{"id":27932,"date":"2018-03-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=27932"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:17:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:17:16","slug":"quick-review-trader-joes-crunchy-cinnamon-squares-milk-chocolate-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/29\/quick-review-trader-joes-crunchy-cinnamon-squares-milk-chocolate-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"QUICK REVIEW: Trader Joe\u2019s Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Milk Chocolate Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Trader<\/p>\n

What is it?<\/h3>\n

A new candy bar that uses milk chocolate and bits of Trader Joe\u2019s Cinnamon Toast Crunch-like cereal, which, as you can guess, is called Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal.<\/p>\n

How is it?<\/h3>\n

I haven\u2019t tried Trader Joe\u2019s Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal, but from what I can taste in this bar, I feel as if it\u2019s more cinnamon-y and less sugary. The bits provide a lot of cinnamon flavor, but that\u2019s mostly it, more of which I\u2019ll get to in a moment. If you\u2019ve enjoyed cinnamon-enhanced chocolate bars or Abuelita Mexican-style hot cocoa, I imagine you\u2019ll dig this. As someone who loves the chocolate and cinnamon combination, but doesn\u2019t get to enjoy it too often, this candy bar was a treat. The chocolate has a nice creaminess and a great flavor, although its aftertaste makes my mouth feel as if I\u2019ve been chewing Big Red gum.<\/p>\n

Is there anything else I need to know?<\/h3>\n

The wrapper says \u201cbits of crunchy cinnamon squares cereal\u201d and that can be considered an accurate description of what\u2019s inside the chocolate. But, apparently, my definition of \u201cbits\u201d is different than Trader Joe\u2019s version because they\u2019re not what I hoped for. <\/p>\n

\"Trader<\/p>\n

I expected nice chunks of cereal, but instead it\u2019s as if Trader Joe\u2019s took the crumbs at the bottom of a Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal bag, smashed them to make them smaller, and mixed the specks with milk chocolate. There\u2019s some texture, but I refuse to call it crunchy.<\/p>\n

Also, you should read the nutrition facts on the back because it will come in handy when you want to eat the entire bar in one sitting. The 70 percent saturated fat might get you to stop eating before it all ends up in your mouth.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h3>\n

Trader Joe\u2019s Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Milk Chocolate Bar is a great tasting candy bar, but I do wish there were bigger cereal bits in it.<\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> Received from a friend
\nSize:<\/b> 2.8 oz. bar
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Trader Joe’s
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/b> (1\/3 bar) 130 calories, 8 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, less than 5 milligram of cholesterol, 45 milligrams of sodium, 15 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is it? A new candy bar that uses milk chocolate and bits of Trader Joe\u2019s Cinnamon Toast Crunch-like cereal, which, as you can guess, is called Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal. How is it? I haven\u2019t tried Trader Joe\u2019s Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Cereal, but from what I can taste in this bar, I feel as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"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":[1471,72],"class_list":["post-27932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-candy","tag-trader-joes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27639,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/15\/spotted-on-shelves-trader-joes-crunchy-cinnamon-squares-milk-chocolate-bar\/","url_meta":{"origin":27932,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Trader Joe’s Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Milk Chocolate Bar","author":"Marvo","date":"March 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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