On the back of the packet of Chokito is a message from Nestlé, stating that ‘Nestlé believes that proper nutrition and physical activity are important in maintaining a good health.’ That’s all well and dandy, but note that they make no statement about the sweetie bar itself promoting these values. It could be like an car company printing ‘we believe in renewable fuel sources and sustainable climatic conditions’ on brochures for SUVs. Still, I am not eating a chocolatey snack for proper nutrition. This is SCIENCE.
Chokito is a ‘choc coated caramel fudge with crunchy rice crisps’, which seems like an awful lot to cram in to a single bar. So much, I suppose, that Nestlé had to abbreviate ‘chocolate’ in that description. The alternative is that it’s not real chocolate coating, which is a bit worrying. Maybe that’s why the ‘hip’ name has a ‘k’ instead of a ‘c’ as well. The wrapper also wants us to believe we are getting a ‘big feed, big taste’, which is impressive for a 60 g bar.
The bar is foil wrapped, such is the trend for freshness these days. I’ll break it open and take my first look. Hey, this could be the Australian version of the Lion bar over here in the UK. It’s nobbly, and the description of the snack fits. I’ve perked up a bit now. Biting in to the snack is quite pleasing, and it reveals the layered approach to its construction. There is a central core of caramel fudge, on top of which is a coating of crispy rice mixed with chocolate, fake or otherwise. The whole bar is not completely mixed together but neatly segregated, differentiating it from the Lion bar. This separation allows for the choco-rice exterior to be bitten away from the fudge core so that the different sections can be enjoyed individually as well as a more traditional full bite encompassing all the flavour and texture.
The fudge core tastes very much like a Finger of Fudge that may or may not still be available in the UK, I really ought to do more research, and the semi-circular rice and chocolate coating is familiar enough to be enjoyable. The chocolate, or otherwise, coating is a little too sweet for my tastes, but overall this is a pretty good snack. The smooth and chewy fudge core complements its crispy surroundings without one overwhelming the other.
I may have mocked the ‘big feed, big taste’ slogan, but one bar feels like enough for now. I’m not convinced by the ‘big taste’ part though, as it’s pretty much sweet chocolate and fudginess, not that that is a bad thing for a chocolate bar. Burrage sent me two bars in the package and I’ll most likely scoff the second one myself, so it looks like Chokito gets the Snacks Across the Pond seal of approval. Maybe Nestlé can add that to the packaging as well.