Tuesday 26 November 2013

Crunchy Nut Clusters


This weekend I finally broke out of the bubble and headed home for my mum's big five zero. It was a gastronomical few days, moving from one eatery to another with only a few hours rest in between each. Nonetheless, I did my best to pull through and avoid the dreaded food coma. Thankfully, cereal is always a simple, reliable choice for any time of the day and I have now fully recovered in time for this week's review. 
I have previously reviewed Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, the original, which fared well in the ratings so I thought it was about time I diversified and have moved on to Crunchy Nut Clusters. These are completely different to the original Crunchy Nuts. They have added chocolate curls and are also in cluster form. This makes them extremely crunchy, as their title would suggest, which can be a good thing, but some of these clusters are very large, a bit of a challenge in the morning when you have not yet fully woken up. They are also a tad salty, which I guess is counter-balanced by the chocolate curls, but it does feel a little odd eating actual chocolate in the morning. Their one redeeming factor is that they don't go too soggy having been sat in a bowl of milk over a prolonged period of time. 
So what do I prefer Crunchy Nut Clusters or the original cornflakes? Both have their positives and negatives, one goes soggy quickly, the other is perhaps too crunchy. I personally feel that the clusters are better eaten for dinner, lunch or a snack due to the difficulty of getting you mouth round them in the morning. Will I be having more bowls of Crunchy Nut Clusters? Perhaps when I'm feeling a little peckish during the day or can't be bothered to cook dinner, but I will reach for something else in the morning.
Here are my ratings for Crunchy Nut Clusters:

Crunch Factor: 3.5/5

Flavour: 2/5

Aesthetics: 3/5

Filling: 3.5/5

Overall Rating: 3/5



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