Sainsburys Gingerbread Custard Cream Twists

Sainsburys gingerbread custard creams.
My favourite time of the year again when its time to splash out at the supermarkets on festive treats.
This time it was the gingerbread custard creams in a candy cane like wrapping.
The biscuits have a really nice sweet gingerbread aroma vibes to them.
You get the usual sweet custard cream biscuits with a nice gingerbread cookie taste but you don't get that heat or strong ginger kick.
I would say these are probably flavoured with gingerbread essence like gingerbread drinks.
Overall not bad with tea or coffee.
Also available are Halloween mixed brains bourbon creams.

Lyons Biscuits Toffypops

When I first came across these biscuits, I knew they were going to be nice but I held back getting them as they were a bit pricey at £1.29 at Poundstretchers when they are quoted online for £1 or less.
In the end, I gave in because Lyon Biscuits really do need some support in the sense that they are a really good brand that has been around since 1938.

The sad thing is that Lyons Biscuits has been disappearing from the supermarket shelves and ending up in shops like Poundstretcher and One Below.

To be honest, you do get quality 16 biscuits inside and I like the size of them because they are not too big or small.

Taking a bite, you get all this gooey soft toffee inside on a nice biscuit base with the right amount of chocolate on top so the sweetness is just right.

Overall I felt that the Toffypops do taste better than McVities caramels and the posh Fortnum & Masons toffoloffolus biscuits.

If you wack them in the fridge, the toffee is nice and chewy.

Rating: 5/5

toffypops at Sainsburys, but not all branches stock them.

Fox's Mini Party Rings

It has been a while since I've had Fox's party rings so I decided to take a trip down memory lane and have some.

These days they do regular and mini party rings, so why not try the mini rings.

The little rings were cute but I had to open several packs to have all the different colours for the photos, some of the biscuits were broken or you would get two of the same colours in one pack.

Overall delicious with a sweet sugary crunch and now they are vegan.

Rating: 3/5

Unicorn Strawberry Jammie Dodgers spotted at One Below

Unicorn Strawberry Jammie Dodgers spotted at One Below

Jammer Dodgers Elf Minis and Minis

Jammer Dodgers Elf Minis

Jammer Dodgers Minis:

Both packets seemingly raspberry flavoured are actually different.

One is raspberry flavoured jam and the other one is raspberry flavoured apple jam.

It finally explains why they are different colours.

[Review] Jammie Dodgers Mini raspberry

Jammie Dodgers are pretty biscuits with jam in the middle.
They are girly as well as delicious because the top biscuit has a strawberry cut out where you can see the red jam.

As well as the regular size Jammie Dodgers they come in a mini size which are too cute to eat.

They are about the size of a 10p coin and in my opinion they taste better because you get more jam to biscuit ratio by eating the biscuit as a whole.

With the regular Jammie dodger, you have to finish it in a few bites so you get more biscuit to jam ratio.

I am not sure if there is a strawberry version for the mini, but the ones I tried a few years ago looked like strawberry from the packaging.

[Review] Vitasoy Banana Pancake drink & Vitasoy Oat biscuit drink

A while ago in 2015, I tried these drinks by Vitasoy.
The banana pancake was obviously inspired by pancakes while the other one was just biscuits.
Both cartons were attractive especially the barcodes.


Vitasoy Banana Pancake:
I knew I wasn't going to like this drink because I don't like artificial banana flavouring.

Vitasoy Oat biscuit drink:
The 'oat biscuit' drink by vitasoy was surprisingly nice.
It is thick with a strong oat taste that is not too sweet.

[Review] M&S Marks and Spencers Garibaldi Biscuits

When I saw these Garibaldi biscuits at M&S they made me look twice because these biscuits have been round for years so I assumed M&S had them all the time.

Then I saw the NEW label beside it and realized they were new because I don't recall seeing them before on my shopping trips.

Ended up getting them because it is hard getting good garibaldi biscuits as there are so many unlike before and sadly I can't remember the brand I had in the old days.

It was definitely comforting that M&S have them and I couldn't agree more with ukfoodiefinder that these are granny biscuits because my grandma used to get me them.

The Garibaldi biscuits were comforting in taste as expected as they were loaded with currants but the biscuit was a bit too soft and they didn't break cleanly along the lines because they were too soft.

‘Very Important Biscuits’ by McVitie’s Digestives at ASDA

Since the beginning of the year, the talk of town has been the McVities popular British flavours like marmalade on toast,  cherry bakewell and strawberries and cream.
McVities has announced the launch of some premium VERY IMPORTANT BISCUITS that will be retailing at Asda from 12 July for £1.79/250g!!

The Very Important Biscuit range are digestives topped with a layer of chewy caramel which comes in three flavours:
Classic Caramel Bliss
Heavenly Chocolate Hazelnut
Luscious Blood Orange

From the press photo, the design is stylish and modern which has taken McVites to the next level with more focus on the biscuit than the brand.

For the new V.I.B range, my priority was the Heavenly Chocolate Hazelnut because it is different whereas the Luscious Blood Orange, I can imagine the taste being the marmalade on toast launched earlier topped with caramel.

As expected it was chewy with a nice hint of hazelnut and delicious just like the Digestive classic caramel and even better eaten in the winter because the caramel is even more chewy.

It would have been nice if there were some crushed hazelnut pieces but I would imagine increasing the price to make them just like having some raisins or currants in the new Christmas pudding digestives.

McVites Christmas Pudding Biscuits 2020:

A while ago I tried the McVities Digestives Classic Caramel which I believe tastes like the Classic Caramel Bliss and they were absolutely delicious with chewy indulgent caramel.

As well as caramel, they also had coffee caramel in the range which I sadly didn't try.

McVities popular British flavours launched earlier this year.

[Review] Fortnum's Toffolossus Biscuits

Tried Fortnum and Mason's Toffolossus Biscuits which come in a oversized tin that is bigger than your usual tins.
Inside, there are two packs of biscuits.

I found them very sweet and hard while the toffee bits were not chewy.

The best bit was the salty aftertaste.
Frankly the McVities caramel digestives were better.

[Review] Burton's Fish n Chips Lashing of Pickled Onion

#burtonsfishnchips are a 1980s snacks which I have no recollection of at all.

Previously tried Burton's Fish n Chips Lashing of Vinegar which I thought was the only flavour according to their website and the only one seen at the shops.

I was surprised to discover Burton's Fish n Chips Lashing of Pickled Onion at the shops so immediately got it.

Compared to the vinegar, the acidity was much stronger so I loved it.
The texture is like crumbly light ritz biscuits with a pickled onion flavouring.

Review of Burton's Fish n Chips Lashing of Vinegar:

https://supersupergirl-food.blogspot.com/2019/11/review-burtons-fish-n-chips.html