Coffee Has Never Tasted So Good

For years I’ve had a massive coffee addiction. Like massive. I tell myself it’s only because I’m a graduate student and I’m just playing into the stereotype but that’s a bold face lie. I have always loved coffee. In recent months, I’ve managed to limit myself to only two cups in the morning (although cup sizes are relative), which feels like a big win. As I write this, I realize that my intense love/need for coffee is probably something I should address but frankly I just don’t want to. I love the stuff way too much and there are too many Buzzfeed articles online that tell me coffee is good for me so I’m gonna keep clinging to those for vindication.

As you probably know by now I also have a serious chocolate addiction. These Coffee Thins were like a double-whammy for me!

I expected to like these, but I thought the chocolate would taste a bit cheap because they’re made by Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. I set the bar pretty low and figured they wouldn’t be all that impressive. Well, I’m happy to report I was soooooo wrong. The chocolate is legit tasty. Like you know when you eat an expensive 70% cocoa chocolate bar and think “ya that’s quality”, these were kind of like that but with a hint of espresso.

They come in three flavours: original, caramel macchiato, and cappuccino. I taste tested the original and caramel flavours and both were delicious, but I enjoyed the original best. It was simple and when the chocolate is really good it doesn’t need all the bells and whistles.

Each chocolate treat is individually wrapped and advertised as having the equivalent of one cup of coffee’s worth of caffeine. It’s like coffee on the go! I’m not sure individual wrapping is really necessary but then again, maybe it’s helpful for people like me to help avoid consuming too much.

Needless to say, I’d give these a big big thumbs up.

Enjoy the sweet stuff.

Urs

All the candy from this blog was given to me by Candy Funhouse but the opinions shared are 100% my own.

Honey Nut M&Ms for the WIN!

The votes are in and it’s Honey Nut M&Ms for the win!!

In case you haven’t heard, there are three new M&M flavours roaming the streets these days: Coffee Nut, Honey Nut and Chili Nut.  As you can probably tell from the picture below, each one has a unique colour and funky new package.

This week’s candy review was brought to you by four unqualified taste testers. Our consensus? Honey Nut M&Ms were delicious. They were the perfect blend of honey, peanuts and milk chocolate and as you can imagine the combo was amazing.

As for the other two flavours….well let’s just say they were bad.

The Coffee Nut had a gross after taste that I couldn’t pinpoint for the life of me, but I want to say it tasted like artificial cream….if I could capture it in a word I would say “mech”. To be fair, Ian thought they were delicious and he was all too happy to finish off the bag so maybe it’s an acquired taste?? 

The Chili Nut was the obvious loser with four solid thumbs down. One of my roommates described the flavour as “bad cinnamon hearts” and the other one said it tasted like “fake”. While they’re all artificially flavoured but he was kind of right, there was something aspartame-y about them. Considering Lindt Dark Chocolate & Chili Excellence Bar is the tastiest thing in the world it was a bit disappointing. Maybe chili only couples well with dark chocolate?

Whatever your preference, M&Ms is doing a fun contest where you can cast your vote online to help keep one flavour on the ‘shelves’ (let’s just hope Chili Nut doesn’t win).

You can vote here if you’re so inclined.

Enjoy the sweet stuff,

Urs

All the candy from this blog was given to me by Candy Funhouse but the opinions shared are 100% my own.