Kcal 135 Fat 7.2g Carbs 15.6gThe Cadbury Snack range has already served up two pretty average offerings to the Chocolate Mission rating system; both the 'Snack Shortcake' and the 'Snack Raisin Cereal Bar' hardly went any way to setting any fires alight. Despite this I couldn't help myself when I saw this 'Snack Sandwich' - I have to cover all bases now don't I.
This 'Snack Sandwich' was described on-pack as a 'milk chocolate coated shortcake sandwich biscuit'. It came packaged in a foil wrapper that followed much the same design as the rest of the 'Snack' range. I have previously criticised the product appearance of the rest of the 'Snack' variants, though I actually liked the look of the 'Sandwich'. It had an appealing design with the Cadbury logo inscribed on the coating of the bar. The cross-section of the bar also had an impressive look with the layers being very defined in their appearance. The product had a pretty standard chocolaty aroma - it was neither strong nor overly enticing in its presence ... simply what you would expect from such a bar.
The milk chocolate comprised most of the constituents of the bar (69%). It didn't quite have the full flavoured Dairy Milk flavour, though it was still pleasant nonetheless. The milk chocolate had a strong sweet milky taste and provided a great coating to the bar. It wasn't quite the smooth texture of Dairy Milky and did clump as it melted; it had an ever so slight grainy feel in the mouth. The biscuit element had a nice buttery taste, which had just the slightest salty kick. Placed in the middle of the shortcake biscuit was a milk chocolate creme layer. Though it further added to the coating flavour, it affected the texture of the biscuit giving it a moist limp feel, which obviously wasn't preferable to the crunchy texture I was hoping for. Despite the vaguely disappointing textures, the combination of the milk chocolate and biscuit elements worked nicely to provide a pretty satisfying proposition considering its relatively small 26g size.
Overall desipte this again being nothing more than a pretty average product from Cadbury, its definitely the best in the 'Cadbury Snack' range I have tasted so far. The milk chocolate wasn't of the highest Cadbury quality, yet it was tasty enough and provided a pleasant coating to the shortcake biscuit centre. The bar could be very easily improved two ways: 1) removing the middle chocolate layer to avoid the biscuit getting moist and 2) making it double the size. I wouldn't say this should be a product you should massively go out of your way to trying, but if your looking for a cheap and quick biscuit based fix, you could do far worse.
7.4 out of 10
Posts
22 comments:
I'm not sure if I've ever had these in this form, only in the boxes of biscuits, but i guess they must be out there lol or if i had it was along time ago! lol
alan
Alan The 'Snack' range seems to come in all sorts of random guises - mltipacks in supermarkets etc! I have only ever seen this in a single bar version like this in one place (Clapham Junction Station FYI!! lol) ... terribly random!
Jim
I can usually only find these in Ireland, I've never seen them in the UK.
Anon Damn I wish I still had the wrapper! I may be wrong but I swear it may have said it was made in the Dublin factory on the wrapper!! Maybe you could check for me next time your in the shops!? Would be great to know!
Thanks for the input
Jim
I'm fairly sure I've seen these in my college's vending machine here in Limerick. Hmm, I'll have to look again on Monday...
Beth That would be grand! Where abouts is Limerick!? If you happen to buy one could you also look up where its manafactured! I have a sneaky suspicion its Ireland!
Thanks for the comment
Jim :D
Limerick is in the west of Ireland :) So, I did happen to stop into a shop today where I did see them (and another variety which escapes my mind) but sadly, it seems according to the package that they are manufactured in Birmingham, UK. :(
Beth Ahhh cool cool! Thanks for finding that out for me! lol as I was saying to someone on the Snack 'Raisin Cereal Bar' review this 'Snack' range just seems completely bizarre! Different parts of the range seem to pop up in a load of random places.
If you do remember that other variant I would be interested to hear!
Don't you have some awesome flavours of Cadbury Dairy Milk in Ireland!??
Tiffin?
Irish Creme?
Crispy..something??
Man I want to try them!
Cheers for your input greatily appreciated!!
Jim
I'll make a note as part of my cultural 'learning' experience here to keep a look out for any unusual Dairy Milk Ireland may have to offer ;) If I do find anything I'd be more than happy to send some your way!
Beth That would be great if you could let me know what their range is like! You should check out their plain Dairy Milk bar whilst your at it! If its the one made in Dublin, it is so ridiculously creamy!! I absolutely loved it!! It varies a little to our UK stuff which is made in Birmingham!!
http://www.chocolatemission.net/2008/07/july-12th-cadbury-dairy-milk-ireland.html
Thanks for the input - be sure to let me know of your cultural investigations :)
Jim
Irish Cadbury milk is really yummy. My favourites are the 'Caramello' bars (caramel but it is a bit more runny and tastes different to the UK one) and 'Tiffin' (bits of biscuit and raisin) bars. They also have a 'cocount rough' flavour but I don't like coconut much lol and have never tried it.
They are creamier than the UK bars. One year they had a dairy milk bar with bits of fudge in it but it had disappeared the next time I went to Ireland! It was very sad as it was very tasty lol!!
Anon Irish CDM is certainly yummy! It has such a dense texture .. almost like clotted cream!!
I was doing some research last night and came across those bars you mention!!
Im absolutely desperate to try the Tiffin, Caramello, Irish Creme and Coconut Rough - not even ebay seems to be able to help me out with that though!
As for that bar with fudge in it - that sounds divine! What a shame they cut it eh!? Am I right in thinking there as also a 'Mint Crisp' bar!?? That also sounds rather damn good!
Leave your name next time - I hate having to write to 'Anon' lol :)
Thanks
Jim
Jim-
I've found the Tiffin and Irish Cream- they come in wonderfully small bars (I'm only used to seeing the large ones at the US grocery stores). Now I'll be on the lookout for Carmello and Coconut. They sell Dairy Milk EVERYWHERE around here, including my College's Student Union store- I feel like Charlie and his Wonka Bars...
Oh, as for the Snack Range, I've been noticing a variety here that involves wafer biscuits?
Beth ooooh now you have got me jealous :) those sound absolutely wonderful, I desperately need to try them!
Cadbury Snack Wafers eh!? I think I have seen that variety once! Is the packaging very similar to the one in this review but the purple replaced with a pink colour!
I'm very envious of all your Cadbury Irish treats :) I hope your doing the right thing and trying them all ... lol in moderation of course
Jim
Jim-
Just telling you that you're eating the purple snack wrong! You have to have it with a cup of tea. You unwrap the whole thing, bite the chocolate off of both ends and then use it as a straw to suck up your tea. Then you eat it before it turns into a big mess of chocolate and biscuit on your hands. Trust me it's far nicer that way :)
Fiona
That sounds wonderful :D it reminds me of the Jaffa Cakes review I did where I asked people to describe how they ate them! There were some strange, strange methods!
I love hearing about stuff like this! Be sure to contribute with any other weird consumption methods!
Cheers
JIm
Oh that's like TimTams from Australia - you have have to eat them like Fiona said, with tea and then drink it like a straw >< theyre famous for eating them that way!
To prove I am not crazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Tam_Slam
=)
Heidi
I am starting to believe that one day WIKI will take over the universe :D :D It knows everything!!
You and Fiona seem to have hit on something here ... looks like I will have to ask Shopenzed to send me some Tim Tams so I can try a 'Tim Tam Slam' first hand!
Great hearing from you - sorry your comment won't have appeared straight away! I have turned comment moderation on as I am currently having a few problems with an individual!
Thanks
Jim
Umm...can I know where we can buy a cadbury snack sandwich in Singapore? Tried to find it but...sigh....not sure where it can be bought here. Please help me research? :) This is very urgent...please reply, thx! :)
I think you were right Jim about it being made in Dublin, I just tried several varieties of these and the package said they were made there. fact I almost got a set for CM but I thought I remembered the 'snack' name having been reviewed :) The shortcake one was months in date but it was a little soggy, and the wafer was ok though a little short on the chocolate. But the sandwich was truly excellent. I also tried another Cadbury dairy milk bar I forget which, their Irish choc is the best I've had yet.
This snack bar is my favourite Cadbury bar by a fair distance, and is so desperately hard to find in the UK that I usually don't get to eat it unless I go back home to Ireland. Lovely with tea; wouldn't eat it without a hot drink, it's too sweet on its own.
Not a big fan of dairy milk chocolate. Again, usually too sweet. I prefer getting fresh chocolates from Leonidas, or Lindt chocolate mousse bars, the latter usually brought over from Germany by my girlfriend, again hard to find in range-limited UK shops.
@Barry - lol, i think everyone would like to buy frsh chocolates everyday but its hardly practical is it :P. Im surprised you havent seen more of the Lindt mousse bars, they seem quite commonly seen where I am. I dont think theyre all that hard to find?
The Snack Sandwhich used to be very harfd to find but I see it much more now, if you have a B&M shop near you, they sell them , currently 10 for £1!
Post a Comment