9 Apr 2013

New! Walls Chocolate Range - Cornetto, Magnum & Mini Milk (not real ice cream!) Review


I was so excited to hear about this range of ice cream inspired chocolates. They may look like regular ice creams in the photo above but these are all chocolate mini versions that do NOT contain any ice cream! In fact you'll find these little cuties in the chocolate aisle of Asda (or next to the checkouts). Don't go looking in the freezer section! There are three varieties available; Cornetto Vanilla & Chocolate Cones, Magnum Chocolates, and Mini Milk Chocolate Lollipops.

I'm going to start with my favourite of the bunch - these Cornetto Vanilla Chocolate Cones. The detail on these is fantastic, from the wrapper to the chocolate itself. The packaging is almost identical and it unwraps in the same way as the ice cream version!


Just for size comparison here is the new Cornetto chocolate next to a standard supermarket ice cream cone. See just how cute and diddly it is??


Under the wrapper it looks like a perfect mini Cornetto and it's hard to believe that it's not really an ice cream! It's a familiar Cornetto cone filled with a vanilla flavour white chocolate truffle topped with caramelised hazelnuts pieces. The nuts were really delicious because unlike nuts on an ice cream which tend to go soft, these were crunchy and full of hazelnut flavour. 


The white chocolate truffle centre is soft and smooth, with a very sweet vanilla flavour. It compliments the crunchy outer wafer very well. As a Cornetto made into a chocolate goes, you can't get any closer to perfection than this! 


The Magnum Chocolates are also fantastically well presented, and very similar to it's big brother - the Magnum Ice Cream. Of course, in reality it's much smaller than a Magnum Ice cream, the wrapper is about the size of a regular Dairy Milk chocolate bar. 


Inside there are three Magnum chocolates which look just like miniature Magnum Ice Creams - but without the sticks! 


This is filled with a vanilla flavoured white chocolate truffle. It's not like a regular white chocolate truffle, it's much softer and so creamy that it's hard to believe that it isn't ice cream. The outer milk chocolate is standard Magnum chocolate which contains 38% minimum cocoa solids and has a lovely rich quality.

Overall these Magnum chocolates are quite simple in terms of flavour, but they're also a very successful reproduction of the ice cream that they're based on. I'd love to see other flavours from the Magnum range made into miniature chocolates too! Kev's Snack Review has also reviewed these Magnum Chocolates here.


Lastly it's the kids' chocolate of the bunch - chocolate lollipops based on Mini Milks! These were available in both a white chocolate and a milk chocolate version. As far as my children are concerned, Mini Milks have to be vanilla so I only bought the white ones!


Inside is a fantastic chocolate replica of a Mini Milk ice cream. Making this a lollipop on a stick is very fitting for a Mini Milk chocolate and one that I'm sure kids will love - mine certainly did.


The white chocolate lollipop is described as having a "soft milky centre".The inner chocolate is indeed slightly softer than the outer layer but it all has the same flavour. It's a VERY sweet white chocolate, even sweeter than a kids white chocolate like Milky Bar. It has a strong vanilla flavour alongside the white chocolate, that for me was slightly cloying. However this chocolate is quite clearly aimed at kids and it was very popular with my taste testers! Each lollipop contains 30% of recommended daily calcium, with no artificial colours, flavours or hydrogenated fat. 


What do you think of this new range of chocolates inspired by ice creams? 

Grocery Gems Verdict: Cornetto Vanilla Chocolate Cone, Magnum Chocolates & Mini Milk Chocolate Lollipops:

Rating: Cornetto - 8.5/10, Magnum - 8/10, Mini Milk Lollipop - 7/10
Buy Again: Yes - superb fun range, and I love the Cornetto chocolates!
Nutrition: Cornetto - 110 cals, Magnum (each choc) - 66 cals, Mini Milk - 90 cals.
Purchased: Asda.
Price: Cornetto - £0.50p, Magnum - £0.65p, Mini Milk Lollipop- £0.40p.


23 comments:

  1. Many thanks for the information - Question: Are these actually manufactured by Unilever themselves or are they made by another company on licence?

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    1. Hi Matty, good question. They all bear the Unilever logo and say on the back "...trademark of Unilever and used under license". Then they also have "Made in the UK by KCL" with a full address. Hope that helps!

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    3. Ah thanks! KCL is Kinnerton Confectionery - they seem to specialise in making branded confectionery under license from TV and film companies like Disney and Nickelodeon. They are also responsible for the new Tango chocolate range, licensed from Britvic.

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    4. Thanks for all the info Matty, thats very interesting stuff. I do know Kinnerton, mainly from, as you say, character chocolates and also their advent calendars at Christmas.

      I think they've done a great job in reproducing these ice creams as chocolates. The only problem is, the chocolates are a bit of a novelty item rather then a new range in it's own right. Magnum fans have been asking for chocolates for a while, but I don't think this is what they were expecting!

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    5. My friend has a small Mini Milk

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  2. I want them all! I just love mini foods. Apart from their cuteness,they're much lower in calories too :)

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    1. I completely agree with you Caroline. I love mini foods too for that exact reason (and the cuteness!).

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  3. Thankyou for the mention Katherine :)

    I bought the milk chocolate mini milk and wasn't too impressed by it - far too sweet. It sounds like the white version isn't much better!
    Still haven't tried the Cornetto choc yet but it sounds lovely judging by your review.

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    1. Always welcome Kev! It's funny because I picked up every single choc they had in this range apart from the milk chocolate Mini Milk. I don't think I'll be trying it, probably best left for the kids!

      The Cornetto was easily my favourite, but it's very much like eating a mini Cornetto rather than a chocolate! The nuts on top are MUCH nicer though :)

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  4. I've tried all of them and they are soooo tasty!

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    1. Yay! Glad you liked them, they really are very tasty!

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  5. Oh my goodness, these look lush! Great finds, top of my 'to buy' list!

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    1. Thanks Adrian! Let me know what you think if you try them :)

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  6. im.addicted help! without doubt the magnums are best. cant eat more than 3 pieces at a time though !

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  7. lol they are moreish, it's impossible to resist :) The Magnum chocolates are brilliant, they're very much like the ice creams aren't they!

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  8. I've tried the Cornetto and Magnum chocolates and I have to say that the Cornetto cones are the best!!! Bought at Co-op

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    1. The Cornetto are very tasty, a nice treat in their own right. Glad you enjoyed them :)

      Also thanks for the info regarding Co-Op it's good to know they now available beyond Asda!

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  9. I am in love with the white chocolate mini milk! ( I am an adult lol!) Just Wolfed two down!!!! I got mine from wilkos will deffo be goin back tomorrow!

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  10. Interesting piece about their manufacturer: cut and paste link into browser to read more

    http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/insight/bosses_of_norfolk_firm_kinnerton_believe_they_have_found_a_recipe_to_further_success_with_new_chocolate_versions_of_ice_cream_brands_1_2185867

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  11. Love all of these. Just polished off a cornetto. Bought all of them in Asda couple of weeks ago and now from Tesco. Will be buying often. Particularly cornetto and magnum

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  12. I bought original cornetto's (classico) from ASDA and I've ended up with some foreign item that comes in the same box??? Plain blue wrappers and they don't even taste the same.

    Anyone know anything about these?????

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    1. Look: Here is the original... Www.messoricioccolato.it produced since 2008 with a patented process and design...

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