Ferrero Duplo: Ganze nuss

Product name: Ferrero Duplo: Ganze nuss
Purchase details: £0.85 for a 26g bar (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories: 150 per bar
Country of origin: Italy

In the last week, I have reviewed both the Ferrero Duplo and Ferrero Duplo: White. Following on from these, tonight’s review is for Ferrero Duplo: Ganze nuss which was actually a different concept.

This milk chocolate bar consisted of a crispy wafer base that was divided into three sections. Each section had a wafer dome that contained, according to Monster Sweets' website, ‘a whole hazelnut surrounded by a fine chocolate cream’. Despite being slightly bashed these little mounds looked very neat and the way they had been drizzled in dark chocolate was a nice touch.

The bar’s main aroma was one of chocolate but there was also a slight nutty scent, although neither of these elements were overly strong. The outer milk chocolate layer melted slightly beneath the fingertips, despite it not being a hot day, and it tasted pleasant enough, although its contribution to the overall product was only small. A stronger flavour came from the chocolate cream which was pale brown and visibly gooey, and had a lovely, thick but silky texture. This, in itself, seemed to taste of hazelnut and was like a particularly chocolatey praline – I suspect that the recipe was very similar to the one used for Nutella.

The whole nuts were a nice touch to this bar since they added a satisfying crunch as well as an additional nutty flavour. It was the nuts that, to me, made this bar seem different to a Kinder Bueno and, if I’m honest, I think it would fit in better with this brand than the Duplo one. The wafers in this bar were smooth rather than the rough kind used in the other Duplo products I’ve tried, and this Ganze nuss variety had an obvious nutty flavour rather than the barely recognisable one present in the milk and white chocolate Duplos. Then again, maybe I’m just being pedantic! 

Appearance: 8/10
Aroma: 6.5/10
Taste: 7/10
Texture: 7.5/10
Overall score: 7.25/10

Ferrero Duplo: White

Product name: Ferrero Duplo: White
Purchase details: £0.55 for a 18.2g bar (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories: Unsure – estimate 107 per bar
Country of origin: Germany  

Having reviewed the milk chocolate Ferrero Duplo a couple of days ago, tonight I bring you Ferrero Duplo: White – exactly the same bar but with a white chocolate coating instead. Apparently, this was a limited edition.

The wrapper and bar’s appearance was exactly the same as the original Ferrero Duplo, just with the colours changed, and no potentially scary fish lurking inside! The white chocolate had a yellow tint to it which made me question the quality, but I did like how the hazelnut cream filling was more noticeable when looking at the inside of the bar.

Once again, this bar was targeted at kids and, as a result, the white chocolate aroma on offer seemed childlike. The texture of the bar was identical to the milk chocolate version, as was the overall taste experience. However, the white chocolate did add a tiny bit more flavour although, as expected, it wasn’t the best quality and it wasn’t very creamy. The hazelnut cream still didn’t taste very nutty but I did find it easier to differentiate between its flavour and that of the white chocolate.

Once again, I relied on MyFitnessPal to provide the nutritional information for this bar and whilst, at 107 calories, it contained slightly more than the milk chocolate version, my overall opinion remains: this bar was great for a light snack but, in itself, was nothing special.  

Appearance: 6.5/10
Aroma: 6/10
Taste: 7/10
Texture: 7/10
Overall score: 6.63/10

Ferrero Duplo

Product name: Ferrero Duplo
Purchase details: £0.55 for an 18.2g bar (monstersweets.co.uk)
Calories: Unsure – estimate 100 per bar
Country of origin: Germany

I was slightly worried when I received this Ferrero Duplo bar in my latest Monster Sweets order since it had a cartoon fish on the wrapper as part of a promotion where each bar contained a sticker of an ocean creature. You may be wondering why this was a problem so I’d better explain that I have a pretty big fish phobia. This Nemo-style cartoon didn’t scare me, but I’ve never been so nervous opening a bar of chocolate in case there was something more sinister-looking inside. Thankfully, my sticker was just of a crab – still pretty ugly though!

Anyway, this Duplo fitted in with the Ferrero brand by using the same white and red colour scheme and identical font style as the Kinder line of products. This particular product was clearly marketed for children which is probably the reason why it was available in such a small size. Although no nutritional information was provided on the wrapper, MyFitnessPal predicts that this 18.2g bar contained 100 calories – perfect for dieters! Considering this, it was a pretty decent size too.

Since the German language isn’t my strong point, I relied on Monster Sweets' website for a product description and discovered this bar was ‘milk chocolate filled with wafer and a fine hazelnut cream’. With this in mind, I was hopeful for a taste experience not too dissimilar from Ferrero’s more famous Rocher chocolates.

This chocolate bar had a lovely, glossy, log-like appearance and, inside, contained far more wafer than cream. There was a slightly sweet, chocolatey smell but, bizarrely, there was no hint of nut in the aroma. Unfortunately, the same was true of the flavour which was ever-so-slightly nutty, but really, the cream was barely detectable. Instead, the main elements were the crispy wafer and fairly thick layer of smooth chocolate that provided a cocoa taste, although not a fantastic flavour.

It was possible to let this bar melt in the mouth but this caused the three layers to meld together and, for me, made the wafer a little too soft, so I preferred to chew the product.

If this had been a full-sized chocolate bar, I would have been disappointed as it just wasn’t sweet or nutty enough. However, assuming this bar was only 100 calories, I can’t really complain since it was a generous offering. It was the sort of chocolate that, in future, I’d use to get a quick fix rather than as a substantial snack to look forward to. 

Appearance: 7/10
Aroma: 6/10
Taste: 6.5/10
Texture: 7/10
Overall score: 6.63/10