Lurve is all around...it's Valentine's In Shops!

It's nearly time for the day of luuuuurve, so I thought I'd do a round-up of some special Valentine's Day treats I've seen in the shops recently. Enjoy!

First up is the latest limited edition from The Chocolate Smiths, "Love is Bizarre", a milk chocolate bar containing strawberry and caramel. Potentially sweetness overkill? Available from Fenwicks.

Hotel Chocolat Raspberry Heart Lolly:

This white chocolate and raspberry lolly looks super special, and is one of the more affordable items from HC's range this Valentine's Day. Available from Hotel Chocolat stores, online and John Lewis.

Hotel Chocolat Melting Hearts:

Also on the more affordable end of the scale, these Hotel Chocolat Melting Hearts sound scrummy. Spotted in John Lewis.

Hotel Chocolat So Good Together Slab:

A blend of rich milk chocolate and caramel chocolate with a melting pink strawberry heart in the middle...this sounds delicious! Spotted at John Lewis, also available in Hotel Chocolat stores.

Holdsworth Handmade Peanut Butter Caramel Truffles:

One for the #peanutbutterlovers, these sound divine! Available online or at John Lewis.

Holdsworth Milk Chocolate Banoffee & Chilli Truffles:

Something for the more adventurous, Holdsworth also produce these Banoffee truffles with a spicy chilli kick. Available at John Lewis or from Holdsworth Chocolates website.

Holdsworth Sensational Sea Salt Caramel Truffles:

And the classic combination of sea salt and caramel. Also available at John Lewis or online.

House of Dorchester Carrot Cake Truffles:

Featuring white chocolate and carrot cake spices, these don't actually contain cake so are #glutenfree. Thank goodness. Available at John Lewis or Selfridges.

Montezuma's Mini Chocolate Library:

One for fans of richer chocolates is this Mini Chocolate Library from Montezuma's. Available from Montezuma's stores, John Lewis or online.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures 56 Ounce Bags:

Another one for the #peanutbutterlovers are these huge 56 ounce bags of Reese's Miniatures Cups, available from Home Bargains. What a treat!

Tesco Heart Chocolate Cubes:

Cube shaped cakes with chocolatey hearts on top. Find them in Tesco and Tesco Express.

Tesco Finest Rhubarb, Orange and Vanilla Bean Creme Pots:

These pots sound lovely and come complete with white chocolate hearts!

Tesco Finest Passion Fruit & Raspberry Cheesecake Slices:

Also with little white chocolate hearts on top!

Mr Kipling You're Baking Me Crazy:

Also available in Tesco are these Special Edition Mr Kipling slices.

Mr Kipling Pink Fancies:

As well as these Mr Kipling Pink Fancies. Because cake is always a sign of love!

Waitrose Raspberry Mousse Hearts:

Heart shaped raspberry mousses, one for you and one for your lover!

Waitrose Sicilian Lemon Cheesecakes: 

Mini cheesecakes with a heart shaped splodge of jam on top. Cute!

Waitrose Strawberries in Heart Boxes: 

A simple, but lovely touch. If you're into #cleaneating or have any food allergies these would make a lovely gift. Providing you're not allergic to strawberries of course!

Marks & Spencer Chocolate Heart Gift Cake:

Featuring a pink Jazzie heart on top, this looks like the perfect gift for your Valentine!

Marks & Spencer Chocolate Heart Cupcakes:

Perhaps one of the nicest looking Valentine treats in today's post, these cupcakes contain pink chocolate hearts on top.

Marks & Spencer Pink Himalayan Salted Caramels:

You can't beat a good salted caramel, but M&S have gone a step further and made not just any salted caramel, but Pink Himalayan Salted Caramels. Yum!

Marks & Spencer Blackforest Rose Desserts:

The perfect way to say I love you - rose shaped black forest desserts!

Marks & Spencer Raspberry & Prosecco Spheres:

Ignoring the fact these potentially look like something else, these look really cool with their heart shaped white chocolates on top!

Krispy Kreme Donut Shaped Chocolates:

Who needs a chocolate donut when you can have a donut chocolate? (see what I did there? har har). Spotted in Next.

Heart Marshmallows:

Last but not least are these heart shaped marshmallows, featuring corny Ed Sheeran lyrics. Available from Home Bargains.

Well, that's all for this years Valentines In Shops - if you are lucky enough to receive any of these treats do let me know in the comments! And have a great Valentine's Day!

New Products: Coca Cola Zero Cherry, Pip & Nut Almond Milks & More!

It's August already...what happened to this year, seriously?! It's the time of year when many new products get launched for Winter - no Christmas stuff yet, but do keep your eyes peeled on my Instagram for the first Christmas sightings. I'm sure it won't be long now! In the meantime, lets' take a look at some of the latest new products to grace the supermarket shelves...

Coca Cola Zero Sugar Cherry:
They've already done a Vanilla Coca Cola Zero Sugar and now it's the turn of Cherry! Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Cadbury Dairy Milk Tiffin Large Size:

The recent return of the smaller Dairy Milk Tiffin bar in the UK was such a success that there was demand for a larger bar. I was sent some for a review recently...stay tuned for that!

Galaxy, Bounty and M&M's Trail Mix:

I reviewed these last year but now they're getting a larger bag version. If you see these in shops do let me know!

Quaker Overnight Oats:

Award for most pointless product of the year goes to...Quaker Oats! They've helpfully brought out a product you could easily make yourself, and added some dried apple to boot. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Clarks Peanut Butter Dessert Topping (50% Less Sugar): 

One for the peanut butter lovers out there (like Peanut!) this dessert topping contains 50% less sugar. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Clarks Dreamy Caramel Dessert Topping:

Also available in a Dreamy Caramel variety. Currently £1.50 in Sainsbury's, also includes Totally Choccy flavour.

Haagen Dazs Strawberries & Cream Limited Edition Sticks:

Haagen Dazs have launched this Limited Edition pack of three ice cream sticks containing strawberry pieces. Available from Sainsbury's. Let me know if you see it in other supermarkets!

Yeo Valley British Bramley Apple Limited Edition:

It wouldn't be Summer without another Limited Edition from Yeo Valley. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Tyrrell's Goat's Cheese Garlic & Rosemary Limited Edition:

An interesting new limited edition from Tyrrell's. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Pip & Nut Unsweetened Almond Milk:

Pip & Nut, makers of various nut butters have now launched into the Dairy Free Milk market, with three varieties; Unsweteened Almond Milk, containing no stabilisers and only natural organic ingredients. Available in Sainsbury's.

Pip & Nut Honey & Vanilla Almond Drink:

Also available in Honey & Vanilla flavour. Sounds yummy! Also in Sainsbury's.

Pip & Nut Almond Drink with Coconut:

And last but not least, Almond with Coconut. If you try any of these varieities pease do let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Rude Health Banana Berry Oats:

Banana Berry  Oats...now this sounds a bit different! Certainly more interesting than Quaker's Basic offerings lately. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Sainsbury's Gourmet Salted Caramel Drizzle Cake:

Containing salted caramel buttercream and topped with caramel filled meringues, chocolate coated pretzels, as well as caramel icing, this looks like one super cake indeed!

Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Dulce De Leche Mini Cupcakes:

Containing a swirled caramel buttercream topping and chunks of chocolate, these new cupcakes from Sainsbury's look a bit dangerous! Also available in a Chocolate Ganache variety.

Tilda Caribbean Rice & Peas Limited Edition:

A new limited edition from Tilda, this Caribbean Rice & Peas variety is gluten free and ready in two minutes. Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Trolli Dino Rex Vegan Sweets:

Some new vegan sweets from Trolli Candy, spotted in WH Smiths.

Buttermilk Caramel Sea Salt Crumbly Fudge:

New "artisan confectionery" that's also gluten free. Yum! Spotted in Sainsbury's.

Walkers Oven Baked Crispy Crackers Mature Cheese/Italian Herbs:

A new variety of Walkers Oven Baked Crispy Crackers, spotted in Sainsbury's.

Walkers Oven Baked Fusions Cheddar Cheese & Red Pepper:

Another new Oven Baked variety, available in single packs. I saw these in Boots.

Califia Farms Go Coconuts Coconut & Coconut Water Blend:

Califia Farms recently launched their Dairy Free Milk brand onto the UK market, with some coffee varieties available in Sainsbury's as well as this Coconut and Cococnut Water blend. Spotted in Waitrose.

Nush Dairy Free Almond Milk Yoghurt:

A new brand of dairy free yoghurt made from almond milk. Interesting! Available in Sainsbury's and Tesco.

Rebel Kitchen Semi Skimmed/Whole Dairy Free Mylk:

Rebel Kitchen have created what they claim to be the best Dairy Free Vegan milk that tastes as good as real milk. It comes in both Semi Skimmed, Whole...

Rebel Kitchen Skimmed Dairy Free Mylk:

...and of course Skimmed! Spotted in Waitrose.

The Primal Pantry Paleo Protein Bar Cocoa Brownie:

Primal Pantry have launched this new vegan friendly, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free Paleo Protein brownie bar, containing hemp protein. I'm intrigued! Spotted in The Co Op.

Nature Valley Crunchy Variety Packs:

A new variety pack from Nature Valley containing Canadian Maple Syrup, Oats & Dark Chocolate and Oats & Honey varieties. Spotted in Morrisons and Sainsbury's.

Primark Unicorn Strawberry Splash:

A new strawberry flavoured, magical sugar free sparkling water from Primark, sure to have you high as a unicorn dancing on rainbows. At least according to the label!

The Chocolate Smiths Bizarre Apple Pie & Custard/Maple Bacon bars:

Those crazy Chocolate Smiths have been busy creating some new bars, and the latest seasonal offering is this Apple Pie bar, featuring both milk and white chocolate. They also do a maple syrup and bacon bar. Spotted in Fenwicks, also available from https://www.thechocolatesmiths.com.

The Chocolate Smiths Bubblegum Sundae bar:

A Vanilla Bubblegum and White Chocolate bar from The Chocolate Smiths. Sounds yummy! And yes that's a Banoffee Bread bar below it.

The Chocolate Smiths Strawberry Lemonade Bizarre/Campfire S'mores:

Another recent addition to the range was this Strawberry Lemonade bar, containing white chocolate with strawberry and lemon popping candy. Below is the Campfire S'more Bar.

The Chocolate Smiths Irish Cream Milk Chocolate Bar:

Last but not least, one of their boozy themed bars, exclusive to Fenwicks. They also do Gin & Tonic, Prosecco and Beer flavoured bars!

M&S Dessert Menu Stracciatella Gelato:

A new gelato variety from M&S - not just any gelato!

M&S Dessert Menu Tiramisu Gelato:

Ice cream with Marsala wine swirled with coffee sauce, chocolate pieces and sponge cake pieces, made in Italy. Sounds delightful, I'll have the lot! ;)

M&S Spirit of Summer King Prawns & Smoked Paprika Mayonnaise with a Charcoal Bun:

A charcoal bun! I don't know how I missed this until now but this is certainly not something I fancy trying. Anyone else?

M&S Percy Piglet Cupcakes:

Percy Pig's babies have been put onto cupcakes! What a lovely way to celebrate his 25th birthday.

M&S Coconut & Raspberry Scottish Shortbread:

New Homestyle (whatever that means) Shortbread with the food of the moment added: coconutttt!

Marks & Spencer Scottish All Butter Rhubarb & Orange Shortbread Rounds:

For a tart kick to your Shortbread, some new Rhubarb & Orange Shortbread Rounds from M&S. Because who doesn't like being kicked by tart?

Waitrose Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Slices:

Is this possibly one of the best combos ever? I think it might be!

Asda Half 'N' Half Cake:

I couldn't not mention this new cake from Asda...can't decide between milk chocolate and white chocolate? Now you don't have to! Half chocolate cake with milk chocolate, half vanilla cake with a white chocolate topping.

Well, that's all for this edition of Spotted In Shops, I'll be back as soon as there's more new products out! I wonder how long it'll be until the first Christmas snacks appear?