Sometimes (not often), I think there are just too many different kinds of chocolate to choose from. Today is one of those times.
The wrapper calls it “Milk chocolate with a rippled wafer surrounded by caramel cream and chocolate cream”. I call it “a bit dull”.
While there’s noting actually wrong with Mars Delight, it’s really just another crispy, chewy chocolate bar in a crowded market. Judging by the packaging (and the price) it’s trying to be a little more upmarket than the average chocolate bar, but it doesn’t really work.
Nice enough, but nothing to write home about. Give me a Kinder Bueno over this any day.
Question:
What happens when you try to bake a cake using Creme Eggs instead of real eggs?
Answer:
See for yourself!
I’m not really surprised it didn’t work. The Creme Egg Gods were obviously mad at him for throwing away the shells..
48 grams of heaven. That’s what this is.
Which is just as well, as the guy in the shop is obviously becoming concerned by the volume and diversity of chocolate I’ve been consuming lately. Luckily, he hasn’t called Chocaholics Anonymous yet, so I think I’m OK for a while…
…anyway – back to the matter in hand…
Upon unwrapping my Galaxy Caramel, I was immediately struck by how similar it looked to the Kinder Bueno I reviewed yesterday. Two long, thin bars divided into bite-size chunks. Unlike the Bueno, this is a substantial bar, but it’s just as yummy!
I don’t usually buy Galaxy, as I find the chocolate a little too creamy compared to Cadbury’s, so I wasn’t expecting to like this. But the caramel really makes a difference. It definitely has more flavour to it than Cadbury’s Dairy Milk with Caramel, and I think it’s a less sticky too. So no long, sticky strings of caramelly goo to wipe from my keyboard this time! Yay!
(Er… maybe that’s just me?)
Being an adventurous type, I tried two different ways of eating this (that’s why they give you two bars, right?) First I let the chunks just melt on my tongue… which was very nice, but then I discovered I could bite the ends of the chunks and suck the caramel from the centre!
I’m not entirely sure why I found this so exciting. I think it’s probably down to living alone and not having anyone to slap me round the back of the head and tell me to stop being such a slob… or maybe… just maybe… I have been eating too much chocolate lately…
Is that possible?
The first thing you notice about Kinder Bueno is just how light it is. Luckily it comes in a two bar pack, otherwise I’m sure it would just float away.
Bueno consists of a creamy, slightly nutty filling, sitting on a thin layer of wafer, wrapped in milk chocolate. That’s proper milk chocolate made with cocoa butter, for those of you that don’t like British chocolate which is made with vegetable fat.
I have to say, I’m not a big fan of wafers. They serve no real purpose and have never contributed anything meaningful to the world. But in this case, it kinda works.
The filling is so creamy and soft, that it needs a little crispiness just to set it off while keeping the whole thing very light.
When I first opened it, I didn’t think it would be substantial enough, but having finished it, it left me satisfied without wanting to immediately go out and buy another.
Don’t expect Bueno to fill you up, but if you want a treat or a mid-morning snack, this is perfect.
