Kcal 177 Fat 8.4g Carbs 22.4gYou may recall that last month I reviewed the original Maltesers which scored 7.4... take a look if you havent already. Today I felt a little peckish after lunch so decided to pick up a 35g bag of the white variant.
As you have probably already ascertained the only difference from the original Maltesers and this variant came in the substitution of the milk chocolate for white chocolate...well that and a shocking 2g from the single serving pack :)
On pack they were described as 'white chocolates, with crisp, light honeycombed centres' and came in a nice foil bag. The white Maltesers were almost identical in appearance but had a nice a slightly yellowish cream chocolate colour. When opened the product had a nice smell - very milky and creamy ...alot like vanilla ice cream.
To taste, this variant Maltesers was again very much a mixed bag. The white chocolate element melted at a nice rate in the mouth and provided a smooth coating. In taste the white chocolate was very milky with a slight vanilla note...its flavour was very much like sweet vanilla yogurt - it was an enjoyable taste though lacked the strength of the original milk chocolate. The honeycomb centres were again very tasty; they had a nice strong malty sweet honey flavour which was only spoilt by its complete lack of substantiality...the flavour lasted only seconds before fizzing and melting away on my tongue. I finished this 35g in a matter of a few minutes, and to be honest I was just as hungry as I was before I ate them.
Overall this variant runs into exactly the same problems as the original though to a further extent. These are a nice tasting product...the chocolate has a smooth texture and a nice light creamy taste...the honeycomb is also pleasant in flavour though just lacks any substanance of any degree. I guess these are a product I would recommend if your after a lighter choice of chocolate...though in my opinion if your going to eat chocolate you might as well do it properly and eat and entirely satisfying product...great tasting but just dont suprised when the entirety of the 350g pouch you buy at the cinema quickly becomes 0g!
7.1 out of 10
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I enjoy white chocolate, but these white maltesers I find to be the elast enjoyable white chocolate. Also I found that the crispy middle is not as good as its milk chocolate counterpart, and find this to be a poor excuse for the maltesers brand.
I love Maltesers and I love white chocolate, but for some reason, I don't really like the sound of these two merged together. They just don't appeal to me for some reason. Give me the milk chocolate ones anyway.
Colin I totally agree with you that their flavour really isnt that chocolaty...its far more milky based and as I said in the review quite alot like vanilla yogurt IMO...which for me isnt too much of a problem as I like vanilla yogurt haha :)
I can see how people dislike these though if they dont enjoy that kind of taste.
Gemma These just dont seem to have quite the flavour hit of the originals as you say. It would be intresting to see what a solid bar of this milky 'white chocolate' would taste like...to be honest i reckon i would quite like it...a taste i like and a texture thats quite smooth.
As you say though it just dosent quite work out on these maltesers. due to the lack of substinance...oh well
Thanks for the opinions :D
Jim
Jim another SA chocolate for you to try is WHISPERS, they are by caadburys and basically they are malteasers but with better thicker chocolate!! MUST TRY! :)
Laura Whispers it is!! I will get on to Sweetstall now to see if they have any in stock for me to try! Cheers for the request...just let me know if you have anymore!
Thanks
Jim
I seem to recall that when I had white malteasers the chocolate left a rather unpleasant after tasteof washing up liquid!!! Do you advise me to try these again with the hope of having a better experience?
Craver Hmmm I cant quite say I would aliken the taste to washing up liquid myself...maybe you a had duff batch? Maybe your tastebuds are different to mine!? Probably worth trying again if your after a quick light snack...its not as if your forking out premiuim chocolate monies either! Whats the worst that could happen eh! If you do try them again let us know how it goes!
Thanks for the input
Jim
I actually found the white version more satisfying, which is odd considering it's 2g lighter. I thought the chocolate coat was bit thick as I could scrape it off with my teeth, where as with the milk chocolate it seemed more like it was painted on.
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