American Candy - Part 2

You may have seen part 1 of my American Candy blog post and I got so much candy I decided to split it into 2 parts, so here's the rest of it!

These Butterfinger bites were AMAZING. They were not what I expected at all, I thought they were going to be chewy. They're kind of like a UK Crunchie but instead of the honeycomb, it's more of a peanut brittle coated in chocolate. Very moreish. Does get stuck in your teeth though!

I then tried these Chewy Lemonhead tropical flavoured candies, the packaging is so bright and fun looking! These were lovely. Like a very sweet fruit version of skittles. These came in 5 different flavours, my favourite were the cherry watermelon ones, delicious!

I was excited to try these Sno Caps as I haven't seen anything like these in the UK. When I opened the box they reminded me of Jazzies which we have here, except they were really tiny. These were dark chocolate and really yum, but you needed to stick 4 or 5 in your mouth at once.

I then tried 2 more flavours of the Air Heads in Green Apple and Watermelon. I think my favourite of the 4 flavours was the cherry one. The colours of these are crazy bright, but they taste nice enough.

I then tried more gum, I got this Sour Patch watermelon gum. We have Sour Patch sweets here in the UK but I don't think I have seen the gum. I wouldn't say the gum is particularly sour, but it does taste like watermelon. The flavour wears off pretty quickly.

This last item isn't really a candy item, but it is from America. It's a protein smoothie mix. You basically add Kale and Apple to this mix and blend to get a protein shake. I love a green smoothie so this was a nice addition to give me a protein hit after a workout. The sachet was only 60 calories and contained 2 servings so I wasn't going overboard.

I hope you've enjoyed these 2 posts, let me know what your favourite candy is!

American Candy - Part 1

My family have recently returned from America and kindly brought me back a LOT of American candy. I love watching American Candy videos so thought I would do the equivalent in a blog post. I have split this into 2 parts because I literally got so much.

The first thing I tried were these Mike & Ike Lem & Mel chewy lemon and watermelon flavoured candies. I love the box, the little melon and lemon characters look so happy. These are basically lemon and melon flavoured jelly beans. A great gift for a Norwich fan don't you think? I weren't overly keen on these, they tasted quite artificial, the lemon was better than the watermelon.

I then tried these air heads chewy sticks in Cherry & Pink lemonade. We have plenty of chewy sticks here in the UK but I haven't seen this brand before. I love how vibrant the colours of these were, they were pretty tasty too.

I then tried these Peanut Head Boston Baked Beans. I thought these were going to be chocolate covered peanuts but they're candy coated so not too disimilar to peanut M&M's but a bit more sickly. I wasn't a huge fan of the coating it was quite thick, but these were nice in small doses.

This Dove milk chocolate bar looks very similar to our UK galaxy bars. I'm not usually a fan of American chocolate, I don't like Hershey's but this wasn't too bad, it was quite creamy. Nothing beats Galaxy though!

I wasn't sure if I was going to like Reese's Pieces as I'm not a huge peanut butter fan but the taste isn't too overpowering which is good! I think we can get these in selected shops in the UK, they were pretty nice. Gluten free too if you're wondering!

These Ice Cubes sugar free gum pieces were awesome. They're bubblegum flavour with little flecks of mint running through them. They claim to have long lasting flavour and compared to the other gums I have tried in my American Candy selection, these did last the longest. I love the convenient packaging too, easy to keep in your handbag for emergencies.

I then tried another bubble gum called Bubble Yum in original flavour. This was great for blowing bubbles with, but lost its flavour pretty quickly. The bubblegum squares were quite big and hard to eat discreetly, I was not very dignified when munching on this.

I then received some tic tacs in the flavour 'Fruit Adventure'. I don't think we have this flavour in the UK but I could be mistaken. These were nice and fruity but I practically broke my teeth trying to bite them hah!

Last but not least (for part 1 anyway!) was this Juicy Fruit Starburst gum in cherry flavour. We do have Juicy Fruit here in the UK but I haven't seen these ones. This was lovely. It had a really strong cherry flavour at first, but because my car air freshener is cherry, it kind of reminded me of that and then it felt weird to be eating it.

What's your favourite candy?
Part 2 coming soon!