{"id":16101,"date":"2014-01-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16101"},"modified":"2023-08-14T18:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T04:13:03","slug":"review-nestle-butterfinger-peanut-butter-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/13\/review-nestle-butterfinger-peanut-butter-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Nestle Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nestle<\/a><\/p>\n

It was snowing. I didn\u2019t have salt. I didn\u2019t have a shovel. I didn\u2019t have bread or milk or flashlights. I had no viable source of human sustenance.<\/p>\n

Thumping down to the nearest grocery with skin drier than the Mona Lisa, I ignored the frantic grabs for batteries and Solo cups and reached for the pile of Reese\u2019s when it appeared. There. In the distance: Butterfinger. In square form.<\/p>\n

\"Nestle<\/a><\/p>\n

Two geometric patterns. Two philosophies. I knew what I had to do.<\/p>\n

\"Nestle<\/a><\/p>\n

Right out of the wrapper, the visual difference is immediate with the Reese\u2019s holding its signature round, flat frame, while Butterfinger goes square and sans-fluted cup, its chocolate daring to look a darker brown. Despite geometric differences, both specimens glisten in fresh, chocolate-y glaze and clock in at a little more than 1.5 ounces, which is perfect for making scale models of UFO invasions should you have an upcoming project in World Domination. <\/p>\n

\"Nestle<\/a><\/p>\n

There are about 4,180 recorded species of frogs. On a good day, the flavor of a Butterfinger is just as diverse: peanut butter, chocolate, salt, toffee, molasses, and\u2026is that cornflakes? Yes. Yes, it is. And it all comes together in those crispety, crunchety, peanut buttery chunks that get stuck in your teeth. You either like that stuff ripping away at your molars or you don\u2019t. <\/p>\n

I love the Butterfinger taste, but can\u2019t handle the teeth-stickage. For those of you who are similarly hoping to fill the Butterfinger rumble in your stomach while also looking to save on Butterfinger-related dentistry work, these cups hold promise: the smooth-ish peanut-butter\/Butterfinger filling is strong in Butterfinger flavor, but better avoids the plaque-building pitfalls of the bar. The peanut-butter-ish filling puts all the trademark toffee, molassas, corn flakey flavors in a smoother medium. Similar to the Reese\u2019s filling, it\u2019s a dense concoction with a crumbly and dry quality that contrasts the fudgy exterior. <\/p>\n

That outer chocolate shell is slightly thicker than Reese\u2019s, but holds a fudgy texture that matches up toe-to-toe with its competitor. This is a super sweet, milky chocolate and incredibly smooth. Unfortunately, while the sweetness and smooth-ivity is high, the actual chocolate flavor is a bit dim on its own.<\/p>\n

Despite minor chocolate pitfalls, it looks like we\u2019ve got a solid new confection in the ring. While it doesn\u2019t surpass my Reese\u2019s, it does offer up that molasses, corn syrup, peanut-buttery love in a tasty, affordable format. If you have the slightest a pocket of fondness for Bart Simpson\u2019s favorite candy, I\u2019d say pick one up. It may be sweet enough to distract you into spontaneously jaywalking across a side street, but just be sure to look both ways before you start eating and you should have a good candy\/jaywalking experience.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 1 package\/2 cups \u2013 230 calories, 130 calories from fat, 14 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 120 milligrams of sodium, 25 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 22 grams of sugars, and 3 grams of protein.) <\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Nestle Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> 50 cents (on sale)
\nSize:<\/b> 2 cups
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Kroger
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Crumbly Butterfinger filling. Contrasts in texture. Low teeth-stickage ratio. No fluted cups. Makes good eating during an ice storm. Pondering the diversity of frog species.
\nCons:<\/b> May be too sweet for some. Encourages Butterfinger-induced dentistry work. Jaywalking. World domination. Walking in a winter vortex. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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