REVIEW: Lindt Lindor Limited Edition Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Truffles

Mint and chocolate go so well together that they should have a celebrity couple-like name similar to Brangelina.

Chocomint? Mintolate? Chont? Mincho?

Whatever we decided to call the duo, if you love them, these Lindor Lindt Limited Edition Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Truffles will have you melting as quickly as their milk chocolate exterior does when you pop one into the 98.6 degree chamber known as your mouth because they are delightful.

The filling gets its flavor from peppermint oil. But if you’re someone who wants the mint to be strong enough to clear your sinuses, these tasty balls are not curiously strong enough for you. A part of me wishes it was mintier, but another part thinks the Thin Mint cookie-like mintiness was just right.

Speaking of cookies, there are tiny, crunchy choco-cookie bits in the chocolate that give the truffles a texture other than internal body heat-melted chocolate. There’s a decent amount of cookie bits, but they offer an unsatisfying crunch.

It’s as if Lindt gave factory workers a box of Thin Mints and plates during their break, had them eat the cookies over the plates, collected whatever crumbs fell, and then dumped them into the vat with the creamy milk chocolate.

I really wanted a cookie crunch and not a cookie crumb crunch, so I wish Lindt included larger cookie bits or somehow, underneath the milk chocolate, created a layer of cookie that holds the smooth minty truffle filling. The latter doesn’t sound complex, does it? Sure, Lindt would have to spend millions of dollars to build a completely new manufacturing process, but it would be totally worth it to make my sugar-fueled dream come true.

Even though I complained about the mintiness and crunchiness of these Lindt Limited Edition Peppermint Cookie Truffles, they are minor complaints that melt away every time I let one of these delicious morsels melt in my mouth.

(Nutrition Facts – 3 balls – 220 calories, 150 calories from fat, 17 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 45 milligrams of sodium, 16 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.)

Purchased Price: $4.49
Size: 6 oz. bag
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Milk chocolate and minty filling is velvety when it melts in your mouth. Thin Mint-like mintiness. A decent amount of cookie bits. Complaints melting away as the truffle melts in my mouth.
Cons: Might not have enough mint for you. Might not have enough cookie crunch for you. Might not have enough truffles in the bag for you.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Cinnamon Pebbles Cereal

Cinnamon Pebbles Cereal

Cinnamon Lucky Charms. Cinnamon Cap’n Crunch. Cinnamon Krave. Snickerdoodle Cookie Crisp. Oh, hello there. I’m just daydreaming of all the cereals I’d like to see cinnamon-ized. (Spotted by Christopher G at Food City.)

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SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 12/23/2016

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

Tillamook Special Batch Monster Cookie and Oregon Strawberry Lemonade Ice Creams

Tillamook Special Batch Monster Cookie and Oregon Strawberry Lemonade Ice Creams

The Monster Cookie Ice Cream features cookie dough ice cream with peanut butter swirls, crispy oats, chocolate flakes, and candy-coated chocolate. The Oregon Strawberry Lemonade is made up of lemonade ice cream with chunks of real, sweet Oregon strawberries. (Spotted by Carla at Safeway.)

House Foods Go Umami Baked Tofu Bar (Hickory Smoke, Orange Teriyaki, and Savory)

House Foods Go Umami Baked Tofu Bar (Hickory Smoke, Orange Teriyaki, and Savory)

Go Umami! Go to your probably tiny vegan section at your local grocery store to find these! (Spotted by Carla at Safeway.)

Chobani Flip Pistachio Paradise Greek Yogurt

Chobani Flip Pistachio Paradise Greek Yogurt

It would truly be a pistachio paradise if, instead of vanilla cookies and dried cranberries, it had these cran-pistachio cookies from Betty Crocker. This photo caption was not brought to you by Betty Crocker. (Spotted by Chris B at ShopRite.)

Pacific Coast Selections Sriracha Kettle Chips

Pacific Coast Selections Sriracha Kettle Chips

Another store brand sriracha chips. (Spotted by Geoffrey at Save Mart.)

General Mills Lucky Charms Cereal with Mixed-Up Marshmallows

General Mills Lucky Charms Cereal with Mixed-Up Marshmallows

I’d like to see General Mills come out with a Lucky Charms cereal with cereal pieces shaped like the marshmallows and visa versa. (Spotted by Robbie at Tom Thumb.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

2016 SEASON OF GIVING (DAY 10): $5 Burger King Gift Card

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Burger King had an amazing year, if by “amazing year” means a bunch of products that made folks say “WTF” or odd enough that they ended up being mentioned during your local news because they needed to fill 15-30 seconds. Here’s a list of the most interesting products from the fast food chain this year:

March 2016 – Angriest Whopper with a red bun
April 2016 – Chicken Fries Rings
May 2016 – Whopper Dog
June 2016 – Mac n Cheetos
August 2016 – Whopperrito
September 2016 – Cheetos Chicken Fries

RULES:

To enter this prize drawing for a $5 Burger King Gift Card, leave a comment with THIS post. You can write whatever you want, but please don’t forget to fill out the email field because we’ll be emailing the randomly selected winner for his or her mailing address.

We will stop accepting entries on December 24, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (2:00 a.m. Pacific, 5:00 a.m. Eastern). Only one comment allowed per person, and it’s only open to U.S. residents 18 years old or older.

Good luck!

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Taco Bell Double Stacked Tacos

Taco Bell Double Stacked Tacos

Taco Bell’s newest offerings you can pay for with the loose change in your car’s nooks and crannies are the new Double Stacked Tacos.

They’re similar to the Double Decker Taco in that they have both a crunchy shell and soft tortilla. But instead of refried beans sandwiched between the two, there’s melted cheese and a sauce.

The Double Stacked Tacos are available in three flavors: Nacho Crunch, Cool Habanero, and Spicy Sweet.

Nacho Crunch features seasoned beef, lettuce, cheese, red tortilla strips, and nacho cheese sauce. It has 380 calories, 170 calories from fat, 19 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 650 milligrams of sodium, 39 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 2 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

Cool Habanero features seasoned beef, lettuce, cheese, reduced fat sour cream, and habanero sauce. Its nutrition facts are 350 calories, 180 calories from fat, 20 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 40 milligrams of cholesterol, 630 milligrams of sodium, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 13 grams of protein.

Spicy Sweet features seasoned beef, lettuce, cheese, habanero sauce, and sweet chili sauce. It has 340 calories 160 calories from fat, 18 grams of fat, 7 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 640 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried any of them, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Taco Bell’s Facebook page)

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