Galaxy Nut Crunch

Product name: Galaxy Nut Crunch
Purchase details: £1.00 for a 114g bar (WH Smith)
Calories: 21 per piece (638 per bar) 

A month and a half after reviewing the new Galaxy Honeycomb Crunch, I’ve finally got around to eating my larger bar of Galaxy Nut Crunch.

Once again, this bar was by Mars, with contact details being given for Poland, Great Britain and Ireland. Here, the classic Galaxy milk chocolate (containing a minimum of 14% milk solids and 25% cocoa solids) also had almond and hazelnut pieces mixed in.

The outer paper sleeve of this bar featured the usual, attractive swirly chocolate design, as well as a small image of the product within. I thought that the foil part of the wrapper was even more pretty since it used the variety’s red colour theme (quite Christmassy, actually!) and was decorated with the Galaxy ‘G’. Overall, the packaging felt fairly luxurious considering the low price I paid for the bar.

The slab was split into fairly small bumpy pieces (again, featuring a ‘G’ for ‘Galaxy’), and their curved shape resulted in the edges of the bar being wavy – a nice, unusual feature. Through the base of the bar, the almonds and hazelnuts (contributing to 4.8% and 4.9% of the product, respectively) were clearly visible, and they were also noticeably scattered through the inside of the chocolate.  In addition, the bar’s aroma was as I’d hoped – really creamy with a slight sweetness.

I must admit that, as a standalone product, ‘smooth and creamy Galaxy chocolate’ is my absolute favourite, and this aspect of the Nut Crunch bar didn’t disappoint. It provided the fantastic silky melt that I’ve come to know and love, and it just had a beautiful, smooth chocolatey texture all round. Its flavour was as delicious as normal and had a really rich taste that caught in the back of the throat.

As for the nuts, these, understandably, interrupted the melt of the chocolate, but they did provide a great crunch. Flavour-wise, I found the hazelnuts to be particularly noticeable and, overall, their addition broke up the sweetness of the bar. That said, I don’t think they actually improved the Galaxy’s taste – they simply added something different. 

 

As a Galaxy product, this was nothing short of delicious, but I really don’t think you can beat the ‘bog-standard’ bar. 

Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 7.5/10
Taste: 8/10
Texture: 8/10
Overall score: 7.88/10

Galaxy Honeycomb Crisp

Product name: Galaxy Honeycomb Crisp
Purchase details: £0.89 for a 40g bar (WH Smith)
Calories: 219 per bar

I was delighted when Galaxy revealed it was releasing two new varieties, what with it being my favourite chocolate and all, but it took me ages to find them! I finally managed to track down this Honeycomb Crisp bar (along with the Nut Crunch) a few weeks ago at a train station but, unfortunately, it had to do a bit of travelling so it did get a bit broken in my suitcase! Typically, I’ve seen both new flavours everywhere, since then.

This bar came in a recognisable Galaxy wrapper that contained sweeps of brown to symbolise the chocolatey delight that awaited inside. I loved how the brand name looked like it was written in molten chocolate too. This particular variety was represented by the colour yellow, to match the honeycomb, although I have found this confusing, in store, since it’s very similar to the Galaxy Caramel packaging.

The bar was described as ‘milk chocolate with crisp honeycomb pieces (8%)’ and contained a minimum of 25% cocoa solids. Unfortunately, the wrapper didn’t state where the chocolate had been produced, but the addresses that were given were for Mars in Poland, Britain and Ireland.

The chocolate was divided into six nicely curved, glossy chunks. Due to my own carelessness on my travels, the bar was covered in little crumbs, but this would obviously not normally be the case. I was surprised at just how much honeycomb was visible through the base of the bar, and it was clear from looking inside that there were a lot of these little amber pieces.

I was pleased that this product provided the lovely, creamy Galaxy smell that I love. This didn’t seem to be really strong but, I must confess, I did have a cold when I tried it so my sense of smell may have been slightly less sensitive!

On putting a piece in my mouth, I was hit with an instant Galaxy taste. As much as I adore this flavour, I do find it difficult to describe since it is unique, but I will say that it was creamy and sweet, but not in a sugary way. The chocolate was really silky and began to melt straight away so I decided not to interfere with the first chunk I tried. In doing so, I found that the honeycomb taste was not noticeable until near the end of the piece. The bits that were left behind were actually quite big and, unsurprisingly, made me think of cinder toffee. The honeycomb was, texturally, how I expected – crispy with a slight chewiness at the end of each bit which caused it to stick to the teeth slightly. These were obviously a little bit rough when left in the mouth after the chocolate had melted but, compared to other products I’ve tried, the size of the honeycomb was small enough that I didn’t find this to be painful.

On chewing a chunk of the chocolate, the great Galaxy flavour remained, whilst the honeycomb was more evident from the start and provided a slightly darker, almost treacle-like taste. Thankfully, the honeycomb was not overpowering, but it did add to the texture too. Combined, the texture was thick and the overall experience was beautifully chocolatey.

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love Galaxy and this Honeycomb Crisp bar was basically a standard bar of the legendary chocolate with a bit of added interest. It was a nice change! 

Appearance: 7.5/10
Aroma: 7.5/10
Taste: 8/10
Texture: 7.5/10
Overall score: 7.63/10