Skittles Desserts

In today's post I'm going to present another goodie from one of my foreign candy orders to you. This time it's about a sweet produced by the Wrigley Company or more precisely by their famous brand Skittles.

We can also get hold of Skittles in Germany but there are only a few sorts available. The original Skittles Fruits as well as the Crazy Sours have been out for a longer time already and I just recently passed a supermarket shelf that held the Skittles Wild Berry which I hadn't seen before.

However, my internet research has shown me that there are many more creations available, especially in America, like the Skittles Confused/Riddles, Tropical, Darkside and Desserts.

Especially the last one tickled my fancy (which might also be due to the pink packaging) so I went on and purchased a 56,7 g / 2.0 oz pouch to give them a try!

This creation includes 5 different flavours which are all named after a certain dessert creation.

Here are the 5 sorts reviewed in detail:

1. Blueberry Tart

The shell of this one initially tastes nothing but sweet and maybe a little fruity. However, once you start chewing it, you can sort of taste the slight tartness that a blueberry would have. What I definitely miss to actually make this resemble a dessert, is the typical soft sweetness of a pastry, though. The flavour reminds me more of a fresh berry jam which is very delicious, nonetheless!

2. Key Lime Pie

At first, this flavour sounded quite promising to me but unfortunately I should be disappointed.

By no stretch of the imagination, has this more than a regular and boring lime flavour to it. Even if you might perceive the tartness of a lime, you certainly can’t identify the necessary creamy and smooth note that would make this anything like an actual pie.

3. Raspberry Sorbet

This flavour definitely has a sweet and tartish taste to it that I’d expect from a raspberry flavour. However, I suspect that they only added the “Sorbet” to the name of this sort to make it appropriate for this Desserts variety. It actually only tastes like a simple yet still delicious raspberry candy. Maybe you can make it more like a sorbet by putting it into the freezer which I didn't want to try for some strange reason.

4. Orange Cream

You can definitely taste the orange in this one! It has the typical tanginess of a citrus fruit which is perfectly softened by a milky aftertaste which makes this flavour resemble the actual desert pretty aptly.

5. Strawberry Milkshake

Even the shell of this one seems to scream strawberry to me - the flavour is really distinct, in my opinion! Once you start chewing it, you can also perceive a creamy component that makes this sort a worthy alternative to a real strawberry milkshake. This is my favourite one of them all!

All in all, you might not get overly special or innovative creations with the Skittles Desserts but it's still a pretty decent variety of citrusy, sweet and tart fruit flavours. I'd definitely repurchase them (if only the shipping wasn't so darn expensive)!

Have you see this creation before? What is your favourite kind of Skittles flavour? ☺