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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Nips: Mocha and Chocolate Parfait
In case you haven’t been reading along, Nips are a hard caramel, first made by a company called Pearson’s which was later bought out by Nestle. They’re a great summer candy because they don’t melt but have a rich creamy flavor that can satisfy that craving even on the stickiest of days. Both are variations on previously reviewed Nips, as they’re filled & flavored.
The Chocolate Parfait Nips are made up of a Caramel Nip outside and a chocolate flavored inside. The caramel is a little salty, creamy and with a silky sweet melt on the tongue. Sometimes it softens up a bit for splitting & bending ... or cementing teeth together. Inside the bliss of the confection loses track for me. The chocolate center is like an oily Tootsie Roll. The chocolate flavor is weak and the texture is worse than that, a sort of waxy, greasy mess. I’ve had this box for several months and I’ve eaten all of four of them so far.
The Mocha Nips are a bit darker looking. The rich hardened caramel is coffee flavored, just like the original Coffee Nips. In this case the mocha element comes from the cocoa paste filling. The creamy, milky coffee outer portion is just like the classic Nip ... a good rounded coffee flavor. The inside though, like the Chocolate Parfait isn’t quite chocolate, it’s more like a frosting. The bold strength of the coffee flavored outside masks the chocolate deficiencies better than the Chocolate Parfait, so I did end up finishing most of the box. While I appreciate the attempt to create a few other versions, the chocolate just isn’t good enough to make me chose these over the classic solid flavors. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:59 am
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Commenting is not available in this channel entry.They look a bit sweeter than what I like, but would like to try one. Give me, lol…
Wow, I’m surprised - I’ve always liked the chocolate parfait nips, and find them a good candy to keep in the house for when I just need bit of a chocolate fix that lasts longer than regular chocolate.
have you seen the pumpkin spice and egg nog nips?? i just found them at walgreens - they hadn’t even been on my radar - very exciting!
Is the Nips Mocha available/made anywhere? Cannot find that flavor at any store in my area.
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