Plamil So Free Organic White Chocolate Alternative

March 12, 2018, 3:22 am

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A mahoosive thankyou to Plamil Foods, who recently sent me a box of their Dairy Free, Organic, Gluten Free and Vegan-friendly chocolate range to review recently! It was like a gift from the Gods considering I had been avoiding the dairy-filled chocolates recently.

It's tricky finding decent dairy free alternatives in shops; there's the trusty dark chocolates from Lindt and G&B of course but sometimes you want something a bit more mellow. Thankfully Plamil have catered for all with their range - from White Chocolate to Milk Chocolate alternatives, to the more darker end of the cocoa spectrum. I thought I'd start with the White Chocolate Alternative first, since it's one of the most difficult products to find a Dairy Free version of.

Billed as Organic and containing 48% cocoa this sounded rather special indeed - it consists of a blend of cocoa butter, sugar and rice in place of milk.

Do forgive the broken appearance of the bar, I think in my excitement I may have dropped it - it didn't arrive that way, it was well wrapped in the post! The slab has a wavy pattern on it as well as the Plamil logo and another logo near the bottom of the bar, which appears to be birds?

I broke off a piece and took a bite. Mmmm, very melt in the mouth! Certainly different to the white chocolate anyone might be used to - the taste is more focused on the cocoa butter and melt in the mouth texture rather than the overly sweet milkiness you get with "dairy" white chocolates. It took some getting used to, especially since I haven't really tried anything like this before (with the exception of the fab Solkiki Toasted Coconut White which I can no longer find - booo!). But as I chewed on it it really grew on me, it has a comforting sweet vanilla hinted flavour that creeps up on you. It's even better with a cup of coffee - you can dip it in and it gets all melty and lovely. Yum!

Overall, for an alternative to white chocolate this has to be one of the better quality options I've tried. It's better than the supermarket own brands and feels more premium. If you're dairy free or vegan and miss white chocolate - this one is a must-try!

For more info and to buy: https://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/

Ingredients: cocoa butter, rice powder, raw cane sugar, natural vanilla flavouring.

Nutrition Information (per 100g): 638 calories, 48g fat, 48.7g carbohydrates, 26g sugars, 0.6g protein.

8 out of 10.

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Holdsworth Fiery Stem Ginger Dark Chocolates

March 16, 2018, 8:12 am

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A huge thankyou to the lovely Holdsworths Chocolates for today's review; they kindly sent me some of their delicious handmade chocolate range recently including milk and dark varieties. I thought I'd start with the "Fiery Stem Ginger enrobed in Dark Chocolate" first since I'd been avoiding dairy for a while - these contain no dairy and are suitable for vegans. Described as "The finest crystallised stem ginger enrobed in dark chocolate - a spicy exotic treat coupled with the secret powers of ginger", they are available direct from Holdsworths website or from department stores like John Lewis. I believe Waitrose also stock some of their range.

So what sets these apart from other chocolate gingers? Are they worth going out of your way for?

Firstly I have to say I do love the pack design, it looks premium and makes the chocolates feel extra special indeed. These would definitely make a lovely gift, whether for a loved one or all to yourself! The gingers are wrapped in a plastic inner bag, which I carefully opened.

Right away I could tell these were better quality than your average chocolate gingers; the chocolate actually smells like a good quality dark chocolate. I cut one of them open (above) so you get an idea of the ratio of chocolate to ginger.

Taking a bite, I was actually surprised how good these tasted! I usually think of chocolate gingers as an overly sweet snack only suitable at Christmastime, but these proved me very wrong, the ginger tastes warm and spicy but isn't overly sugary like most. It's just sweet enough to be moreish, and paired with the flavoursome dark chocolate it's the perfect balance. A few of these make for a very satisfying and indulgent little snack! And they're warming on a cold, wet day (which we've been having a lot of lately it seems), so you can eat them "for medicinal purposes" if you need an excuse to indluge ;)

As my introduction to Holdsworths Chocolates I have to say I was very impressed with these. The quality is excellent and they taste superb. Are they worth the extra money compared to cheaper brands? Yes, definitely! They're also worth going out of your way for - not only are you supporting a smaller local business, but you will get more enjoyment from these than a cheaper version. Highly recommended especially if you're dairy-free or vegan and need some chocolate variation!

Available from http://www.holdsworthchocolates.co.uk, as well as John Lewis.

Ingredients: Dark chocolate 55% (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier soya lecithin, natural vanilla), Ginger 45% (sugar, preservative sulphur dioxide). Cocoa solids 60% minimum. 

8.5 out of 10.

Ben & Jerry's Moophphoria Light Ice Creams, M&Ms Peanut Ice Cream (UK)

March 17, 2018, 6:17 am

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A Spotted In Shops today focused on ice creams - as well as all the new Haagen Dazs varieties launched recently, Ben & Jerry's are moving into "light" ice creams, perhaps to compete with the likes of Halo Top (which is curently on offer for £3.50 at Tesco!)

The're doing a Chocolate Cookie Dough tub, with "chocolate ice cream and chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough", containing 132 calories per 100ml.

Plus Caramel Cookie Fix which consists of "vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirl and shortbread cookies" and contains 128 calories per 100ml. The ingredients contain no sugar alcohols or sugar substitutes. Both available at Sainsbury's.

Sainsbury's are also selling some new Organic varieties of Carte D'or Ice Cream, including the lovely sounding Roasted Colombian Coffee above. Also available in Chocolate & Vanilla.

Also new from Carte D'or are these Les Supremes Inspiration desserts, with a Pavlova variety...

As well as Parfait Au Chocolat, Tiramisu, and Lemon. Available at Sainsbury's and Tesco. 

Last but not least, Mars have launched an M&M's Peanut Ice Cream stick into convenience stores! I haven't seen these anywhere yet so do let me know if you spot one!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more Spotted In Shops! If you've tried any of these new ice creams and desserts do let me know your thoughts in the comments...

Haagen Dazs Speculoos Sticks & Maltesers Ice Creams

March 18, 2018, 4:27 am

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Looks like I'm going to have to do yet another Spotted In Shops...Tesco have only gone and brought a whole raft of cool new products to their stores recently! Without further ado lets crack on and take a look...today I'm going to focus just on the ice creams, which is fitting for this cold spell we're having!

First up - Haagen Dazs Speculoos "Caramel Biscuit & Cream" White Chocolate Ice Cream sticks! Now I've tried a few varieties of Haagen Dazs sticks already from Mango & Raspberry to Salted Caramel, but this one sounds like possibly the best yet! Available at Tesco.

Maltesers Ice Cream Tub:

Maltesers are in everything these days, from cookies, to spreads and hot chcoolate, so it's no surprise to find them in ice cream too. Rejoice, Malt lovers! Available at Tesco.

Maltesers Ice Cream Sticks:

There's also these sticks, which I am sure aren't really new but have possibly been revamped. Anyone know? Available at Tesco.

Smarties Fun Sticks:

Nestle brought out Smarties Ice Cream Tubs last year but this year it's the turn of sticks. And these Ice Creams containing mini Smarties with a chocolate top sure do look fun! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Coconut Collection:

Not content with all their other new ice creams, Haagen Dazs have also brought out this new Coconut Collection, featuring mini tubs of various flavours paired with coconut. This sounds heavenly! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Caramel Collection:

Not really "new" but I'm including this selection because it sounds so yummy! Contains mini tubs of Haagen Dazs' ice creams featuring caramel, including the Speculoos tub! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Chocolate Collection:

Also not strictly new, but this collection sounds pretty tasty too! One for the chocolate ice cream lovers, including an almond and chocolate variety that isn't available in larger tubs.

Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel:

Halo Top are low fat and calorie ice creams with a lower sugar content, containing the sweetener stevia. They seem to be super popular amongst the health conscious, and luckily at the moment they're on special offer for £3.50 at Tesco!

Breyers High Protein Vanilla Caramel Ice Cream Bars:

Also one for the health conscious are these low sugar, high protein Breyers Ice Cream Bars. Available from Tesco.

Swedish Glace Soft Caramel Toffee Cones:

A vegan, dairy free and gluten free ice cream cone from Swedish Glace - hurrah! These sound lovely. Available at Tesco.

Swedish Glace Smooth Vanilla with Strawberry Sauce Cones:

Also in this fruity variety, available from Tesco.

Peppa Pig Ice Lollies:

A new one for the kiddies...or big kids! Available at Tesco.

Paw Patrol Ice Cream Lollies:

Another one for the kiddies, these Paw Patrol lollies come in a funky paw shape in chocolate and vanilla flavour. Available at Tesco.

Walls Mini Calippo Combo Lollies:

Made with a mix of fruit juice and milk (which sounds wrong to me!) there's these new Calippo Combo lollies in Strawberry & Vanilla. Available at Tesco.

Tesco Bubblegum Lollies:

Catching up with Iceland, Tesco are now doing their own bubblegum flavour ice lollies.

Tesco Milk Bottle Lollies:

Plus these cola and strawberry flavour lollies dipped in a milky ice coating.

Tesco Finest Creamy Coconut Lollies:

There's also these vegan and dairy free coconut lollies, made with coconut water and coconut milk. Refreshing!

Ms Mollys Fizzy Pop Ice Lollies:

I don't know who "Ms Molly" is, but she's exclusive to Tesco apparently! (that sounds so wrong) These come in cherryade, lemonade and cola flavours.

Tesco Finest Lime and Mint with Jamaican Rum:

A unique Caribbean themed ice cream from Tesco here, this sounds rather nice indeed!

Tesco Finest White Chocolate & Mint Ice Cream:

Featuring belgian white chocolate and dark chocolate mint flavour pieces, this sounds delightful.

Tesco Finest Strawberry, Raspberry & Rhubarb Ice Cream:

One for fans of fruitier ice creams, this sounds like a nice mixture of tart and creamy flavours.

Tesco Finest Salted Caramel & Butterscotch Ice Cream:

With sea salted caramel ripple sauce and butterscotch pieces, this sounds like a real treat.

Tesco Finest Dark Chocolate Ice Cream:

One for fans of richer ice cream, this dark chocolate tub aso contains milk chocolate truffle pieces.

Tesco Finest Caffe Latte & Cinnamon Biscuit Ice Cream:

Last but not least, a caffeine infused ice cream with Colombian coffee and cinnamon biscuit (aka Speculoos!) Yum!

That's all for today's Spotted In Shops - all of these products are new in at Tesco, and if you can't find them locally I would suggest ordering online! As always, if you've tried any of these do let me know in the comments!

Cadbury Heroes Cupcakes & Rocky Road Mud Cake (Spotted In Shops)

March 19, 2018, 12:18 pm

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A Spotted In Shops focused on cakes and biscuits today, since there are so many new treats in shops lately! 

First up is the rather special Cadbury Heroes Party Cupcakes Selection. Now even though this is called Cadbury Heroes, the cupcakes only feature Cadbury Caramel, Cadbury Crunchie and Cadbury Flake. That's hardly "Heroes", Cadbury! Still these cupcakes with their caramel and chocolate buttercreams do sound pretty scrumptious. Spotted in Tesco.

Cadbury Rocky Road Mud Cake:

A new "gluten free" Mud Cake from Cadbury, made with Cadbury Chocolate that can be found in the Free From frozen section at Tesco. Although this is gluten free, it's made from wheat starch that has had the gluten removed...so if you're super sensitive to wheat I would advise caution with this. Otherwise, it sounds like a tasty cake indeed!

Galaxy Chocolate Mousse Cake:

A delicious new cake from Mars, this one features a biscuit base and layers of chocolate mousse, topped with Galaxy chocolate buttons. Yummo! Spotted at Tesco.

Mars Mud Pie:

This has been out for a while but I'm late in posting about it - the Mars Mud Pie! Described as a "delicious chocolate and caramel mousse dessert" this looks very tasty indeed!

Swizzels Loadsa Sweets Party Cake:

This caught my eye purely due to all the sweets on top - what a sugar rush! Not only does it have gummy fried eggs, but Squashies sweets and Rainbow Drops. Spotted in Tesco.

Tesco Rainbow Cake:

Rainbows and unicorns are inflitrating everything these days...and if you love this kind of thing Tesco have made a cake just for you: this multicoloured rainbow cake complete with rainbow decoration on top! So sparkly and magical! Tesco also do a Unicorn Cake if that's more your kind of thing.

Asda Unicorn Cake:

Not to be outdone by Tesco, Asda are doing their own Unicorn Cake that looks a lot nicer (I did have a photo of the Tesco version but seem to have lost it - it's on my Instagram page somewhere). Apparently it serves 18...yeah right, maybe 18 mice!

Shopkins Rainbow Bite Celebration Cake:

Staying with the #rainbowsandunicorns theme (it seems we live in hashtags these days! #thestruggleisreal) there's this cute Shopkins Rainbow Bite Celebration Cake, available at Tesco.

Pusheen The Cat Super Fancy Celebration Cake:

I don't know who Pusheen the Cat is but he/she has a cake made in their image. One for the kiddies no doubt. Available at Tesco.

Mr Kipling Marzipan Fruit Slices & Hot Cross Squares:

Mr Kipling have brought out these unique sounding cakes for Easter, in Marzipan and Hot Cross Square form. Available at all supermarkets. 

Cadbury Chocolate Melt In The Middle Puddings:

Cadbury aren't content with all the other new products they've released recently, oh no, they're also doing these Melt In The Middle Puddings, which I'm sure have been around before in some other form. There's also a Cadbury Caramel variety. Spotted in Tesco Frozen aisle. 

Jammie Dodgers Lemon Twist Limited Edition:

I'm not sure what's new about this limited edition - Jammie Dodgers have done a lemon variety before as Lively Lemon, so I'm guessing it's a rehash. If anyone knows do leave a comment! Spotted in Tesco. 

Hill Biscuits Chocolate Orange Creams Limited Edition:

Hill Biscuits are famous for their discount range of various cream biscuts, most famously their Digestive Creams, and now they have made something rather novel indeed - a Chocolate Orange Cream! Kudos to them! Spotted in Home Bargains. 

Tesco Free From Strawberry Cheesecake:

Back to desserts again, and Tesco are catering for us Gluten Free folk with this lovely looking Strawberry Cheesecake. It's pretty difficult to find gluten free cheesecakes, so hurrah for Tesco!

Tesco Easter Chocolate Traybake:

Staying with Tesco, they have quite a delicious looking range of Easter products at the moment...and this Easter Traybake complete with Gummy Fried Eggs and Mini Eggs looks pretty nifty indeed. Find it in the bakery aisle.

Tesco Easter Hot Chocolate Fudge Cake:

Tesco are also doing this Easter Hot Chocolate Fudge Cake - the hot part comes in when you heat it in the microwave to turn the topping into a melted gooey sauce. Yum, what a great idea!

Tesco Raspberry Passionfruit Gateau:

I'm pretty sure this gateau isn't all that new, it looks like something Tesco have done before. If anyone knows please leave a comment!

Tesco Finest Belgian White Chocolate & Mixed Berry Cheesecake:

You can't beat Belgian White Chocolate, especially when combined with the ultimate food of the gods - cheesecake!

Well, that's all for today, stay tuned for more Spotted In Shops focused on other products...it's getting close to Easter so I'll be featuring Easter Eggs soon! As always, if you've tried any of these products do let me know via the comments!

Walkers Flavours Of The Decades Crisps: Coronation Chicken etc

March 20, 2018, 8:30 am

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Today I'm back with yet another Spotted In Shops - this time focusing on the new Walkers Crisps "Flavours of the decade" range. I saw these in Sainsbury's Express, however they will no doubt be available in other stores soon. This range marks Walkers' 70th Anniversary and the flavours are inspired by every decade they've been making crisps. Interesting fact: Walkers were founded in Leicester in 1948 by Englishman Henry Walker.

Walkers Crisps Coronation Chicken - 1950's
The classic curry sandwich filling in crisp form? Yes please!

Walkers Crisps Roast Lamb & Mint - 1960's

I'm not sure I fancy these...

Walkers Crisps Cheese Fondue - 1970's

A variety based on melted cheese...

Walkers Crisps Chicken Tikka Masala - 1980's

Chicken Tikka...now this sounds like my kind of crisp!

Walkers Crisps BBQ Rib - 1990's

One for the 90's kids!

Walkers Crisps Sweet Chilli - 2000's

I don't recall this particular variety...anyone else?

That's all for today - I have to say I think this range is a fantastic idea because, who doesn't love a bit of nostalgia? If you remember any of these flavours from the past or have tried them, do let me know in the comments!

New M&S Ice Creams! (Spotted In Shops)

March 21, 2018, 12:18 pm

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Yet another ice cream-filled Spotted In Shops today...this time featuring not just any ice creams, but new M&S ice creams!

First up - a new Rhubarb & Custard flavour, made with West Country milk and cream. Sounds fab!

Blackcurrant Cheesecake:

Next, an uncommon flavour - Blackcurrant Cheesecake. This one is made with mascarpone and biscuit ice cream made from West Country milk and cream, with blackcurrant sorbet on the side.

Raspberry Pavlova:

With Scottish Raspberry and mini meringue ice cream and a hidden centre of clotted cream ice cream, both made from West Country milk and cream.

Chocolate & Caramel Sundae:

Made with Belgian chocolate and vanilla choc chip ice creams made from West Country milk and cream, with a sea salt caramel sauce.

Dessert Menu Raspberry & Belgian White Chocolate Ice Creams:

Moving onto stick ice creams, these raspberry ice creams dipped in white chocolate sound delightful!

Dessert Menu Blood Orange & Belgium Milk Chocolate Ice Creams:

I don't know why M&S have called these Belgium Milk Chocolate rather than Belgian, but with blood orange flavour ice cream dipped in milk chocolate they sure sound tasty!

Dessert Menu Alphonso Mango & Heritage Raspberry Semidreddo Celebration Cake:

Wow, what a wordy title! This Semifreddo ice cream cake sure does sound pretty special!

Well, that's all for today...seems like all the supermarkets are gearing up for Summer with their latest new ice cream releases! Stay tuned for more Spotted In Shops including an Easter Special soon...

Mr Kipling Unicorn Slices, Baileys Almande Dairy Free & More!

March 22, 2018, 7:19 am

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Not so much a Spotted In Shops today but a New In Shops...because I haven't yet spotted any of the products featured. I'm on the hunt for several of them however!

First up - Mr Kipling Unicorn Slices! Unicorns are infiltrating everything these days, from cakes to chocolates to...shampoo (yes really!), so it's only fitting that Mr Kipling have gotten in on the trend. These multicoloured cake slices are apparently available from Tesco although I haven't seen them in mine yet.

Baileys Dairy Free Almande Almond Drink:

Made with almond milk, this new Baileys liquer is both dairy free and gluten free, hurrah! It's one I am on the search for and hopefully Asda will be stocking it soon. Suitable for vegans.

Costa White Hot Chocolate:

This white hot chocolate came out several years ago as part of one of Costa's Christmas ranges but it's bck again, this time for the Spring season! Available in stores now.

Costa Easter Choco Crunch:

Looking somewhat like doughnuts, these new chocolate coated treats from Costa are made up of rice kirspies. Also part of the Spring Menu.

Blacksticks Blue Cheese Easter Egg:

Easter is just around the corner and it wouldn't be complete without a weird novelty egg...this "Cheester Egg" is available from Asda.

Nestle Orange Smarties Limited Edition:

As well as launching Orange Smarties Mini Eggs and an Easter Egg, Nestle have brought back Orange Smarties in both small and large tubes for the Spring period. It remains to be seen if they will come back permanently, so make the most of them while you can!

Fox's Glacier Limited Edition Tropical:

Fox's are celebrating their 100th anniversary (this seems to be the year of anniversaries!) with this tropical variety featuring pineapple, mango & passionfruit and coconut flavours. It will cost £1.40 and is in stores until September. There's also a new Spearmint variety in the Glacier Mints range.

Flower & White Chocolate Meringue Bar:

A new type of treat, these gluten free low fat bars will be available from The Spar and are available in Raspberry and Chocolate flavours. They cost £1.29.

Walkers Nonsuch Salted Caramel Toffees:

Walkers Nonsuch have introduced a salted caramel variety to their famous toffee range, which costs £1.50 for a 150g bag and is gluten free.

Jelly Belly Bean Boozled Despicable Me Jelly Beans:

This limited edition Minions variety of Bean Boozled jelly beans contains some weird "look-alike" flavours – Green Apple and Minion Fart – join existing Pencil Shavings and Ba-na-na, Barf and Peach, Booger and Juicy Pear, Canned Dog Food and Chocolate Pudding, Caramel Corn and Mouldy Cheese, Dead Fish and Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Rotten Egg and Buttered Popcorn, Spoiled Milk and Coconut, and Stinky Socks and Tutti-Fruitti flavours.

Anyone else feel slightly nauseous?

Starburst Red Berry Sugar Free Chewing Gum Sticks:

Bridging the gap bewteen chewing gum and candy are these new Starburst chewing gum sticks.

Fruittella Sugar Free Fruit Drops:

Retailing at £1 these will be available in a flip top box, in Citrus and Mixed Red Berry flavours.

Innocent Almond, Hazelnut & Oat Milks:

Innocent Drinks are launching their own plant-based milk range, in Almond, Hazelnut and Oat varieties. Curiously no coconut version! Good news for those who are dairy free.

Muller Corner Lactose Free Yogurts:

Not dairy free, but free from lactose these new Muller Corners will be good news for those who are lactose intolerant. Although personally I think it's just easier to avoid the stuff full stop.

That's all for today's post...hope you've enjoyed reading! Stay tuned for more new products in shops!

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Hotel Chocolat & Vegan Easter Eggs Guide

March 23, 2018, 3:49 am

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There's an increasing range of dairy free/vegan chocolates in supermarkets these days, and Hotel Chocolat are really championing quality vegan eggs with their range this Easter. Today’s post will focus on vegan eggs available from there as well as a few other companies.

Hotel Chocolat 100% Dark Egg:

This is one I reviewed last year - check it out here. It includes 100% cocoa solids dark chocolate, Californian almonds and Turkish raisins in the shell, plus panned 100% dark chocolate Piedemont hazelnuts separately. It's definitely one for the serious dark chocolate lovers!

Hotel Chocolat Dark Egg Sandwich:

The unique "egg sandwich" treat from Hotel Chocolat, suitable for vegans and dairy free!

Hotel Chocolat Dark Big City Bunny:

A cute hollow dark chocolate bunny without the dairy.

Hotel Chocolat Dark City Bunnies:

Plus, mini city bunnies that are perfect for sharing!

Hotel Chocolat Dark Kids Easter Egg:

One for the kiddies is this smaller 70% cocoa Dark egg. Also contains dark orange bunnies - yum!

Hotel Chocolat Ginger Dark Chocolate Egg:

This is one that tickles my fancy this year...a ginger flavour dark chocolate egg studded with Piedmont hazelnuts, plus Dark Chocolate Crunchy squares with hazelnuts and ginger pieces. Yum!

Hotel Chocolat Dark Chocolate Rabbert:

A bouncing 70% dark chocolate rabbit hops over dinky drops of dark chocolate. Cute!

Thorntons Dark Chocolate Easter Egg:

Moving on from Hotel Chocolat, good old Thorntons are also doing a dairy free dark chocolate egg.

Lindt Dark Chocolate Noir Gold Bunny:

Plus the classic Lindt Gold Bunny comes in a Dark version that is dairy free.

Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Dark Eggs:

There's also these Lindt 70% Cocoa Eggs available from most supermaarkets.

Lindt Excellence Dark Extra Fine 70% Easter Egg:

Plus a larger Lindt Excellence Dark Easter Egg complete with mini dark chocolate eggs. 

Montezuma's Absolute Black 100% Cocoa Egg with Chocolate Buttons:

Montezuma's have promised me one of these to review, which I am rather excited to try. Features their Absolute Black sugar free dark chocolate studded with cocoa nibs, as well as Absolute Black dark chocolate buttons.

Montezuma's Dark Chocolate Egg with Mini Dark Peanut Butter Eggs:

For those who like a bit of sugar in their chocolate, Montezuma's are also doing this vegan friendly egg complete with mini dark chocolate peanut butter eggs, hurrah! Who said being dairy free must be boring?

Montezuma's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Eggs:

As well as the Easter egg, the Dark Peanut Butter Mini Eggs also come in their very own pack! Available from motezumas.co.uk.

Montezuma's Organic Dark Chocolate Eco Egg with Cocoa Nibs:

One for the eco-consciousn with eco-friendly degradable packaging and also vegan friendly, this egg has cocoa nibs in the shell.

Booja Booja Artists Egg:

No post on Vegan Easter eggs would be complete without a nod to Booja Booja, who make some beautifully decorated gourmet eggs filled with their classic truffles in a variety of flavours, from Champagne to Almond Sea Salt to Hazelnut. Available online and from selected stores.

Moo Free Easter Eggs:

Available from Waitrose, Holland & Barrett and supermarkets like Morrisons, the Moo Free brand make an excellent variety of dairy free creamier eggs, in flavours such as Honeycomb (or "Bunnycomb"), Cheeky Orange and Original with Dairy Free Drops.

Plamil Organic Easter Eggs:

Also available from Holland and Barrett, online or at selected stores are these Organic Milk Chocolate Alternative eggs from Plamil, which are Fairtrade and made with rice milk.

Plamil Organic Milk Chocolate Alternative Half Eggs:

Also available from Plamil are these "half eggs", a dairy free alternative to mini eggs. Available from plamilfoods.co.uk or selected stores.

Plamil No Added Sugar Dairy Free Half Eggs:

For those who want to go a step further, Plamil also make these Dairy Free Milk Chocolate halves without sugar, using the sweetener xylitol instead. Available from plamilfoods.co.uk and selected stores.

Coco Caravan Vegan Caramel Easter Eggs:

Made with raw chcoolate, these caramel filled eggs from Coco Caravan are vegan and dairy free, with caramel made from coconut sugar, coconut cream and cashew paste. I have some of these to review so stay tuned for that soon! Available from the Coco Caravan Webstore.

Asda Extra Special Belgian Dark Chocolate Cherry Egg:

Asda are also doing some rather special dark chocolate eggs this year, including this Extra Special Cherry Egg!

Asda Free From Chocolate Bunny:

And for fans of sweeter chocolate, there's this Free From Bunny!

Tesco Finest Free From Salted Caramel Flavour Egg:

Tesco also increased their Free From range this Easter, with this Salted Caramel Flavour Egg complete with Fondant truffles.

Tesco Finest Free From Belgian Dark Chocolate Egg with Orange Truffles:

Plus a Blegian dark chocolate egg with dark orange truffles.

Lidl Deluxe Ecuadorian Single Origin Dark Chocolate Egg:

Even Lidl are doing dairy free dark chocolate eggs this year, with this Deluxe Ecuadorian Single Origin 73% Cocoa egg...

Lidl Deluxe Madagascan Single Origin Dark Chocolate Egg:

Plus a 66% cocoa Deluxe Madagascan Single Origin egg. Fancy!

Marks & Spencer Made Without Dairy Dark Chocolate Egg:

As always, M&S are not doing just any Dairy Free egg, but a Made Without Dairy Dark Chocolate Egg complete with fancy wrapping in both blue and pink.

Green & Blacks Organic Dark 70% Easter Eggs:

It would be wrong for Green & Blacks not to do a dark chocolate egg at Easter! I have only seen these in 70% versions - no 85% unfortunately.

Waitrose Salted Hazelnut & Raisin Dark Chocolate Egg:

Waitrose also do a few dark chocolate eggs in their own label range, including this Salted Hazelnut & Raisin Egg. Sounds a bit different!

North Chocolates Hot Cross Fun Bar:

Last but not least, these Easter bars from North Chocolates are available from Fenwicks and consists of dark chocolate with spices, orange and sultanas.

Well, that's all for this post - there's a few other companies making vegan Easter treats so this is by no means an exhaustive list. Hopefully though it will help anyone needing dairy free chocolates find something suitable!

Montezuma's Absolute Black Easter Egg with Cocoa Nibs & Buttons

March 25, 2018, 1:15 pm

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A huge thankyou to Montezuma's for sending me this Absolute Black Easter egg to review recently! Since I first heard of it I was eager to try it; I do enjoy Montezuma's Absolute Black bars - they're a godsend when trying to cut back on sugar intake and still enjoy some chocolate. So in Easter Egg form it makes the perfect treat for anyone wiahing to stick to a sugar free diet over the Easter period! Not only is it made with 100% cocoa chocolate, the shell contains cocoa nibs and there's a sachet of 100% Dark Chocolate buttons with it too.

The egg was silver foil wrapped, a nice touch compared to some of the shiny plastic wrappers found on many Easter Eggs.

Ripping open the foil, the egg looked super shiny - I didn't want to break it!

But it had to be done...for reviewing purposes! The shell is nice and thick with the cocoa nibs peeking out in places. Biting into a piece, there's the classic rich cocoa flavour of the Absolute Black Dark Chocolate punctuated with some earthier notes from the nibs, which do a great job of breaking up the texture and preventing it becoming boring, as I imagine it would without any additions at all. The buttons make for a nice accompaniment to nibble on separately, although due to the rich nature of them you won't be eating a lot at once. They're nice to have a few with a cuppa.

I do think it would have been nice if Montezuma's had included some other kind of addition, like coated nuts or something, although that would be unfair to those with allergies. This egg is certainly king when it comes to being allergen free - no sugar, dairy, nuts, gluten or soya, so it caters for everyone! It's made in a factory that processes dairy and nuts, of course, so if you are super sensitive please be aware of this.

Overall, in my opinion this is a superb egg and probably better than the Hotel Chocolat 100% Dark I reviewed last year. Although that one was nice, this one is a bit smoother in taste and easier to eat.

If you're avoiding dairy or sugar - this is the egg for you! Find it on montezumas.co.uk (they deliver within 24 hours, so hurry if you want one by the weekend!)

On the topic of Easter Eggs, if you've ever wondered why we eat Eggs at Easter (hint: it's not because of Jesus!) here's an article from Montezuma's that explains all! https://www.montezumas.co.uk/blog/2017/04/why-do-we-eat-eggs-at-easter-2/

8.5 out of 10. 

Coco Caravan Caramel Vegan Easter Eggs

March 26, 2018, 9:24 am

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A big thankyou to Coco Caravan for today's review. They kindly sent me some of their Raw Vegan Chocolate Caramel Eggs recently so I was super excited indeed - it's rare to get a vegan caramel! These are available from Coco Caravans website and consist of 8 raw dark chocolate eggs, containing a runny caramel made with coconut blossom sugar, coconut cream and oil and cashew nut paste. A caramel made without dairy - yay!

I like the simple and non pretentious packaging - they're wrapped in simply brown paper which feels rather rustic, plus makes it easy to recycle.

When trying to take a pic of the innards I accidentally squashed it - oops! As you can hopefully see above the caramel is super sticky and runny.

The eggs are two halves stuck together rather than a whole shell completely filled with caramel. I took a bite, and it wasn't quite what I expected. The flavour is earthy and punchy, and definitely that of a raw chocolate. It was nice and flavoursome and definitely made a change from regular dark chocolate. The caramel had that distinctive coconut sugar flavour, quite earthy and it tasted nice and sweet but I did feel the texture was just a little bit too runny to be a proper caramel.

Overall, these are very nice and a real treat if you're avoiding dairy, although personally I would prefer a chewier caramel. (I'm a sucker for chewy caramel, admittedly!)

Find them on cococaravan.co.uk

8 out of 10. 

Ingredients: Raw cacao butter, cacao powder (cacao mass 72%), coconut blossom nectar, ground vanilla pod. Soft Center Caramel: Coconut blossom sugar, virgin coconut oil, cashew nut paste, coconut cream.

Holdsworth Mini Sea Salted Caramel Eggs

March 27, 2018, 3:45 am

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A big thankyou to Holdsworth Chocolates for today's review, they sent me this lovely box of their Sea Salted Caramel Eggs some time ago now and I absolutely loved them. Just a heads up - I will be doing a competition with Holdsworth soon, so you'll be able to win a hamper of some of their delicious chocolates - stay tuned! In the meantime do check out their lovely range online.

You can find Holdsworth Chocolates from John Lewis stores or buy them online. Their chocolates are handmade in Derbyshire using only quality ingredients, and all I've tried so far have been top notch! (FYI they do some amazing looking Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles!).

These Salted Caramel Mini Eggs come in a lovely box complete with a fun bunny design - it made me chuckle quite a bit. They would make a fantastic gift.

Opening the wrapper the eggs looked like typical mini chocolate eggs and had a lovely milky aroma. The salted caramel is in two halves inside the eggs - I tried to split one open to get a shot but it proved a little tricky!

They tasted AH-MAH-ZING. The chocolate is creamy and rich and clearly good quality (33% cocoa solids). The soft caramel too is great quality - it tastes homemade and authentic, soft, buttery, sweet, salty, and very very moreish! I loved these eggs, they're quite rich and satisfying so you won't want to eat too many at once, and are definitely worth the money. The caramel is also probably one of the best I've had in terms of sweet and salty balance - it was just right.

Overall, I think these are fantastic mini eggs and would make a great gift for anyone who likes good quality chocolates. If you need a last minute gift for a special someone you can't go wrong with a box of these this Easter.

9 out of 10.

I'll be doing a competition to win a hamper of Holdsworth Chocolates very soon - do stay tuned via my Instagram and Twitter feeds for that!

Cadbury Daim Ultimate Easter Egg & More! - Easter Egg Guide 2018

March 28, 2018, 5:12 am

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It wouldn't be Easter without a whopping Easter Eggs In Shops post, so without further ado let's crack on...or rather crack the eggs!

First up - an Egg everyone will no doubt want this Easter, the Cadbury Dairy Milk Ultimate Daim Egg, which contains crunchy Daim pieces in the shell. There's also a Fruit & Nut variety.

Cadbury Dairy Milk "The Purple Egg":

Available from Sainsbury's, this egg was simply described as "The Purple Egg" - presumably the colour purple is enough to be associated with Cadbury Dairy Milk! It's simply a milk chocolate egg wrapped in purple foil. Price: £1.

Cadbury Dairy Milk Ultimate Chopped Nut Egg:

As well as the Daim and Fruit & Nut eggs, Cadbury are doing this Dairy Milk Chopped Nut Egg that is exclusively available in Tesco.

Hershey's Cookies N' Creme Eggs:

Hershey's now do their delicious Cookies & Cream chocolate in mini egg form - yay! Spotted in Tesco.

Chocolate Smiths Custard Easter Eggs:

White chocolate eggs filled with a gooey custard filling - how good do they sound?! Only available from Fenwicks stores.

Nestle Butterfinger Cups Easter Egg (Asda exclusive):

A milk chcoolate egg with 4 peanut butter cups. Asda exclusive.
Artisan Blonde Chocolate Easter Egg:

If you love Blonde Chocolate this is the egg for you! Beware though: it ain't cheap. Spotted in Fenwicks.

Baileys Milk Chocolate Butterscotch Egg:

A Baileys flavour egg with added butterscotch and white chocolate buttons - yum! Available at Home Bargains.

Prestat Red Velvet Truffle Easter Egg:

Prestat do a lot of cool Easter Eggs, from Salted Caramel to Gin & Tonic to Hot Cross Bun, but this Red Velvet Truffle sure does top them all. Contains a milk and white chocolate layered egg with truffles. Spotted in Fenwicks and also available online.

Super Mario Bros Milk Chocolate Egg with Cup:

For lovers of retro games there's this Easter egg with a cool Mario cup at Asda. The mug changes colour when you pour in hot water!

Waitrose Cappuccino Truffle Eggs:

I love the sound of these! Check out Hello Eat Explore's review of them.

Waitrose Chocolate Avocado:

Now I really don't "get" this product at all. It's basically an Avocado shaped egg with coloured chocolate for the green section...but it contains no avocado, and isn't dairy free or vegan. I would have liked to see Waitrose be bold and just go for it and add dried avocado. It worked for Love Cocoa!

Tesco Chokablok Salted Caramel Pretzel Egg:

How tasty does this egg sound?

Chokablok Cookies & Creme Egg:

Look - it contains an Oreo style cookie embedded into it!

Celebrations Easter Mix:

Basically Celebrations Chocolates. Great for Egg Hunts apparently. Spotted in Iceland and Tesco.

Milkybar Milk & Cookies Egg:

With crumbly cookie pieces in the shell, these eggs sound delightful. Spotted at Tesco.

Orange Smarties Easter Egg & Mini Eggs:

An orange flavoured egg complete with Orange Smarties Mini Eggs. Can't get more orangey than that! Spotted in Tesco.

Lindt Milk Chocolate Lamb:

I do love this cute little fella! Spotted in Tesco.

Reese's Peanut Butter Creme Eggs:

What do you mean you didn't know Reese's do Creme Eggs? Check out my review of them! Available at Tesco.

Lindt Lindor Mini Eggs:

An assortment of Lindor mini eggs in various flavours, including white chocolate and strawberry. Yum! Spotted at Tesco.

Thorntons Special Toffee Milk Chocolate Egg:

A milk chocolate egg studded with special toffee pieces, somewhat similar to the Cadbury Daim Egg. Yum!

Lidl Deluxe Eton Mess Egg:

Lidl have some very fancy looking eggs this year, and perhaps the best one is this white chocolate Eton Mess themed Egg. They also do a Mocha dark chocolate egg, Cornish salted caramel milk, plus some Vegan Dark Chocolate Eggs.

Lidl Favorina Belgian Chocolate Eggs:

Lidl are also doing Belgian Chocolate Eggs in both white and milk chocolate filled with a variety of sweeties.

Marks & Spencer Dippy Egg:

Containing a caramel filled yolk above the hollow milk chocolate egg, this sounds pretty tasty!

Marks & Spencer Quail Eggs:

Not real quail eggs of course, but white chocolate and milk chocolate eggs with a crisp sugar shell. I'll be looking out for these in the price reductions after Easter!

Marks & Spencer Milk Chocolate Ganache & Salted Caramel Filled Eggs:

Last year they did a dark chocolate version, but this year it's milk chocolate.

Choc on Choc Chocolate Coconut:

A coconut-flavoured coconut-shaped egg, with a white chocolate inner shell filled with mini eggs. Can't get more coco-nutty than that! Available online/Fenwicks.

Milk Chocolate Pineapple Egg with Pina Colada Truffles:

I don't know who it's made by but this Pineapple egg with Pina Colada truffles sounds interesting! Spotted in Fenwicks.

Artisan Du Chocolat Dragons Egg:

A rather unique Easter gift, I'm not sure who would want this but it sure does look well crafted. Available online or Fenwicks.

Haribo Chick 'N Mix:

A cute box filled with Starmix and Tanfgastics sweets. Available at Home Bargains, B&M etc.

Haribo Bunny & Friends:

A variation on the Chick 'N Mix, I'm not sure what this box contains but presumably they're Easter themed. Available at Poundland.

Kinder Maxi Surprise Eggs:

The classic Kinder Egg is available for Easter in this Maxi version, containing Hello Kitty themed toys. Spotted in The Co Op.

Nestle After Eight Easter Bunnies:

Featuring mint flavoured dark chocolate Easter Bunnies, these are also dairy free! Spotted in B&M.

Aldi Specially Selected Easter Egg Dessert:

Easter isn't just about eggs...it's also about easter egg desserts! Featuring feutelline and chocolate mousse, this sounds pretty yummy!

Aldi Dairyfine #ashtag Milk Chocolate:

Aldi are also doing this Hashtag shaped chocolate for Easter. Take a selfie with it and you can win a prize! I wonder if my #handselfies count?

Aldi Balloon Easter Egg:

I love the design of this egg...a hot air balloon shape complete with mini eggs in the basket. That's quite original and different!

Aldi Moser Roth Eggometric Abstract Print Belgian Chocolate Egg:

This fancy looking egg from Aldi looks rather special indeed - one for the artists out there!

Aldi Moser Roth Delectable Duo Milk & Raspberry White Chocolate:

A special looking egg with half milk chocolate and half raspberry flavoured white chocolate. Also available in Salted Caramel and Milk Chocolate Duo.

Aldi Moser Roth Single Origin Ghanian Easter Egg:

Aldi have a few of these fancy Single Origin eggs, complete with various prints on them. They look so cool!

Aldi Dairyfine Curious Inventions Honeycomb Mash Up Egg:

A milk chocolate egg filled with honeycomb nuggets, white chocolate and other delights.

Aldi Dairyfine Curious Inventions Popping Candy Egg:

Featuring popping candy, white chocolate and Smarties.

Cadbury Layers of Joy Eggciting Creme Egg Trifle:

The gooey sugar-filled dessert is back again!

Good Boy Easter Choc Egg For Your Dog:

Last But not least...why not treat your dog to a canine-safe Easter egg this year? Spotted in B&M.

Well that's all for this years Easter Eggs In Shops! Please do let me know what lovely eggs you get in the comments, and if you've received any featured in this post! 

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Nestle Orange Smarties Limited Edition are back!

April 2, 2018, 5:00 am

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Just a heads up...Orange Smarties are back in small tubes for a limited period! Stock up while you can! (I spotted these in McColls)

And in the meantime, take a gander at my review of Orange Smarties Mini Eggs. Easter is nearly over but you may still be able to find some of these in shops! (try Tesco Express stores where they seem to still have a lot in).

New M&S British Isles Range...and Salt & Vinegar Caramels?!

April 4, 2018, 1:01 am

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Usually it's random companies that go balls to the wall with weird and wacky new flavours, but this time it's good old "British" institution M&S that have brought out a range of not just any new treats, but a "Taste of the British Isles" range, sure to make any Brexiteer dance with joy. It includes products like the Sea Salt and Vinegar Caramels shown above. Wrong, just wrong! What next, fish and chip truffles? (they probably do exist somewhere!)

In more weirdness, they're also selling not just any nuts but British Beer Coated Peanuts!

Plus they're doing a variety of alcoholic sweets, such as Milk Chocolate Truffles made with Somerset Matured Vintage Cider.

Plus a Gin Chocolate Collection for the gin lovers...

As well as Craft Beer Fudge!

Plus, Fruity Summer Punch Mallows...

And Rum and Raisin Toffees. Now these sound more up my street!

There's also Mocktail Jellies...

And the non-alcoholic and pure Unicorns Jellies...

Plus jelly Watermelons!

A new variety of Whip - Summer Fruits Whips!

Ooh - these look nice, Neapolitan Inspired Popcorn Bites!

As do these Sticky Toffee Pudding Bites!

You can't go wrong with Sea Salt Fudge Bites.

They're even getting in on the Speculoos train with these Speculoos Biscuit Truffles.

These sound lovely - Cornish White Chocolate Clotted Cream Truffles with a Cornish clotted cream ganache.

There's also this Sticky Toffee Pudding Bar, if you don't fancy sharing the bites!

Plus a Nostalgic British Fudge collection, with flavours like Eton Mess and Raspberry Fool.

Plus Ice Cream Inspired Toffees with raspberry ripple, mint chocolate and banana split flavours. Woo!

And plain Mint Toffees, made in York.

Gourmet Caramels, with strawberry, blackberry, mango & passionfruit flavours.

A Chocolate Maltball Selection - aka Maltesers - with salted caramel, dark chocolate and milk chocolate flavours.

Handmade Toffee Nut Brittle - made to a classic recipe with almond and pecan pieces.

Taste of The British Isles box - featuring Scottish Raspberry, English spring honey, Welsh sea salted caramel, and Irish cream liquer.

English toffee and milk chocolate drizzle cookies. Yum!

Last, but not least - Milk Chocolate Emotions. Because M&S are too posh for emojis...

Well, that's all for today's post - there were a few other new things in at M&S but I've included the most interesting here. If you try any of these treats, as always do let me know in the comments!

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Innocent Dairy Free Almond Milk Review

April 10, 2018, 9:19 am

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Innocent, famous for their bottled smoothies have attempted to branch out in a few areas in recent years. They've done things like vegetable juices and Fruity Spring Waters, but now they've launched their own range of vegan and dairy free Nut Milks, made with just three ingredients, and no stabilisers or thickeners. This is certainly a good move, since many who buy nut milks are tired of all the weird things added in brands likes Alpro.

I picked up this 750ml bottle for £1.99 in Waitrose, I think it was an introductory offer but I'm not sure. There was also a Hazelnut variety there and I believe Innocent make a Coconut version too.

Consisting of just almonds, sea salt and spring water, I didn't think there was much I would be able to say about this and I was right - it tastes as you would expect. If you've ever made nut milk at home this is pretty much the same thing, just pressed nuts and water. It has a slight marzipan-ish taste from the almonds and is good mixed in tea or coffee, but I think it would work best in smoothies or shakes as the consistency is a little thin. This is to be expected due to the lack of thickeners so this isn't a criticism at all. I liked that it tasted natural - other nut milks inevitably taste weird in some way due to the added calcium, vitamins and stabilisers, but this tastes pretty fresh and clean.

Overall, there's not a lot to say about this Innocent Almond Milk other than it does what it's supposed to! I would buy this again over other nut milks to avoid the unwanted additives, and I'll certainly be on the lookout for the Coconut version as I do tend to prefer coconut milks in general.

Ingredients: Spring Water, Almonds (5.8%), Sea Salt

7.5 out of 10. 

Nestle Ruby Kitkat to launch in the UK!

April 12, 2018, 1:19 am

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Good news snack lovers, Nestle are going to launch their much-hyped Ruby Kitkats in the UK - hurrah!

The Kitkats, first launched in China last year are made with naturally pink-coloured Ruby cocoa beans and will go on sale in Tesco in four finger bars.

The specially coloured beans are grown in the Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Brazil and promise "an intense fruity taste". The chocolate was created by Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut - the world’s largest cocoa processor.

Nestle are calling Ruby Chocolate a "fourth chocolate", after traditional Milk, Dark and White. It's the first new natural colour for chocolate since Nestlé unveiled white chocolate more than 80 years ago.

The Kitkats will go on sale in the US and Europe following the UK launch. Wow - must be the first time we are getting a product launched here before other countries!

Do you fancy the look of the Ruby Kitkat? Have you seen it in shops yet? Let me know in the comments below!

Cadbury Dream Ice Creams - back for Summer! (UK)

April 13, 2018, 5:43 am

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If you've sorely missed Cadbury Dream White Chocolate since it was withdrawn from UK shelves many years ago, fear not, it's going to be back for Summer, albeit in a colder form - yes, ice cream! Dream Ice Creams have been in shops sporadically for several years now (including a Strawberry variety that was exclusive to Farmfoods) but finally they're getting an official release just for the Summer, yay! It will be sold in major supermarkets in packs of three, and impulse sticks will cost £1.80 from convenience stores.

Maybe Cadbury are testing the waters to see how popular they are...who knows, maybe the proper Cadbury Dream bar may be resurrected if sales are good!

You can already find Cadbury Dream ice creams in Fultons Foods, a Northern based frozen food store if you're lucky enough to live near one (there's a store finder in the link above). I'm not sure if they sell imports or the official UK version, but here's some I spotted in there recently:

Have you tried Cadbury Dream Ice Creams before? Have you seen them in Jack Fultons? Let me know in the comments!

Oreo Birthday Party - new for the UK!

April 13, 2018, 10:50 pm

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Just a quick post today as a heads up...Oreo Birthday Party variety is now available in the UK! From Asda specifically, these are on offer for 50p and consist of regular Oreo vanilla creme cookies with sprinkles in the centre. They're pretty much the same thing as Oreo Birthday Cake which have been available as imports for a while, and have been launched to celebrate Oreo's birthday.

Have you tried these? Are they as good as Oreo Birthday Cake? Let me know in the comments!

Califia Farms Go Coconuts Coconut Milk

April 15, 2018, 6:22 am

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I've been trying a lot of sugar free, dairy free vegan nut milks recently, in an effort to be healthy and find the best tasting ones. The results have been mixed, with the new Innocent Almond Milk being the best I've tried so far. Another new brand on the U.K market is Califia Farms, who make a range of nut milks and cold brew coffee drinks. Unlike other brands their range is free from the thickener carageenan, which has been linked to various health problems, and contain 50% more calcium than milk. Pretty impressive right?!

This Coconut variety is available from Waitrose, and Sainsbury's also used to stock it although I haven't seen it there recently. It's made from a blend of coconut and coconut water to give it an authnetic light coconut flavour without the need for added sugars.

And it tastes pretty good! It has a creamy, frothy texture and tastes quite light and refreshing to drink. The added calcium is noticeable and does give it a slightly chalky taste which I wasn't too keen on though. Compared to Vita Coco Coconut Milk, I would say that one is nicer and closer to regular dairy milk than this is. But this is a decent enough alternative. What I don't like is the chunky bottle it comes in - yes it looks fancy, but it's very uneccesary and means more plastic to recycle. You don't get this problem with tetra packs.

Overall, this is a good coconut milk, although probably not one I would go out of my way for with the other alternatives on the market.

Ingredients: Coconut Milk (Water, Coconut Cream), Coconut Water, Calcium Carbonate, Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Potassium Citrate, Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum.

7 out of 10.