Open Wide! (Cadbury Shots)

Member Name: ian22

Product:	Cadbury Shots
Date:	28/03/05 (203 review reads)
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Advantages: Creamy

Disadvantages: Quite sickly

Let's face it, we all eat too much chocolate over Easter and I'm sure most of you have had at least one encounter with the stuff over the holiday period. I don't normally bother to buy Easter eggs, but I do like a packet of sweets or a bar of chocolate. This year I am lucky to have both Easter eggs, given to me by friends and family, and a packet of 'Cadbury Shots', which I purchased myself.

So what are Cadbury Shots...? The name certainly promises a lot. You might expect them to be like Revels or Maltesers with delicious filled centres, but you would be disappointed. They do not have centres; they are basically just sugar coated balls of Cadbury dairy milk chocolate. Although this makes them sound a bit boring, don't let it put you off. They are actually very tasty and moreish, even if they don't win any prizes for originality!

Let's start with the packet. Most newsagents and supermarkets sell the 200g bags and you'll find them next to the other packet sweets. As you would expect, Cadbury purple features quite prominantly on the packet. A white banner on the front draws your attention to the name, 'SHOTS', in bold chocolate-coloured lettering. The 'o' is not really a letter but a half-eaten chocolate ball which has itself been covered in delicious milk chocolate. A splash effect at the bottom of the packet makes it look as if it has been dipped in liquid milk chocolate. Yum!

The packet is not the easiest to open, but the thought of all those chocolate balls and the smell of milk chocolate will urge you on! As soon as you tear open the bag, you are greeted by the most wonderful smell of cocoa beans and the creaminess for which Cadbury chocolate is renowned. It is incredibly enticing.

Look inside and you'll see lots of little chocolate balls of about 1cm in diameter. Their sugar coated outer layer gives them a shiny, almost polished look. If you look closely, you'll also see that they have a slightly mottled, blotchy appearance.

So what's the best way to eat them? In my opinion, it is best to pop one in your mouth and let it melt naturally. Within seconds, the sugary outer layer starts to melt and gives way to the taste of soft, creamy Cadbury milk chocolate. It is very satisfying and incredibly moreish. As the chocolate melts, you are left with a crunchy, slightly gritty taste as the outer shell dissolves, and this gives a good contrast with the soft, smooth chocolate. Because of the moreish quality of Cadbury Shots, there is the temptation to eat them all in one go. I would advise against this as the chocolate has a very high sugar content and can therefore be quite sickly!

Finally, the nutrition information – if you're interested, that is! 100g of the chocolate will provide 470 kcal (calories), 23.2g of fat and 59.7g of carbohydrate (!) Cadbury Shots also contain several E numbers – E442, E129, E104, E171 and E133. According to the packet, they are suitable for vegetarians, but may contain traces of nuts.

Despite these alarmingly high nutritional values, I would recommend Cadbury Shots to you. They are not the most sophisticated of chocolates, but they are tasty and will satisfy your craving for chocolate. You can buy 200g packets in the supermarkets for around £1.24.

Thanks for reading. Hope you had a good Easter.

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