Candy Bar Lab

There are a ton of Kit Kat varieties in the world, especially in Japan. To date, I’ve reviewed four (including this one) and I’ve had many of the originals before. So that makes 5 for me that I’ve tasted - probably more than the average American will ever have. Jen in Japan has reviewed over 60! I’m pretty sure I’ll never reach that number.

Structure
A two-segment molded bar of green tea-flavored white chocolate with layers of crispy wafers inside.

Texture
Classic Kit Kat texture - a soft chocolate shell with a crispy interior.

Taste
It’s really no surprise that Kit Kat has so many varieties. It’s the perfect vehicle for applying various flavorings because the white chocolate and wafers are so flavor neutral. For this bar, the green tea is the
dominant flavor, though it’s still pretty subtle. Overall, I’d say this is a sweet, but not overwhelmingly tasty product.

Verdict
I’m giving this a thumbs down because it wasn’t as good as the other green tea, white chocolate, crispy candy bar from Japan that I reviewed. I’m not a huge fan of green tea either, so I’d rather try one of the Strawberry or other fruit-flavored Kit Kats next time.

This is the another bar brought back to me from Japan by a friend on vacation. That’s pretty much how I get all my candy bars these days. Once people find out you have a candy bar blog, they love sending you exotic candy bars from around the globe. I feel bad that I haven’t been able to keep up my review writing with the pace that people have been sending me new bars.

Structure
A molded milk chocolate bar chock-full of crunchies.

Texture
It’s certainly crunchy. There’s just enough chocolate to keep the crunchy bits stuck together. It’s kind of like a rice crispy treat, except chocolate instead of marshmallow.

Taste
There’s almost no chocolate flavor, certainly less than you’d expect from looking at the packaging. It has a malty, slightly burnt flavor and is not very sweet. In general, it’s a pretty flavorless product.

Verdict
This just wasn’t a very good candy bar. I’m not a huge fan of Nestle Crisp, but if you’re in the market for a chocolate bar with crispies, I’d still choose that over a Crunky.

This particular candy bar was brought to me from Venezuela, though it can be found throughout the US. To my knowledge, there’s no variation in this product between South and North America. I’m excited to try it out because I’ve always liked the taste of a regular Butterfinger, but I’ve found the crystallized, flaky core of them to be a little off-putting. Hopefully, the Crisp version will be more to my liking.

Structure
Four layers of wafer separated by three layers of “Butterfinger” cream topped with a layer of crispie pieces - all enrobed in milk chocolate.

Have you ever noticed how artificially orange the inside of a Butterfinger is?

Texture
The Butterfinger Crisp is light and crisp (go figure!). The layers crumble apart as you bite through. It’s very similar to another Nestlé product I’ve reviewed, the Crunch Crisp, except this one is a little thicker. The crispies on top add some extra crunchiness and the peanut buttery stuff is a little chewy. All together, there’s a nice balance between the different textures.

Taste
Butterfingers have a distinct taste and this product definitely has it, though the Crisp is not as sweet as a regular Butterfinger. That is because the tasteless wafer layers temper the sweetness of the peanut butter filling and chocolate.

Verdict
The Litmus test for derivative products is to compare them to the original and in my opinion, the Butterfinger Crisp is superior to it’s ancestor.