Cadbury Dairy Milk: Milk chocolate coins

Product name: Cadbury Dairy Milk: Milk chocolate coins
Calories: 316 per 59.6g bag
Country of origin: UK 

Yeah, so I still have quite a few Christmas items left, so you might find reviews popping up at seemingly random times! 

Tonight it’s the turn of the second bag of chocolate money I received from Father Christmas last year and, this time, they were made from Mondelez UK’s Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate. Whilst this type of novelty product is a pretty traditional stocking filler in my family, I’m struggling to remember ever having had this version before! In keeping with the brand, the net bag was coloured purple which I thought was a different but nice touch. 

These coin-shaped chocolates came in three different sizes. They all contained a variation of Cadbury’s name or logo, as well a value (one, two or five). Unusually, in my experience, the bag contained both gold and silver foil wrappers. However, unlike with the Dairyfine Coins: White chocolate I’ve previously reviewed, all of these coins were milk chocolate and so the silver colour wasn’t quite as exciting for me. 

Although these coins were made from the usual Dairy Milk recipe, consisting of 23% milk solids and a minimum of 20% cocoa solids, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it quite as much as normal due to it being presented in the form of well-moulded, thin discs rather than chunky blocks. They certainly had the usual milky quality in their aroma but, unfortunately, this wasn’t quite as strong as Dairy Milk bars. 

On trying the product, I found the familiar creamy and chocolatey taste was still present but, as feared, wasn’t quite as satisfying as normal simply because the shape didn’t quite allow the flavour to fill the mouth in the same way. However, the coins did still melt well and, due to their thinness, more quickly. They obviously weren’t as chunky to chew but there was still a satisfaction there on that level as they weren’t too thin– even the smallest size packed a decent chocolate punch. The largest coins were my favourite, though, because when eaten at once, the deliciously thick but smooth melt of Dairy Milk chocolate was more prominent. 

If these Cadbury Dairy Milk: Milk chocolate coins were available all year round, I can’t say I’d pick them over the more traditional formats. However, when it comes to my annual chocolate money, I’d be more than happy to have this higher quality version again. 

Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 7/10
Taste: 7.5/10
Texture: 7.5/10
Overall score: 7.5/10

Dairyfine Coins: White chocolate

Product name: Dairyfine Coins: White chocolate
Calories: 135 per 25g serving (486 per 90g bag)
Country of origin: Italy

I did well out of Santa this year – I had two visits so I’ve barely scratched the surface on the snacks I received!

Something I happily get in my stocking every year is a bag of chocolate coins and, in recent times, I’ve been particular excited if these have been wrapped in silver foil to indicate white chocolate. This was the case with this bag of Dairyfine Coins: White chocolate which were made for Aldi. As you may remember, I raved about their Choceur Smooth White bar last month but, having checked their website and seeing that this range is specifically aimed at children, I didn’t expect the quality to be as good here.

These Coins came presented in the usual way for this type of seasonal product – in a net bag and shaped and packaged to look like money. In this case, the label even had a picture of an elf and described the product as ‘elf’s pocket money’ which I thought was quite sweet. The coins inside came in two different sizes which represented different ‘values’ – the ‘10 new pence’ coin had an image of a lion whilst the ‘two pence’ had a more traditional money design. 

These foil wrappers slightly moulded the ‘solid white chocolate coins shaped pieces’ but this wasn’t as defined as it could have been. Colour-wise, they looked like standard white chocolate and, despite their relatively thin disc shapes, they still looked fairly decent sizes, and they also had a slight white chocolate smell. 

 

The Coins had a really good melt that was smooth and gradual. However, I found that both sizes were a bit too big to fit in the mouth comfortably to allow this to happen whole, although they were thick enough to provide a chunkiness to chew instead. 

 

Now the downside. These just didn’t taste great. They weren’t very creamy and there was an odd edge to the flavour that I couldn’t work out. They also weren’t that sweet although this element did increase the more I ate. As expected, they didn’t seem to be great quality, and it certainly wasn’t anything like the Choceur bar. Whilst the basic elements for a good white chocolate were there, the strange flavour just took over and, I felt, almost tasted like the chocolate had gone off (it hadn’t!). 

Despite my disappointment with the flavour, I did think these Dairyfine Coins were a good novelty for the Christmas season, and I was also pleased to see that they were UTZ certified and, therefore, supported sustainable farming. 

Appearance: 7.5/10
Aroma: 6.5/10
Taste: 5.5/10
Texture: 7.5/10
Overall score: 6.75/10