REVIEW: Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey’s Kisses

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Limited Edition Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey s Kisses Pouch

What are Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey’s Kisses?

Hershey’s newest Kiss is a straightforward take on a classic summer sweet -— a strawberry ice cream cone. The package suggests that it is “strawberry flavored creme and cookies.” See, the cookies are little crunchy bits meant to mimic “cone,” and the strawberry flavored creme… well, you get it.

How are they?

Delightful. Though the smell made me a little leery with its plastic artificialness (think “lip gloss being marketed to 6-year-old girls”), the taste was exactly what you’d expect -— a Hershey’s Kiss engineered to invoke strawberry ice cream. (In a cone, even.)

Limited Edition Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey s Kisses Innards

The strawberry tastes less artificial than the smell would lead you to believe. The crunch of the cookie bits provides a nice textural contrast from the creme’s silkiness. They are sweet, but it’s subtle.

Anything else you need to know?

Limited Edition Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey s Kisses Creme

These things are weirdly flesh-colored. So, yeah, sorry for pointing that out, but once I realized it, I couldn’t unsee it. Therefore, if you have an aversion to flesh-colored foods, you’ll probably want to pass. (Is that an actual thing? Probably. I feel like everything is a thing these days.)

Conclusion:

Limited Edition Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Hershey s Kisses Foil

These Kisses remind me of the Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars we could buy at lunch during elementary, middle, and high school. If you like those — or at least want to relive the glory days that were your middle school years — you’ll likely enjoy these, too. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to find my No Fear shirts.

Purchased Price: $3.69
Size: 9 oz. bag
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (7 Kisses) 160 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 40 milligrams of sodium, 19 grams of carbohydrates,0 grams of dietary fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein

COMING SOON: The Return of Kellogg’s Cereal Straws

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Thanks to a petition and social media, Kellogg’s is bringing back its Cereal Straws, and, according to the press release, they’re returning permanently. Although, let’s be honest, if Kellogg’s S’morz cereal has taught us anything it’s that a popular discontinued product can be revived, hang around for a few years, and then be discontinued again.

Kellogg’s Cereal Straws debuted back in 2007 and were discontinued in 2009. There were three varieties — Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, and Apple Jacks. If you’re interested, we reviewed the Froot Loops one. Here in 2021, only the first two will be revived.

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The press release also said they won’t be coming back until October 2021, which, depending on your definition of “soon,” might make the title of this post a lie. So I guess I should start a petition to bring them back sooner because October is a looong ways away. Are we just going to have to drill holes through Trader Joe’s Cocoa Batons until then?

When they do hit shelves, they’ll be available at retailers nationwide and online at GalerieCandy.com. Kellogg’s Cereal Straws will come in 5-, 18-, and 24-count sizes.

(Info and images via Kellogg’s.)

SPOTTED – 3/31/2021

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

Sun Chips Chili Lime
Sun Chips Chili Lime

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Dollar General Exclusive Cap n Crunch s Crunch Berries Retro Design
Dollar General Exclusive Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries Retro Design

(Spotted by Robbie at Dollar General.)

Annie s Organic Birthday Cake Bunnies Balloons Cereal
Annie’s Organic Birthday Cake Bunnies & Balloons Cereal

(Spotted by Rachel C at Whole Foods.)

Pillsbury Confetti Soft Baked Cookies
Pillsbury Confetti Soft Baked Cookies

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Muddy Buddies Cookies Cream Pretzel Bites
Muddy Buddies Cookies & Cream Pretzel Bites

(Spotted by Robbie at 7-Eleven.)

Herr s Mini Puffs
Herr’s Mini Puffs

(Spotted by DJ at Dollar Tree.)

Dot s Homestyle Snacks Baked Cheese Curls
Dot’s Homestyle Snacks Baked Cheese Curls

(Spotted by Rachel C at Smith’s.)

Raaka Chocolate Chamomile Lavender Unroasted Dark Chocolate
Raaka Chocolate Chamomile Lavender Unroasted Dark Chocolate
Raaka Chocolate Vanilla Violet Unroasted Dark Chocolate
Raaka Chocolate Vanilla Violet Unroasted Dark Chocolate

Raaka’s Botanical Collection also includes a Rose Cardamom variety. (Spotted by Rachel C at Caputos Market.)

REVIEW: Cheez-It Loaded Popcorn

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Cheez It Loaded Popcorn Bags

What is Cheez-It Loaded Popcorn?

The well-known cheese cracker brand, turning 100 years old in 2021, branches out to test its flavors on popcorn. While Cheez-It uses the term “Loaded” in bold print, the popcorn comes in the two very straightforward flavors of cheddar and white cheddar.

How is it?

Cheez It Loaded Popcorn Cheddar

When first trying the cheddar popcorn, the initial salty notes were quickly followed by an unexpected hit of sweetness. I had to double-check the bag to see if Cheez-It was attempting “Chicago-style,” where they mix caramel and cheese popcorn together. Nope. It’s just a surprisingly odd flavor to cheddar popcorn. It took some effort to get past the unusual taste to even recognize the subtle cheese flavor in the Cheez-It Loaded Cheddar Popcorn. Even after eating, an unpleasant mixture of flavors lingers in the mouth.

Cheez It Loaded Popcorn White Cheddar

The flavor of the white cheddar popcorn is far more recognizable and satisfying. The Cheez-It Loaded White Cheddar Popcorn instantly delivers on salty and sharp, almost Parmesan, notes of aged white cheddar. The sweetness, while still present, is more forgivable when it is properly counterbalanced by the more tangy cheese flavor as well as hints of onion and garlic. Overall the popcorn delivers a decent flavor that might not be a new go-to snack but will have you reaching for a second handful.

Anything else you need to know?

Cheez-It opted for all mushroom-shaped kernels, the more uniform globe shape, as opposed to butterfly-shaped. This means the Cheez-It Loaded Popcorn is slightly less tender but is said to have far less tiny pieces accumulating at the bottom of the bag. My bag of white cheddar still had a generous amount of broken pieces on the bottom. I never came close to the bottom of the cheddar flavor.

Conclusion:

As a child, I was always thrilled when my family would be gifted a large popcorn tin for the holidays with a cardboard insert that would separate the plain buttered, caramel, and cheese popcorn. Reminiscent of Homer Simpson eating all the chocolate out of numerous cartons of Neapolitan ice cream, my brother and I would devour the cheese section to the bottom of the tin while the others remained largely untouched.

If you share my love for cheesy popcorn, you could do worse than Cheez-It Loaded White Cheddar Popcorn. In fact, worse will be displayed right next to it in cheddar flavor.

Purchased Price: $3.99 each
Size: 6 oz bags
Purchased at: Lucky Supermarket
Rating: 3 out of 10 (Cheddar), 6 out of 10 (White Cheddar)
Nutrition Facts: (2 cups/31 grams) Cheddar – 170 Calories, 12 grams fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat, less than 5 milligrams cholesterol, 300 milligrams sodium, 14 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams dietary fiber, 1 gram total sugars, 3 grams protein. White Cheddar – 170 Calories, 12 grams fat, 1.5 grams saturated fat, less than 5 milligrams cholesterol, 270 milligrams sodium, 15 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams dietary fiber, 2 grams total sugars, 3 grams protein.

COMING SOON: Lemon Creme Pie, Banana Creme Pie, and Peach Cobbler Pop-Tarts

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Summer 2021 Pop Tarts

Update: We tried the Lemon Creme Pie one! Click here to read our review. Also, if you’re interested, we also reviewed the new Tropical Mango variety.

Pop-Tarts has done many cake flavors. There’s Confetti Cake, Red Velvet, Birthday Cake, and Chocolate Cupcake. The brand has done many ice cream flavors. There are so many of them that it’s too much of a task to list them here.

As for pie flavors, they’ve been limited to just apple pie and pumpkin pie. But this summer, Pop-Tarts will be adding a couple more. Beginning June 2021, Kellogg’s will be rolling out three new Pop-Tarts varieties modeled after some of America’s favorite desserts — Lemon Crème Pie, Banana Crème Pie and Peach Cobbler.

Pop-Tarts Lemon Crème Pie and Peach Cobbler will be available in an 8-count box for a SRP of $2.89, and Pop-Tarts Banana Crème Pie will be available in a 16-count box for a SRP of $3.68. As you can see in the image above, the Banana Creme Pie one will be an exclusive flavor. I haven’t been told which store they’ll be exclusive to, but there’s a good chance it’s the one you’re thinking of. And if not, it’s the other one.

(Image and info via Kellogg’s.)

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