VD2010 Recap: Chocolate Covered Honeycomb

parent co.: maud borup; route 29

pkg. size: 2.6"x2.6"x8.5"

candy size: n/a

weight: 6 oz.

quantity: 10-15

country: united states

description: rich milk chocolate over a crisp caramelized candy center

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even though i purchased this at wal-mart, and even though the Chocolate Covered Potato Chips were gross, i had high hopes for these Chocolate Covered Honeycomb pieces. i've tried the Cadbury Crunchie, which i liked (even though mine was past date and a little funny tasting), so i was expecting to enjoy these as well. and i did. even more, in fact. the nice thing about these Maud Borup confections is that they're using real milk chocolate, not mockolate (which is gross). while i prefer dark chocolate, the ratio of chocolate to honeycomb is great, so the milk chocolate doesn't offend me at all really. i can tell these are fresh (fresher than my Crunchie, at least) because they lack the strange sour taste that the old stuff had. the "honeycomb" center is crunchy, almost flaky, with an intensely sweet honey taste. i would still be interested to try real honeycomb covered in chocolate, but these are quite tasty.

rating: 6

ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, vanilla, salt), sugar, corn syrup, honey, sodium bicarbonate, salt, soy lecithin

allergy information: contains milk and soy. may contain peanut, tree nuts and wheat

VD2010 Recap: Chocolate Covered Potato Chips

parent co.: maud borup; route 29

pkg. size: 2.6"x2.6"x8.5"

candy size: n/a

weight: 5 oz.

quantity: 10-15

country: united states

description: potato chips covered in premium milk chocolate

i've had chocolate covered chips on one other occasion and they were delicious. kind of like Pringles covered in chocolate. they were salty and sweet and delicious. based on that experience i was really excited for these. alas, they did not live up to my expectations. where the other chips i had reminded me of salty, delicious Pringles, these were more like greasy, non-salted Ruffles. if Ruffles were not salted they would be gross, kind of like these Chocolate Covered Potato Chips, which also happen to have a slightly dirty taste. another issue is the ratio of chocolate to chip - way too much chocolate for such a thin chip. although actually, the chips are rather thick, the chocolate is just so overloaded. all in all, not a good thing. i'll have to find those other chips i tried and see if they're as good as i remember.

rating: 3

ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, milk, chocolate liquor, soy lecithin, vanilla salt), potatoes, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, soybean), salt

allergy information: contains milk and soy. may contain peanuts, tree nuts and wheat