Atomic Fangirl

Originally published at The Green Man Review!

Remember those Andes Mints? Yeah, they still make ‘em, but when was the last time you actually had one? If it was less than a few years ago, I’m jealous. They used to be everywhere, from next to your bill at the restaurant, to on your pillow at your hotel, and of course there was at least one relative who kept a passel of them in the fridge for when family dropped by. Though I see them every so often around the December holidays, they seem to be laying low on the daily.

There is a substitute clamoring for your attention, however. Someone who’s eager to fill the void in your heart and stomach. Yep, Kit Kat has made all sorts of flavors in the past (and a huge number of flavors in Japan) , but this one seems to be the one that would play well even in Peoria. Mint and dark chocolate. Sounds refined, no? Yes. And I’m not just saying that because I’m a dark chocolate addict. This bar – with it’s four sticks of deep dark chocolate and grasshopper-cocktail green “creme” coating – looks to be just the thing for chocolate lovers who want to hark back to yesteryear. (Or just stave off the need for Thin Mints ‘til the next Girl Scouts cookie season.) 

Originally published at The Green Man Review!

Chocolate and coffee are two flavors that seem made for each other. Both are bitter unless sweetened, some sort of milk makes them smoother and easier on the tum, and both are considered a treat after dinner. So naturally, when Kit Kat (fine, as much as I love KitKat as one word, I’ll follow their example – SIGH) decided to come out with a bunch of combo-flavors? Mocha and chocolate was at the top of the list. And yeah, I understand that mocha and chocolate is basically coffee, chocolate, and chocolate. But I’m okay with that.

Originally published at The Green Man Review!

Key lime pie. Kitkats. (I know. Hershey’s has this candy as two words, but I’ve always thought of ‘em as one. So that’s what I’m going with.) Two great tastes, right? With this limited edition flavor, you bet’cha. And I’m as surprised as you are.

This treat is labeled as wafers and a “key lime creme”, but there is a bit of chocolate listed in the ingredients. Milk and honey are listed there too, so keep that in mind if you’re limiting certain items. However, this is a treat, plain and simple, so why not indulge if you’ve a mind to? Especially when you get that whiff of key lime as soon as the package cracks open. The bar is a lovely shade of light pastel lime, and the four individual bars (in the regular pack) are softer than the regular chocolate used in their old faithful, but have a nice snap if, like me, you keep ‘em in the fridge before serving. (Even better; put a bar in the freezer for a real crunch.)