unscientific study of work colleagues, it appeared the issue was more about texture than taste.

This bar is interesting because while it delivers coconut flavour, it avoids the shredded coconut texture altogether. Instead, you get a fluffy marshmallow centre. For anyone who dislikes Bounty purely because of the chew, this could be a game changer. Once opened, the bar is a decent size with a thin coating of milk chocolate. The whole bar comes in at 139 calories, which is fairly low for a chocolatey snack like this.

Taste wise, it really delivers. The flavour is sweet and creamy, with the coconut shining through nicely. The chocolate is mild, as you would expect from a thin coating, but it is pleasant and cracks nicely when you bite into it. The marshmallow itself has a great texture, soft and squishy while still feeling substantial rather than insubstantial or foamy.

This is a genuinely lovely bar. Great flavour, good texture, and very moreish. It might just be the bar that convinces Bounty sceptics that coconut deserves another chance.