{"id":20050,"date":"2016-05-12T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20050"},"modified":"2021-01-05T21:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T07:14:25","slug":"review-hostess-brownies-made-with-milky-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/12\/review-hostess-brownies-made-with-milky-way\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Hostess Brownies made with Milky Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Do you remember the first time you had your heart broken?<\/p>\n

I do. It all started when I found out that Ariel from The Little Mermaid wasn’t a real person that I could marry someday. I’ll admit,\u00a0I was young and naive. I thought that maybe, despite her relationship with that stooge Prince Eric, if I told her how much I loved her, I might have a chance. Eventually, I realized there was a reason all of my letters to 123 Unda Da Sea Boulevard kept coming back marked “Return to Sender.”<\/p>\n

But that was yesterday, and today is a new day. I’m ready to love again! And it’s perfect timing too, because I’ve got my eye on these gorgeous new Hostess Brownies made with Milky Way. They combine two of my favorite things — brownies and candy — so they’ve got to be the total package. I can already feel the love in the air. Or maybe that\u2019s just my high cholesterol.<\/p>\n

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

When I unwrapped the brownie, I couldn\u2019t help but feel like I was on an episode of the MTV show Catfish<\/i>. This brownie didn\u2019t look anything like the perfectly lighted, Myspace-angled photo from the outer packaging. It was far less attractive, as though it had been frantically thrown together on the production line. The icing was an unsettling shade of tan, far from the rich caramel depicted in the photo on the box.<\/p>\n

The brownie itself has a deep fudgy flavor. On its own, it\u2019s decently moist and tastes strongly of cocoa. The problem is that those elements are only apparent when eaten separately from the icing. The icing, which is very sugary (and slightly<\/i> chocolatey) but doesn\u2019t carry any distinct caramel flavor whatsoever, dominates the brownie\u2019s flavor and texture. Its sweetness overpowers the complexity of the fudge brownie, and the granularity of the icing results in an odd drying sensation when chewing the brownie altogether.<\/p>\n

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

If all of that wasn\u2019t disappointing enough, the Milky Way pieces add virtually nothing to the brownie. They don\u2019t add the nougat-y, caramel-y flavor one usually associates with their namesake candy bars, and the pieces themselves aren\u2019t substantial enough to be noticed against the larger brownie. The Milky Way candy pieces essentially blend in with the icing in each bite, in terms of both taste and texture.<\/p>\n

So, consider this heartbreak number two. I was expecting a brownie doused in caramel and chunks of candy bars, but basically got a frosted chocolate cake. I enjoyed these to the extent that I enjoy chocolate cake, but I definitely wouldn\u2019t use the word \u201clove.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 brownie \u2013 170 calories, 60 calories from fat, 6 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of saturated fat, 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 20 grams of sugar, 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 9.1 oz box (6 brownies)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Hy-Vee
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Moist brownie. Rich, fudge flavor. Romantic relationships with cartoon characters and junk food. Sexy Myspace angles on snack cake packaging.
\nCons:<\/b> Lack of caramel flavor. Milky Way pieces are basically just there for decoration. Brownie feels dry when eaten with icing. Being told by the mailman that Unda Da Sea Boulevard is not a real place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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