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Noosa Delights is a line of sweet treats in the yogurt, I mean, yoghurt aisle. They feature a creamy yoghurt layer on top of a creamy flavor layer. Four flavors are available: Key Lime Pie, Strawberry Cheesecake, Coconut Cream Pie, and Brownie Batter.
I know it says on the container, “creamy graham-style bottom layer,” but with every spoonful, I wished that layer had some graham cracker crumbles. It’s like my mouth was expecting it when the slightly tart lime top layer hit my tongue. But it ended up disappointed when there were no gritty graham crumbles. The graham flavor in the goopy bottom layer was there if eaten separately but gets lost when eaten with the thicker top layer. Maybe actual graham pieces might’ve helped? Wink.
This was a tasty, sweet, but not overly tart treat. But if you’re hoping for a noticeable ghraham flavor, the brown bottom goop might disappoint.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 30 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 21 grams of sugar (including 14 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein .
Another flavor that I really wish had some graham cracker crumbles in it. Instead, it has the same brown bottom layer as the Key Lime Pie one. And that graham flavor also gets lost when scooped up with the much better tasting strawberry cheesecake yoghurt layer. At least small strawberry chunks were floating in the main layer to give an added berry oomph. The yoghurt’s tang does well to emulate the tang from cheesecake. I enjoyed this one as much as the Key Lime Pie one.
However… I’ll save that for the end.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 160 calories, 6 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of sugar (including 13 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein.
I wondered if this Noosa Delights flavor had coconut pieces in it. I enjoy the taste of coconut but hate actual coconut pieces. Something about the texture is a turnoff. I could’ve looked at the ingredients list to find out if there were coconut bits, but I decided to surprise my mouth.
There were coconut bits, but they were tiny enough that my mouth didn’t mind them too much. The coconut flavor is spot-on and pleasant. However, the creamy custard bottom layer is there and is custard-colored, but it doesn’t have much flavor, making this a coconut-dominant affair.
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 180 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 65 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of sugar (including 14 grams of added sugar), and 5 grams of protein.
This was perfectly fine, but I wouldn’t say its flavor was too memorable. A week from now, I’ll probably forget what it tastes like. So, I guess it’s good that I’m typing my thoughts here. There wasn’t a strong brownie flavor in the bottom layer, which is a theme going on with these Noosa Delights (see previous reviews). The first two spoonfuls I dug out didn’t even have any of the dark chocolate batter bottom layer. After some inspecting, it seemed to have slid to one side of the container.
Also, the tang from the yoghurt kind of threw off the flavor a bit. Semisweet chocolate bits were floating in the mix to add tiny cocoa punches, which was nice. It’s an okay flavor, but I wish it had a bit more decadence, like actual brownie batter.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 190 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 24 grams of sugar (including 18 grams of added sugar), and 6 grams of protein.
Overall, while tasting fine, I’m disappointed with Noosa Delights. Some better texture contrast and stronger flavors would’ve been nice, and it’s weird how small the containers are when the standard Noosa yoghurt containers look huge on the shelf next to the other yogurt brands.
I guess I just don’t find these delightful.
Purchased Price: $2.99 each
Size: 4.5 oz containers
Purchased at: Safeway
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