Product name: Cadbury
Dairy Milk: Marvellous mix-ups (Oreo)
Purchase details: £1.00 for a 111g bag (Asda)
Calories: 561 per bag
Purchase details: £1.00 for a 111g bag (Asda)
Calories: 561 per bag
Cadbury are making new products faster than I can eat them
these days! Still, I try, so here’s my review of the Dairy Milk: Marvellous
mix-ups (Oreo).
This bag was made by Mondelez for the UK and Ireland market
and, like the Marvellous creations range, had a purple and white striped circus
theme. What I particularly loved was the gorgeous aqua colour but the packaging
also contained illustrations of the pieces inside.
The ‘assortment of milk chocolates, white chocolates, and
chocolate flavour sandwich biscuits’ consisted entirely of existing products
but in a brand new combination. I wasn’t quite sure what I’d think because,
although I knew I loved all the individual components, I don’t tend to like
mixing my foods – give me a roast dinner and I’ll always eat the vegetables,
then the meat, then the potatoes, and then the stuffing!
There were four separate ‘ingredients’ in this bag. First up
was Dairy Milk: Buttons (giant) which were, believe it or not, the same as the Dairy Milk: Buttons
I’ve previously reviewed – they were just a bit bigger! This larger size did
provide a better melt but, with this product, it hardly mattered.
There were also regular-sized white chocolate Buttons. These
emitted a lovely white chocolate scent and had a sweet and milky taste that
made for a decent version of my favourite ‘colour’ of chocolate. It also had a
thick and slightly grainy melt.
Providing a completely different flavour and texture was the
inclusion of Nabisco Oreo: Mini. I’m a big fan of these ‘chocolate flavour
sandwich biscuits with a vanilla flavour filling (29%)’ although, so far, I’ve
only reviewed the Peanut butter creme
version, as well as the Kraft Handi-Snacks.
I used to have a bit of an addiction to this miniature variety which is why I
don’t tend to buy them anymore so I was pleased to be reunited with them.
Containing 4.6% reduced fat cocoa, the biscuits had a slightly bitter chocolate
taste, and the sweet vanilla creme was delicious. Texturally, the creme was
soft and a little grainy, whilst the biscuits had a great crunch.
Finally, the bag contained purple and yellow Dairy Milk: Pebbles
which added colour as well as an additional crispy texture.
Combined, these elements looked great together. Dust from
the Oreos did transfer onto some of the other pieces but this didn’t make too
much of a difference to the appearance and I was pleased to see a variety of
shades. The aroma of the united components was also lovely – a decent mix of
cocoa and creamy vanilla.
I did have to delve a bit to get a good variety in each
handful since the Oreos had a tendency to gather at the top of the bag.
However, this was totally worth it, and the result was a lovely mix of thick
textures, and a great creamy taste. The product felt like a great novelty and I
enjoyed how she stronger flavours were mellowed by the creamier ones. Even
better was the way that even the white chocolate’s taste didn’t get lost in the
mix – every element brought something noticeable and different.
The packaging hadn’t suggested what a recommended serving
was and, since I figured it wouldn’t be the easiest product to measure anyway,
I went ahead and ate the whole bag. As a result, its resealable element seemed
completely unnecessary, although any really self-restrained people may find it
useful! If I’m honest, I hadn’t thought the bag looked very full at all, but it
did take longer than I expected to polish off its contents. Thankfully, this
didn’t result in a sickly feeling either – the only negative was the coating of
Oreo dust over my fingers!
I have to say that these Marvellous mix-ups lived up to
their name. Bravo, Cadbury!
Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 7.5/10
Taste: 8.5/10
Texture: 9/10
Overall score: 8.25/10
Aroma: 7.5/10
Taste: 8.5/10
Texture: 9/10
Overall score: 8.25/10
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