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There are certain flavor combinations that are self-explanatory.<\/p>\n
Whether it\u2019s in Pop-Tart or donut form, s\u2019mores<\/i> is going to have elements of graham, chocolate, and marshmallow. While something birthday cake<\/i>-flavored is going to taste like frosting, vanilla cake, and seven-year-old stale sprinkles.<\/p>\n
Triple Chocolate<\/i> is a bit more ambiguous. I feel like there was a time in my life when triple chocolate meant you were getting blasts of dark, milk, and white chocolate in one bite. Those days are long gone, shattered by internet killjoys armed with an air of self-importance and a Wikipedia link explaining that white chocolate IS NOT chocolate.<\/p>\n
Subsequent moralizing about faux white chocolate\u2019s adverse dietary effects, not to mention the gentrification of all things cocoa-related, caused candy companies to shop the free agency market to assemble a dream team of chocolate role players.<\/p>\n
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Bittersweet, German, ganache, fudge, semisweet, Mexican, nibs, chocolate marshmallow, and \u201cchocolaty\u201d have all had their five minutes of fame in the trifecta, but for Hershey\u2019s latest take on its Cookie Layer Crunch Bars, chocolate cookie pieces and chocolate cr\u00e8me join the milk chocolate rectangles.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s get this out of the way: The graphic designer doing the box artwork should get a raise because the detail on the box is hardly what you see when you bite into each three-square bar.<\/p>\n
For example, the box artwork makes the chocolate cr\u00e8me look like the cocoa equivalent of molten lava, but if there\u2019s any ganache-like viscosity to the cr\u00e8me, Hershey\u2019s must have left it in the factory. To be honest, it\u2019s hard to pick out the cr\u00e8me as a distinct textural element at all.<\/p>\n
Thankfully, there is some truth in advertising. <\/p>\n
The cr\u00e8me, although chameleon-like in appearance, has a rich dark chocolate flavor that dissolves on your tongue and finishes each bite. It works especially well because it\u2019s a nice contrast to the crunchy Dutch chocolate taste of the cookie pieces, which remind me of Chips Ahoy! Double Chocolate Cookie Thins.<\/p>\n
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As much as I like the cookie pieces and the cr\u00e8me, I couldn\u2019t help but think the bar gets dragged down by the run-of-the-mill chocolate shell. There\u2019s nothing wrong with the taste and texture of Hershey\u2019s milk chocolate per se, but its familiarity and rather pedestrian chocolate taste frame the entire bar in an air of, well, averageness.<\/p>\n
Average chocolate shell aside, Hershey\u2019s Triple Cookie Layer Crunch Bars are a cool upgrade from the original bar. It also makes a strong case that triple chocolate (the flavor, that is) should keep cookie pieces and cr\u00e8me around for another season.<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 2 pieces \u2013 210 calories, 13 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 85 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 18 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.49
\nSize:<\/b> 6.3 oz. package\/9 pieces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Awesome crunchy cookie taste in candy bar form. Chocolate cr\u00e8me gives the filling a rich dark chocolate complexity. Premium aesthetic in the packaging.
\nCons:<\/b> Chocolate cr\u00e8me is underrepresented and doesn\u2019t have the gooey texture it does in the promo pic. Hershey\u2019s milk chocolate feels pedestrian alongside other chocolate elements. The inability of candy and snack companies to assemble a triple chocolate dynasty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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