Missing Pop Tarts

Hot Fudge Sundae Pop Tarts

The last time I had Pop Tarts was two years ago and, boy, do I miss this glazzy treats. Hot Fudge Sundae was the flavor of my last bite of Pop Tarts. Chocolate biscuit topped with sweet Vanilla frosting and chocolate ribbon, completed with rainbow colored chocolate sprinkles. What a treat! 

The swirly chocolate ribbons and rainbow sprinkles remind me of a party confetti

It's getting difficult to find Pop Tarts at Doha, Qatar. And the same thing goes in Jakarta. For some reason, I can't find them in the supermarket that I usually visit whenever I want to buy imported goods and snacks. Maybe people now are more willing to buy bread and jam than a box of tasteless biscuit with super sweet icing. Beats me. 

Of all the Pop Tarts flavors I have tried, Cookies & Creme and S'Mores, this Hot Fudge Sundae flavor doesn't have any big difference in terms of flavor and texture. It's the same basic tasteless and chewy chocolate biscuit, topped with a goo of super sweet yet so few Vanilla frosting that taste pretty much the same compared to the previous Pop Tarts I have tasted. The filling tasted a bit similar to Vanilla ice cream, but still with an inhuman ratio of artificial sweetness. But, despite the artificial goodness contained in this piece of pastry treat, I still miss the sweet chewy sensation of devouring a pack of Pop Tarts. 

Here, have a bite!

Another Box of Pop Tarts

So, today, I bought my second box of Pop Tarts. Since I have tried the Cookies and Cream Pop Tarts before, I decided to try the S'mores Pop Tarts. The box was decorated with chocolate-glazed tart, with chocolate and white filling, which I assume as the chocolate blocks and the marshmallow spread. I couldn't wait to go home and lay my hand on my first piece of S'mores.

A box of S'mores Pop Tarts

It turned out, I like the Cookies and Cream Pop Tarts better. Don't get me wrong, this one tasted sweet, sugary, and delightful as well, but it's not much to my liking. The chocolate glaze went along perfectly with the tart and the fillings, but I'm not fond of the plain tasteless tart. The white filling was actually marshmallow spread, I could tell by the rocky and bubbly texture. All in all, it was a fine Pop Tart, but I think I prefer to have some genuine S'mores during camping.

The physical appearance of the so-called camp food

Chocolate and marshmallow for fillings

Hey look, it's Tintin!

Nyan Cat for Breakfast

I finally got the chance to buy myself a pack of Pop Tarts! 

Pop Tarts, you see, is one of Kellogg Company's product. It's a sandwiched toaster pastry, with fillings inside and icing on top. This particular snack is well-known for its' heavenly deliciousness and its' one and only meme, Nyan Cat - the animated cartoon cat, with Pop Tarts for its' body, flying through space leaving rainbow trails behind. Pop Tarts is available in 29 flavors, and I managed to bought myself a pack that says, "Pop Tarts: Cookies & Creme". 

Pop Tarts. Pop Tarts everywhere.

This morning, I had a slice of the delicious Cookies & Creme Pop Tarts for breakfast. I opened the package slowly, as if I was handling a fragile object, and found four wrappings inside. It turned out that each wrappings consist of two Pop Tarts. This snack has a rather amusing package, with "Get us out of here!" and "It's dark in here!" written on the wrappers. Since I don't have a regular toaster nor a microwave, I used an oven toaster instead. A warning was written on the wrappings saying that we must not microwave the entire pouch. I didn't bother to obey. 

Being a badass by breaking the ultimate rule of Pop Tarts

When my Pop Tarts is heated perfectly, I took it out from the oven toaster and indulged immediately. For a few years I have waited for this day to come, and I can finally taste a bite of the almighty Pop Tarts! I thought that this funny-looking pastry would be crunchy like biscuits, but it turned out that it share a similar texture with those Ice Cream Sandwich's sandwich. The chocolate pastry was rather soft, yet still bitable,  while the icing on top was solid, crunchy, and sweet. 

I personally didn't like the chocolate pastry because it tasted funny in a bad way. Yes, it was chocolaty, but it left an unpleasant aftertaste and tasted slightly bitter. The icing, on the other hand, was sweet and delightful, and it made the chocolate pastry tasted nice. The vanilla fillings was also delicious and sweet. Eating Pop Tarts makes you feel as if you're consuming a dry version of Ice Cream Sandwich.

Don't you just want to take a bite?

Crack it open, then you will find yourself a hidden vanilla cream

For those who haven't try this delicious product of Kellogg's, go buy yourself a pack. Cookies & Creme Pop Tarts is very enjoyable, although I can't help but to think that the Chocolate Chips Pop Tarts and S'mores Pop Tarts would probably tasted more awesome. Enjoy your breakfast! Nyan~