{"id":18824,"date":"2015-07-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=18824"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:52:09","slug":"review-jif-cookies-n-cream-hazelnut-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/23\/review-jif-cookies-n-cream-hazelnut-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Jif Cookies \u2018n Cream Hazelnut Spread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Hybrids are all the rage right now. Half-electric\/half-gasoline cars are zipping around our roads, bakeries are selling Cronuts by the dozen, and scientists have successfully merged blobfish DNA with the human genome to create a hybrid known as \u201cKim Kardashian.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was only a matter of time before mankind witnessed a fusion of two of the most delicious foods: cookies and butter.<\/p>\n

Okay, okay. Cookie butter isn\u2019t technically a hybrid of cookies and butter, but it\u2019s close enough. If you believe otherwise, I encourage you to watch the forthcoming televised debate on the topic between Paula Deen and Cookie Monster: Speculoos Exposed<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Strangely, Jif\u2019s new Cookies \u2018n Cream Hazelnut Spread doesn\u2019t actually label itself a cookie butter, even though \u201ccocoa cookies\u201d are one of its main ingredients. It seems similar to <\/a>Trader Joe\u2019s Cookies & Creme cookie butter, which I shamelessly ate straight from the jar. This Jif spread needs to be just as delicious if it\u2019s going to be worth my time.<\/p>\n

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

Cracking open the lid reveals a swirl of cookies \u2018n cream and hazelnut spreads, with a scent evoking Oreo cookies and Nutella \u2014 a good sign, for sure. Texturally, it\u2019s not as thick as Nutella, or even peanut butter, but the consistency is standard for a cookie butter.<\/p>\n

I held myself back from voraciously attacking the jar and tasted the two spreads individually.<\/p>\n

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

Light gray and speckled with little black bits of cookie, the cookies \u2018n cream spread is incredible for one reason alone \u2014 it tastes like melted Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme candy bars. Jif really nailed this flavor. The cookie bits mixed throughout provide a satisfying crunch without feeling too gritty, complementing the spread\u2019s blend of chocolate flavor and sweet creaminess.<\/p>\n

Sadly, the hazelnut spread is a disappointment. In comparison to Nutella, the gold standard of all hazelnut spreads, it feels too oily. Though hazelnut can be detected in its flavor, the cocoa flavor is stressed and reminds of cheap chocolate. In addition, as the hazelnut spread is swallowed, it lingers in the back of the throat, resulting in a mild stinging sensation that\u2019s more unsettling than that song Hulk Hogan wrote for a dying child<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

I tried the spread on a waffle, fresh from the toaster. As the hazelnut and cookies \u2018n cream parts of the spread mixed together, the flavors merged, making it hard to notice the hazelnut spread\u2019s undesirable qualities. Sadly, the creamy aspects of the cookies \u2018n cream component were also drowned out, resulting in an uninspired cocoa flavor. I don\u2019t think I would be able to identify the blended spread as cookies \u2018n cream in a blind taste test, as it\u2019s closer to a cheap Nutella knockoff with a heavier chocolate flavor.<\/p>\n

That dang hazelnut swirl ruined everything. Jif really would have been better off marketing an entire jar of the cookies \u2018n cream spread by itself.<\/p>\n

I guess I\u2019ll have to get my fix of cookies and butter somewhere else. Ya know, I\u2019ve been meaning to try out a recipe I found in an early copy of Paula Deen\u2019s next cookbook: \u201cSouthern-style frozen butter patties dipped in Oreo cookie crumbs.\u201d Mmm, I can taste my arteries clogging.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 2 Tbsp. \u2013 210 calories, 120 calories from fat, 13 grams of total fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 30 milligrams of sodium, 22 grams of total carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 21 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Jif Cookies \u2018n Cream Hazelnut Spread
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 13 oz.
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Stop & Shop
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Cookies \u2018n cream component tastes like the Hershey\u2019s candy bar. Spread has a satisfying crunch from cookie bits. Paula Deen debating a Muppet.
\nCons:<\/b> Spread feels oily. Hazelnut component tastes cheap, leaves stinging sensation in back of throat. Hazelnut ruins the cookies \u2018n cream flavor when they combine. The fact that Hulk Hogan\u2019s music album never went platinum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hybrids are all the rage right now. Half-electric\/half-gasoline cars are zipping around our roads, bakeries are selling Cronuts by the dozen, and scientists have successfully merged blobfish DNA with the human genome to create a hybrid known as \u201cKim Kardashian.\u201d It was only a matter of time before mankind witnessed a fusion of two of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1586,2237],"class_list":["post-18824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-condiment","tag-jif"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15347,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/16\/spotted-on-shelves-9162013\/","url_meta":{"origin":18824,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 9\/16\/2013","author":"Marvo","date":"September 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. 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