SPOTTED: Simply Lay’s Veggie Poppables

Simply Lay’s Sea Salt Veggie Poppables
Simply Lay’s Ranch Veggie Poppables

As someone who eats a lot of Sensible Portions Veggie Straws, I’m extremely curious about these. (Spotted by Mikayla at Walmart and Amanda Y at Kroger.)

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REVIEW: Reese’s Cookie Dough Poppins

Reese’s Cookie Dough Poppins Pouch with the Pillsbury Doughboy on it. Oddly other than the logo on the Doughboy's hat, there isn't any other Pillsbury logo on the pouch.

What is it?

Despite the cutesy “Poppins” moniker, Reese’s Cookie Dough Poppins are just… little balls of ready-to-eat peanut butter cookie dough, no more, no less. Is it just me or has it only been within the past few years that companies began selling “safe to eat raw” cookie dough nuggets? Why did it take them so long to start doing this?

How is it?

In the case of this one, they probably should have kept fine-tuning the recipe before release. While there was nothing inherently bad or offensive about this particular Poppins, there wasn’t really much to love, either. The texture is a familiar one in line with any kind of unbaked cookie dough — though I was expecting a bit more grittiness — but the taste is lackluster.

Brown balls of edible cookie dough.

Look, I don’t know how you describe the taste of peanut butter as anything other than “like peanut butter,” but this was like half the taste of peanut butter. Maybe peanut, no butter. That’s not quite it, but I don’t know how to explain it. The PB flavor was there initially, but it just trailed off at the end.

Anything else you need to know?

You can’t bake these. Also, while there are a few safe-to-eat raw cookie dough products on the market that you can bake, there are many others that aren’t meant to be eaten raw. There’s a chance you could get some Salmonella from the eggs or flour or, perhaps more seriously, E. coli from the latter. Thankfully, the only risk with this edible Reese’s dough is the disappointment of spending over $7 on something you shouldn’t spend more than a buck on.

Conclusion:

Even though these aren’t the worst things I’ve ever eaten, I’d never buy them again, and never in good conscience could I recommend that anyone spend $7 on them. But if I was at a party, and they had a tray of Poppins (not sure what strange party this is, but just pretend), I might eat, like, a couple. But only if it was the only dessert. You know, at the world’s weirdest party.

Purchased Price: $7.49
Purchased at: Hy-Vee
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (5 pieces) 120 calories, 5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 25 milligrams of sodium, 17 grams of total carbohydrates, 9 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.

SPOTTED (SEASONAL EDITION): 8/30/2023

Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

Kellogg’s Zombie Jacks Cereal

(Spotted by Liz C at Sam’s Club.)

KIND Thins Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars
KIND Thins Caramel Apple Cinnamon

(Spotted by Allison H at Lidl.)

Great Value Limited Edition Caramel Apple Trail Mix

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart Neighborhood Market.)

Lidl Pumpkin Spice and Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Spreads
Lidl Maple Vanilla Whipped Dairy Topping
Lidl Apple Cider Cookie Thins
Lidl Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Thins

(Spotted by Allison H at Lidl.)

Edward Marc Hallow-Boo Bark

(Spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

Sour Patch Kids Apple Harvest

If you missed it, we reviewed it last week. (Spotted by Jamie G at Michael’s.)

Favorite Day Pumpkin Spice Whipped Oat Topping

(Spotted by Robbie at Target.)

OWYN Pumpkin Spice Non-Dairy Protein Shake

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)

Sweet Loren’s Pumpkin Spice Cookie Dough

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

Smash & Share Halloween Milk Chocolate Bark

(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

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SPOTTED: Limited Edition Peanut M&M’s Day of the Dead Design

I have never seen so many perfectly shaped Peanut M&M’s in one place. I’ve also never seen so many perfectly placed Ms on M&M’s in one place. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

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SPOTTED: Reese’s Peanut Butter Skeletons

Does Halloween now have the most Reese’s candy shapes? There are pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and skeletons. While Christmas has trees, bells, Santas, snowmen, and nutcrackers. Nope. Christmas still has the lead. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

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