Review: Limited Edition Müller Kids Corner Easter Eggs Yogurt

There have been so many new Müller yogurts released in the last few weeks and I was especially curious about the Limited Edition Kids Corner Easter Eggs. The packaging is vibrant and fun, and looks like a cute product for Easter time. 

The Müller Kids Corner Easter Eggs are vanilla flavoured yogurts with a side portion of white chocolate coated cereal pieces - not chocolate mini eggs!

Even though the egg shaped cereal balls are brightly coloured, their appearance is still slightly disappointing. I was expecting them to look a bit more like Easter eggs on the packaging, perhaps with a speckled pattern. These look more like sweets or jelly beans rather than Easter eggs. Having said that, my kids enjoyed these yogurts and they liked the fun egg shapes (even though they are both too old for these things!). 

The vanilla yogurt and white chocolate cereal balls combination has been used in many of the other Müller Kids Corner range, such as the Müller Kids Footballs and Blast Off yogurts, and is a popular one with my kids. The cereal balls have a lovely sweet crunch and taste delicious with the creamy vanilla yogurt. 

There is also a new Müller Kids Corner Butterflies variety available with a strawberry flavour yogurt and white chocolate coated cereal butterfly shapes.

Grocery Gems Verdict: Müller Kids Corner Easter Eggs Yogurts

RATING: 7 out of 10.
Buy them again?: Yes.
Nutrition (per 100g): 146 calories. 
Purchased: Asda. 
Price: £0.95p for multipack of 4 (introductory offer).

Review: Walkers MixUps - Snacks Mix, Crisps Mix & Popcorn

By now you've probably seen the new Walkers MixUps range on TV adverts and instore. It's a new snacking range which brings together different family favourites together in one sharing bag. There are three mix varieties available - Snacks Mix, Crisps Mix and a Popcorn Mix. 

Walkers MixUps Snacks Mix: There are two flavours in the Snacks Mix range; Spicy Mix or Cheese Mix. Each bag has four different classic Walkers snacks; Doritos, Monster Munch, French Fries, and Wotsits. Interestingly, both the Walkers MixUps Snacks Mix flavours contain new flavours for some of these snacks too.

Spicy Snacks Mix; This is a mix of Doritos Chilli Heatwave, Monster Munch Flamin' Hot, Wotsits Flamin' Hot and French Fries Worcester Sauce. The Wotsits Flamin' Hot are usually released around Halloween as Zombie Finger but I don't think I've heard of the French Fries Worcester Sauce flavour before. The tangy and lightly spicy flavour is similar across all of the different snacks, with the Doritos packing most of the punch and the French Fries being the least flavoured. 

Cheese Snacks Mix: The Cheese Mix contains Doritos Tangy Cheese, Wotsits Really Cheesy, French Fries Cheese & Onion and Monster Munch Cheese Flavour. Like the Spicy Snacks Mix, this sharing bag has a great selection of crunchy and crispy textures. The cheese flavour is quite strong in the Doritos and Wotsits but thankfully milder in the French Fries and Monster Munch, giving a nice balance to the overall flavour. My kids had been asking to try these for a while and they really did enjoy the mix of snacks in the bag. The Cheese Monster Munch are very tasty and it would be interesting to see these released as a flavour on their own too.

Walkers MixUps Crisps Mix: I'm glad that Walkers also released a range of classic crisps under their MixUPs brand. These sharing bags contain two different flavours in one bag. There are two varieties available: Cheese & Bacon and Cheese & Worchester Sauce. 

MixUps Cheese & Bacon: There is a visible difference between the different cheese and bacon crisps, with the bacon crisps having a much darker seasoning. These are very similar to the Walkers Cheddar Cheese & Bacon flavoured crisps, but in this Crisps Mix there are individual bursts of cheese and bacon flavour which then combine to create a tasty snack.

MixUps Cheese & Worcester Sauce: I rarely buy Walkers Worcester Sauce flavoured crisps but surprisingly I loved them in this cheese mix. The flavours of cheese and Worcester Sauce are obviously a classic pairing (we always add a splash of Worcester sauce to cheese toasties) and the overall cheesy and tangy flavours combined in these crisps is just delicious. 

MixUps Popcorn Mix Sweet & Salty: This was my favourite product overall and I know it will become a firm favourite for any family movie nights. The popcorn has a great texture with a light and fluffy crunch. The flavour is the perfect combination of sweet popcorn and saltier pieces. I've tried quite a few Sweet & Salty popcorn's that are already available but the large bag here makes this one ideal for sharing and for families. 

Overall, we all really enjoyed this new Walkers MixUps range and there really is something for everyone. My top picks are the MixUps Cheese Snacks Mix, MixUps Cheese & Worcester Sauce Crisps Mix and the Popcorn MixUps. 

To find out more about the range of Walkers MixUps, visit www.walkers.co.uk/crisps-range/mixups.

Grocery Gems Review: Walkers MixUps

RATING: 8 out of 10.
Buy them again?: Yes.
Purchased: Available at most supermarkets. 
Price: RRP - £1.99p. 

PR Samples - Products sent for an honest review.

Review: Thorntons Toffee & Milk Chocolate Popcorn

Last week I was lucky enough to win a bag of Thorntons Popcorn in a Twitter competition. There are three new varieties available; Toffee Popcorn, Toffee & Milk Chocolate Popcorn and Toffee & White Chocolate Popcorn. I wasn't sure which flavour I was going to receive and I was pleased when it turned out to be the Toffee & Milk Chocolate one. 

The Thorntons Toffee & Milk Chocolate Popcorn is simply described as a toffee coated popcorn drizzled with milk chocolate. There are no artificial colours or flavourings and the ingredients are suitable for vegetarians. As you would expect from Thorntons the toffee coating itself is really tasty with a smooth buttery sweet flavour and crunchy texture. The milk chocolate drizzle is lovely and thick and even though it sort of sits on top of the toffee popcorn pieces, the flavours do combine well together. The overall snack is extremely sweet, a bit too sweet for me, but it's utterly delicious in small amounts, and I'd recommend it as an interesting twist on standard toffee popcorn. 8 out of 10.

Mini Reader Review: Thorntons Toffee & White Chocolate Popcorn. Regular photo contributor, Lucy W. had sent me a photo of the Thorntons Toffee & White Chocolate Popcorn last week and kindly added a few thoughts on this flavour. Over to Lucy W:

The texture of the Thorntons Toffee & White Chocolate Popcorn is your classic Butterkist style toffee popcorn that we all know and love, very sweet and crunchy. The flavour was pure luxury - it's like standard toffee popcorn has been missing something all along! Think Butterkist meets dreamy white chocolate, it's just a match made in heaven. The combination is brilliant and well done to Thorntons for coming up with this one. I'd definitely recommend it for your next popcorn snack - it can become greedily addictive! 10 out of 10.

Grocery Gems Review: Thorntons Toffee & Chocolate Popcorn

RATING: See individual flavours above.
Buy them again?: Yes.
Nutrition(per 25g): 110 calories.
Purchased: Asda. 
Price: £1.00p each. 

New Instore: Asda Ice Creams & Yogurts (Part 2!)

Thank you so much to new contributor Sun. L who sent me photos of a few more new ice creams and yogurts spotted in Asda. There really are a lot of new products in these categories at the moment!

Häagen-Dazs Summer Berries & Cream: This is described as a mixed berries ice cream with a raspberry swirl. It seems like raspberry and blueberry are popular new flavours at the moment for desserts and ice cream. £4.75p at Asda.

Häagen Dazs Chocolate Salted Caramel: I know that Häagen have had a Salted Caramel variety for a while now and it's interesting to see this new chocolate version being released. It's described as a chocolate caramel ice cream with salted caramel swirl and salted caramel brittle. Let me know in the comments if you've sampled this one! £4.45p at Asda.

Image: Sainsbury's

Häagen Dazs Yuzu Citrus & Cream: Whilst on the subject of new Häagen Dazs ice creams, there is also a third new flavour - the Limited Edition Yuzu Citrus & Cream. So far I've only seen this one in Sainsbury's (I wasn't able to take a photo of it but it's instore already). £3.50p at Sainsbury's.

Müller Light Goodies Lemon Meringue Yogurt: If you read Grocery Gems regularly then you'll know I'm a fan of the Müller Light range of yogurts. I only heard about the new Müller Light Goodies range a few days ago so I didn't realise they were instore already! I can't wait to try all the flavours in this range but especially this lemon variety with a side serving of meringue pieces. They're a great price at the moment too - £0.94p at Asda (four pack).

Müller Light Goodies Smooth Toffee: This variety has a toffee flavoured yogurt with a side portion of milk chocolate coated balls. There is also a third variety available; Müller Light Goodies Strawberry - a strawberry flavoured yogurt with white chocolate coated cereal balls on the side. £0.94p at Asda.

Weetabix Strawberry Special Edition: I know this has been out for a little while now but I thought it was worth mentioning this limited edition Comic Relief tie-in before it disappears from the shops completely. I haven't tried this Strawberry flavour yet but I've recently become a fan of the Banana Mini Weetabix. £1.87p at Asda.

Arla Skyr Icelandic Style Yogurt: And great new for any fans of Skyr Icelandic style high protein yogurts - they have been launched in the UK exclusively at Asda under the Arla brand. Thank you to Danielle and a couple of other commentators who pointed these out. I'll be tracking these down for a review soon! £1.25p at Asda.

Many thanks again to Sun. L for the gorgeous photos and all the great finds! If you've spotted or bought any interesting new products then I'd love to hear from you too - grocerygems@gmail.com.

New Instore: Asda Ice Creams & Yogurts

Thank you to Lucy W. who spotted some interesting products in Asda this weekend and sent me a few photos.

Ben & Jerry's Greek Style Frozen Yogurt Blueberry Cheesecake: I haven't tried any of the Ben & Jerry's frozen yogurt range before but this Blueberry Cheesecake flavour looks interesting. If you've tried this range then let me know if you would recommend it! £4.45p at Asda.

Asda Ice Creams: A couple of new ice cream flavours in the Chosen By You My Really Creamy ice cream range -  Key Lime Pie and White Chocolate Raspberry. £1.95p each at Asda.

Carte D'Or Gelataria Blueberry: This just looks lovely! I'll definitely be tracking this one down soon. It's described as swirls of vanilla and blueberry flavoured ice creams, with blueberry sauce and white and dark chocolate heart pieces. £3.25p at Asda.

Asda Extra Special Cappuccino Yogurt: There have been a fair few coffee flavoured yogurts recently! This one is a West country yogurt flavoured with Belgian chocolate and a shot of intense Columbian coffee. £0.70p each at Asda.

Alpro Soya Plain with Coconut: This combines two of my favourite things - coconut flavour and soya yogurt. I can't wait to give it a try! There is also a new Alpro Soya Plain with Almond flavour available too. £1.38p at Asda.

A big thank you again to Lucy W. for all the photos! If you've spotted or bought any interesting new products then I'd love to hear from you - grocerygems@gmail.com.