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Friday, January 10, 2014
Amy’s Organic: Andy’s Dandy Chewy Candy Bar
The package says Soft caramel with pecans covered in chocolate. Well, that not only sounds good, it doesn’t sound like any other candy bar on the shelves. All the bars in the line are color coded and feature the name large and in the middle of each wrapper.
As you’d expect with an organic candy, they’re expensive. I didn’t see them selling for less than $2.29 a bar, and as high as $2.79.
They’re 3/4 of an ounce each, about 2.25 inches long and one inch wide. The bite is excellent, it’s soft and chewy, with a stringy pull to the caramel that’s not too sticky. The pecans are small, but provide a lot of texture and maple-flavor. The milk chocolate is robust and stands up well to the rest of the ingredients. The whole thing isn’t too sweet, though it is rather milky. There’s a lot of information on the wrapper. I love transparency. But it’s poorly organized. So here’s all the info provided, in order for people who read left to right, top to bottom. (I don’t, but I’ll list them that way.) 0 g of trans fat So when I went looking for the peanut statement it wasn’t with the gluten free statement (which may or may not be contradicted by the wheat in the facility statement), it was on a separate line in different type. It’s a big old mess. Some are marketing statements, some are transparency statements, some are FDA mandated inclusions. My issues with the back of the package aside, this is a no-compromise bar when it comes to taste and ingredients. It tastes like candy, but I feel like someone is putting a lot of thought and consideration into it behind the scenes. For this bar, the fact that it’s not even something that I can get in GMO form means that I’m more likely to reach for an Andy’s Chewy Bar in the future. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:10 pm
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Jan on 10/03/14 at 9:27 pm #
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.Too many first names in this candy bar. And the sing-song rhyming simon of it all means a tongue-twister and a mouthful of confusion. But if it tastes like you say it does, then I will look for it.
Boy, that package sure has some antiquated graphic design. What is Amy’s demographic? Aging flower children?
Tried Amy’s candy bars, loved them, will be buying again. thanks for the review.
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