Milkybar Wowsomes with 30% Less Sugar (UK)

Another heads up today; as well as the new Kitkat Ruby, Nestle have also launched Milkybar Wowsomes, a white chocolate product containing 30% less sugar. This is the first bar in the world to use an innovative high tech sugar reduction technique, that changes the structure of the sugar, similar to the changes that candyfloss undergoes when it's made.

The bars contain no artificial sweeteners and consist of small chocolate pieces with crispy oat centres.

There's also mixed pouches of the chocolates, which contain two types of fillings: one with milk chocolate and crispy oats whilst the other is vanilla.

The sharing bags are currently £1.50 in Morrisons, whilst the bars are 60p in Tesco.

Ingredients: Milk Powders (Skimmed and Whole) (36%), Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Oat Crispies (6%) (Rice Flour, Oat Flour, Sugar), Dextrin (Maize Fibre), Dried Glucose, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Flavourings, Butterfat (from Milk), Lactose (from Milk), Whey Powder (from Milk)

Have you tried Milkybar Wowsomes? What did you think? Let me know in the comments!

Cadbury Dream Ice Creams - back for Summer! (UK)

If you've sorely missed Cadbury Dream White Chocolate since it was withdrawn from UK shelves many years ago, fear not, it's going to be back for Summer, albeit in a colder form - yes, ice cream! Dream Ice Creams have been in shops sporadically for several years now (including a Strawberry variety that was exclusive to Farmfoods) but finally they're getting an official release just for the Summer, yay! It will be sold in major supermarkets in packs of three, and impulse sticks will cost £1.80 from convenience stores.

Maybe Cadbury are testing the waters to see how popular they are...who knows, maybe the proper Cadbury Dream bar may be resurrected if sales are good!

You can already find Cadbury Dream ice creams in Fultons Foods, a Northern based frozen food store if you're lucky enough to live near one (there's a store finder in the link above). I'm not sure if they sell imports or the official UK version, but here's some I spotted in there recently:

Have you tried Cadbury Dream Ice Creams before? Have you seen them in Jack Fultons? Let me know in the comments!

New M&S Ice Creams! (Spotted In Shops)

Yet another ice cream-filled Spotted In Shops today...this time featuring not just any ice creams, but new M&S ice creams!

First up - a new Rhubarb & Custard flavour, made with West Country milk and cream. Sounds fab!

Blackcurrant Cheesecake:

Next, an uncommon flavour - Blackcurrant Cheesecake. This one is made with mascarpone and biscuit ice cream made from West Country milk and cream, with blackcurrant sorbet on the side.

Raspberry Pavlova:

With Scottish Raspberry and mini meringue ice cream and a hidden centre of clotted cream ice cream, both made from West Country milk and cream.

Chocolate & Caramel Sundae:

Made with Belgian chocolate and vanilla choc chip ice creams made from West Country milk and cream, with a sea salt caramel sauce.

Dessert Menu Raspberry & Belgian White Chocolate Ice Creams:

Moving onto stick ice creams, these raspberry ice creams dipped in white chocolate sound delightful!

Dessert Menu Blood Orange & Belgium Milk Chocolate Ice Creams:

I don't know why M&S have called these Belgium Milk Chocolate rather than Belgian, but with blood orange flavour ice cream dipped in milk chocolate they sure sound tasty!

Dessert Menu Alphonso Mango & Heritage Raspberry Semidreddo Celebration Cake:

Wow, what a wordy title! This Semifreddo ice cream cake sure does sound pretty special!

Well, that's all for today...seems like all the supermarkets are gearing up for Summer with their latest new ice cream releases! Stay tuned for more Spotted In Shops including an Easter Special soon...

Haagen Dazs Speculoos Sticks & Maltesers Ice Creams

Looks like I'm going to have to do yet another Spotted In Shops...Tesco have only gone and brought a whole raft of cool new products to their stores recently! Without further ado lets crack on and take a look...today I'm going to focus just on the ice creams, which is fitting for this cold spell we're having!

First up - Haagen Dazs Speculoos "Caramel Biscuit & Cream" White Chocolate Ice Cream sticks! Now I've tried a few varieties of Haagen Dazs sticks already from Mango & Raspberry to Salted Caramel, but this one sounds like possibly the best yet! Available at Tesco.

Maltesers Ice Cream Tub:

Maltesers are in everything these days, from cookies, to spreads and hot chcoolate, so it's no surprise to find them in ice cream too. Rejoice, Malt lovers! Available at Tesco.

Maltesers Ice Cream Sticks:

There's also these sticks, which I am sure aren't really new but have possibly been revamped. Anyone know? Available at Tesco.

Smarties Fun Sticks:

Nestle brought out Smarties Ice Cream Tubs last year but this year it's the turn of sticks. And these Ice Creams containing mini Smarties with a chocolate top sure do look fun! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Coconut Collection:

Not content with all their other new ice creams, Haagen Dazs have also brought out this new Coconut Collection, featuring mini tubs of various flavours paired with coconut. This sounds heavenly! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Caramel Collection:

Not really "new" but I'm including this selection because it sounds so yummy! Contains mini tubs of Haagen Dazs' ice creams featuring caramel, including the Speculoos tub! Available at Tesco.

Haagen Dazs Chocolate Collection:

Also not strictly new, but this collection sounds pretty tasty too! One for the chocolate ice cream lovers, including an almond and chocolate variety that isn't available in larger tubs.

Halo Top Sea Salt Caramel:

Halo Top are low fat and calorie ice creams with a lower sugar content, containing the sweetener stevia. They seem to be super popular amongst the health conscious, and luckily at the moment they're on special offer for £3.50 at Tesco!

Breyers High Protein Vanilla Caramel Ice Cream Bars:

Also one for the health conscious are these low sugar, high protein Breyers Ice Cream Bars. Available from Tesco.

Swedish Glace Soft Caramel Toffee Cones:

A vegan, dairy free and gluten free ice cream cone from Swedish Glace - hurrah! These sound lovely. Available at Tesco.

Swedish Glace Smooth Vanilla with Strawberry Sauce Cones:

Also in this fruity variety, available from Tesco.

Peppa Pig Ice Lollies:

A new one for the kiddies...or big kids! Available at Tesco.

Paw Patrol Ice Cream Lollies:

Another one for the kiddies, these Paw Patrol lollies come in a funky paw shape in chocolate and vanilla flavour. Available at Tesco.

Walls Mini Calippo Combo Lollies:

Made with a mix of fruit juice and milk (which sounds wrong to me!) there's these new Calippo Combo lollies in Strawberry & Vanilla. Available at Tesco.

Tesco Bubblegum Lollies:

Catching up with Iceland, Tesco are now doing their own bubblegum flavour ice lollies.

Tesco Milk Bottle Lollies:

Plus these cola and strawberry flavour lollies dipped in a milky ice coating.

Tesco Finest Creamy Coconut Lollies:

There's also these vegan and dairy free coconut lollies, made with coconut water and coconut milk. Refreshing!

Ms Mollys Fizzy Pop Ice Lollies:

I don't know who "Ms Molly" is, but she's exclusive to Tesco apparently! (that sounds so wrong) These come in cherryade, lemonade and cola flavours.

Tesco Finest Lime and Mint with Jamaican Rum:

A unique Caribbean themed ice cream from Tesco here, this sounds rather nice indeed!

Tesco Finest White Chocolate & Mint Ice Cream:

Featuring belgian white chocolate and dark chocolate mint flavour pieces, this sounds delightful.

Tesco Finest Strawberry, Raspberry & Rhubarb Ice Cream:

One for fans of fruitier ice creams, this sounds like a nice mixture of tart and creamy flavours.

Tesco Finest Salted Caramel & Butterscotch Ice Cream:

With sea salted caramel ripple sauce and butterscotch pieces, this sounds like a real treat.

Tesco Finest Dark Chocolate Ice Cream:

One for fans of richer ice cream, this dark chocolate tub aso contains milk chocolate truffle pieces.

Tesco Finest Caffe Latte & Cinnamon Biscuit Ice Cream:

Last but not least, a caffeine infused ice cream with Colombian coffee and cinnamon biscuit (aka Speculoos!) Yum!

That's all for today's Spotted In Shops - all of these products are new in at Tesco, and if you can't find them locally I would suggest ordering online! As always, if you've tried any of these do let me know in the comments!

Plamil So Free Organic White Chocolate Alternative

A mahoosive thankyou to Plamil Foods, who recently sent me a box of their Dairy Free, Organic, Gluten Free and Vegan-friendly chocolate range to review recently! It was like a gift from the Gods considering I had been avoiding the dairy-filled chocolates recently.

It's tricky finding decent dairy free alternatives in shops; there's the trusty dark chocolates from Lindt and G&B of course but sometimes you want something a bit more mellow. Thankfully Plamil have catered for all with their range - from White Chocolate to Milk Chocolate alternatives, to the more darker end of the cocoa spectrum. I thought I'd start with the White Chocolate Alternative first, since it's one of the most difficult products to find a Dairy Free version of.

Billed as Organic and containing 48% cocoa this sounded rather special indeed - it consists of a blend of cocoa butter, sugar and rice in place of milk.

Do forgive the broken appearance of the bar, I think in my excitement I may have dropped it - it didn't arrive that way, it was well wrapped in the post! The slab has a wavy pattern on it as well as the Plamil logo and another logo near the bottom of the bar, which appears to be birds?

I broke off a piece and took a bite. Mmmm, very melt in the mouth! Certainly different to the white chocolate anyone might be used to - the taste is more focused on the cocoa butter and melt in the mouth texture rather than the overly sweet milkiness you get with "dairy" white chocolates. It took some getting used to, especially since I haven't really tried anything like this before (with the exception of the fab Solkiki Toasted Coconut White which I can no longer find - booo!). But as I chewed on it it really grew on me, it has a comforting sweet vanilla hinted flavour that creeps up on you. It's even better with a cup of coffee - you can dip it in and it gets all melty and lovely. Yum!

Overall, for an alternative to white chocolate this has to be one of the better quality options I've tried. It's better than the supermarket own brands and feels more premium. If you're dairy free or vegan and miss white chocolate - this one is a must-try!

For more info and to buy: https://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/

Ingredients: cocoa butter, rice powder, raw cane sugar, natural vanilla flavouring.

Nutrition Information (per 100g): 638 calories, 48g fat, 48.7g carbohydrates, 26g sugars, 0.6g protein.

8 out of 10.

Haagen Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch, Toblerone Cookies etc (Spotted In Shops!)

Asda are outdoing everyone this week with new icy desserts, so once again it's time for another Spotted In Shops focused on some new things there! 

Firstly - Haagen Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch has arrived in tub format, hurrah! Featuring peanut butter ice cream, swirls of peanut butter and caramel this is most definitely a peanut butter lovers dream come true!

One for fans of fruitier iced treats, there's also these new Rowntrees Watermelon Lollies:

Another addition to the Rowntrees range are these Fruit Pastilles Push Up Lollies:

Robinsons, the famous fruit squash makers are now doing Fruit & Barley Ice Lollies. These sound refreshing!

Even Swizzels are getting in on the act, with these Love Hearts Fruit Flavour Ice Lollies:

Asda are taking on Magnum and have launched a new Raspberry & White Chocolate Moments variety:

Plus Asda Moments Mint:

Also out at Asda are these Freshly Baked Daim Cookies, containing real Daim pieces and toffee pieces:

Plus Toblerone Cookies!

Asda have also launched this new All American Ice Cream Sundae Cake, complete with lots of sweeties. Perfect if it happens to be your birthday soon!

Asda Unicorn Cake:

And last but not least, they're aso doing a unicorn cake. Of course. As well as the million and one other unicorn products they are also selling!

Well that's all for now, but there's more new products to come! Have you tried any of these? As always, leave a message in the comments to let me know your thoughts!