Kcal 190 Fat 9.0g Fat(sats) 5.0g Carbs 24.0g (per 8 pieces 39.0g)
Its taken me a while to munch my way through the huge 450g bag Candy Pirate so kindly sent my way, but today finally sees the Chocolate Mission ruling over the Hershey's Caramel Kisses.
These are pretty simple in build - 'soft caramel centres covered in a milk chocolate outer shell'. The back of pack information informed me that a single serving should compromise of around eight kisses (39.0g!) ...personally I found that to be a bit excessive and tended to just eat about four or five at a time - they did nicely as a small snack.
The 'Kisses' brand always have a nice appearance. They are just about the right size to eat individually and each comes foil wrapped with a handy paper tag that makes unwrapping each effortless. Each Kiss had a pleasant yet unspectacular sweet smell that was more so honey-like than cocoa based.
My prefferred method of eating these was placing them whole in my mouth and letting them melt on my tongue. The milk chocolate melted at a nice rate and the caramel filling had a nice consistency to it - neither too runny or to thick...just about right. Each Kiss was proportioned nicely with a nice balance of the milk chocolate and caramel...both elements were wonderfully smooth in texture.
The milk chocolate was standard Hershey's...the flavour being more milk than cocoa rooted. Hershey's chocolate generally seems to fall into one of two categories..utterly repulsive or actually quite good....luckily this was more the later and though it was extremely sweet in flavour due to the nature of the small dosages it avoided being sickly. The caramel element unfortunately wasnt the best I have tasted...it lacked any real sort of flavour depth in what I can only really describe as sugary; it was to the extent at which after about four I had that burning sensation at the back of my mouth..I hope you know what I mean.
Overall these are a solid offering from Hershey's with just a few tweaks needed on the flavour of the caramel to make them a strong product. The Kisses are presented nicely and have a nice smooth texture though unfortunately slightly falter when it comes to the actual overall taste. The milk chocolate is very sweet but even that pales in comparison to the overly sugar based caramel centre which at large is disappointing. Despite their overly sweet nature these are a nice product to grab a handful of from time-to-time and are a good choice to have as a snacking option. If your a fan of milk chocolate caramel combos these are worth a look at - just dont expect the excellence of the Cadbury/Galaxy caramel bars though.
7.3 out of 10
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Had those Hershey's recently as well. I was amazed. Most Hershey's taste like actual vomit, but these were alright. Tasty.
Never had these before. I've only really ever had plain Hershey's chocolate, but I liked it a lot. I love caramel in chocolate, though and these look really nice. :)
Jon / Gemma As I said in the review hershey's tends to be hit or miss...and although overly sweet i guess this are slightly more hit than miss. They do make a nice snack and definately worth a try if you like your caramel Choccie combos.
Thanks for the posts!
The limited edition kisses tend to be a little hit or miss too. The cherry cordial kisses tasted a lot like cherry cordial. I don't know if they're still being made, but weren't too bad. These sound pretty good. Thanks for the review!
Justin Those cherry cordial kisses sound great...another limited edition though eh...is anything in the US not Limited Edition??? lol
speaking of which I have both those M&Ms you sent me lined up to review this week...im very much looking forward to them :D
Thanks for the comment :D
Jim
Jim, Actually I was mistaken about the cherry cordial being a limited edition (Probably some kind of commentary in there about limited being the norm out here... Hmm....). Anyway, they still make these. They don't actually have cherries in them which prevented them from becoming a favorite of mine; but they're pretty good. :)
Justin haha you probably just assumed they were limited edition as every product out in the US seems to be...its a pretty fair assumption now a days lol. Thanks for the recommendation my man I will get my suppliers on the case.
Jim
Firstly, sorry for disappearing for a while - internet access is a bit sporadic of late. I am aiming to get you the promised Irish Dairy Milk this week though so I'll be in touch!
These kisses are my favourite, I occasionally enjoy a couple of the milk ones too. I think I only like them as they remind me of my childhood best friend who was American.
Saz Hiya I was wondering where you had gone just the other day :D ... it seemed like you had disappeared off the face of the earth - I was getting worried I had offended your fave choccy bar or something :D haha
Its amazing how the taste of something can bring back good memories isnt it. The taste of Cadbury Eclairs reminds me of my grandparents who always used to have them when I went round there house a kid... Can you get hold of these easily then in Ireland?
Jim
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