Kcal 210 Fat 12.0g Fat(sats) 4.5g Carbs 22.0g (per 5 cups - 39g)Now arent these the cutest things you have ever seen?! These came into possesion courtesy of the kind people at www.sweetstall.com in a 150g bag which ecquates to about 4 servings of 5 cups...so 20 in all.
Being a massive fan of all things peanut butter I could hardly contain myself when I opened the plastic packet and an initial waft of peanut butter overcame my senses...these smelt soooo good and were eminating a lively and fragrant nutty aroma - very very enticing.
Despite their relative small size I was impressed to find each cup came protected in both a foil and paper cup wrapping...this not only looked smart but ensured that cups maintained their freshness and shape.
As you can see from the cross section above each cup had a relatively thick chocolate coating. In these minatures the proportion of chocolate to peanut butter certainly does favour the chocolate side of things - especially when you compare these to the 'Big Cup' versions which are litterally crammed to the brim with the creamy stuff.
This effected the texture and taste of the cups slightly in comparison to their standard sized siblings. The thicker chocolate made for a initial pleasant crunchy element, providing a nice 'cracking' feel. Unfortunately the overall texture was slightly offset in comparison. The chocolate in these miniatures is again the same slight disappointment it is in every Reese's product...slightly lacking in flavour with a weired waxy texture. Unfortunately as it is slightly more prominant in this variant it is at its detriment, as the waxy texture masked some of the amazing peanut butter flavour. The peanut butter despite lacking a bit in proportionality still had a lovely slightly grainy texture that gaves it that authentic nutty but creamy taste.
Overall these are a variation that certainly smell and look fantastic. They are alot less messy to handle than the original two cups format and just perfect if you would like just a small chocolate snack. Five at a time seems a good number and certainly went away to subsiding the hunger I had. Unfortunately the proportioning of chocolate and peanut butter wasnt quite to my taste - I would prefer more peanut butter...however despite this I still very much enjoyed these and would recommend them to any Reese's/peanut butter/nuts fan.
8.4 out of 10
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8 comments:
Ooh, these look NIIICE!
Don't even think I've tried the normal size cups - I've only had Reeses Pieces (which I love) and the Nutrageous bar ...
These look good, I'd be interested to see how the extra chocolate effects the overall flavour as I find the normal size ones just verge on too much PB for me (though that doesn't stop me loving them).
The only downside for me would be having to buy a bag of them, I'd probably eat them all...
Oh you have to try the Reeses peanutbutter cups amanda. They are awesome and much better than the Reeses pieces. Thank good i still have some at home :)
Amanda - That is 100% shocking :D :D you seriously have to get involved with some Reese's cups of some sort...they are so so so good. If they had the chocolate to mach the peanut butter they would probably be winning chocolatemission so far...unfortunately I think the chocolate is a bit sucky :( .... get involved girl! You can find them most places now!
Saz - Eating the whole bag?? I dont think thats too much of a bad thing :D :D it would be about 840 kcal though lol! If you think the normal sized have too much PB these could be the ones for you. Quite a few places do these bags...Sweetstall.com is as good place as any to get them.
Franz - Your right there though I do love Reese's Pieces they are gorgeous :P
Thanks for the comments
Jim
The normal sized ones are utterly fantastic and I NEED to get some of these. Actually, anything from the Reese's range are amazing. I particularly like Nutrageous bars and the limited edition banana peanut butter cups. :)
Gemma- Ive reviewed both the Canadian and US version of the Nutsrageous and loved both! The one we get here in the UK (Canadian one) is bigger :) woohoo for us.
I remember the banana limited edition was pretty good..nothing too special but a nice variation.
Thanks
jim
Agree with you 100%. Reese's minatures (while good) lack the choclate punch and don't quite have enough PB. Although, the fact that have some PB gives them an edge over other chocolates.
At Easter, we have huge Reester Bunnies, that are packed with Reese's PB (They also are about 800 calories!). I'll admit to using one of them as a lunch substitute and being quite satisfied well into dinner. Thanks for the review.
Amanda, try regular Reese's soon. I promise you will not regret it. ;)
Justin - reester bunnies im googling it as we speak! The premise sounds awesome...I dont think I would be complaining about the lack of PB in one of them.
Phew another person has recommended them Amanda..the onus isnt all on me if you dont like them now lol :P
Thanks for the comments
Jim
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