Food & Drink Magazine
This new range of Cadbury chilled desserts, Pots of Joy, are made with melted chocolate and whipping cream to create "maximum smoothness". There are three varieties in the range to choose from; Dairy Milk, Caramel, and White Chocolate Buttons.
I bought all three varieties from Co-op where they're currently on an introductory half price offer - £0.64p for a twinpack. The pots are quite small at 70g each (for comparison an Activia yogurt pot is 125g). I like the simple packaging with it's distinctive Cadbury purple, however, I'm not totally sold on the name "Pots of Joy" (or on the whole "Joyville" theme in general).
I decided to try the Dairy Milk Pots of Joy (nope, still not working for me) first. I was interested to see how these would differ from the Cadbury Mousse desserts that are already available (I reviewed the Mint version here). This new Dairy Milk dessert is wonderfully glossy and looks silky smooth. The whipped cream certainly gives the melted chocolate a lighter feel and flavor. But boy are these smooth. They really couldn't have made them any smoother and the result is absolutely delicious. The Dairy Milk flavor is just perfection here too, sweetly chocolately but not too cloying.
Even though this Dairy Milk Pots of Joy was extremely tasty, I have to point out that I probably wouldn't buy them very often. The calorific content is very high for such a small pot. I'll stick to the mousse versions which have almost half the amount of calories.
Reviews of the Caramel and White Chocolate Buttons to follow soon!
Thanks again to Becca from The Sparkling Recover @beccasparkles13 for pointing these out on Twitter!
Grocery Gems Verdict: Cadbury Dairy Milk Pots of Joy
RATING: 7.5 out of 10.
Buy them again?: Maybe.
Nutrition (per 70g): 160 calories. 4.2g protein, 25.6g carbohydrates, 11.7g fat.
Purchased: Co-Op
Price: £0.64p (for 2 x 70g pots).