{"id":19183,"date":"2015-10-12T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19183"},"modified":"2023-07-19T18:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T04:04:44","slug":"review-planters-banana-sundae-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/12\/review-planters-banana-sundae-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Planters Banana Sundae Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Why does Mr. Peanut walk with a cane?<\/p>\n

Because he has \u201cplanter\u201d warts.<\/p>\n

I said, because he has plan– BOOOOOOO!<\/p>\n

Now that I put that visual in your heads, who\u2019s hungry?!<\/p>\n

I absolutely love banana snacks. If an ice cream joint has banana on their flavor list, that\u2019s my new spot. Ya know how Apple fans camp outside stores for days to get a new iPhone? I do that in anticipation of new banana snacks hitting the shelves.<\/p>\n

Ok, that\u2019s an exaggeration, but the point stands \u2013 I love me some banana, and I don\u2019t even care if you take that sentence out of context. <\/p>\n

So with that said, when I saw Planters put out a snack mix boasting banana as the main attraction, I had to try it. Surely there was no way this mix could possibly disappoint a rabid banana lover such as me, right?<\/p>\n

*sigh*<\/p>\n

Can we just let banana be the star for once?!<\/p>\n

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

The mix consists of honey roasted peanuts, chocolate covered peanuts, vanilla yogurt covered peanuts, strawberry<\/i> covered peanuts and boring old, hard as a rock banana chips. What a letdown.<\/p>\n

Unless the banana chip is the first thing you bite into, that flavor gets lost in the shuffle. The chocolate and sugary yogurts instantly overpower it. <\/p>\n

Those coated pieces are way too big. I wish they were all 25 percent smaller at least, and I wish they mixed in a banana yogurt coated peanut to go with the rest.<\/p>\n

The vanilla yogurt covered peanuts are oddly flavorless. The strawberry peanuts don\u2019t pack much flavor either. I actually forgot they were there. I\u2019m a huge fan of yogurt covered raisins and this coating pales in comparison to what I\u2019m used to. Also, I know raisins don\u2019t really mesh with this flavor profile, but I was really missing that texture in every bite.<\/p>\n

The chocolate candy covered peanut is the star of the mix. They taste like slightly softer peanut M&Ms. Outside of the honey roasted peanuts, they were the only ingredient I\u2019d eat a bag of by themselves. But this isn\u2019t a \u201cchocolate\u201d mix, it\u2019s a \u201cbanana\u201d sundae mix. I didn\u2019t sign up for overpowering chocolate.<\/p>\n

This is a trail mix though, so the point is to eat everything at once. And as a whole, it\u2019s reasonably successful. Does it taste like a banana sundae? Not really. Maybe one out of five bites might taste like one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost like you\u2019re eating a handful of Goobers. The chocolate and the peanut crunch come to the forefront more than anything else. <\/p>\n

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

And with that in mind, the fact there are two yogurt coated peanuts, honey roasted peanuts, lightly caramelized banana chips, and giant chocolate balls makes this a very sweet trail mix. Tossing a few regular salted peanuts in the mix probably wouldn\u2019t have hurt at all. I prefer my mixes to have a sweet and salty balance. The sugar lingers in your mouth, so while it\u2019s not a big bag, I had no desire to finish it in one sitting.<\/p>\n

I love bananas in their true form, but I love them even more in their artificial form. They loaded this mix with chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry candy coatings and just arbitrarily threw in little chunks of banana chips. There should have been multiple banana varieties. Someone get Mr. Peanut on the horn, I have a bone to pick with him.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 3 Tbsp \u2013 150 calories, 90 calories from fat, 10 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 35 milligrams of sodium, 13 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of dietary fiber, 9 grams of sugar, and 3 gram of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Planters Banana Sundae Mix
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.94
\nSize:<\/b> 6 oz. bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Anything with banana is still decent. Chocolate pieces were great. Satisfies sugar craving. Honey roasted peanuts.
\nCons:<\/b> Banana flavor gets lost. Ridiculous 3 Tbsp serving size. Corny dad jokes, Yogurt pieces are too big and have a weak flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why does Mr. Peanut walk with a cane? Because he has \u201cplanter\u201d warts. I said, because he has plan– BOOOOOOO! Now that I put that visual in your heads, who\u2019s hungry?! I absolutely love banana snacks. If an ice cream joint has banana on their flavor list, that\u2019s my new spot. Ya know how Apple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1569],"class_list":["post-19183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-planters"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13323,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/31\/review-planters-nutrition-energy-mix-banana-granola-nut-peanut-butter\/","url_meta":{"origin":19183,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Planters NUTrition Energy Mix Banana Granola Nut Peanut Butter","author":"Marvo","date":"August 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I think Planters should consider renaming their NUTrition Energy Mix Banana Granola Nut Peanut Butter to NUTrition Elvis Mix Banana Granola Nut Peanut Butter in honor of the King's love of peanut butter and banana sandwiches. 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