Oaty, satisfying and just enough chocolate to make it special (McVities Chocolate Hobnobs)

Member Name: sjo1jcl

Product:	McVities Chocolate Hobnobs
Date:	19/05/09 (8 review reads)
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Advantages: Good to use in cooking too

Disadvantages: One's never enough!

What could be better than a hob nob? They are the ultimate British biscuit (aside from jaffa cakes of course!), and the chocolate-covered ones are delicious. The chocolate is nice and smooth, and the melting point doesn't seem too low, so you can give them a good dunk (best in a mug of cocoa) and you don't lose half the topping with it! I also find these biscuits really good for making cheesecake bases, especially if you mix them with grape nuts for added crunch, as the chocolate dissolves into the melted butter, and creates a kind of chocolatey 'glue' which holds the base together (and makes it ultra yummy, of course!). I do think a hob nob is a nice option when you're on a diet too, as it feels like a real treat, yet there's only 92 calories per biscuit. Far better to have one biscuit and savour it fully than loads of unsatisfying low-fat options, I believe. You can make your treat go further too, by crumbling it onto low-fat yoghurts, light vanilla ice cream or putting it in the freezer for an hour, then breaking into bits and sucking like sweets! The other advantage is that these biscuits contain oats, which are actually relatively good for you in terms of fibre content, so it's not just sugar and fat! And the fat that IS in a hobnob isn't the 'bad' hydrogenated variety - I think McVities stopped adding that a few years ago now. So, I think I've just justified this delight sufficiently to go and have one!

Summary: A British classic!