Pizza Snack: 2025 (Cheesy Pizza Chex Mix)

All of my favorite pizza-flavored snacks have been discontinued. First it was my beloved Doritos... 

It was a bag of half pizza and half ranch chips from their Collisions line. It was discontinued sometime around 2010. I mentioned how much I missed them in a post, and a reader recommended pizza-filled Snyder's Pretzels, which were amazing. They were even better than the Doritos, but they also got the axe. I've been on the hunt for a new pizza-y replacement ever since, and this is my current fixation.

The packaging photos look kind of ugly, because the bag is nearly empty. I couldn't stop myself from cracking into it and this isn't the first time. This is my fourth bag. Safe to say, I like these. A lot.

Let them eat Cotton Candy - Cotton Candy Jelly Belly Beans

Another installment in my "things-that-promise-to-taste-like-other-things" reviews: Cotton Candy flavored Jelly Belly beans. 

I picked these up at Five Below while I was hunting down the latest Rainbow Brite mini figurines. (I still need Buddy Blue, Canary Yellow💗 and Patty O'Green.) I'm a sucker for all things cotton candy and with Jelly Belly's reputation I'm sure these will not disappoint. 

Cereal Milk Krispy Kreme Glazed (Until April 6th)

A shockingly recent item! Krispy Kreme has a new glazed doughnut flavor available until April 6th. It's "Cereal Milk"-flavored which is another vague concept, but it's in collaboration with Fruity Pebbles, so it's really Fruity Pebbles flavored. 

I like Pebbles cereal, my only gripe is that it gets soggy way too quickly when eaten with milk as intended. Otherwise it's a fantastic yogurt or ice cream topping and a super flavorful base for a marshmallow treats.

I'm calorie counting right now, but there is a Krispy Kreme on my way home and this is only available for a limited time AND it goes with this weeks' theme of "stuff that tastes like other stuff." So I bought two. (And a raspberry filled for later.) My expectations are high that this will it be worth the calories!

Chocolate Frosted Donut Kit-Kat Bar

Today in, "things that promise to taste like other things", we have a Chocolate Frosted Donut Kit-Kat bar. Unlike the cocoa Pop-Tarts, which were bought out of mild curiosity and a love of all things marshmallow, this was purchased out of anger. Kit-Kat still gets my money regardless of my intentions, so I guess the score is still: 

marketing departments: 1

random food reviewer: 0

But I am confident that this confectionary covered wafer bar will NOT taste like fried dough covered in chocolate icing. How could this possibly taste like a chocolate frosted donut? 

Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Pop-Tarts

S'more was my go-to Pop-Tart in my teens, and I am a HUGE fan of all things marshmallow, so I picked these up on a whim. 

Once I got it home, reality and buyers remorse set in. "Cocoa", like, "birthday cake," or, "churro," are grandiose names given to basic-flavored products for added marketability. Nine times out of ten, these items are just chocolate, vanilla, and cinnamon flavored. Fancy names sell, and they're right. They got me! I'm going to try these toasted and untoasted to see if I'm being overly cynical. 

Limited Lemonade Licorice (Say that 3-times fast)

I really like licorice, especially fruit flavored ones. I've had strawberry, mango, green apple...but never lemon or lemonade. The combination sounded perfect to me, espeically for spring, so I immediately tossed it into my cart. 

The brand is Wiley Wallaby, which I'm not familiar with. I tend to go with Darrell Lea for my fruity licorice cravings, but this seems to be another well known and widely available brand. And how different can a fruity licorice really be? 

So. Many. Chips.

So. Many. Chips. 

Trash night again, time to do a lightning round to clear off the top of my fridge (where all my chips reside.)  Remember, this is a no judgement zone. 

Glowberry Prime - Aldi

Picked this up at Aldi, because it was Halloween-y and the packaging glows in the dark, but i'm not 100% sure what it is. 

Gathered purely through pop-culture-osmosis, I believe PRIME is the drink made by Logan Paul, but from what I understood, I thought these were all energy drinks that they contained a boatload of caffeine. This one says "hydration drink," and looks Gatorade-like, so that must not be the case. Reading the package, it contains 10% coconut water (which I don't normally vibe with), and it's caffeine free. So I guess they also make sports drinks now? With Mr. Beast making his version of Lunchables, kids today can have a full Youtuber-branded lunch experience. That's nuts. 

I'm a BIG YouTube consumer. I have the paid subscription for the ad-free version, use YouTube Music and frequently watch (and rewatch) massive video essays on topics ranging from the misconception of Yoko Ono's role in the Beatles to iCarly breakdowns. I'm on YouTube every single day, BUT I do not enjoy the Paul brothers, or their content. 

That said, I decided to try this because it was discounted and Halloween themed. Not because of who made it. So, is this actually any good?