Review: Nature Valley Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Cups & Best Temperature to Eat a Peanut Butter Cup: Room Temp or Frozen?
JFG Nation, what’s the best temperature to eat a peanut butter cup? Sure you can call it a Reese’s if you want, but I’m not discriminating – I’m talking about all peanut butter filled chocolate cups in general. Is the answer room temperature or frozen?
I thought for sure that the answer would be frozen – everyone always raves about frozen peanut butter cups. Personally, I actually tend toward room temperature cups because I like room temperature peanut butter (York Peppermint Patties, however, go straight from the grocery bag into the freezer). No I’m not sorry. NO YOU SHUT UP. I CAN EAT THEM HOWEVER I WANT TO.
*cough*
Anywho, I polled my friends and co-workers, I found it to be shockingly split! And the split was VEHEMENT – some of my friends actually “blech”-ed at the thought of room temperature PB cups, while others looked at my with a crooked eyebrow, musing, “Uh, you don’t put peanut butter in the freezer, why the hell would you put PB cups in the freezer?” One friend told me very seriously “Cold, all the way. I don’t like the melt factor on my fingers that occurs with room temperature cups.” Fair enough, I guess.
So what about YOU, JFG Nation? Frozen or room temp? (This reminds me of my drinking water temperature debate.) Anyways, let me know in the comments below.
Today’s junk food: Nature Valley Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Cups!!
After today’s question, I guess it’s sort of appropriate that I’m reviewing these Nature Valley Peanut Butter Chocolate Granola Cups. I guess granola bars haven’t had much innovation lately, aside from making them into granola sandwiches with something spread on the inside, so these are sort of fun. Circular granola cup, peanut butter inside the cup (very shallow), and the bottom has a coating of chocolate.
DOES THIS TASTE GOOD? YES.
WHY OR WHY NOT? These tasted good, but aren’t mindblowing – just a case of decent execution. When I opened the package, the smell of peanut butter was great – sweet and salty like I was dipping my nose into a peanut butter jar. Biting into one, it was sort of crumbly.The peanut butter was not viscous like regular peanut butter spread, it more resembled a dried out peanut butter dollop – which is not a bad thing. It was soft to bite into and didn’t get everywhere, sort of like the creme inside an Oreo but stiffer. Better yet, the cup wasn’t as dry as I speculated – the peanut butter and chocolate gave the overall chew a nice thick texture. The cups weren’t overly sweet, so I wouldn’t necessarily say these were like eating a cookie. Just a good mouthful of peanut butter and chocolate flavor, along with the crumbly granola texture you’ve come to expect from Nature Valley.
ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD KNOW? Holy crap, each of these cups is a 100 calories!
PURCHASED AT: Safeway, Bethesda, MD.
WHERE FOUND IN STORE? Stand alone cardboard display, back by the milk and eggs.
COST? $2.00 on sale.
Sincerely,
The JFG
Discuss - 5 Comments
Why stop at frozen or room temp? PB cups are most amazing when melted…whether made into hot chocolate, eaten on a s’more or deep fried. Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s ever done the first two.
My mouth says PB cups are better refrigerated, with a cup of strong coffee.
I wouldn’t buy those granola cups because they don’t win at being hybrid “good for you” and “candy”. They’re just candy with a small bit of fiber.
I think refrigerated is best too and my family agrees since they go from the store to the fridge.
As always, great post. Not meaning to be too critical on such as lovely day, did you mean to write at the end of the post, Where I Found In Store” as opposed to “WHERE FOUND I STORE?”
Room temp
The pb version of these cups was better than the almond cup imo