Yoplait - Perle Del Lait Coconut Yoghurt (Waitrose)

There is something rather pure about this yoghurt, it is bright white and has a wonderful fresh taste. The coconut flavour tastes natural and is lovely and creamy.
It is marketed as being softer tasting than regular yoghurt products, and I have to agree that it does have a really creamy texture and flavour, with no sharpness. The only disappointing thing about this yoghurt is that because it is coconut flavoured, the makers have put a small amount of fine coconut pieces in the contents, and this is a shame. They are only minimal bits of coconut, but they distract from the smooth texture.
It is so hard to describe this as the it is both creamy and yet rather refreshing, not two things that normally go together, but it works. I really enjoyed this, I understand that there is also a lemon variety available, which I have my eye out for.

Werthers Original Chocolate Milk (Waitrose)

This flavour is the other new variety of Werthers that has recently become available, it is very similar in its packaging to the Caramel sweets I wrote about a couple of days ago. Unlike them they don’t have a filling as such, instead each chocolate is marbled with a creamy milky solid fondant.
I thought the chocolates were presented nicely and that the marbled effect made them look quite pretty. Each item is easy to bite into and not at all hard like a toffee. I really enjoyed the flavour of these, and felt that I could pick up on the nutty alpine tones within the chocolate. The flavour that is with the chocolate is creamy and tastes mildly of toffee, it is very pleasant and not overly sweet. As per the caramel variety it would have been nice to have a bit more of the golden Werthers flavour which we associate with their hard boiled sweets, but all in all I thoroughly enjoyed these chocolates.

Choc On Choc: Chocolate Eggs Gift Set (Waitrose)

I think this is my first official proper Easter write up. These chocolates are so pretty in the box, and yet again I wish that my photography skills could do them justice. You can just about tell from the picture, but not only is each one hand painted, it is also dusted with edible glitter. They are just so cute!
Each chocolate consists of a half egg, on a white chocolate base. To be honest when I first bit in I was expecting some sort of praline filling, but they were so tough to bite I soon discovered that they were actually solid chocolate! There are two varieties in the pack, a dark chocolate half egg on a white base, and a white chocolate (coloured pink) egg on a white base. The dark chocolate is very flavoursome, with lovely dark rich cocoa tones mellowed by the creamy base. The pink eggs, and sweet and creamy, and you can tell that they are of a very good quality with a nicely defined cocoa butter flavour.
This is an absolutely beautiful selection of chocolates. They are so pretty, you actually feel a little guilty eating them. The chocolate is of a good quality too, so I can’t see how anyone would be disappointed to receive them as a gift, they are just lovely.

Werthers Original Chocolate Caramel (Waitrose)

It is difficult not to simply associate Werthers with rather rich sweet hard toffees. I do like them, but finding that they had released a selection of chocolates was a bit of a surprise.
These chocolates are individually wrapped milk chocolate filled with a liquid caramel.
The coating is quite soft and breaks easily, but having said that it does have a nice nutty taste with the cocoa and does deliver a pleasant chocolate flavour. The contents is a rich golden thick but runny liquid caramel. The centre is tasty, and sweet, but isn’t quite as creamy tasting as the usual Werthers Originals, which was a bit of a shame.
Having said that, each chocolate produces a very pleasant sweet caramel and chocolate hit, it doesn’t last long in the mouth and leaves you immediately wanting another, so it is far from being bad! It just would have been nice to pick up on that expected Werthers flavour a little more.

Velvet Crunch Sweet Potato Snacks – Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar (Nisa)

I was first aware of these snacks when I saw an advert for them in a women’s magazine. They are a low calorie snack, meant to be a crisp replacement, possibly trying to appeal to the post Christmas healthy eaters.
I was intrigued by the fact they contained sweet potato, but found the base flavour to be rather mild and sadly indistinguishable. They do have a nice flavour though, but it is mainly from the seasoning of salt and vinegar. The texture is rather pleasing, they initially crunch when you bit it, and then smoothly melt away, it is clear this is how the product got its name! They are circular in shape, with risen edges making them almost bowl shaped. I feel this would make them perfect for eating with a (low fat) sour cream dip!
I would certainly buy these to have with my lunch at work, they are crunchy, well seasoned and filled a gap. As they are low calorie they make for a guilt free extra in the lunch box too. So if you are looking for a healthier alternative I would recommend giving these a try.