Muller Bliss Baileys Corner Yoghurt (Ocado) By @Cinabar

You can tell it is getting close to Christmas when all the luxury Baileys items start appearing in the shops. I picked these up along with a few other Baileys goodies, which I'll be writing about soon. I decided to have one of these Muller Bliss Baileys Corner Yoghurts as a lunchtime treat.

I opened the pot to find a whipped yoghurt section, with a sauce underneath and some Baileys and chocolate biscuit balls to mix in. I gave the yoghurt a try and found it very pleasant and sweet, but the flavour was much more like caramel than a proper hit of Baileys.

To be fair, it was lunchtime, so I wasn't necessarily looking for a strong alcohol flavour, but I did feel the taste could have been a little stronger. Other Baileys biscuits and treats I've tried usually have a much more identifiable flavour. This was more yoghurt and caramel, with just a hint of something resembling Irish cream.

It was still a nice yoghurt, just not quite the Baileys treat I was hoping for.

Muller Corner Yoghurt - Jaffa Cakes (Ocado) By @Cinabar

There is a lot of discussion about whether Jaffa Cakes are a cake or a biscuit, as they are found in the biscuit aisle but are technically cakes, apparently. Well, this Muller Corner Jaffa Cakes edition is definitely a yoghurt.

I do like Jaffa Cakes, so I couldn’t resist trying these new yoghurts. On one side we have plain yoghurt with plenty of Jaffa sauce marbled through it, and on the other we have dark chocolate-coated biscuits to add in. Yes, biscuits, as in shortcake. I guess sponge would have gone soggy or not kept its shape.

I added the biscuits to the yoghurt and have to say, the flavours really did come together. The orange was full of flavour, sweet and juicy with plenty of citrus. It worked really well with the crunch of the chocolate biscuits and the yoghurt, and was perfect for chocolate orange fans.

Muller Rhubarb Crumble (Iceland) By @Cinabar

Get on your baggy jeans and combat boots, the 90s are back in fashion. Take That are on tour and Muller have re-released their classic 1990s flavour Rhubarb Crumble yoghurt. I remember having this back then and thinking the corner style yoghurts were super cool. Having one of these in a school lunch box was really something to look forward to.

This is one of their classic corner yoghurt flavours, with the crumble on one side and the yoghurt with rhubarb compote on the other. I still often buy corner yoghurts, so I had to pick these up when I saw them.

I tried one during a work from home lunch, so not quite getting the canteen kudos it deserved, but still the perfect time to give it a go. Regular readers will know I do like a mix of textures, so corner yoghurts will always be a favourite.

I opened it up and could see the crumble on one side and the yoghurt on the other. I folded in the crumble and gave it a gentle stir, which is when the rhubarb started to show a pinker tinge.

The taste was lovely. The rhubarb is a soft flavour and is not too sharp. There is plenty of creaminess from the yoghurt and vanilla, making it a bit like a custard. And of course there is the lovely crunch of the biscuit.

What a fab dessert. I cannot wait to take one of the others to work, old school, in my lunch box.

I love a bit of nostalgia.

Muller Mississippi Mud Pie Corner Yoghurt (Asda) by @Cinabar

People are very excited that this Muller Mississippi Mud Pie Corner Yoghurt is back. It was released in the 1990s and has been sorely missed; even newspapers have been writing about its comeback. I have to confess that I didn’t remember it the first time around, but it seems that this has some sort of cult status. My online order this week was with Asda, and as these were listed in their new section, I thought I’d give it a try and see what all the fuss is about.

 

They were sold individually, so I just bought a couple. I generally buy yoghurts in multipacks, but I couldn’t see this flavour sold that way. Inside the tub is a corner with a chocolate biscuit crumble, vanilla yoghurt, and chocolate sauce. I gave it a try, and it was good. The flavour isn’t too chocolatey, as the yoghurt is a plain base flavour, but the chocolate shines through. The crumble part adds a nice biscuit taste and a bit of crumble. So yeah, these yoghurts get a thumbs up from me; I thoroughly enjoyed them. I have to be honest; I’m not sure they needed the articles in the papers announcing their comeback, but they are a nice addition to the range and one I’d buy again.

Muller Light Banana Split Yoghurt (Iceland) By @Cinabar

This is the latest new flavour from Muller and it is in their Light range, which is helpful after all the Easter chocolate. The new variety is Muller Light Banana Split, and I was looking forward to it. Banana as a flavour seems to be as controversial as Marmite. Some people really hate it and some like me rather like it.

I opened up the pot and found inside it a light coloured yoghurt speckled with chocolate. I was trying to think what a Banana Split was like a retro dessert. I think it was banana, ice cream, chocolate sauce, cream and a cherry on top. Now idea how that went out of fashion! This yoghurt is just a banana base with some chocolate sprinkles in it, which, although nice, doesn’t seem quite as exciting as the dessert would make me in a restaurant.

Taste wise, it was nice, there was sweet banana which tasted quite natural, and the chocolate added a little bit of cocoa flavour to the mix, but sadly not that much. As someone who is in the camp that likes banana flavoured treats, this worked for me. Muller already makes a Banana and Custard flavour yoghurt though and this Muller Light Banana Split doesn’t seem to add enough difference to make it worthwhile having both. I think it needed a heavier hit from the dark chocolate.

Muller Light Strawberry Daiquiri Yoghurt (Iceland) By @Cinabar

I think I may have become a bit sceptical over the years and as such when I bought these Muller Light Strawberry Daiquiri Yoghurts I thought to myself oh wow, an interesting way to packaging up a regular strawberry yoghurt and market it with a summer twist. Yes I know, I should have more faith.

 

I had one of the yoghurts as a lunchtime treat, they are part of the Muller Light range so lower in calorie and it is nice to have something sweet after a sandwich which doesn’t come with too much guilt. The yoghurt is pink and looks much like a regular strawberry yoghurt but I’m pleased to say the flavour was nicely different. I could pick up on the flavour of lime which was really nice with it, it made it a little sourer but refreshing in the muggy weather. There was still plenty of strawberry and fruit too in the yoghurt. I was at first disappointed that all the flavours were the same in the multipack as many new Muller varieties come in mixed packs, but by the end of the yoghurt I was looking forward to the next one. This Muller Light Strawberry Daiquiri Yoghurt is a nice twist on a standard flavour with the cocktail element and nicely done with the added lime.

Muller Light - Millionaire Shortbread (Asda) By @cinabar

These were a replacement item from my online order at Asda for a different type of Muller yoghurts that I had ordered. We have had a few decent hits with random replacement items, and even managed to try some new things I wouldn’t have bought so I was quite pleased when these arrived. Normally these multipacks of Muller Light have two flavours in the pack but this particular set is all one variety, Muller Light Millionaire Shortbread, they must be be pretty confident everyone will like them.

  

I had the first one with my lunch as a bit of sweet treat without the guilt. It was a really good sweet treat too, the flavour was creamy sweet with lots of biscuit and rich caramel tones. There wasn’t too much chocolate but there was some real bits in the yoghurt which added a nice texture. I was impressed, they did have all the elements of the Millionaire Shortbread taste with a heavy hit of caramel and I really liked them. This was a lovely finish to my lunch and I’m looking forward to the rest of the multipack of these Muller Light Millionaire Shortbread yoghurts.

Muller Light – Bakery Inspired Cinnamon Bun Yoghurt (Asda) By @Cinabar

Working from home has increased my consumption of yoghurt. Mainly because being at home I’m next to my fridge rather than risking the shared fridge in the office, where things disappear, admittedly mainly milk. I do buy a lot of the Muller Light yoghurts anyway but discovering the Bakery Inspired range excited me, there is this Cinnamon Bun flavour. I love cinnamon, it is my favourite spice and, as you probably guessed, Cinnamon Bun is my favourite pastry. There is also a lemon drizzle yoghurt in the pack, which sounds nice too, but has no cinnamon! So I think you can guess we started first.

 

This yoghurt is a pale cream in colour and has a decent creamy thickness. The flavour is divine! The yoghurt is sweet, there is cinnamon and the flavour of pastry, it was so good. The flavour is creamy too and it tastes bad for you. However it is 0% fat and has no added sugar so is a proper guilt free cinnamon treat. I realise this is a winter flavour but honestly cinnamon isn’t just for Christmas. The spice is warming and works so well with a little sweetness, I was scraping the yoghurt pot out by the end.

Muller Light - Jam Roly Poly Flavour Yoghurt (Iceland) By @Cinabar

One of my lunch time treats is a Muller Light yoghurt, they seem to have enough new flavours to keep me entertained too. This week I have found these Muller Light - Jam Roly Poly Flavour Yoghurt, which sounded like a interesting new flavour, it is part of the new desserts range they have. I also have the Banoffee pie flavour too, but that is for another day.

These yoghurts sound far more interesting than they are, the pot contains a pink yoghurt that tastes mostly of fruit, like most yoghurts and is a nice pink colour. There is a flavour of sponge, and it is nice, but it wasn’t quite as wow as I had hoped.

The good thing about these yoghurts though is that they are lower in fat and calories so they are a nice sweet treat after a sandwich, just enough to quench that bit of sugar craving. They are always nice even if not necessarily as exciting as I’d hoped. Fingers crossed the Banoffee ones are good!

Muller Light Key Lime Pie Flavour Yoghurt (Asda) By @cinabar

Surprisingly when I did my Asda order there were a decent selection of interesting yoghurts available, and I was pleased to even find these Muller Light Key Lime Pie Flavour ones I hadn’t tried before. I love Key Lime Pie, as I am a big fan of citrus flavours. It is like a lime version of lemon meringue pie. Key Lime Pie is my first choice of dessert in American themed restaurants too, although it is more difficult to find the real thing in most restaurants.
The yoghurt is both fat free and sugar free which is impressive. I, like many others, am less active at the minute due to the Covid-19 lockdown. I am going out for a walk each day, but my watch is telling me quite clearly my step count has significantly reduced even so. It is nice then to find something a bit healthier that is still sweet and tasty.

I peeled back the lid and hadn’t quite been expecting the yoghurt to be pale green in colour. Pale green is not an appetising colour for a food substance, and it seems particularly wrong when it comes to yoghurt for some reason. The flavour though was lovely. I could pick up on the sweet lime flavour, but also there was a wonderful creamy aftertaste like pastry (or biscuit), this gave the yoghurt the proper feel of a Key Lime Pie. The texture was thick and creamy too. Think these Muller Light Key Lime Pie Flavour Yoghurts are going to be a nice refreshing treat for the warmer weather. When all of this lockdown is over it is worth looking out for Key Lime Pie in restaurants, but in the mean time these get the thumbs up as nice treat.

Muller Light - Gin & Tonic Inspired Yoghurts (Ocado) By @Cinabar

There have been a lot of new flavours from Muller over the years but these Gin & Tonic ones really do seem quite different. I was amused to see that the the new pack has a banner down the side that states they are the official yoghurt of British Athletics, which is a bit of a weird choice for athletes who presumably aren’t drinking, or perhaps that is the point, they have this instead. Not sure it would have worked that well as a Dry January thing, but never mind. :-D

There are two flavours in the pack Gin & Tonic and Pink Gin and Elderflower. The first yoghurt I tried was the Gin & Tonic, which was a pale cream colour without bits. The flavour was quite delicate, citrus like with a nice taste of tonic. I found it to work remarkably well, and it was a sweet and refreshing flavour, a proper palette cleanser.

The elderflower yoghurt was also a pale cream in colour, I think I had just assumed it would be more pink. There is a vague hint of pink, but I’d still describe it overall as cream in colour. The flavour was still rather refreshing, and it had a lovely delicate taste. There are tones of floral elderflower, a nice sweetness but still that refreshing tonic aftertaste. I liked this yoghurt, again it was something a bit different.
These new Muller Light - Gin & Tonic Inspired Yoghurts are an unusual flavour combo. They manage to have delicate flavours with a thick and creamy base. I think these are summery yoghurts, with lovely fresh flavours. I don’t buy Muller that often, but these were a rather fab find. So nice to see an unusual flavour that works.

Halloween Edition Muller Corner Yoghurts (Asda) By @Cinabar

There has been less new products this year for Halloween than I have seen before but I’ve still been able to find a few things that are new to me and have made me smile. This is in that category and it is the new Halloween Edition Muller Corner Yoghurts. They are in a multipack with six corner yoghurts inside, three of each of the two flavours.

They are:

Strawberry with White Chocolate Crispy Ghosts
The yoghurt here was the usual sweet, fruity and smooth strawberry Muller yoghurt. The ghosts were small but crispy and the white chocolate added a nice level of sweetness. The ghosts were a little rough in design, but you could get the idea.

Vanilla with Skull Shaped Chocolate Biscuits
The yoghurt section was very creamy, but the biscuits had a quite a deep cocoa taste which worked well with them. The main flavour was still the vanilla but the extra chocolate was a nice addition. I thought the skulls were particularly well shaped and did look the part.

I like the effort of the Muller Halloween yoghurts, the base yoghurt is simple enough but the decorated biscuits made it, and added a nice twist to the twin pots. These might be the perfect fuel to set you up for Trick and Treating, but hopefully they leave a little room for any candy you might collect.

Muller Light – New Limited Edition Raspberry Doughnut Flavour Yoghurt (Lunch Trolley) By @Cinabar

I usually make my own sandwiches for work, but do occasionally have a look at the lunch trolley that comes around, often to just pick up a juice. Today however I spotted a selection of Muller yoghurts, and the inevitable ‘new’ label that drew me in. The flavour of this yoghurt is Raspberry Doughnut which sounded quite fun so I decided to have a this as a sweet treat for the afternoon. I thought I was being a bit naughty choosing a flavour that sounded so sugary, but when I had a further look at the packet I realised it was actually fairly low in calories (less than 100) and was fat free.
Inside the pot was a thickish yoghurt which had a pale pink colour. The flavour was quite strong, and the major element of that was the sugariness in taste. There was some pleasant acidic bite from the raspberry, but it was really quite sweet. If I was asked to describe the flavour I think I would have gone with raspberry icing, rather than doughnut, fruity but over-sweet. I couldn’t pick up on any of the doughnut part, just the tangy raspberry. I was after a sweet treat for the afternoon and this certainly delivered, so I can’t really complain, and technically all that flavour hit was still lower fat. This is perfect for when you want a sweetness hit without too much guilt or the calories.

Pumpkin Spiced Late Muller Fruit Corner (by @NLi10)

Occasionally we find things for review that don't really conform with what is expected of a product in that category.  After a race that a friend participated in they gave out the usual freebies, and for some reason a bunch of these yougurts.  Considering it was probably around April (I've had these pictures for a while) a Pumpkin Spiced Late Muller Fruit Corner was not what the participants were expecting, and a tray of them made it to work.  So I took a couple to try.

They look standard enough - its a Muller fruit corner after all and these things are now an institution. You get a yougurt, sometimes with two layers, and then you get some jam, and you mix them.

Here we see that the yougurt is a funny colour, and the pumpkin is a little more ominous than your typical raspberry jam.  Also - it smells like a Halloween style treat, but thats probably the psychology of anything that contains pumpkin.

Essentially this is coffee, spices and pumpkin - none of which should be going anywhere near yougurt and possibly only one at a time in the pudding section of a meal.  The whole combination is odd, it's both too strongly flavoured but they all seem to cancel out making the resulting sticky paste very sweet and non-descript. I wasn't a fan. 

THe second yougurt was eaten by a colleague who seeemed to get through it OK but admitted that he'd rather have had a normal one.

The main reason for bothering to review this though is the interesting possibility it throws up.  Coffee yougurts exist, but are for crazy people.  Pumpkin yougurts are probably fine but not in this form.  Spicy yougurt though is an interesting thing.  You see I live in a very Asian area (and love it) and smart people use the yogurt to cool the spices - and this got me thinking.

We have two potential options here - both using fairly plain yougurt - but with the corner being the excitement.

 The first idea is very straight forwards - you try and emulate the classic Asian starter of the poppadom and dips, only we get a huge yougurt and a little spicy mango or the red stuff dip too.  Not sure how theye'd give us popadom too. 

The other idea is that we stick a spicy Bombay mix in the corner  - and its this one I love. There used to be a lot of more childish corners with little chocolate balls next to them and I think that this would go well with that style.

Muller Spice Starter corners, where you get to eat your yougurt before your sandwiches and not feel guilty about it. Call me Muller, lets do business. Maybe I'll have to mock one up.

Blackcurrant & Liquorice Muller Light Yoghurt (Asda) By @cinabar

I do like something sweet after my main meal in an evening. This doesn’t have to be a calorie laden dessert, sometimes a lower fat yoghurt is enough to suffice my sweet tooth. On my wander around Asda I thought I’d see if there were any new flavours from Muller in their Light edition. I spotted this Blackcurrant and Liquorice variety and tentatively picked it up. I like blackcurrant, but don’t eat much liquorice at all, it's not that I don’t like the stuff, its just not a favourite sweet of mine.

The yoghurt is a pale lilac colour, and looked and smelt quite pleasant. The texture is fairly thick (for a yoghurt) and very creamy. The flavour was sweet, but not too sharp. Blackcurrant dominated my tastebuds and the flavour was very pleasant. The liquorice taste added its dark flavour more as an aftertaste, and I have to admit it wasn’t bad, but it felt misplaced in a yoghurt.
The more I ate the more I tried to work out what the flavour reminded me of, and the answer came as cough sweets. As a kid if I had a sore throat or cough the soothing sweets I was given were blackcurrant and liquorice flavoured, once I realised this I found it hard to get past it, and it meant that I probably wouldn’t buy them again. Thats the problem with taste, it is a very personal thing, and the complexities of what an individual does and doesn’t like is linked backed to experiences, which is why it is hard to please everyone! I shouldn’t complain, the yoghurt flavour did what it said on the tin.

Muller Light Turkish Delight (Morrisons) [By @Cinabar]

As the summer is coming, people seem to be thinking more about their body shape for summer clothes. I’ve notice an increase of people at the gym, mostly those that joined in January and are now having a second push at using their membership before their summer holidays. I too thought I’d take a look for a lighter treat after my dinner. Muller have always been good at interesting flavours with their low fat yoghurts, and they haven’t disappointed this time either. I picked up the new Muller Light Turkish Delight in Morrisons.
The yoghurt is flecked with dark chocolate and flavoured with Turkish Delight. I’ve always liked Turkish Delight, so thought this sounded like an excellent new variety. The yoghurt itself is thick and creamy tasting, and quite sweet too. The rose flavour is very prominent with all its fantastic floral goodness. The only negative part is that the chocolate flavour is very mild. There do seem to be quite a few flecks of chocolate, but they only add a little to the taste. I still enjoyed the main flavour though, it feels like a nice treat. It reminded me of eating the proper Turkish Delight sweets, but this only comes in at 99 kcalories and is fat free, so it doesn’t come with the guilt.

By Cinabar

Muller American Classics Raspberry Cheesecake Brownie Yoghurt (Morrisons) [By @Cinabar]

When Muller decided they wanted their latest limited edition corner yoghurt to be American themed one, they must have a bit of a decision to make. “Shall we go for cheesecake or brownies?” The obvious conclusion was both, along with; “lets chuck some raspberries in there too for good measure”. Behold the American Classics Raspberry Cheesecake Brownie Yoghurt was born. Phew.
If I was being picky I’d point out that if somebody says to me New York style cheesecake, I’d assume it would be baked, this yoghurt has a very British feeling Digestive biscuit bits to represent the base. It’s okay though, they put the Statue of Liberty of the packet to help confirm the American theming. Hang on wasn’t the Brownie the base?

So before I tried this yoghurt I had already decided that it was a bit confused. I pulled back the lid, and was impressed by the amount of brownie and biscuit bits I had to pour in. There seemed a lot, which is always nice.
I dipped the spoon in getting some of the cheesecake yoghurt, the raspberry sauce, the biscuit bits and the brownie and the flavour sensation struck, I take it all back, this works. The ingredients felt like they were meant to be. The rich chocolate, the smooth creamy flavour from the yoghurt and biscuit and the zingy raspberry cutting through it all, it was just heaven. I know I’ve mentioned before about my love of textures, so crunchy biscuits and soft brownie meant that this was a win on that front too. This is a new favourite Muller Corner for me, and I hope it stays a while, despite having that “Limited Edition” label top right.

Muller Limited Edition Light Peanut & Caramel Flavour Yoghurt (Tesco) [By @Cinabar]

One of my favourite things is peanut butter, specifically when coupled with something sweet, usually chocolate but I'm happy with jam too. When I heard that Muller were bringing out a Light Peanut and Caramel yoghurt I thought it had the potential to be my new favourite. Also as it is a light version I thought it might be a nice treat after a meal, in place of a naughtier pudding. Fat free and just 99 calories per pot.

I pulled back the lid and found a very pale brown/orange coloured thick yoghurt, which looked far more appetising than my description! I gave it a taste test and It was pleasant, but lacking something. There was a sort of peanut flavour, which went well with the caramel sweetness and the creamy finish, it was nice, but not inspirational. I took another spoonful and just couldn't work out why I wasn't loving it the way that I should. I decided it didn't have the right amount of peanut, it was sweet without that nutty kick I was expecting. I wanted the full on rich peanut butter topped with oozings of caramel sauce flavour, but the focus was more on the caramel. A quick nosey at the ingredients and I couldn't find any nuts in the pot. I'm not sure why they do this, it isn't the first no nuts nutty product I've tried. I can't decide if it is to make a safer environment for the other food products they sell for nut allergy suffers or simply because it is cheaper, I'd suspect it is a combination of the two factors. Sadly though it leaves this yoghurt missing the mark for me.

By Cinabar

New Muller Bliss Corner - Strawberry Compote (Waitrose) [By @Cinabar]

I’ve seen these new yoghurts from Muller advertised a fair bit on TV and was keen to try them out. The idea is that it is Greek yoghurt is whipped, so it is a change of texture. Although I’m pretty sure other flavours have been advertised our Waitrose only stocked the strawberry, but that seems a good enough place to start.
The Muller yoghurt is a split-pot dessert, ie you get yoghurt one side, strawberry compote the other, and then mix the two. I thought with the Greek yoghurt being thick it might be a bit awkward to mix the strawberry compote section but it was fine, still easy to lightly stir or fold in.

The texture of the yoghurt is lovely, it does feel wonderfully fluffy in the mouth, thick and substantial but somehow still light. The flavour was what impressed me the most, this is a lower calorie dessert, and somehow they managed to make it take so very creamy. It is surprisingly rich, and it felt almost naughty to be eating. The strawberry section was sweet and fruity and the whole thing reminded me of a bowl of strawberries and cream. It was seriously summery too, but without all the guilt.
I’m looking forward to exploring some of the other flavours on offer, when I can find them.

By Cinabar

Muller Light After Dinner Mint (Tesco) [By @Cinabar]

As I’m having my “eating a little healthier” phase, which is not to be mistaken as a proper January Detox, I have been looking round the shops at a few lighter alternatives. It is quite funny to see several shops have reduced all the luxury treats and now they are seemingly lighter versions of things on the shelves. The offers keep drawing me in and I have to remind myself not to put cut price luxury chocolates in the basket. :-D
I have always been a fan of Muller yoghurts, and they are my go to low fat treat for a sweet kick. I had a look at the new flavours and this After Dinner Mint seemed the most interesting. When I peeled back the lid the yoghurt was a light creamy green colour. Only very slightly green, but even when something is mint it is still not the best colour for a foodstuff.
I enjoyed the yoghurt though, it was sweet and had a nice taste of peppermint, which was well balanced. The chocolate taste came through as there were bits of dark chocolate throughout the yoghurt, these were quite strong and added just enough dark chocolate flavour.
Muller yoghurts are always quite filling as they are in a generous large pot and this left me feeling satisfied, even if it was a fat free treat.

By Cinabar