REVIEW: Kit Kat Cones

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Kit Kat Cones

What are Kit Kat Cones?

Entering into the frozen treat category just in time for the warmer weather, these Kit Kat-themed Drumsticks offer vanilla frozen dairy dessert with a chocolatey coating and a fudge core placed atop a crispy sugar cone.

Kit Kat Cones Back of Box

How are they?

Despite being as enjoyable as any other Drumstick flavor, I couldn’t help but feel a little let down by these. Although each component was good and made a tasty dessert when combined, none were able to capture the experience of eating an actual Kit Kat and translate it into a frozen dairy dessert form.

Kit Kat Cones Pristine

Putting aside the Kit Kat branding for a moment, it’s hard to find many other faults here. Between the vanilla ice cream, crisp chocolatey shell, and airy wafer bits, everything is really well balanced. Even the cones were crisp and fresh, and far exceeded my expectations. If I had to knock Nestle on anything else, it would be the fudge filling’s blandness. Although clearly present, it wasn’t flavorful enough to compete against everything else this treat has, and Nestle could have nixed it without compromising quality.

Kit Kat Cones Core

The main issue I have with these is that the box was the only aspect actually reminiscent of a real Kit Kat. The wafer bits stuck in the chocolatey coating weren’t prominent enough to simulate biting into a finger of the famous candy, and neither the sugar cone shell nor the chocolate coating tasted anything like the classic candy.

Is there anything else you need to know?

Kit Kat Cones Bite

Nestlé would have been better off by taking the lead from Snickers Ice Cream Bars and modeling the form of these after actual Kit Kat wafers. They would have been a lot more successful if they had layered vanilla ice cream in-between stacked wafer cookies and just covered the entire thing in milk chocolate.

Conclusion:

Although Nestle’s new Kit Kat Cones are a worthy entry into the Drumstick line, they aren’t similar enough to their candy inspiration to justify the branding behind them. Rather than buying these, I’d recommend eating regular Kit Kats out of the freezer.

Purchased Price: $3.00
Size: 4 cones pack
Purchased at: Kroger
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 cone) 280 calories, 12 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 105 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of total carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 27 grams of sugars, and 2 grams of protein.

SPOTTED – 4/3/2019

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Here are some interesting new and limited edition 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.

Heinz Limited Edition Real Mayonnaise Easter Design
Heinz Limited Edition Real Mayonnaise Easter Design

(Spotted by DJ at Redner’s.)

Evolution Fresh Ginger Lemon Honeycrisp Organic Kombucha Congou Black Tea
Evolution Fresh Ginger Lemon Honeycrisp Organic Kombucha Congou Black Tea
Evolution Fresh Turmeric Pineapple Coconut Organic Kombucha Yerba Mate
Evolution Fresh Turmeric Pineapple Coconut Organic Kombucha Yerba Mate
Evolution Fresh Ginger Greens Organic Kombucha Yerba Mate
Evolution Fresh Ginger Greens Organic Kombucha Yerba Mate

(Spotted by Sarah R at Sprouts.)

Busseto Foods California Snackin Mild Salami Nuggets Provolone Cheese
Busseto Foods California Snackin’ Mild Salami Nuggets & Provolone Cheese

(Spotted by Sarah R at Safeway.)

Hormel Columbus Carcuterie Assortment
Hormel Columbus Carcuterie Assortment

(Spotted by Sarah R at Safeway.)

Kraft Pasta Sides Creamy Tomato Shells
Kraft Pasta Sides Creamy Tomato Shells
Kraft Pasta Sides Creamy Alfredo Penne
Kraft Pasta Sides Creamy Alfredo Penne
Kraft Pasta Sides Tomato Parmesan Rotini
Kraft Pasta Sides Tomato Parmesan Rotini

(Spotted by DJ at Redner’s and Amanda Y at Tom Thumb.)

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FAST FOOD NEWS: Sonic BBLT and Tots

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Sonic BBLT and Tots

Sonic Drive-In is now offering a $3.99 BBLT and Tots deal.

BBLT? Bacon Bacon Lettuce and Tomato sandwich.

According to the fast food chain, the sandwich features a lot of crispy bacon, hand-cup tomatoes, fresh lettuce, and creamy mayo on a bakery-soft, brioche bun. The BBLT is available for a limited time at participating locations. Also, I’m sure you could ask for extra lettuce and tomato to make it a BBLLTT.

The sandwich has 610 calories, 39 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, 1300 milligrams of sodium, 42 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and 24 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried it, although I imagine it tastes like any other BLT, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Sonic.)

FAST FOOD NEWS: Dunkin’ Chocolate Cherry Cold Brew and Sweet Sriracha Bacon Breakfast Sandwich

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Dunkin Chocolate Cherry Cold Brew

Update: We tried the Chocolate Cherry Cold Brew! Click here to read our review.

Along with new Peeps products, Dunkin’ has also rolled out a new cold brew flavor, Chocolate Cherry, and a new breakfast sandwich with sweet sriracha bacon.

The Chocolate Cherry Cold Brew combines Dunkin’s ultra-smooth, full bodied cold brew coffee with chocolate and cherry. Throughout the month of April, customers can try the new flavor as part of Dunkin’s special offer of any medium-sized cold brew for only $2 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Dunkin’s Sweet Sriracha Bacon Breakfast Sandwich features egg, American cheese, and four strips of sweet sriracha bacon on a croissant. The limited time offering is also available as a Wake-Up Wrap.

The spicy sandwich has 660 calories, 40 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 200 milligrams of cholesterol, 1240 milligrams of sodium, 52 grams of carbohydrates, 1 grams of fiber, 15 grams of sugar, and 22 grams of protein.

If you’ve tried either menu item, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Images via Caitlin J.)

REVIEW: Chick-fil-A Frosted Key Lime

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Chick fil A Frosted Key Lime

What is the Chick-fil-A Frosted Key Lime?

A close cousin of Chick-fil-A’s Frosted Lemonade, the Frosted Key Lime is nearly identical with the same mix of vanilla IceDream soft serve and lemonade, but with the addition of lime flavoring.

How is it?

I enjoyed this with as much pleasure as Chick-fil-A employees claim to have every time I visit. Actually, maybe more pleasure, because I have serious doubts my presence gives said employees that much joy, but this frosty drink certainly did for me.

Surprisingly, I didn’t taste the lemonade, but the pleasant yet not overpowering lime flavor came through along with the vanilla soft serve. The lime gave it a nice tart and sour taste that was well balanced against the sweetness of the soft serve.

Is there anything else you need to know?

The word “pie” — one of the greatest words in the English language — is absent from this product’s name, and that’s my only quibble here. As is, the Frosted Key Lime is delicious. Maybe it’s because I got spoiled by some of the Dairy Queen Blizzards with graham cracker crumbs to complete the pie experience, but I couldn’t help but think the addition of that taste and texture might take this to the next level. Unfortunately, I do not carry graham cracker crumbs on my person (except sometimes accidentally after eating pie), so my theory is still unproven.

Chick fil A Frosted Key Lime Top

According to Chick-fil-A, the green color of the Frosted Key Lime comes from spirulina and turmeric. Not having any idea what the former is and only an inkling on the latter, I turned to my friend Google, who informed me that spirulina is a “biomass of cyanobacteria.” Mmmm, sounds good, right? It turns out it’s just blue-green algae. That’s certainly not something I would normally put in my drink, but that description at least sounded a little more palatable. At that point, however, I decided to end my biology lesson and let the turmeric mystery remain unsolved.

Conclusion:

Chick fil A Frosted Key Lime Spoon

Even though what is essentially a lime shake might not seem like anything special, this does stand out compared to the endless variety of shake flavors available. Sometimes simple is the way to go, and the Frosted Key Lime proves that. It’s a really good treat.

Chick-fil-A says this will be available until May 25, or “while supplies last.” I’m not sure the world will run out of soft serve, lemonade, or limes before then, but I don’t know much about the current supply of spirulina, so don’t dawdle.

Purchased Price: $3.95
Size: Large
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 450 calories, 7 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 25 milligrams of cholesterol, 200 milligrams of sodium, 90 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 64 grams of sugar and 7 grams of protein. (Also available with diet lemonade which reduces the calories, carbs and sugar).

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