I’m upset that these weren’t named Steak-umm EggRoll-umms. (Spotted by Phil at Redner’s.)
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This site has been around long enough to witness Paris Hilton’s previous rise to fame. I’m not entirely sure why she’s back in the spotlight, but her return has introduced us to two new coffee creamers: International Delight’s Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer and a Raspberry Champagne liquid coffee creamer. I don’t have Paris Hilton’s wealth, so I could only afford one of them. Given that cotton candy could have the least favorable outcome, I decided to pick that one up.
In the history of coffee creamers, this would be only the second cotton candy-flavored one. I’m no creamer historian, but the first appears to be a non-dairy liquid one from Nutpods. To be honest, I’m surprised International Delight or Coffee mate haven’t had a cotton candy-flavor previously. It seems like low-hanging fruit. But it’s now here in cold foam form, and it’s probably not for everyone.
As expected, the foam comes in Glinda pink. It doesn’t look right sitting atop black coffee. It’s like Care-a-Lot fell out of the sky and crash-landed on a bog. But once the cold foam hits the coffee, it slowly begins to cascade down the sides of whatever drinking receptacle you put it in, creating something slightly more fascinating to watch than grass growing. As you can see below, I went with my usual iced coffee glass.
As someone who puts enough creamer in their iced coffees to make addition required to figure out serving size, I only somewhat liked it when I put in enough in my coffee to completely mask the coffee’s taste by mixing the two really well. With my usual French Vanilla or Hazelnut creamers, I like having some of the coffee flavor come through because it complements them, but that’s not the case with this cold foam. It smells great, and its taste reminds me of cotton candy, but I don’t think it matches well with coffee because there’s too much of a flavor contrast between them.
However, with its sweet, somewhat fruity candy flavor, it might pair better with non-coffee iced drinks, especially fruity ones, such as sparkling water, homemade Starbucks Refreshers, or homemade Dunkin’ Refreshers. Because I don’t have Hilton money to purchase the previously mentioned beverages, I topped a glass of Crystal Light lemonade I had in the kitchen with it. While not an ideal drink to use, I did enjoy the foamy creamer more with the sugar free lemonade drink mix.
International Delight Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer may not work very well with coffee. But it seems to be better with non-coffee beverages. Heck, you don’t even have to use it with beverages. Top your vanilla ice cream. Make a Jello parfait. Spray a cold foam mustache on your face and use your tongue to get it all off. The possibilities are endless. Okay, not endless because it’ll definitely end at coffee. Also, if you spray some into your mouth, you’ll have to deal with a weird aftertaste. So, it’ll also end after that.
Purchased Price: $6.99
Size: 14 oz can
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 5 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2 tbsp) 20 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 3 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar (including 3 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.
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Welcome to the hot honey hoedown, McDonald’s!
It’s been going on for a few years, but you know what they say, “Better late than running onto a bandwagon that has lost its wheels.” While you’re tardy to the party, your new Hot Honey Sauce makes up for it.
There are multiple ways to taste McDonald’s Hot Honey Sauce: a McNugget and McCrispy Strips dipping sauce, a Hot Honey Snack Wrap, and two Hot Honey McCrispy Sandwiches. As you can see from my photos, I picked up some McNuggets and a Hot Honey McCrispy Sandwich.
The latter features a McCrispy filet topped with shredded lettuce, crispy jalapeno chips, mayonnaise, and the Hot Honey Sauce on a potato roll. There’s also a version with bacon.
I was surprised about the addition of mayo because I imagined it would affect the flavor and heat of the peppery sauce, and it did. I kind of wish there was a double application of the swicy sauce instead of one layer of mayo because the sauce is quite good with a natural honey flavor. It has a perfect amount of sweetness and an ideal level of spiciness for something with “hot” in its name.
Another topping that seemed unnecessary was the crispy jalapeno. I initially mistook them for crispy onions because they look similar. They were also mostly flavorless and provided no additional spiciness. If anything, all they added was a pleasant crispiness to enhance the chicken filet’s exterior.
Despite the mayo and the lack of pop from the crispy jalapeno chips, it’s a pretty tasty sandwich and more enjoyable than a Spicy McCrispy. I guess if the mayo bothers me, I could leave it out the next time I try this sandwich, which is tasty enough to repurchase.
While some of the toppings on the sandwich cut through the sauce’s sweet and spicy flavors, I felt the full brunt of the sauce’s taste and heat when I ate it with my McNuggets, and I loved it. Eating it this way, I could really taste its sweetness and pepperiness, feel its spiciness, and appreciate the nice balance between the two.
Because there wasn’t anything to hold back the heat, I could feel it build up to a decent level, which I’d give a five on my personal heat index. If I remember correctly, many of the other McDonald’s spicy sauces released in recent years were hotter.
Overall, I would love to see this sauce become permanent, so I just hope the Hot Honey Bandwagon never loses its wheels.
Purchased Price: $6.99 (McCrispy), $2.99 (McNuggets)
Rating: 7 out of 10 (McCrispy), 8 out of 10 (sauce)
Nutrition Facts: (McCrispy) 660 calories, 34 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 1240 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 17 grams of sugar (including 15 grams of added sugar), and 27 grams of protein. (Dipping Sauce Cup) 50 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 13 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.
Alright! Stop the Dubai Style Chocolate Presses! The Perfect Man has been Dubai chocolatified! It’s the perfect time to end the Dubai-style chocolate trend! (Spotted by Tommy at Wegmans.)
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