I'm in the process of trying all the Quest Bar flavours- mini review inside

Hi everyone

I've recently been able to finally get my hands on some quest bars, and I've really been enjoying trying the various flavours in different ways. I thought I might share what I think about the ones I've tried so far.

Each bar got cut into thirds, this way I was able to sample 1/3 straight out of the pack, 1/3 microwaved and gooey and 1/3 baked in the oven.

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Straight up-

This is the one bar that I found was best straight up. It was soft and slightly chewy but not gummy or overly dense. The flavour was awesome, it had a strong PB&J taste, but what I was mostly pleased with was that it also had a hint of a bread-like flavour. It made it feel like I was eating a PB&J sandwich which was great.

Microwaved-

This was just ok. I feel like heating this bar kind of erased the bready flavour which was a shame. It did make it easier to chew but I wouldn't recommend heating this particular bar.

Baked-

This bar was pretty nice baked. It sort of ended up just tasting like a peanut butter cookie. Again the bready flavour seemed to be lost with cooking.

Cookies and Cream

Straight up-

I wasn't a huge fan of this straight up. It tasted a little over sweet and fakey to me, and the texture was a little to chewy.

Microwaved-

Definitely my preferred way to eat this bar. With the white 'cream' component softened up and bit the (really tasty) cookie pieces shone through. This bar was still a little strange tasting to me but definitely improved with heating.

Baked-

Nicer than out of the packet, the texture as pretty nice. It crisped up on the outside and stayed nice and soft in the centre. I think it made the cookie chunks a bit least noticeable however.


Cinnamon Roll

Straight Up-

This smelled really nice straight out of the pack. Almost identical to a cinnamon roll. The texture was ok, an touch too chewy- but the flavour was nice. It had a really convincing buttery cinnamon taste.

Microwaved-

Microwaving elevated this bar to awesome desert status. To me, it tasted exactly like a warm cinnamon roll, the cinnamon tasted more pronounced, as did the pastry-like flavour. The texture became doughy and stretchy which made it seem even more authentic.

Baked-

Not at all bad, less pastry like and more cookie like in texture but the flavour was still there. However it seems like a waste to bake this bar when it's so good microwaved.

Chocolate Brownie

Straight up-

Frankly, bad.

Both the texture and flavour were very typically "proteiny" and it had a weird aftertaste with very little sweetness.

Microwaved

Definitely an improvement. It smelled like a brownie now and the texture was much nicer. The flavour was better but still kind of average.

Baked

The optimal way to way this bar IMO. Smell and texture were almost identical to a real brownie, and the flavour was better. I still feel like it could use a touch more sweetness, but it was not at all bad.


That's all for now, I'm going to try Coconut Cashew and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough next and will share my thoughts here.

In the meantime id love to hear how everyone else likes their bars/flavour recommendations etc. thanks!