Product Review: Heavenly Hunks
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gluten_freeThese Heavenly Hunks use rolled oats, shredded coconut, and cocoa butter to make a sweet, chewy hunk that's closer to dessert than breakfast.
In the order I tried them:
Birthday Cake: The first I tried (it was on the discount shelf) and somehow my favorite, which is a huge surprise to me, a person who never seeks out coconut. But these taste like a vanilla coconut cake with frosting (!!) as the cocoa butter brings a creamy richness reminiscent of buttercream. These hunks say to refrigerate after opening, for freshness. I did, but it makes the hunks more dense. I've read some people prefer them that way for texture reasons, but I don't, and since the other bags don't recommend keeping them cold, I don't think I will.
Peanut Butter Chocolate: Smells like peanuts, doesn't really taste like them. The coconut feels like a weird third wheel here, but the mini chocolate chips are nice and smooth.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip: A lot like the peanut butter chocolate hunks, only without the (false) promise of peanut butter. A bit dry and crumbly, good chocolate, weird coconut threads.
Brownie: This one doesn't have coconut in it and reminded me of the no-bake chocolate oat lumps they used to serve in my elementary school cafeteria except dry, not as delicious, and ever so slightly gritty. Very cocoa forward and as such kind of acrid. I wanted them to be saltier, too. Probably my least favorite flavor.
My local Kroger analogue is selling these now, and Costco has a big bag of the choc chip for a very good price.
In the order I tried them:
Birthday Cake: The first I tried (it was on the discount shelf) and somehow my favorite, which is a huge surprise to me, a person who never seeks out coconut. But these taste like a vanilla coconut cake with frosting (!!) as the cocoa butter brings a creamy richness reminiscent of buttercream. These hunks say to refrigerate after opening, for freshness. I did, but it makes the hunks more dense. I've read some people prefer them that way for texture reasons, but I don't, and since the other bags don't recommend keeping them cold, I don't think I will.
Peanut Butter Chocolate: Smells like peanuts, doesn't really taste like them. The coconut feels like a weird third wheel here, but the mini chocolate chips are nice and smooth.
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip: A lot like the peanut butter chocolate hunks, only without the (false) promise of peanut butter. A bit dry and crumbly, good chocolate, weird coconut threads.
Brownie: This one doesn't have coconut in it and reminded me of the no-bake chocolate oat lumps they used to serve in my elementary school cafeteria except dry, not as delicious, and ever so slightly gritty. Very cocoa forward and as such kind of acrid. I wanted them to be saltier, too. Probably my least favorite flavor.
My local Kroger analogue is selling these now, and Costco has a big bag of the choc chip for a very good price.
you tempted me
Date: 2025-05-17 10:46 pm (UTC)So, final thought; I liked them but I probably won't get them again because they have too much added sugar.
Re: you tempted me
Date: 2025-05-18 02:55 am (UTC)Yeah, now that I've tried all the flavors in my local grocery store, I might buy a bag of the birthday cake hunks now and then, but strictly as an aftermeal treat.