Katjes- Better Bunnies

I came across these little cotton tailed treats on the big weekend shop. I don't normally spend much time in the sweets aisles (honest Guv!) but since they'd placed the hot drinks  parallel to the confectionary, it seemed rude not to have at least a little browse. I'd come across a review of these over on Grocery Gems and was interested to try them. To say I used to be a jellied sweet fan is putting it mildly, to say the least! In my youth I'd wolf down wine gums, hoover up Haribo and gobble up gummy bears like they were going out of fashion. Now I no longer eat gelatine I've found that the sweet offerings have been somewhat limited.

I have to admit that these little fellows didn't even make it out of the car park, hence the classy bodice ripped off photo. Flavour wise, I thought they were very tasty. A little tangy, more akin to the apple Chewits of yore than their pig shaped marks and Spencer's counterpart. I couldn't really differentiate between the two different colours and their flavours but that wasn't of great concern to me as I often find these foam based jelly sweets taste much of a muchness, anyway. The consistency was much nicer than other gelatine free sweets I've tried. They often are a bit 'short' and not chewy but these little bunnies were the closest to the gelatinised version yet.

These are a nice little treat for kids and big kids alike. It's a shame they are not vegan friendly due to the beeswax, but as an allergy friendly sweet, I'd highly recommend. The only trouble is I noticed these were marked down in Tesco and it appears they'll be no longer carrying them anymore. You might be able to pick them up from Import shops or Polish supermarkets.

Price: 50p (reduced)
Calories: 350 per 100g
Packet size: 100g
Allergy warning: produced in factory that handles milk

Score 7/10