Another Month has gone by and its time for a brand new Degustabox in May.
There is always excitement in the house when the delivery man brings us our next Degustabox and there is a huge variety of items in this month box, something for everyone!
Lets start with the sweet stuff from this month box:
#1 A traditional French breakfast wouldn’t be the same without an all butter croissant from Brioche Pasquier. These delicious croissants are are free from preservatives, hydrogenated fats
and artificial colours.
We love them because there are packed up individually as pairs so they make the perfect on the go snack but obviously there much nicer with some butter and jam spread all over!
#2 A guilt-free mid-morning treat or an afternoon bite, these chocolaty corn cakes from Kallo are made with the highest quality ingredients, suitable for vegetarians and are also coeliac friendly. At only 78 calories per corn cake, they make a delicious snack that satisfies any chocolate craving.
I loved the taste of the chocolate corn cake allot there was plenty of chocolate for my cravings mixed with some crunchy corn cakes! We also tried out the Kallo yogurt coated rice cakes who are individually packed up in pairs and Molly-May in particular loves them as her afternoon snack!
#3 Get Fruity is an award-winning fruit and oat bar that has a high percentage of the named fruit making it authentically fruity. Get Fruity contains gluten free oats & virgin coconut oil with no added refined sugars, produced on a nut free site and is 100% natural. Get Fruity comes in six fruity flavours.
I tried the juicy apricot, orange & ginger flavour which tasted very fruity indeed but the ginger taste wasn't to my personal liking.
#4 Pech Keks, Misfortune Cookies are Black cookies with black humour: ideal for Lucky Lukes and Bad-Luck Brians, superwomen and high-flyers, crybabies and wussy wimps, iron ladies and tough guys. These cookies are like a left hook: because you can be sure that they won’t predict eternal love or unimaginable wealth. The messages are crude, truthful and direct – the glimpse into the future brutally honest and pessimistic. So you’re left with no choice but to take them with a sense of humour. And that means one thing is guaranteed: lots of fun!
They tasted just like the normal fortune cookies and the message was certainly funny a great little joke present to bring to the next BBQ or party.
#5 An exciting new range of two gluten free Madeleines from Mrs Crimble's. Perfectly baked sponge cakes available in Classic or Chocolate. The Classic is delicately flavoured with vanilla
whilst the indulgent Chocolate has a gooey choc filling.
Six cakes per bag, individually wrapped to enjoy on the go.
We had the classic Madeleines in our Degustabox and really enjoy the taste of those sweet and fluffy.
#7 Fusilli Bucati Corti, a corkscrew shaped pasta, is one of the many great shapes available in the UK from Italian pasta maker Garofalo. Made from only high quality durum wheat and shaped using a bronze die gives Garofalo pasta its premium taste and texture; and not forgetting the Italian passion, which why those who choose Garofalo pasta can be sure of enjoying a great experience!
We are huge pasta fans and have it at least 2-3x a week we tried it together with goulash the other day which was great and i think those Fusilli would taste lovely with a Pasta Bake too!
#8 The Wonderful Co. Almonds & Pistachios are sun-ripened in our California orchards. Our high quality almonds have a sweet, mild flavor and crunchy texture. Ideal for snacking and cooking. Taste the California difference.
I love to snack on nuts when i get peckish so those 2 little packs where perfect and just the right portion. The almonds where crunchy and had a sweet kick to them and the pistachios had a great flavour and just the right amount of saltiness in them.
#9 Gluten, wheat and dairy free, our unique Date Nectar is made from 100% pure dates,
absolutely nothing else!
Great as a topping on porridge, pancakes or as an alternative to sugar in home baking, it offers a delicious, naturally sweet caramel taste, and unlike honey, is suitable for vegans.
I am looking forward to trying this in my next bake as a sugar alternative, i already had a little spoon full to taste and really like it!
#10 Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee Honey Barbecue Glaze is infused with the soft flavours of the popular Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee Honey™ Liqueur, giving the glaze a hint of honey
and a delicious, smooth flavour.
Now who doesn't like the sound of a JD BBQ Glaze Sauce over their chicken or ribs? I cant wait to try that out when we have our first BBQ soon!
#10 In our California orchards, we grow only the Wonderful variety of pomegranates for our Pomegreat Juice; the variety we feel produces the sweetest and best-tasting juice. We harvest our pomegranates when they are a deep, ruby red and bursting with flavor. Using our special recipe, we enhance the unique pomegranates with aronia juice from concentrate for a delicious and refreshing fruit drink the whole family will enjoy.
I am not a huge pomegranates fan but i could see this juice working well as a mixer for a summery cocktail at the next BBQ.
#11 Cranes is a 4% alcoholic drink that is brewed purely from crushed cranberries, with added juice for real flavour. It comes in three distinctive flavours: Original Cranberry, Raspberry & Pomegranate and Strawberry & Kiwi. The product is 100% natural, high in juice (16.5%+), low in calories (99 calories) and has little added sugar.
This sounds like a very summery and refreshing drink to have for the upcoming garden session! I am looking forward to having a taste of the 2 flavours we received one upcoming weekend!
Overall we liked 10 items out of the 13 in the Box!
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Disclaimer: I have been sent the Degustabox for reviewing purposes, but all thoughts and opinions are mine.