Kcal 259 Fat 16.4g Fat(sats) 10.7g Carbs 40.5g (per tube)What ever happened to the Mint Munchies?? Well I can tell you …they got rebranded as the After Eight Bitesize in 2006 that’s what. To be honest I think it made perfect sense considering the only way that they resembled Munchies in any way were through their appearance! Apart from that they are completely different – a mint soft centre fondant that is coated in plain semi sweet chocolate…vastly different to the caramel and biscuit original milk chocolate Munchies i reviewed about a week ago.
These came in a pack of 61g which contained twelve bite sized cubes. I personally don’t think there is a person alive that could possibly eat these all in one sitting…personally I preferred to just have the occasional one every so often and it took me over two weeks to eat a whole pack.
The packaging was nice in appearance and the gold foil wrapper made for a nice looking protective covering. The chocolates had a slight cocoa scent with a hint of fresh mint…not the strongest or most appetising but ok nonetheless.
As I have said I personally think it would be nearly impossible to eat all 12 in one sitting....they were so devilishly sweet. The fondant centres tasted almost completely of sugar...not suprising due to the pack being over 66% pure sugar!! Cazy huh! The plain chocolate lacked flavour and had an unfortunate grainy clumpy texture as it melted in the mouth. The fondant centres were more liquid in constituents than I was expecting and had a cool feel on the tongue...if it wasnt also for their gritty nature I would have enjoyed this texture far more. Its extremely rare that I get pain in my teeth when I eat sweet foods - but like the original Munchies these pained me to eat...I could literally feel my throat burning after eating just one...again simply too much for me.
Overall these are definately not a product I will be revisiting in the near future...if only for the sake of my teeth. The spearmint flavour was no doubt refreshing of sorts, and I can see the credibility in this product for its initial purpose...just the one off mint after dinner or with a coffee...just, in this guise I simply believe the flavours just dont work - its just overly sugar based and way to sweet. These arent a product im going to recommend to anyone - if you want chocolate mint I suggest you save yourself the dentist bill and seek elsewhere.
5.3 out of 10
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Just looking at these makes me feel ill! I've never understood the appeal of mint involved with chocolate. It's like brushing your teeth and eating chocolate at the same time. Perish the thought!
Lottie Im actually quite a fan of mint chocolate when its done right - this was just not the case here though..not for my liking anyway! I dont think you would want to be brushing your teeth with this fondant....I dont think your tooth pegs would last too long lol!
Thanks
Jim
Have you seen the thin version of these? The thin version is a flat square; it has a much lower proportion of fondant to dark chocolate and are actually enjoyable. Here's a picture:
http://www.candywarehouse.com/aftereight.html
The one you had looks terribly sweet. Thanks for the review!
Justin I certainly am aware of the thins version...these are actually the variant im more accustom to when it comes to After Eights...saying that I havent had them for an age! I will get around to reviewing them sometime but to be honest after my latest brush with the brand im hardly rushing to do so lol!
Cheers for the reminder to do it though much appreciated!
Thanks buddy
Jim
Hey Justin,
normally I really like After eight but this one seem to be not such a great product of the After Eight range. When I visited the English store at the weekend I saw them and was thinking about to try them. So maybe I should be happy not to buy them yet :) Thanks for the review. It is funny that u always write a review about things I am thinking about to buy *lol*
I used to love these as a kid, a luxury item that was a special treat and they always got eaten quickly without fuss, before the chocolate mint sickness would set in haha. Do you know what they were called before mint munchies though, I know there was another name but cant think of it right now?
Franzi Heya! The After Eight brand is pretty iconic British so im not suprised at all to hear they are in your British shop. In my opinion I would stay well clear of them especially since theres bound to be so many other awesome things for you to try!
Colin I was aware these were called Mint Munchies lol the first paragraph isdedicated to that! I believe the other name your looking for is 'Mintola'!! As I said in the review I can see relation to Munchies at all apart from their shape so im not suprised they got rebranded!
Cheers for the comments everyone!
Jim
ahhhh thats the one, can always trust the chocolate man to get it! Mintola, here come the memory flashbacks. Keep up the great reviews :)
Colin I wish I could claim I knew it all but I must admit a great deal of the facts and knowledge I apply to my reviews come through a mixture of google and Wiki! Good old unreliable wiki ;) you cant beat it :D
Thanks for the nice comments about my reviews! It seems all the more worthwhile when people like yourself continually contribute! Very much appreciated!
Thanks again
Jim
Looks like it should be pretty straight-forward to get a hold of some. Thanks for the link!
Keep your fingers crossed that the ingredients will be of the same quality with regional differences.
Justin Good luck with these Justin! Let me know what you think when you have tried them!!
Jim
That comment was related to the Hotel Chocolat bar. Probably seemed a little out of place... Whoops!
Justin I did think that...oh well :P
I could easily eat a packet of these in one sitting and frequently do!
Scott First time commenter welcome my man!! I really dont think I could handle eating a whole pack in one go matey it would just be way to sweet for me! Saying that I dont know many people that could eat endless amounts of Reese's Peanut Butter cups so I guess its down to individual tastes. Im gonna be reviewing the original After Eights soon so look out for that review Scott! Welcome to the blog - I hope you check back regularly.
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Jim
I think I tried these once, well we all tried thema nd had one or two, to share around. I prefer the original after eights though. mind you, has anyone noticed that they have got smaller and thicker? they were always wafer thin and fitted the little sleeve but now you can't see the difference to any of the other after dinner mints which is a shame!
alan
Alan I cant say I have noticed any difference myself fella but I do only have them very sporadically! Never really a planned purchase of mine if im honest. Ive just literally tracked down some proper sleeved After Eight mints so will be knocking up a review for them soonish!
Cheers
Jim
same here really, usually at xmas or a gift from someone - my fave is more fruity like orange etc but tehy are my uncles all time fave. but ive noticed theyve definitely got thicker n smaller lol after all theyre not really 'wafer thin' anymore, they were literally paper thin once :)
cheers
alan
Alan From what I remember they used to have a deliious melt on the tongue when they were really thin! I guess I will just have to see what they are like now!
Jim
Another chocolate I thought was American till now, lol. I never knew that format could make such a difference, but these were just simply wrong compared to the thins, which I still adore. When I was small After Eight was for very special occasions. My dad teased me the first time he bought some that they could only be eaten after 8pm and I believed him till he gave it away by promptly eating some, lol.
The fondant is very sweet, but I think I prefer that to it being overly minty. I like that they are covered in dark chocolate, and could taste it quite well well, but not we enough to be satisfied by just one.
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