Kcal 250 Fat 15.0g Fat(sats) 6.0g Carbs 25.0gAs much as I dont like to admit it, the whole 'Limited Edition' candy craze in the US has encaptulated me. Im justifying my spend on this bar based on the fact that Chocolate Mission is currently jointly being led by the Original Snickers so it would be irresponsible of me not to review a limited edition Snickers offering...thats a good enough excuse for me anyway :D
This limited Edition Snickers offering is named the 'Nut'n Butter Crunch' and is comprised of 'milk chocolate, peanuts and creamy peanut butter taste'. This was all crammed into a 48.5g bar...a big on pack slogan states 'Snickers satisfies'...im not going to dispute this... despite its smaller size compared to the original Snickers (UK) it was more than sufficent and was a nicely portioned bar.
The wrapper had a nice colourful bold appeal whilst the bar itself had a nice asthetic look to it. The bar had a enticing cocoa smell which was further extentuated with a strong nutty note when bitten into.
As you can see above the milk chocolate coating was not the thickest....it provided a nice crisp outershell but due to the nature of the chewy centre its creamy flavour soon took very much a back seat...fortunately the centre filling was absolutely delicious.
When I was first reading about this bar on the internet I was expecting a pure peanut butter centre but when I recieved the bar I realised it was actually a peanut butter flavoured nougat...this slightly worried me as I feared for a bland tasting nougat...luckily my fears were soon put to rest as this was thankfully not the case. The nougat centre mixed a strong peanut butter flavour with a nice firm texture...what really made the nougat extra tasty though were the whole peanuts which were generously dispersed throughout. They had a fresh crunch and slightly salty flavour which made for a substantial tasty centre that was crammed with flavour.
Overall Im a big fan of peanut butter and this is genuinely a very good peanut butter flavoured bar. The combination of chewy and crunchy textures in the nougat makes for an extremely tasty and interesting centre filling. The chocolate coating is slightly lacklusture due to its small proportioning though this can be forgiven. Another thing that did slightly disappoint me was the lack of a caramel layer...unfortunately this element has been removed from this bar...I believe the extra sweetness from the caramel would provide a great combination of flavours agaisnt the slightly salted peanut elements. At the end of the day, although it could be made slightly better with a few slight adaptations this is a great tasting bar that I would recommend to Snickers, peanut butter or limited edition addicts like myself - this a bar I will be definately having again.
8.4 out of 10
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7 comments:
Sounds good! I love the original Snickers, and I always thought it would be great with a hint of peanut butter in it.
It's nice to see you are dedicated to the cause. Not giving a Snickers a chance (even a limited edition version), would have definitely jeopardized the search ;).
I too liked the Nut'n Butter Crunch. I was a little disappointed by the smaller size and the fact that it didn't taste like peanut butter as the name suggested. Still, a good bar and surprisingly not dissimilar to a standard Snickers even without the caramel.
Gemma I think a combination of this bar and the original Snickers would be an awesome mix...as I said it was disappointing the caramel was missing :( :( still bloody good though! If you get the opportunity defo give it a try!
Justin I slightly disagree with there matey...I think it does taste of peanut butter...the nougat does anyway...but yes it would be intresting to see what it would be like if it was pure PB!
The smaller size wasnt too much of an issue to me! I was still pretty full after eating it...Im sure if it came to it though I wouldnt turn my nose up at a king size version lol :D
Thanks for the comments
Jim
Jim, I do have a more difficult time discerning Peanut Butter "flavor" from real peanut butter. So you are likely right. The size didn't bother me so much in terms of satisfaction, more in principal. However, I suppose limited editions don't benefit as much from economies of scale so the smaller size is somewhat justified. I'm with you on the king size idea :).
Snickers actually had peanut butter in a limited edition santa. I suppose my expectations were biased. Oh well, thanks for the review!
Justin No problems. I do totally understand what your saying though...if this bar was pure peanut butter it would be awesome! Still though the nougat i flavoursome enough for me to warrant a good score!
Cheers for reading
Jim :D
Hey Jim, I am back :)
I ate this one just yesterday and love it! I think it is much better than the normal one and i definitely will order this at cybercandy again.
Franzi Hi Franzi great to see you back online. I thought of you the other day when I was buying some Milka chocolate and was wondering if you were going to rappear soon...good to see you back anyway :
I dont think its quite as good a the original but its definately a great bar...one of the better limited editions I have had anyway. Im just such a big fan of peanut butter there was little chance I wasnt going to like this lol!
Anyway great to see you back :D
Jim :D
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