Sweet on Trader Joe's Sunday : Mango Bar Bites

It's still all-mango-all-the-time at Trader Joe's right now. These Mango Bar Bites caught our eye this week.


You'll find these in the freezer section; they defrost in just 40 minutes at room temperature. A box of 12 bites will set you back $4.49.


A mom's (my) take: I expected these to be like lemon squares...and I LOVE a lemon square. Wellllll, it pains me to say that I did not enjoy these. You know how sometimes mango can be a little stringy? That's the texture I found here, not smooth like I expected. Rather than the tart and sweet filling like a lemon bar, these tasted more like partially thawed raw fruit. Oh man, I really prefer giving good reviews. :( I can say that the packaging is cute, and this did save me some calories.
Overall rating 2 of 5 stars

A teenager's (Jack's) take: These had a lot of flavorful potential, but they were a dud in my opinion. The consistency was too grainy, the mango flavor was masked by the weird way that it combined (or rather, didn't combine) with the rest of the bar. The graham cracker base was pretty good, but the weird flavoring and consistency outweighed it.
Overall rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

Trader Joe's Mango Bar Bites: skip 'em. 

[note: We have no affiliation with Trader Joe's. I'm sure they have never read this blog and have no idea who we are. Hey, we like being incognito, although we never wear sunglasses indoors. ;)]


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