February 2010
1 post
Snickers Fudge is touted “with peanut butter nougat & peanuts wrapped in milk chocolate.” I was excited to try this confection because I love Snickers and I love fudge. I thought the two of them together would be a heavenly concoction of sweets. My first thought upon biting into it, dry. It’s a much dryer taste and consistency than I have come to expect from a Snickers...
Feb 2nd
January 2010
4 posts
The dark chocolate takeover continues with Reeses Dark Chocolate joining the fray. The classic chocolate and peanut butter treat has been taken to the next level. The dark shell is firmer than the original giving the candy almost a crunch as you bite into it. Then the cool peanut butter hits your tongue and you’re in peanut butter cup heaven. I have a great love for dark chocolate and...
Jan 27th
There it was. Sitting in an otherwise empty chocolate bar box at Giant was the Nestle Aero. I had to pick it up since I had never seen such a beast before. A chocolate bar with minty air bubbles? How could I resist. Biting into the Aero was a strange sensation. The texture is weird and somewhat off putting. I like it to biting into a day old cake that’s started to get slightly stiff....
Jan 27th
Ok, so this one might not be as new or novel, but I had never had a Milky Way Dark before. Not being a huge fan of dark chocolate, but an occasional lover, I don’t often by the dark candy bars. Mint 3 Musketeers being the exception. Swoon. I was kind of shocked when I bit into the midnight Milky Way. It was not simply a Milky Way with dark chocolate instead of milk, but a completely...
Jan 22nd
Carl and I spent the weekend in Virginia Beach planning our upcoming wedding. On the way home, we decided to stop at a Sheetz for a bathroom break and to buy some cold drinks. While perusing the candy aisle, my life came to a crashing halt when I found these magical little morsels: Coconut m&m’s. Now, I have to say, I’m not in love with m&m’s. I think they are pretty...
Jan 19th