Testin' out the square.
So, at my local Walgreen's I saw a special on the new Snickers Peanut Butter Squared. This is a Snickers bar, cut into to halves, and filled with a layer of creamy peanut butter. Is it worth it? Well, I'm here to fill you in! Here's my low down.
When I first open the package I see two pieces of candy. The serving is, of course, one piece. Would this be enough to satisfy my chocolate/peanut butter craving? It wasn't looking so good for the Snickers bar! I was very tempted to eat the whole thing and hey, why not? I deserve it. Before I take my first bite, I slice the candy bar in half. I wanted to see how much peanut butter I was getting in to. Here is what I saw.
I can see that a large amount of this candy bar is indeed peanut butter. (Its the the stuff in the center.) I can also see that they use whole peanuts in this small candy bar. Hm, this should be interesting. When I take my first whiff of this candy bar I don't smell anything out of the ordinary, it smells like a Snickers bar. When I take my first bite I notice the caramel and whole nuts. Crunchy, that's good. But wheres the peanut butter? I chew and chew and begin to notice that this candy bar is very, very chewy. Not so good with my jaw. Its popping all over the place! I begin to taste the very faint flavor of peanut butter. Then the nougat. You know, for as much peanut butter that appears in this candy, I can hardly taste it. This disappoints me. The nuts have more flavor then the peanut butter itself!
So what do I do when I finish this first piece of candy. I find that the single piece has satisfied my hunger. It's just the right amount of sweetness for me...for now. So I put my Snickers Peanut Butter Squared in the freezer for later eating.
But I notice when I go back later to eat my candy bar, it actually tastes better! When frozen, the peanut butter flavor is enhanced. Whatever magic my freezer did to this bar, it was nice.
Over all would I recommend this? No, not really. I wouldn't buy it again so I can't really recommend it. It had little peanut butter flavor and even when it was frozen for a long period of time, it wasn't enough peanut buttery goodness for me. The whole peanuts do add a good crunch but its not enough for me. Since I wouldn't purchase this again, I can't give it a high score. Sorry.
Snickers Peanut Butter Squared gets a 2 out of 5.
Much love,
Cat
4 comments:
*steers clear of this candy*
Thanks for the review. I always take them seriously and I never buy anything you rate low.
Wow im glad ive found someone else who reviews chocolate and stuff too :) I love your blog :) Hope youll come drop by mine as well.
We only have one type of Snickers here in the UK but I hear that they might be bringing a new one out soon, we barelyhave any chocolate bars with peanut butter over here though :(
Now I have had a few of these bars and actually liked them. And really good chopped up into bits and put in just a plain cookie recipe. Husband likes all broken up and puts in his ice cream.
I saw these in the vending machine at work, so I had to try them out. I agree with you--they are really lacking in peanut butter flavor, which is disappointing, since that is the purpose of my buying a candy bar named "Snickers Peanut Butter"!
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