Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Petite Cheesecake Sampler

I saw this cute little dessert in the freezer section of my Aldi's and I thought I wanted this. I don't actually really love cheesecake but I thought it might be tasty enough because there are four different flavours. There are 24 in the package and they are quite mini. Maybe the size of a  normal Reeses? You get 24, so 6 of each of the four flavours. For 6$, it isn't bad for a cute little different dessert. You keep them in the freezer and thaw them before you will eat them. A serving size for them is 5 of these, which is insane considering how densely sweet they are! A serving has 230 calories. To try half of each one, it's ~90 calories which isn't bad for a small dessert.
Here's what they look like out of the package which isn't too far off from the picture.  They are quite small but very, very sweet. I split all four of these with my SO and two full ones were enough for me. It was enough flavor and sweetness to be completely satisfying! I will list my favourites in order from last..

4. White Chocolate Rasberry 
 This one was just entirely too sweet for me. The gel on top was tarty and the white chocolate added to the overall sweetness of it. I was not a huge fan of this one, even for one half. Maybe if you are really craving something very sweet to satisfy that tooth.

3. Chocolate Chip 
 I mainly didn't like this one because it tasted too much like Cheesecake. :p Silly, I know.

2. Red Velvet 
 This was actually very nice. The layer on top was Cheesecake with a Red Velvet layer of cake on the bottom, I think. It was a really nice balance of cake/cheesecake without being overpowering. [At least, I think it was cake. Applicable for below as well I could be getting each one confused.]

1. Chocolate Turtle
 ♥ This one was my absolute favourite, it was very nice. As someone who doesn't love things too sweet, I thought the chocolate flavours really balanced out the cheesecake very well and it had a layer of caramel on the top as well. I thought it was very delightful and tasty. My SO on the other hand thought this was one way too sweet, contrary to my palette. I thought that was interesting. Maybe it's because I love chocolate too much.

My SO happened to really like the Chocolate chip and did not enjoy the Chocolate Turtle so we have agreed to switch them both when we eat them. I enjoyed them and they will definitely satisfy one's sweet tooth, especially after a savoury dinner or for a special occasion. They are also very cute looking desserts.