Ambrosia Deluxe Rice With Spiced Apple review.

Ambrosia rice's are one of those desserts that are handy to have in the back of the cupboard for when you fancy a little treat. I have tasted the standard apple Ambrosia rice plenty of times and it is a fairly decent dessert but nothing spectacular. However, the deluxe custards from Ambrosia are absolutely delicious and so I was keen to see if the deluxe spiced apple rice would be on the same level.

This rice pot can be eaten hot or cold, is suitable for vegetarians, contains no artificial colours or preservatives. It is described as being Ambrosia's most luxurious thick and creamy rice pudding made from west country cream and being a lover of cinnamon I was excited to see the addition of spiced apple. I lifted the lid and expected to see a layer of spiced apple compote at the bottom of the pot but after stirring, I realised the flavour must be throughout the ice since there was no layer of apple. I took my first bite and if I'm completely honest, this wasn't any better than the standard apple rice. In fact, I think I actually prefer the stand version since I could barely taste any apple in this. The focus of this rice has clearly been put on the thickness and creaminess which is great but does mean that the spicy apple flavour was barely even noticeable.

This was slightly thicker and creamier than the standard ambrosia rice and I think it might have been better if I had heated it up but even so, it was still no where near as creamy as say a Muller rice and so Ambrosia really missed a trick here not emphasizing the spiced apple. I would definitely recommend buying the deluxe custards over this rice if I'm being completely honest, because even though this wasn't an unpleasant dessert, there are much better varieties of rice pudding available. I did finish off the rice and if one appeared in the cupboard again I would probably tuck in to it when I had a craving for something a bit sweet, this just isn't a product that I would go out of my way for to buy again.

Marks & Spencer's Chestnut Roast Wrap review

I often buy wraps from M&S when I fancy a slightly fancier lunch than a standard cheese sandwich and I have to admit that I am always impressed with how tasty they are. I saw that M&S had released their festive sandwich range and I saw this slightly more unusual chestnut wrap. 5% of the money of this wrap is also donated to homeless shelters and so you can also give to charity just by eating! Made up of mixed grains, grape and cranberry chutney on a red pepper tortilla wrap, I don't think that I have tried a sandwich like this before and so wasn't sure what to expect.

I opened up the wrap and it was... well.... disappointing. It wasn't unpleasant by any means but it just tasted pretty. There was a nutty flavour and the wrap was well filled but I cant help but feel it would have benefitted from a more flavoursome chutney because I couldn't really taste any grape or cranberry. The tortilla was soft and I liked the ever so subtle red pepper flavour but if I am honest there are much better options from the M&S wrap range. This is one of your 5 a day and a vegan product, so its great that M&S are increasing their vegan range, however I personally wouldn't buy this again.

Costa UK Salted Caramel Cappuccino review

It's that time of year again and the Christmas coffee's are officially out! With so many to get through while they are available its hard to know where to start but the salted caramel cappuccino from Costa seemed as good as place as any! Made with salted caramel syrup and a salted caramel fudge crumb, this sounded like the perfect little pick me up now that the weather has started to get a bit chilly.

This cappuccino was perfectly frothy and I really did enjoy it. It definitely had a bit of a tang to it but I liked that it was noticeably "salted" caramel rather than just the regular syrup. The fudge crumb on top was my favourite part, adding a sweet, salty and chewy element to this coffee. This isn't the most exciting coffee that I have ever had but it was tasty and made for a nice change. This is ideal for anyone who is a fan of salted caramel, or those who don't quite feel up to trying some of the more unusual flavoured coffees available at the moment.

Off The Eaten Path Caramelised Onion & Balsamic Vinegar Pea & Pinto Bean Sticks review

Okay so that's a pretty long title for what seems to be just a bag of crisps and so I will get into the make up of these snacks a little more. These are a bag of Pinto Bean, Green Pea and White Bean Sticks with a caramelised onion and balsamic vinegar flavour. Being a lover of caramelised onion I decided to give these slightly more unusual snacks a try. These are made from real vegetables, are high in fibre and don't contain any preservatives and so sounded like a relatively good choice.

The sticks themselves basically look like crunchy tubes that differ slightly in colour to each other between white, orange and green colours. They were pretty chunky but also really light in texture. They had a great crunch and the flavour was tasty. I cant say I particularly noticed any caramelised onion but they had a slightly milder salt and vinegar taste. There were plenty of sticks in the bag and in all honesty I had already munched through a few by the time I thought to take this picture.

These sticks from Off The Eaten Path certainly made for a nice change and I would happily finish off another bag in the future. I would recommend these to anyone who is a fan of salt ad vinegar snacks, or even someone more like myself who just likes to try something a little more unusual now and again.