Kcal 200 Fat 14.0g Fat(sats) 7.0g Carbs 22.0g (per 4 pieces 40g)Yet another ChocolateMission reader (Justin) has recently very very kindly sent me a great batch of goodies all the way America all in the name of the ChocolateMission cause....thanks again Justin.
So another Limited Edition candy with a movie tie in eh!? This offering from Reese's is tied in with the soon to be released new Batman film. In keeping with the dark coloured nature of our skin tight leather caped friend Batman the traditional Reese's chocolate has been replaced with a darker chocolate...hmmm intresting.
Anyone who reads regularly will know I have a pretty big problem with the standard milk chocolate used in Reese's products...I find it pretty non descript in flavour and waxy in texture...did this new dark chocolate cure this problem?! well read on and find out :)
Justin kindly sent me a serving of four of these pieces which equates to an on package decription of one serving...this is was more than a substantial amount (about 40g) and the rich flavour made for a hunger satisfying product.
Unfortunately the product was slightly damaged in transit (see picture above :( :( ...they got slightly melted..doh!) ... despite this though they still looked rather nice anyway...a deep dark colour with a nice light coloured centre. Looking on the internet each of the pieces is supposed to have a batman symbol enscribed (you can vaguely make it out in the pic above) - on the whole I would say they had a nice look...what I was slightly disappointed with though was the size of the pieces...they were neither minis or standard cups which I think is a tad clumsy...personally I think they should have been kept a standard cup size.
So how did they taste...lets start with the peanut butter..well guess what!? Yep the usual creamy buttery goodness that Reese's are so renowned for. Again the nutty slightly salty flavour contrasted brilliantly agaisnt the slightly grainy texture...I dont need to say it again but I will..its DELICIOUS and smells fantastic aswell!
So the chocolate...well its fabulous and far superior to the standard milk chocolate that Reese's generally use...but... and there is a but!!...its not dark chocolate. It rather just tastes like a stronger chocolate...its far more cocoa rooted than the standard milk chocolate normally used. Despite giving a strong cocoa taste it isnt one that I would overly describe as 'dark'....just more flavoursome and slightly richer....but at the end of the day far far better. With the flavour being stronger the texture seemed less waxy and more substantial.
Overall its a real shame these are a limited edition as these are going to be gone before we know it :( My only gripe with these come in the form of the slightly arkward size they came in...the shape isnt ideal..its a bit big for a mouthful and with no paper wrapper like the standard cups a bit arkward to eat. Despite this the chocolate really is an improvement...its not quite the 'dark' proposition it promises but its a far more flavoursome chocolate than the standard milk chocolate Reese's products...I just wish this was the standard chocolate used in their products. Again as a peanut butter product its superb...Reese's never fail in this department. Not quite as good as the white chocolate variant which remains my favourite but still very very tasty. I very much recommend you stock up on these whilst we can. Great stuff!
8.5 out of 10
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They look very tasty indeed! And of course, it's Reese's so I'm guaranteed to like them! D
No selling out in this post then Jim? Noticed a lot of hotlinking and little images floating about in your posts. :P
Gemma Im sure you would like these and I really do recommend them. I dont know of a source in the UK that sells them yet but when I do I will inform you.
Terry If im selling out im not doing a very good job ;) the chocolate log did manage to score one of the lowest CM scores ever!! Im getting some free samples off companies but I still give 100% honest reviews...thats the rules...i will happily say they provided me the stuff but im not going out my way to say something they sell is fantastic...imagine if i recommended people by the Chocolate log...I dont think my readers would come back lol!
Thanks
JIm
Jim, Thanks for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed the chocolates. The Dark Chocolate is definitely sweeter than most, but it is more complex than the standard milk.
Terry, I'll vouch for Jim's Cred. I reserved my opinion on the majority of the candy he received. I also indicated that I didn't like all of the stuff I sent. Reese's PB is just amazing stuff
Justin - I should be the one thanking you my friend giving me the oppertunity to review these....the chocolate in these is no doubt far superior to the standard milk though as I said in the review it could potentially be even darker...that might not be to the taste of the mass market though and would probably make it to niche.
Thanks for the vote of confidence aswell...I would just like to stress to everyone that the products I review are true opinions and are not biased.
Thanks
Jim
So Jim, are you planning to save some of these to eat later while watching "The Dark Knight" on film? ^_^
Anon I will of course be watching "The Dark Night" but unfortunately not with some Reese's Dark bats :( :( :( my supplys were limited to one serving only for the purpose of a review but nothing more :( hopefully some of my suppliers will get them in soon
Thanks for the comment
Jim
No problem bud, Hope the others faired the journey a little better. At least melting doesn't change the flavor.
Justin Very true my friend im glad to report the melting has seemed to not have changed the flavour whatsoever. The Pop Rocks looks slightly deformed lol but its definately edible....just the poor Junior Mints that suffered a death by melting :)
Right now whos going to be first to find a source of these Dark Chocolate Reese's in the UK! Go people GO!!!!
Jim
have you guys seen the reese's site for TDK? they have a video contest of people destroying the bat candies! some of the videos are pretty good... you should check em out!
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