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Kcal 268 Fat 13.6g Carbs 36.4gWell heres a bit of information for you...'when Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces he was found with a pack of hot dogs, a 7-Up and a refridgerator full of Bounty bars'...don't say you don't learn anything new from Chocolate Mission each day now folks ;)
The Bounty bar encorporates 'moist tender coconut covered in thick milk chocolate' and came in a 57g serving of which was split up into two 28.5g bars. I liked the look of the Bounty wrapper - very colourful and fresh looking - it really stands out on the pretty dull looking confectionary fixture in most shops. The bars themselves were very similarly shaped to Mars and Snickers - just long fingered bars with a rippled pattern on top. When broken into the white fluffed centre of the Bounty looked very eccentric and appetising. The bar had a nice aroma - very milky smelling with just an inkling of coconut...it was a good indication of things to come.
The chocolate coating was pretty standard Mars milk chocolate. It tasted very sweet and milky - no not the greatest tasting but pleasant nonetheless. Texturewise it was pretty smooth and melted nicely on the tongue - As you can see in the picture the top of the bar had a thicker layer of milk chocolate which provided a nice initial cracking sensation when bitten into.
Im going to admit this now but im not the biggest fan of coconut....BUT and this is a big BUT....I genuinely really enjoyed the centre of the bar. It had a very unique texture and felt cool on the tongue. Despite looking fluffy in appearance, the centre provided a nice crunch which worked well agaisnt the smooth chocolate. The coconut had a very fresh taste...very milky with a nice nuttyness which made for a lovely long buttery combination of flavours...very nice indeed.
Overall its not suprising that the Bounty bar really has the coconut end of the market sewn up - it uses the ingredient to its full potential in what really is a great tasting bar. As I said im not the biggest fan of coconut, but the nutty milky taste and the cool, crunchy texture made for a delicious enjoyable filling. This in tandem with a decent enough milk chocolate and nice looking appearance made for a truly satisfying substantial product. If your a fan of coconut I strongly suggest you try this bar out! Fans of the Cadbury Cherry Ripe will feel right at home here.
8.3 out of 10
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I love chocolate and coconut as a combination. When I was younger I always fished out the coconut eclairs in cadbury roses before anyone else could! I was quite emotional when they just DISCARDED them like unwanted teatowels. I think bounty does a good job representing the coconut end of the market though. Darn I have such a craving now!
Ahh Bounty, it is definately a love of mine. The chocolate is plentiful and the coconut just goes so well with it. Bounty is often found in those 4 for a £1 deals or equivalents so I often get one of these on a weekly basis.
I always remember those escape to paradise adverts that used to air on tv, aint seen one in a while now, but they always made me think that this bar was a bit of a luxury, but a luxury at a fair price :) Good review!
Lottie OMG those coconut eclairs used to give me nightmares!! lol I think my slight bias of not liking coconut stems from the xmas roses tin!! I swear those coconut one used to look exactly like the hazelnut ones...often I wouldnt notice it was coconut until biting into to it! It still sends shudders down my spine!! LOL!!
...Saying that tucking into a cold Bounty yesterday during the hot afternoon was so so GOOD!! I really enjoed it!
I hope you cure your craving the only way possible ;)
Colin Now you come to mention it Bounty does seem to be one of those bars I commonly see on multibuy offers in Co-op and the like!
I loved those advertisements aswell! They were always so hilarious! Why do they not do they anymore eh!!? Was it not 'Taste the Paradise??' This may be a job for Youtube!!!
You wont believe how long that Bounty ahad been sitting in my fridge! Over a month easily! I finally cracked and couldnt put it off any longer! Im looking fordward to trying the dark variant now!!
Thank for the input guys!
Jim
ofcourse it was TASTE the paradise, what was I thinking haha. I don't like the dark variant as much, its still tasty though. From your past reviews I think you might like it just as much as this though, time will tell!
Colin Someone has to find a link to an old bounty ad!!
***I issue the challenge now infact!!***
I had to pretty much force myself to eat this Bounty yesteray...im actually really looking forward to trying the dark one though. Its amazing the stuff people can atually like when pushed into trying it!!
Thanks for the update Colin!!
Jim
Haha, Saddam Hussein is probably not the best celebrity endorsement. "Chocolate, Coconut and Genocide."
Sounds a lot like a Mounds or Almond Joy. I'm with you on not generally choosing coconut. When I'm in the right mood though it can be good. Thanks for the review!
Justin I did contemplate about whether to leave my opening paragraph about Saddam in...lol I just though it would be something intresting...it seemed very very random to me!
Ive just wiki'ed Mounds & Almond joy and they look remarkably similar! I can envisage one of them chilled and eaten on a hot afternoon doing much the same job as a Bounty...im saying this way too often but again they are something I will look into in the near future!They seem pretty common so im sure CandyPirae can sort me out.
Cheers for informing me about them much appreciated!
Jim
you wanted links, here are two that I remember. The first is "the taste of paradise" the second being "experience the exotic", the 2nd one is also poor quality but you can see whats going on
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0-gHUDd4FyA
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QbrI3qZe0bE
enjoy for those that care! I obviously do too much haha
Colin You ledge! I found a few more myself!! These ones are old school!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cua3vm9Lp9k&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rQx_Rs5EmMY&feature=related
I swear there was a load of funny ones with some carribean blokes at some point...I havent found them though!
Cheers for looking Colin - always funny to see the old adverts isnt it!
Thanks
Jim
Bounty is my favourite chocolate bar made by Mars. It is totally different from anything else on the market and absolutely exquisite.
Unlike you, I was very impressed by the chocolate. I thought it tasted divine, and its ability to melt into the coconut just made it...well...paradise!
The coconut is very prominent, and the sweet smell is just so inviting.
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