HOLIDAY SNACKS 2021 PT 3!
HOLIDAY SNACKS 2021 PT 3
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We’re back yet again with another holiday snack review extravaganza! I can’t believe I made it this far, honestly. There’s just so many to keep up with! You’ll notice, I adjusted from 5 to 6 items just to get them all in before the season is over. You can expect to see 1 more after this and I’m pretty sure I’ll be tapped out. Also, if you missed the first two you can get them here and here. Onto the next round of goodies!
GINGERBREAD KIT-KAT
I barely even realized these KitKats were new for 2021 cruising through the aisle. There have been so many different KitKat varieties lately, it's hard to keep up.
I believe last years holiday KitKat was sweet cinnamon which I enjoyed. I'm going to admit that I dig those a bit more than these. I'm not crazy about Gingerbread in general and while these are good, I wish the flavor was a little more pronounced. It's pretty mellow unlike the cinnamon ones that immediately had the flavor hit you up front. I like them, just wish there was more umph.
I feel comfortable with an 8 out of 10 on these guys.
HERSHEYS SUGAR COOKIE BAR
This is a returning product but new to the candy bar form. We had the Sugar Cookie Kisses new for last year and... well... I can't argue with it being better in candy bar form. I loved them then, I still love them now.
The candy bar looks amazing. I love the colors and the fact that you can see each individual sprinkle in them. They're very festive and, of course, taste amazing. The texture is on another level with the crunchy sprinkles and the velvet soft white chocolate together.
Another 8 out of 10. Would I have loved to see something a little different? Sure. But, these are still a winner in my book.
MARSHMALLOW HOT COCOA ONE PROTEIN BAR
I found these a while ago in a Martins store not really searching for them. I'm a huge fan of One Bars. They're probably my favorite of all protein bars I've tried (most notably the fruity cereal and s’mores ones.. so good). They typically get seasonal flavors like this; I believe they did a pumpkin pie one and that smores one I mentioned was a seasonal one as well.
This one is very close to the s’mores one without that Graham flavor. It has these mallow bits inside; it's not spot on hot cocoa like a typical Swiss Miss or anything like that but it's chocolate and marshmallows... what else can we really expect from a protein bar?
I'm gonna give this one a 6 out of 10. It's good, it just didn't top the other 2 flavors I mentioned enjoying earlier.
GREAT VALUE LUMPS OF COAL ICE CREAM
This is one of 3 seasonal Great Value ice creams but I decided not to get the other one I did find because it was mint something or other and the other one never hit shelves yet here, so, coal it is!
This thing is dark! They had to use some kind of coloring; it's very swampy looking. It's like coal if you had it in water for a whole day then put milk in it and froze it. The taste, on the other hand is amazing. It's chocolate ice cream with chocolate chunks and fudge swirls. So, chocolate with more chocolate and... more chocolate.
Giving Lump of Coal Ice cream a 9 out of 10! I love the idea and I think they nailed it flavor and color wise.
WARHEADS BLUE RASPBERRY BLIZZARD CUBES
Ah, the flavor of the 90's; blue raspberry! I don't know why but Warheads Cubes in general hit different. There's just something about 3d box candy that really gets me.
I love the color scheme; it's very similar to the M&Ms snowballs. And, of course, I love the flavor, it tastes like a blue raspberry Slurpee... I was practically made of blue raspberry as a child. I'm almost positive my chemical make up is 70% blue raspberry flavoring. They’re a little unconventional for a Christmas candy but I think I enjoy that most about them. Plus, there's an adorable cubed snowman on the box; what's not to love?
Gonna go 8 out of 10 on these!
SKITTLES CANDY CANES
I wanted to save these for last because I love Skittles! I'm not aware if these are new but they're definitely new so I could care less if they’re actually new.
These candy canes boast 5 flavors in 1 on the front and I'm ready to judge! Is it true? Absolutely! I do get a little lemon, grape, strawberry, orange and green apple. It's like throwing a bunch of Skittles in your mouth all at once (which I typically do); sometimes you get a huge burst of one and don't get much of the others. The one that I taste least of is undoubtedly green apple but it's there.
9 out of 10 on these guys!
That’s all for now! Stay tuned for part 4 extremely soon! Thanks for reading!