Lily O'Brien's Cocoa Deli

On Saturday we strayed into Home and Bargains and I picked up a cute little pyramid of Cocoa Deli Chocolate Almonds (or as the packet describes them "whole caramelised almonds covered in white marbled and milk chocolate") for 49p. I suspect these would usually be quite a bit more than that, as these are quite near their sell by date, but as Google isn't helping me out here I'm not sure how much more. I haven't tried Cocoa Deli before. I've occasionally seen their fancy little chocolate lollipop things in Tesco but they've always seemed a bit too costly for something that would be too sweet for me. Their packaging states "the chocolate ...  Read the complete review

Lily O'Briens Cookies & Cream Belgian Milk Chocolate Lolly Truffle A Quick Description: ************************ A small lolly shaped chocolate on a stick. There are three varieties in the range. This one has a filling of thick vanilla flavour truffle and milk chocolate truffle with small crunchy cocoa biscuits and chocolate nibs that is very thickly coated in smooth Belgian milk chocolate. Opening the wrapper: ***************************** I find that the wrapper is impossible to rip down its length. I suggest holding the sides and tugging gently, then poke your finger in the opening and gently peel back the wrapper in ...  Read the complete review

On a quick dash to the shops recently I spied something new and just could not resist Lily O'Brien's Caramel Toffee Biscuit Crunch Belgian Milk Chocolate Lolly Truffle. Part of the Lily O'Brien Cocoa Deli range. This is a very big name for such a small treat. It has the appearance of a mini Magnum Ice Cream bar and has Cocoa Deli on the front of the wrapper. There are three to choose from Mixed Berry Crunch, Cookies & Cream, and the one as listed above which I am reviewing. Upon opening the wrapper the first smell that I got was a wax smell from the wrapper. This is a little off putting, as I actually thought that it was the chocolate I could ...  Read the complete review