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[nomistone]

Has anybody tried the Elite milk chocolate bars with popping candy in them?  It's amazing.. .you need to let the chocolate melt slowly in your mouth, and the pop-rocks like candy starts to pop and sizzle.

I LOVED this when I was in Israel the last time a couple of years ago- I brought it back for my coworkers who thought it was the most amazing stuff. Every time anyone went over they had to bring some back or there was a near riot in the office!

Of course, I hadn't been able to find it anywhere since. Now I think I'll have to start looking for it.

mmmm.....popping chocolate.....

[Toliver]

Has anybody tried the Elite milk chocolate bars with popping candy in them?  It's amazing.. .you need to let the chocolate melt slowly in your mouth, and the pop-rocks like candy starts to pop and sizzle.

I LOVED this when I was in Israel the last time a couple of years ago- I brought it back for my coworkers who thought it was the most amazing stuff. Every time anyone went over they had to bring some back or there was a near riot in the office!

Of course, I hadn't been able to find it anywhere since. Now I think I'll have to start looking for it.

mmmm.....popping chocolate.....

Do you remember what the actual candy bar was called?
I did a Google search and found some Elite candy bars for sale here:
www.IsraelShop1.com
I also found some for sale on Kosher.com. Not sure if they have what you're looking for...

[Pam R]

Do you remember what the actual candy bar was called?
I did a Google search and found some Elite candy bars for sale here:
www.IsraelShop1.com
I also found some for sale on Kosher.com. Not sure if they have what you're looking for...

I believe the wrappers on the ones I have are completely in Hebrew - I'll take a picture tomorrow if I get a chance.

On my order form they are "Milk Chocolate with popping"

[nomistone]

[I believe the wrappers on the ones I have are completely in Hebrew - I'll take a picture tomorrow if I get a chance.

On my order form they are "Milk Chocolate with popping" 

Gotta love Google. They are just called "milk chocolate with popping candy" and can be found here.

http://www.israeliwi...ROD&ProdID=1309

[Pam R]

That's them

A thing of beauty.

[chocomoo]

I apologize if this one has been menitoned before, I tried searching but couldn't find it. 



Has anyone tried this before?

Yep, I tried it the first time around, maybe a year ago? There wasn't any detectable cheesecake flavour, so it tasted like lemon cream KitKat. The lemon flavour wasn't tart enough for me but it was still yummy! The box is in much nicer packaging this time.

[natasha1270]

The tic tac of my youth...



for good or bad, just as I remembered...

N.

[Toliver]

It's no longer a Limited Edition item. I posted a review of the Limited Edition version in this earlier post.
I guess it's now part of the regular line up.
The problem is, I don't know if it was just this one specific Big Cup that I ate but it was gritty/grainy as if the sugar hadn't completely dissolved. That's quite odd since the LE version wasn't grainy at all.
Anyone else try them?

[chocomoo]

The tic tac of my youth...



for good or bad, just as I remembered...

N.

My friend got me lemon Tic Tacs from China, and they're actually pretty good. They're not coloured like the above fruit ones are (just white) but are packaged in a fluorescent yellow container.

Edited by chocomoo, 11 August 2006 - 04:40 PM.

[Toliver]

Something new:

This didn't have the peanut butter flavor that is so present in their peanut butter cups, which I think is a drawback.
It had crunch. It was not as hard or as firm as a Butterfinger candy bar, but it did have flakey, crunchy layers of what is labeled as "crispy peanut butter candy". While this "candy" didn't taste very peanut buttery to me, it did remind me of the toffee-like candy in a Butterfinger. It also reminded me a little of the new Butterfinger Crisps candy bars where those are "lighter" (not as dense but still having that Butterfinger taste) versions of the regular Butterfinger candy bars.

The nuts in the exterior chocolate coating are quite small chunks...think peanut pebbles. They were small enough that I almost thought they were crispy rice like you get with a Million Dollar Bar or a Nestle's Crunch Bar.
Would I buy this again? Probably not since it didn't have the strong peanut butter flavor that usually comes with a Reese's candy product, e.g. their peanut butter cups.

[Sonia]

What I'm loving now are spicy lollypops. Everyone else must love them too because the shelves are empty and have been since I bought my first (and only) bag about two months ago. I can find them on the web now but not in my grocery store. They are sweet, tart and have a nice hot finish.

[Rebecca263]

At my main oncologist's office (SloanKettering in NYC) they offer sour balls everywhere. Not Charms brand. These must be some bulk brand, but although my doc's office were able to tell me the ingredients and that they are Kosher, they don't seem to know the brand! My extreme enjoyment of these sour balls is that there is a sort of pink sour ball... nobody has been able to figure out exactly what the artificial flavor should represent, but it is delicious! Definitely not a flavor found in nature, but sooo yummy! I have to wait until February 1 for my next fix.

[KarenSherwood]

Cool, another old thread to play catch-up with! My long-time loves are Zagnut (erratically available) and Turkish Taffy (haven't seen that in years). My new love is Take 5...that caramel-pretzel-chocolate thing is perfect.

A happy new-old find was Adams sour gum...I've seen it in cherry and green apple. When will they bring back orange?

I miss Zotz. I know there are other fizzy-centered candies around but they're not sour enough.

[Rebecca263]

...I miss Zotz. I know there are other fizzy-centered candies around but they're not sour enough.

Oh, Darling, no more missing Zotz for you! There are plenty of places to get them online, here is a site that sells them wholesale, even better! Just click on Italy, that's where Zotz are made. Ooh, those effervescent Italians, ya gotta love 'em!

[KarenSherwood]

Woohoo! Thank you SO MUCH!

[duckduck]

Just ran to the vending machine because I spotted a 100 Grand wrapper from a distance. Got back to my desk to open it and it says "with coconut"! I like Almond Joy and I love 100 Grand bars but the two together ain't workin' for me. It's okay, it's just not either one and doesn't seem to be hitting the spot. It's missing the chewy caramel and there's not quite enough moistness in the coconut. The two are mixed and it just kinda loses something in the translation. The flavor is okay. Hmmm.

[Toliver]

Hershey's Limited Edition Brownies 'n' Chocolate candy bar

I had such high hopes for this one. The label says it's "Creamy Milk Chocolate with Brownie Morsels".
When I think of brownies, I think "chewy" or even "gooey". The drawback to putting "chewy" morsels in a candy bar it that they can also come across as "stale".
It would have been a totally different candy bar if they had a decent layer of brownie...something with enough thickness that you could sink your teeth into and get that chewiness naturally associated with brownies. But when you take brownies and turn them into "morsels" (i.e., tiny brownie crumbs) and mix them into the candy bar, it's an odd texture combination. Like I mentioned, they come across as stale bits, not chewy bits, since they're so small.
Anyone else try these?

I get it. Hershey's is trying to come up with something tiny they can mix into their current candy bars so they don't have to go through the expense of reconfiguring their machinery. Having a thick brownie layer would mean making an entirely new candy bar instead of just being able to update a current candy bar.

[Rebecca263]

My dream is a square, with 2 layers, a brownie one and a fudge one, coated in dark chocolate.

[chocomoo]

I tried some mint crunchy M&Ms lately. I think they might be an Asia- & Australia-only limited edition product However, I did buy them here in Vancouver at a Japanese candy store (Chinese owner), so they might be available in other countries. They're quite good! More minty than I thought they would be, and they come in pretty shades of green (the candy shell is mint-flavoured, not the chocolate).

[DCP]

Cool, another old thread to play catch-up with! My long-time loves are Zagnut (erratically available) and Turkish Taffy (haven't seen that in years). My new love is Take 5...that caramel-pretzel-chocolate thing is perfect.

Oh my god, Zagnut! I found it on a regular basis on a nearby college campus ca. 2000, but have never seen it since. Butterfinger and 5th Avenue have nothing on that gem. I used to have two at a time sometimes.

[Toliver]

Anyone with nut allergies can just skip this post.

Reese's Big Cup with Nuts - Limited Edition

This was good.  It's a big ol' fat Reese's Peanut Butter Cup with chunks of peanuts.  What's not to like?
The only drawback is it's sold as a single cup.  These monsters should be sold in the twin pack.  Obviously, it's going to be marketed as an impulse item by the cash register at the late night convenience store nearest you.

There's a new Limited Edition Reese's Big Cup with Mixed Nuts.

As with the original Limited Edition with Nuts, this is another winner.
It didn't quite look like the cross section on the cover of the wrapper, but it was quite nutty and quite good.
Besides peanuts (of course), the ingredient list shows Pecans, Almonds and Cashews. While eating the peanut butter cup, you can't really discern one nut over another (the nuts aren't whole...they're little chunks) but it all contributes to a very nutty (with a nice contrasting note of saltiness) experience.
Thumbs Up!

edited for clarification and spelking

Edited by Toliver, 02 April 2007 - 01:47 PM.

[Toliver]

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups with Caramel.
The packaging doesn't say it's a limited edition version but I don't think I've seen these before.
I knew it was going to be bad before I took my first bite..."Hey, here's an idea....let's take the sugar we already have and add more sugar to it!"
The caramel really didn't have any flavor. It just added an overall cloying sweetness to the already sweet peanut butter cups. I was ready to go into sugar shock after the second cup.
The texture was a little chewier due to the (very thin) caramel layer at the bottom of the peanut butter cup. But other than that, it might as well not even be in there.
Donning my gourmand hat:
If the caramel layer were thicker it would have had a more assertive presence in the overall experience of the peanut butter cup.

Pass this candy by.

[Toliver]

Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint

Overall, a good candy bar. It's actually two small bars (this candy bar is noticeably skinnier than a regular Milky Way candy bar). The outer wrapping is the regular Milky Way silver foil but with a green tinge on the bottom half.
I wish the dark chocolate coating had been thicker to make this candy bar really stand out.
At first bite, I didn't think the mint was very strong (compared to the strong mint presence in a York Peppermint Patty). But it got stronger with each bite. After a while it did remind me of the flavor of a York Peppermint Patty. But where a York PP is dense and almost crisp, the Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint candy bar is soft and fluffy, which was a little odd in the beginning because my head kept thinking "York Peppermint Patty" in flavor but not in chewing sensation.
If a York Peppermint Patty isn't available, this candy bar will do for that mint kick. The label also says it's 150 calories for both bars that make up the candy bar.

I also saw these next to the 6-packs of Buzz Cola at my local 7-Eleven:

Limited Edition Razzberry M&M's (it's their spelling, not mine).
I can't stand the flavor combination of chocolate and raspberry so I won't bother reviewing the candy here to be fair. I am posting this so others will know it's currently available as a limited edition candy. As you can see by the scan, the candy itself is pudgier than a regular M&M.
If anyone likes that flavor combination and tries the candy, feel free to post a review.

[flacoman]

Here are some new odd confections I've found...

Honees - I just can't get enough of these... they are basically high quality honey in a candy shell.  Varieties include Basic Honey-filled, Honey/Menthol/Eucalyptus and Milk-N-Honees.





Another new one--although for a change I can't find a picture on the web of it--is a new product from Brachs.  Chocolate and White Fudge Covered Caramel Corn.  Three or Four of these have the fat/calorie equivalent of... geez.  I don't know.  It's a lot.  The Fudge is really thick, not just a dusting like you get with some Fudge covered Pretzels.

I remember those!
I got those when I had a sore throat as a kid , next to the pharmacy counter
Thanks for pushing my memory button
Jorge

[Toliver]

New Hot Tamales Ice

I'm not a big fan of these.
They are the same shape as the Hot Tamales candy but are a pale blue with some white speckling, as you can see by the image scan.
There are a ka-billion mint candies out there. The Hot Tamales Ice candy are a spearmint flavor but they're not very strong. You wouldn't be able to use them as a breath mint should the need arise. The spearmint flavor is there but then disappears to be replaced by sugar gel texture you find with the regular Hot Tamales.
You would think with the "Ice" name that the mint would be "cooling" in the mouth and long lasting but it's not long-lasting and it's not cooling.
I vote thumbs down.

[Toliver]

Reese's Whipss

Reese's has jumped on the "Less Fat" bandwagon (see the Mint 3 Musketeers post above) with this candy bar. They claim it has 40% less fat than a regular candy bar of similar size.
It tastes like a "lite" peanut butter 3 Musketeers candy bar. The fluffy peanut butter-flavored nougat inside the Whipss candy bar has a dry, marshmallow-y like texture. It's not very appealing though I suppose if you're watching your calorie intake, you'll make the sacrifice of texture.
Does it taste like a Reese's peanut butter candy bar? Not enough to recommend it. The chocolate-to-peanut butter ratio is lacking (not enough chocolate).
I don't eat candy bars very often, though if you look at all of my posts in this discussion you'd think I was a candy-holic . So if I were to choose a candy bar to break my candy-fast it wouldn't be a Reese's Whipss. It's a very mediocre candy bar at best.

[BeeZee]

Bought a package of Ghiradelli chocolate "Sublime White Vanilla Dream" which was stickered NEW...on impulse at Target. Says that it is white chocolate with vanilla beans (with other natural flavors).
I know, white chocolate isn't truly chocolate.
Don't waste your time. Very waxy tasting with gritty bits (supposed to be vanilla beans?) very little discernable "vanilla" flavor. Lindt white chocolate is better, IMO.

[cathrynapple]

Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint

Overall, a good candy bar. It's actually two small bars (this candy bar is noticeably skinnier than a regular Milky Way candy bar). The outer wrapping is the regular Milky Way silver foil but with a green tinge on the bottom half.
I wish the dark chocolate coating had been thicker to make this candy bar really stand out.
At first bite, I didn't think the mint was very strong (compared to the strong mint presence in a York Peppermint Patty). But it got stronger with each bite. After a while it did remind me of the flavor of a York Peppermint Patty. But where a York PP is dense and almost crisp, the Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint candy bar is soft and fluffy, which was a little odd in the beginning because my head kept thinking "York Peppermint Patty" in flavor but not in chewing sensation.
If a York Peppermint Patty isn't available, this candy bar will do for that mint kick. The label also says it's 150 calories for both bars that make up the candy bar.

that looks more like a Three Musketeers than a Milky Way to me.

(which would account for the textural differences.)

[Toliver]

Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint

Overall, a good candy bar. It's actually two small bars (this candy bar is noticeably skinnier than a regular Milky Way candy bar). The outer wrapping is the regular Milky Way silver foil but with a green tinge on the bottom half.
I wish the dark chocolate coating had been thicker to make this candy bar really stand out.
At first bite, I didn't think the mint was very strong (compared to the strong mint presence in a York Peppermint Patty). But it got stronger with each bite. After a while it did remind me of the flavor of a York Peppermint Patty. But where a York PP is dense and almost crisp, the Milky Way Dark Chocolate Mint candy bar is soft and fluffy, which was a little odd in the beginning because my head kept thinking "York Peppermint Patty" in flavor but not in chewing sensation.
If a York Peppermint Patty isn't available, this candy bar will do for that mint kick. The label also says it's 150 calories for both bars that make up the candy bar.

that looks more like a Three Musketeers than a Milky Way to me.

(which would account for the textural differences.)

Thanks for catching this....too late to edit but I enjoyed a laugh at my senior moment. I meant 3 Musketeers, of course.

[cathrynapple]

that said, i really enjoy the mint 3 musketeers. it's like the commercial says: it's light, it's relatively low in calories for an entire candy bar, and it's not too sweet.