Trader Joe’s Aussie-Style Chocolate Crème Sandwich Cookies Reviews
MILK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SKIM MILK POWDER, COCOA MASS, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER]), CREME FILLING (SUGAR, PALM OIL, MILK POWDER, PALM KERNEL OIL, DEXTROSE, CHOCOLATE COATING [SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WHEY POWDER, SKIM MILK POWDER, SOY LECITHIN {EMULSIFIER}, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARAMELIZED MILK POWDER {SUGAR, SKIM MILK POWDER}, WHEY POWDER, LACTOSE, PALM OIL, COCOA POWDER, RAPESEED LECITHIN {EMULSIFIER}]), WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM OIL, CARAMELIZED SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, RAPESEED OIL, COCONUT OIL, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, WHEAT STARCH, SODIUM BICARBONATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), SUGARED EGGS (EGGS, SUGAR), CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT).
- CONTAINS MILK, EGG, SOY, WHEAT, COCONUT.
- MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUT, ALMOND, HAZELNUT, SHEA NUT.
Cheeky imitation of Tim Tams –
To quote a review from Business Insider
“A regular Tim Tam generally has three components: thickness, richness of chocolaty flavor, and variety in texture. A standard Tim Tam is about 1.5 centimeters thick. It contains a smooth chocolate coating on the outside, while the inside features a bed of soft, pillowy chocolate sandwiched between two layers of crisp chocolate cookie.
The result is a beautiful infusion of crunch and creaminess.
The Trader Joe’s imitation has the requisite variety of texture. It’s got a nice snap, and the chocolate is creamy. The outside coating is even dappled in the same way. But it’s just over a centimeter thick.
Come on, you might be thinking. Half a centimeter doesn’t matter.
Wrong! It’s noticeable off the bat, and when you have less than two centimeters to work with, half a centimeter makes a big difference.
The bigger problem is the subpar chocolate quality.
There is a distinct smell that wafts up when you first open a package of Tim Tams. (Despite getting paid to put words on a page, I can’t come up with a better descriptor than, “it just smells like Tim Tams.”) That smell translates to a unique Tim Tam taste. It’s better than any other chocolate biscuit I’ve tried.
The imitation just tastes like mediocre chocolate. Sure, it’s not bad. If someone gave me one and I’d never eaten a Tim Tam before, I’d be like, “Yeah, sure, this is fine.” But the whole thing with Tim Tams is the quality of the chocolate. If you’re going up against it, it should be tastier than “slightly better Hershey’s.” It should make me want six more.
There are 11 Tim Tams in an original pack, and nine in the special packs. The Trader Joe’s version also comes with 11 cookies, so at least it has that going for it. ”
And yes, you can do the Tim Tam Slam.
“In fact, the Trader Joe’s version beat out my expectations. A Tim Tam Slam improved the cookie from its original, non-melty form. “