I’d be really interested in finding out the origin of this particular version of the Crunchie bar. I figure it was created one of two ways. Either an inspired candy creator thought that these clusters of sponge toffee (honey comb to some) would give this treat a new texture and flavour. The other option is that Cadbury had a huge amount of broken pieces of sponge toffee from either defective candy bars or extra bits in the manufacturing, and thought it was a good way to sell off broken bits of a part of a candy bar. While I want to believe the first, the second seems much more likely. If I was to describe this treat I would say it’s a bunch of broken pieces of Crunchie bar, glued together with chocolate.

The reason why this bar exists might not be as important as if it worked or not. How you feel about this new version of a Crunchie bar depends greatly on how you feel about the sponge toffee in the Crunchie bar, as well as how much you like chocolate. If you find that the sponge toffee is a little too much, and you’d much rather have more chocolate, this is the snack for you. Instead of getting an intense log of sponge toffee, you get little more manageable bits. The chocolate is also the high quality chocolate you’d expect from a British Cadbury treat.

Other than the intention behind the treat, there’s really nothing wrong with these clumps. The biggest fault is that they’re not really as good looking as the Crunchie bar, but they make up for that in the fact that they’re easier to eat. While they’re not as intensely sponge toffee, they make up for it with some more high quality chocolate. While I feel like these aren’t as elegant as they could be, they taste pretty good.

The one thing I’d warn anyone who might be eating this is they are really sweet. If you lean more towards bitter chocolate or salty snacks, you might find these to be a bit too much. It’s not worse than a regular Crunchie bar, but that too is pretty intensely sweet. I would also warn those who dislike sweets that stick to your teeth. Again, like the Crunchie bar, these might be a problem for those with a dislike of really sticky sweets.