In August, I feverishly go from retailer to retailer, looking for new Halloween/fall merchandise to overview for this website. I do know all of the grocery shops close to my house and my locations of employment.
Oddly sufficient, I couldn’t discover these Bitter Patch Children Apple Harvest at any of the same old shops. As a substitute, after a random tip in my Fb feed, I lastly discovered them at Michael’s, of all locations.
New sweet appears misplaced at a craft retailer. However this specific sweet additionally appears misplaced with the Bitter Patch Children moniker.
These apple-shaped items are available in three flavors: cranberry apple (crimson), apple cider (tan), and caramel apple (inexperienced).
Essentially the most startling factor to me is that these are nowhere close to as bitter as common Bitter Patch Children. They’re mildly bitter, however not very a lot. In addition they are usually not almost as colourful as common SPK. I questioned if they may have used pure colours, however nope, there on the substances record are Yellow 5, Pink 40, and Blue 1. And I do assume they’re softer than common SPK, so there’s much less of a jaw exercise.
As for the flavors, cranberry apple actually does style like cranberry. There’s a light bitterness that you just would possibly count on in cranberry sauce, however the apple makes it much less pronounced. Apple cider tastes most genuine and has probably the most noticeable apple taste. And caramel apple has a robust caramel taste, albeit a man-made one.
Look, I actually need to love these. They really feel like a extra refined model of SPK. And but, they only aren’t nearly as good. They match with the apple-scented potpourri or candles you would possibly discover at a craft retailer. They have to be extra bitter. As is, they’re only a generic apple sweet.
These are known as Bitter Patch Children, however they’re neither Bitter nor Children. That leaves us with Patch. However that doesn’t work both as a result of apples develop in orchards, not patches.
I really feel like Michael’s is an costly place to purchase sweet. If you wish to strive these, wait till they make their approach to a less expensive retailer. They’re simply not value Michael’s costs.
Bought Value: $5.99
Dimension: 10 oz bag
Bought at: Michael’s
Score: 6 out of 10
Vitamin Info: (9 items) 120 energy, 0 grams of fats, 25 milligrams of sodium, 29 grams of carbohydrates, 25 grams of sugar (together with 25 grams of added sugar), and 0 grams of protein.
