REVIEW: International Delight Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer

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International Delight Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer can

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.

International Delight Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer cascading

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.

Using a lot of International Delight Paris Hilton Cotton Candy Cold Foam Creamer in my normal ice 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.

REVIEW: Chobani Cookie Dough Coffee Creamer

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I had no experience with Chobani Coffee Creamers until I picked up a bottle of the brand’s Cookie Dough Coffee Creamer. After trying it, I have to say I’ve apparently been missing out if all the other flavors are as delicious as this one. I decided to buy it because I wondered if it could be a replacement for my beloved Nestle Coffee mate Nestle Toll House creamer, which kind of reminded me of cookies and is something I can no longer find.

It turns out it’s a wonderful replacement.

Unlike the Nestle Coffee mate offering, the ingredients list for the Chobani creamer is much simpler. There are no double digit letter single word ingredients that have prefixes or suffixes. Instead, it’s just milk, cream, cane sugar, Dutch cocoa, natural flavors, and sea salt. I mean, it’s Chobani, so simple ingredients are to be expected. What I didn’t expect is how good this makes my coffee taste.

However, despite all those simple ingredients, I wouldn’t say it’s better tasting or I prefer it over the discontinued Nestle Coffee mate Nestle Toll House creamer. They have their own distinct brown sugar and cocoa flavor notes, and both evoke the comforting taste of cookies. I find them equally enjoyable, although I wish the Chobani creamers came in larger bottles.

Purchased Price: $4.89*
Size: 24 fl oz bottle
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 Tbsp) 40 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 20 milligrams of sodium, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of sugar (including 6 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.

*Because I live on a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You’ll probably pay less than I did.

REVIEW: Nestle Coffee mate Mean Girls Limited Edition Pink Frosting Creamer

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My usual coffee creamers are white or brownish with a vanilla or chocolatey flavor. So it was odd pouring the Pepto Bismol Lite-colored Nestle Coffee mate Mean Girls Limited Edition Pink Frosting Creamer into my coffee. But because it was light pink, it wasn’t vibrant enough to make my morning cup of java look FA-BU-LOUS. It looked as if I had added my usual white or brownish-colored creamer.

Before trying the creamer, I didn’t even know what flavor it was supposed to be. I assumed it was some vanilla variant, but I was surprised that it was strawberry. Looking back, I should’ve realized that. I was also astonished that I enjoy strawberry-flavored coffee. It’s almost like coffee combined with Strawberry Nesquik, but the berry flavor being not as artificial tasting.

Nestle Coffee mate Mean Girls Limited Edition Pink Frosting Creamer has taught me that variety is the spice of life. Okay, I admit, I might have picked up that nugget of wisdom from a motivational calendar years ago. But thanks to this Pepto Bismol-colored flavor giver, I learned that I should never judge a coffee creamer by its pink cover.

Purchased Price: $4.11 (on sale)
Size: 32 fl oz
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 tbsp) 35 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 5 milligrams of sodium, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of sugar (including 5 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.

REVIEW: Nestle Coffee mate Coconut Lime Dirty Soda Creamer

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Dr Pepper is a perfect blend of 23 flavors. So why would we want to muddy those with another two by pouring some of the new Nestle Coffee mate Coconut Lime Dirty Soda Creamer into it? Unless two of those 23 are coconut and lime, and the additive just enhances the two already existing flavors. And maybe if this sells well, then there will be another Dirty Soda variety that could be two more Dr Pepper flavors, and before you know it, we’ll have Dr Pepper’s secret recipe, and we can all make our own Dr (Insert Your Name Here).

I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to combine regular refrigerated coffee creamers with soda, but if you haven’t, it can get very science fair volcano-y once the creamer comes into contact with the soda. Fortunately, messy eruptions didn’t happen with this. The Dirty Soda liquid just mixed itself with the soda without stirring up the carbonation. I understand why it’s called Dirty Soda, but if you think about it, the enhancer kind of “cleans” the soda, turning the dark Dr Pepper into something lighter. Maybe I feel this way because I’ve watched too many OxiClean infomercials.

The bottle suggests adding a tablespoon to get the perfect pop, but a tablespoon to what? There’s an image of a can on the bottle, but is that the 7.5 or 12 fl oz? I ended up combining a tablespoon with eight ounces of Dr Pepper, and it tasted very coconutty, a smidge limey, and not very Dr Peppery. It was also that way when I added a tablespoon to the 12 ounces left in the 20-ounce bottle I purchased. It’s enjoyable, but all it does is make the Dr Pepper taste like 20 of the 23 flavors in the recipe were muted. So, I wouldn’t say it tastes better or as good as the original. However, it’s a product that makes me want to buy more soda varieties to find out how they taste with it. Good job, Nestle Coffee mate, for encouraging me to buy more soda! I hope you get royalties or something.

While it doesn’t need to be refrigerated when unopened, it does after you open it. Also, like regular coffee creamers, it’s best to use it all within 14 days for optimal flavor.

If the Nestle Coffee mate Coconut Lime Dirty Soda Creamer interests you, you will not find it with all the refrigerated coffee creamers. You may find it with the dry and individual liquid Nestle Coffee mate products in the coffee and tea aisle. Or, you may find it at a random aisle end cap. Or, you may have to summon the courage to ask a store employee where in the haystack of this store is that needle known as the Nestle Coffee mate Coconut Lime Dirty Soda Creamer. That’s what I had to do at Target because it turns out that, while it says it’s “In Stock” on the app, there were none on the shelves. All of them were “in the back.” Oh, Target, you’re doing me dirty.

Purchased Price: $3.29
Size: 16 fl oz
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 tbsp) 35 calories, 1.5 grams of fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 5 milligrams of sodium, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar (including 5 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.

REVIEW: Dunkin’ Brownie Batter Coffee Creamer

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Dunkin’s Brownie Batter Coffee Creamer is influenced by the chain’s Brownie Batter Donut. And this coffee creamer has influenced me to buy more of it because it’s a limited edition flavor that may disappear for all eternity, and I think it’s one of the best chocolatey creamers I’ve ever had.

When I try new creamers, I pretend I’m the basin of a coffee creamer fountain and pour it from the spout directly into my mouth. When I did that with this one, I noticed that it’s sweet and chocolatey and lacks that artificialness that other chocolate-focused creamers I’ve tried have. As I mouth mainlined it, I thought it tasted like brownie à la mode with chocolate ice cream. I also wondered if I could flavor a milkshake with it. (Has anyone flavored a milkshake using coffee creamer? Let me know in the comments.)

When I added it to my inexpensive brewed ground coffee, it made it taste like chocolatey inexpensive brewed ground coffee. I didn’t get the same brownie notes I got when pouring it directly into my mouth, but it’s definitely chocolatey, and it’s terrific. But I should mention that I put enough creamer in my java to make any nutritionist cringe. Also, TMI, if I burp after drinking this with coffee, what comes up tastes like chocolate ice cream. That’s some Willy Wonka magic right there!

If I wish to make my morning Hydro Flask of coffee taste chocolatey, using Dunkin’ Brownie Batter Coffee Creamer would be my first choice. But because it’s available for a limited time, I’ll have to get my chocolate creamer fix from one of the many lesser options once it’s gone. Perhaps I should try to influence the powers that be to make this a permanent addition.

Purchased Price: $4.79
Size: 32 fl oz
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 Tbsp) 30 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 0 milligrams of sodium, 6 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 6 grams of sugar (including 5 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.

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