Review: Hershey’s Heath Bar
March 24th, 2009Heath Bars were easily one of my top three candy bars as a kid, along with Snickers and Twix. For me though, it’s best form was in Ben & Jerry’s Heath Bar Crunch. Unfortunately, I don’t believe they make that stuff anymore, but I can still have a plain old Heath Bar like this one whenever I have a craving.
Structure
A thin slab of toffee enrobed in milk chocolate.
Texture
The toffee is crunchy and brittle. You’ll notice that the chocolate doesn’t quite stick to the toffee, so there’s a tendency for it to want to break off if you don’t commit to biting firmly through the bar.
Taste
Toffee is such a magical taste. It’s pretty much caramelized sugar and butter. In fact, that’s exactly what it is, so it’s no surprise that it tastes good. Combined with milk chocolate - even less than stellar Hershey’s brand - toffee is even more magical. I could pretty much eat Heath Bars all day and not get sick of the flavor.
Verdict
I’ll admit that I’m completely biased about the Heath bar. There was no way I wasn’t going to give this a thumbs up. I’ve been enjoying these things for a couple of decades and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.
Tags: milk chocolate, toffee
April 1st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I second your love for the (RIP) Ben&Jerry’s flavor but I admit to having never eaten a Heath Bar in my entire life. I have no idea how I let it happen. I have no excuse.
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Ben & Jerry’s Heath Bar Crunch was my favorite, and oh . . . the cravings I still have for it! I always make sure to grab a Heath Bar on the way out of the grocery store and eat it in the car on the way home. That’s one treat I will NOT share with the kids.
June 25th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I also have a deep-seated and long-standing love for Heath bars. I think I remember the first time I tried one when I was a kid. It has been a 30-year love affair for me, give or take a few years. The more I try different candies, the more some of these old, simpler treats come back to me as my favorites. Thanks for the memories!
October 19th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I think you have been misled about B&J Health Bar Ice Cream being discontinued. If you can’t find it, it must be your local stores not being able to market. It is definitely available, thank god! Trader Joe’s often has it.