Dickies Peanut Patty

Feb 28.
While here in New Orleans I found a few candies that I haven’t seen except for in this area. The Dickies Peanut Patty by the Tyler Candy Co. is another one. Tyler, Texas is famous for its roses.

Logo: None

Appearance: A Reddish pink candy with peanuts protruding. Compared to Goodarts and other peanut patties I have eaten is that it appears fresh. No whitish colorations are noted on the outsides
Aroma: B Little aroma except maybe a hint of sweetness and peanuts
Texture: B+ Slight snap when bitten it then dissolves a little as you chew
Flavor: A- Peanut, vanilla and sweetness

Calories: 2.5 oz. 1 serving. 250cal.

Rating: A- (Favorite peanut pattie so far)
Comments: Nice fresh peanut pattie and made with just regular corn syrup and sugar. Tyler is known for something else now.
Website: Aunt Sally's Creamy Pralines

Aunt Sally's Creamy Pralines

Feb 27.
Pralines and caramel have always been some of my favorite candies. There is just something about milky sugariness that appeals to my palate. While in New Orleans this weekend for a conference and to run in the half marathon I couldn't help but sample many New Orleans delicacies. Aunt Sally's is the first of these. Created by Pierre and Diane Bagur in the 1930's.

Logo: Original Creamy Praline

Appearance: B+ Light brown with pieces of pecan visible underneath the surface
Aroma: A- Sweet aroma, molasses and hints of dairy
Texture: B Very soft and with a sugary feel to it. The praline crumbles and then melts in your mouth
Flavor: B+ Very sweet with a taste of molasses and vanilla. I liked the evaporated milk taste

Calories: 200 cal/serving.
Package contains 1 piece. 1.5 oz.

Rating: B+
Comments: I really liked the praline and pecan combination but its very sweet. I can only eat one....but it was a good one!
Website: Aunt Sally's Creamy Pralines

Rolo

Day 51.
Rolo's are small chocolate covered caramels stacked together in a brown colored wrapping. The Rolo was originally licensed from Rowntree Products in 1969 but in 1988, Nestle purchased Rowntree so Hershey makes a Nestle product.

Logo: Chewy Caramels in Milk Chocolate

Appearance: A Small circular chocolate covered caramels
Aroma: A- Aroma of sweet milk chocolate and sweet milky caramel
Texture: A- Melts in your mouth feel to the chocolate and just right chewiness to the caramels
Flavor: A Milky tasting caramel with sweet milk chocolate

Calories: 220 cal/serving.
Package contains 1 serving.

Rating: A
Comments: Excellent caramel flavor with small amount of milk chocolate taste in a great looking tubelike packaging
Website: Rolo

Milka Chocolate Creme Day 2

Milka Chocolate Creme

Day 51.
As part of my Valentines Day presents I received various chocolates to aid me on my year long quest. One of these was The Milka. I had not heard of the Milka brand but the chocolate is made in Germany and was bought in 1990 by Kraft. It was created in 1901 by Swiss chocolatier Philippe Suchard. (W) The package invites me to a smooth, rich flavor of Alpine milk.

Logo: Milk Chocolate Confection With Chocolate Creme Filling

Appearance: B Pale chocolate with faint scoring. The cremey center stands out from the milk chocolate coating.
Aroma: B+ Aroma of sweet milk chocolate
Texture: A- Melts in your mouth feel. Creme layer was very soft
Flavor: C- Not much flavor and too much sweetness in the creme layer. The milk chocolate was very creamy with an underwhelming chocolate tast

Calories: 250 cal/serving.
Package contains 2.5 servings. 3.52 oz.

Rating: C (Pass on this one)
Comments: I am not a big fan of chocolate creme and this bar didn't change my mind. The chocolate coating was nice. I would like to try the plain Milka bar
Website: Milk Chocolate Creme

Goldenberg's Original Peanut Chews Day 2

Goldenberg's Original Peanut Chews

Day 49.
I found the Goldenberg's Peanut chews at Cracker Barrel. Since Just Born bought the company in 2003 the name was changed to Chew-Ets Peanut Chews. Just Born must have made a version for Cracker Barrel's store which contains many hard to find candies, chocolate bars and old fashioned wrappers of many newer products. Originally created in 1917 as a World War I ration bar and a Philadelphia favorite since then.

Logo: Chewy Chocolatey Bites Loaded with Crunchy Peanuts.


Appearance: B+ Thin layer of chocolate overlaying a brown middle filled with peanuts.
Aroma: B Peanut with dark chocolate. I couldn't smell any molasses
Texture: B Very firm and chewy bar
Flavor: C Molasses and peanut and not very sweet. Light hint of dark chocolate...their is only a small amount of cocoa present (that's why its labeled as chocolately instead of as chocolate

Calories: 230 cal/serving. Serving size is four pieces/2 per container. 3.3oz.

Rating: B-
Comments: Not a bad peanut chew bar but I would have preferred it to be more chocolatey and sweet.
Website: Goldenberg's Original Peanut Chews

Nestle Goobers Day 2

Nestle Goobers

Day 47.
Goobers are an interestingly named milk chocolate covered peanut product made by Nestle. Found mainly at the movie theater. The chocolate and peanut combination goes well with buttery popcorn. Goobers were created in 1925 by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company which was acquired by Nestlé in 1984.

Logo: Nestle Milk Chocolate - Fresh Roasted Peanuts

Appearance: B Chocolate covered peanuts. Some smaller than others
Aroma: B+ Chocolatey
Texture: B+ Crunchy peanuts
Flavor: A- Very strong peanut taste and sweet milk chocolate

Calories: 210 cal/serving. 2.5 servings per box. 3.5oz. Five grams of protein per serving.

Rating: B+
Comments: Good combination of chocolate and peanuts. With the protein content would make a good snack for dieters and runners.
Website: Nestle Goobers

Cadbury Crunchie

Day 46.
I am reviewing another Cadbury product today. In honor of the Winter Olympics in my opinion, if there was a Chocolate Olympics it would be a tossup between the USA and UK. I realize that most "sophisticated" chocolate palates would probably give the gold to the Swiss but I don't like dark chocolate! The Crunchie was originally created in 1929 by Fry's who later merged with Cadbury.

Logo: Milk Chocolate with Golder Honeycombed Centre.


Appearance: D- Very unusual product. Normal milk chocolate covering but its the center that's unusual. Its hard and honeycomb looking...almost aerated like the Cadbury Wispa but not soft. And the middle is darker.
Aroma: C Chocolate with hints of burnt sugar
Texture: C+ Hard, crunchy and crumbly
Flavor: D Sweet delicious Cadbury milk chocolate but the middle tastes extremely sweet and has a hint of burnt sugar

Calories: 185 cal/serving. One package. 40g.

Rating: D+
Comments: I love Cadbury but this is not my cup of tea! Too sweet and I did not the burnt sugar taste
Website: Cadbury Crunchie

Galaxy Minstrels

Day 45.
The Galaxy Minstrels are made by Mars UK. The Galaxy brand has been available since 1960. Mars made the M&M's and apparently also makes a giant size version of it in Europe.


Appearance: They look like giant M&M's. About three times the size! Purple candy outer layer
Aroma: Light aroma of malty milk chocolate
Texture: Crunchy shell with creamy chocolate
Flavor: Very sweet malt taste. Not much chocolate flavor

Calories: 211 cal/serving. One package. 42g.

Rating: D (Go for the M&M's!)
Comments: Definitely not our American M&M's. I didn't like the overwhelming taste of malty weak chocolate. Stick with Cadbury for UK chocolate
Website: Galaxy Minstrels

Green Bay Puddles Day 2

Green Bay Puddles

Day 46.
When I was in Green Bay a month ago I picked these up at a cheese shop. Its amazing how much good cheese you can get up there. The deep fried cheese curds are amazing. The Puddles look like Millionaires which are found in Texas.

Logo: Fresh Peanuts Covered In Creamy Caramel and Rich Milk Chocolate

Appearance: Small clusters of chocolate and peanuts. The chocolate does not completely cover the cluster from the bottom
Aroma: Chocolate with a hint of peanut
Texture: Chewy with crunchy peanuts
Flavor: Milk chocolate thats a little under sweet with milky caramel

Calories: 210 cal/serving. Two servings per box. 3oz.

Rating: B
Comments: Nice combination of ingredients
Website: Green Bay Puddles

Cadbury Wispa Gold

Day 45.
A Cadbury treat that was discontinued but after a Facebook and internet campaign was brought back in 2009. Wispa with Caramel was created in 1995. (C)

Logo: The Wispa you love with a cheeky caramel layer


Appearance: Milk chocolate covered bar with upper layer of caramel and a lower layer of whipped aerated chocolate
Aroma: Milk chocolatey
Texture: Slightly chewy bar. The chocolate is not as creamy as the dairy milk
Flavor: Milk chocolate with sweet caramel

Calories: 260 cal/serving. One bar. 52g.

Rating: B+(Recommend)
Comments: The combination of Cadbury milk chocolate and caramel is very good
Website: Cadbury Wispa Gold

Cadbury Boost

Day 44.
Cadbury energy bar. I saw the listing when I ordered my latest collection of Cadbury treats. Created in 1985. Similar bar with peanuts is called the Starbar.


Logo: Get Boosted With Milk Chocolate Caramel and Biscuit Energy


Appearance: Chocolate covered dense center of a fudgy appearing center mixed with caramel and biscuit pieces
Aroma: Chocolatey with hints of caramel
Texture: Chewy bar, the inner chocolate is somewhat grainy
Flavor: Delicious milk chocolate I expect from Cadbury with slightly sweet buscuit and sweet caramel

Calories: 305 cal/serving. One bar. 60.5g.

Rating: B (Pretty good for an energy bar)
Comments: Nice chewy mixture of caramel and chocolate. The chocolate was a bit grainy.
Website: Cadbury Boost
Facebook Cadbury Boost

Hershey's Symphony Day 2

Hershey's Symphony

Day 41.
Hershey's attempt to create a creamier milk chocolate that appeals to a more adult consumer than the original Hersheys.

Logo: Creamy Milk Chocolate Almonds & Toffee Chips
History: Hershey's Symphony was created in 1989

Appearance: Small scored blocks of chocolate imprinted with Hershey. Almonds visible only from the bottom of the bar
Aroma: Milky sweet chocolate
Texture: Melts in your mouth creaminess with small almost equal size almond and toffee bits bits
Flavor: The sweetness of the milk chocolate is spot on. Toffee is sweet and has that slightly burnt sugary tast.

Calories: 200 cal/serving. Three per bar. Five blocks is one serving. 4.25 oz.

Rating: A- (Good)
Comments: A much creamier less sweet and milky taste compared to the Hershey bar. I like this better. Nice combo with almonds and toffee.
Website: Hershey's Symphony

Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel

Day 40.
Another Cadbury creation. The Dairy Milk is one of my favorite plain chocolate bars. The addition of caramel has to be good. I am hopeful that Kraft doesn't mess around with Cadbury.


Appearance: Light brown chocolate divided into six minibars
Aroma: Milky chocolate with even more milky tasting caramel.
Texture: Nice bite to the chocolate which melts in your mouth. The caramel is gooey.
Flavor: Delicious milk chocolate taste. With the caramel present the milk chocolate tastes great/not so sweet.

Calories: 225 cal/serving. One bar. 47g.

Rating: A (Highly recommend)
Comments: If you like milk chocolate and caramel this is the one to try!
Website: Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel

Hershey's Special Dark with Almonds

Day 39.
When I was younger and my parents would buy a bag of Hershey miniatures these would always be the last to be eaten. As the years have gone by my taste for darker chocolates has expanded to some extent but I still prefer sweet milk chocolate! On the Hershey website its advertised as the Dark Chocolate for Milk Chocolate Lovers and gives nutritional information and the amounts of antioxidants.

Logo: Mildly Sweet Chocolate
History: Created by Hershey for their miniatures collection in 1939 (W)

Appearance: Thin very dark bar with almonds mixed in. No almonds visible from the top.
Aroma: Bitter dark chocolate
Texture: Snaps nicely with good crunch to almonds. Minimal melt in your mouth creaminess
Flavor: Tastes of dark bitter chocolate with a hint of sweetness. Its made with 45% cacao.

Calories: 190 cal/serving. One bar. 1.45 oz. 45% Cacao.

Rating: C+ (Average but I don't like dark chocolate)
Comments: An ok bar if you like dark chocolate. I don't think I would try an other bars over 45% cacao as they would be too bitter!
Website: Hershey's Special Dark with Almonds

Cadbury Curly Wurly

Day 38.
I received my box of Cadbury chocolates from BritishDelights.com today which I enthusiastically ordered last week. And what better way to celebrate the Saints win this weekend than with a Curly Wurly bar. While checking out nostalgic candy I found on Oldtimecandy.com that there was a replacement for the Marathon bar which was one of my favorites as a child. The thick caramel bar covered with chocolate was amazing. Even the red wrapper with a ruler was one of a kind. I think one of John Wayne's kids came out on the commercials which claimed it lasted a long, long time.

Logo: Milk Chocolate with Caramel Centre
History: Produced by Cadbury since 1970. The Marathon was created by Mars in 1973. (C)


Appearance: Very thin bar about 1/2 cm. The chocolate is less than 1/2 mm thick. Appears like two braids of chocolate with lots of gaps in between
Aroma: Scent caramel and lightly of chocolate
Texture: Very chewy caramel
Flavor: Very sweet and milky tasting caramel. Milky chocolate coating. Its been years since I had a Marathon but I think the caramel is sweeter and more milky tasting.

Calories: 115 cal/serving. One bar. 26g.

Rating: A- (Highly recommended)
Comments: Excellent chocolate and caramel bar. Reminds me of the old Marathon except the Marathon was thicker and not as sweet.
Website: Curly Wurly

3 Musketeers

Day 37.
The 3 Musketeers has been a popular candy bar since it was the third brand made by Mars in 1932 and is noted for its whipped nougat and milk chocolate. Once upon a time it was actually three candy bars which were strawberry, vanilla and chocolate. During the war the price of strawberry increased and only the chocolate flavor was retained. Outside of America the 3 Musketeers is called the Milky Way. (B,W)

Logo: Whipped Up, Fluffy Chocolate-on-Chocolate Taste. 45% Less Fat


Appearance: Thin coating of chocolate surround a spongy like center
Aroma: Scent of sweet chocolate
Texture: Chewy
Flavor: Sweet milk chocolate. Milky and sweet nougat. Go well together
Calories: 260 cal/serving. One bar. 2.13 oz.

Rating: A- (Yummy)
Comments: Very thick fulfilling bar. I love the whipped egg nougat and chocolate combination.
Website: 3 Musketeers

Mary Jane Day 2

Mary Jane

Day 35.
The molasses and peanut butter candy is an old time favorite created by the Miller Company in 1914. Later purchased by the Stark Candy Company who was purchased by New England Confectionery Company or NECCO in 1990.

History: Miller named the molasses and peanut butter candy for his favorite aunt

Appearance: Small rectangles which resemble a Bit-O-Honey
Aroma: Peanut butter and molasses
Texture: Hard to chew at first then very chewy
Flavor: Lots of sweet peanut butter with a hint of molasses

Calories: 160 cal/serving. Five pieces. 5 oz package/3.5 per package

Rating: B-
Comments: Very sweet peanut butter taffy
Website: Mary Jane

3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp Bars

What is a truffle? A fungus? A chocolate with a center filing? According to Wikipedia a chocolate truffle is "a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache center coated in chocolate or cocoa powder, usually in a spherical, conical, or curved shape. Other fillings may replace the ganache: cream, melted chocolate, caramel, nuts, almonds, berries, or other assorted sweet fruits, nougat, fudge, or toffee, mint, chocolate chips, marshmallow, and, popularly, liquor. They are named for their resemblance to the truffle fungus." Now you may ask what is a ganache? It is a filling made from chocolate and cream.

Chocolate bar line extensions seem to be very popular with the big three chocolate makers. In days past new candy bars would have have different and unique names. Created by Mars in 2009.

Smooth and shiny bar with swirls. Nice milk chocolate aroma and flavor. Not chewy like the regular bar of milk chocolate and nougat. Wafer doesn't taste like much.


Grade: C-. Very tiny bar with the low caloriesto match. Leaves me wanting more so I would probably eat two. In addition, it tasted like a 3 Musketeers but didn't have the texture or chewiness. Eat the real one! 170 cal/serving.
Website: 3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp Bars

Pay Day King Size Day 2

Pay Day King Size

Day 33.
I definitely like my Pay Day every two weeks....now the bar on the other hand I remember enjoying these as a kid but not quite as often. I remember lots of salty peanuts on top and caramel once you bit into it. With all the peanuts it resembles an energy bar. A few years ago there was a higher protein energy bar called Pay Day Pro.

Logo: Peanut caramel bar
History: The Payday bar was first introduced in 1932 by Frank Martoccio of the Martoccio Macaroni Company which later became Hollywood Brands. Later sold to Consolidated Foods Corporation/Sara Lee in 1967. In 1988, Hollywood Brands became part of Leaf, Inc which was then purchased by Hershey Foods Corporation in 1996. (W)


Appearance: Lots of peanuts almost completely surrounding and stuck onto the caramel. The inside is solid.
Aroma: All peanuts
Texture: Chewy caramel and crunchy peanuts
Flavor: Very salty on the outside just like advertised...almost too much but then when you get a taste of the sweet caramel it goes together well. Peanuts fresh and tasty.
Calories: 220 cal/serving. Two servings. 3.4 oz bar.

Rating: B (If your hungry and want peanuts)
Comments: Good tasting combination of sweet caramel and salty crunchy peanuts. Just make sure you eat it fast as the outer peanuts are very salty.
Website: Payday

Hershey's Bliss Dark Chocolate

Day 32.
The Bliss line of chocolates from Hershey have been heavily advertised lately. The commercials make it seem very enticing. Who wouldn't want bliss?

Logo: rich and creamy dark chocolate

Appearance: Five scored bar of very dark appearing chocolate. Uniform color throughout
Aroma: Not very aromatic. Smells of semi-sweet chocolate
Texture: Good bite to it. Melts in your mouth creamy feeling
Flavor: Tastes of dark chocolate but not too bitter as some. There is some milk in here
Calories: 160 cal /serving. One serving of 1.3oz.

Rating: B
Comments: I am not a big fan of dark chocolate but this wasn't too bad.
Website: Hershey's Bliss Dark Chocolate