Buddy Bars vs Nutty Bars
I like the concept here: crisp wafer, salty peanut butter and sweet chocolate. And all this in a convenient bar form! Again, this is one of those things that I haven’t had in forever and I was only familiar with Little Debbie’s version until I recently noticed Mrs. Freshly’s take on this.
First a visit with the Mrs., Buddy Bar:
I’ll just cut to the chase and tell you these were disgusting. How could such a great combination of ingredients go wrong? We felt these were bland and had too much wafer, which had a burnt popcorn taste. Ethan said he got “glob” of peanut butter in one bite, which one might think would be a good thing but even the PB was so bland, the glob wasn’t a treat. Also I think the coating was some sort of “mockolate” that had no chocolate flavor. We only took a bite or two and threw the rest away.
Nutty Bar:
Although it looks lighter, the chocolate flavor is much more present in this bar. The peanut butter actually smells and tastes like peanut butter and the wafers are sweet, not burnt-tasting. There is a perfect chocolate/wafer/PB balance and light delicate crispiness when bitten into.
Wrap up:
Buddy Bar is a total waste of time and calories. It was incredibly disappointing from it’s poor quality of ingredients and lack of pride. Maybe the company taste-testers are afraid of Mrs. Freshly and just tell her everything she makes is delicious. I don’t see a picture of her on the box, perhaps to keep from being recognized on the street and getting beaten up?
Little Debbie does it again with a treat that tastes like Deb herself put the time into making it taste good. AND has been consistant about it, because these taste the same as I remember from 15-20 years ago.
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September 10th, 2008 at 1:55 am
Your review couldn’t be more spot on. I got a box of both a month or so back and couldn’t get past the first Buddy Bar … they were just awful. Nutty Bars rule !!!
p.s. Toss a Nutty Bar in the fridge and tell me what you think. This summer, after forgetting to take a bag out of the car, I did this to prevent further melting and now I’m addicted.
September 10th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Hmmm, interesting discovery! Thanks for the tip. Now I have a good excuse to go buy more Nutty Bar awesomeness.
May 6th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Wow, everything you said about the “Buddy Bar” is completely true. I agreed with everything that was said. How crappy. I craved a NUTTY Bar so bad and had to settle for the Buddy bar. And in no way was I satisfied. Thank You
June 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Neither of them tasted like peanut butter to me. But the Nutty Bar was the clear winner in my blind taste test here. It has more of whatever it is that it has. But if I was stranded on a desert island and only had a supply of buddy bars I think with a little imagination I could fool myself into believing they’re nutty bars.
July 7th, 2009 at 5:38 am
how can you be so rude!!?? I agree with you one hundred percent but how do you think mrs. freshleys feels huh?? ur really mean
October 15th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
The “burnt” taste comes from recycling damaged and partial parts into the peanut butter filler. The Original Buddy Bar from the 40s to the 70s,from which all these copies are from, was the best of the lot. Dortch Baking Company of Birmingham AL was the originator.
October 17th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Buddy is right on. I grew up on the original Buddy Bar from Birmingham and it was the best! It was made with real peanut butter and real chocolate. When I was a kid, you could get a Buddy Bar and a Coke for a dime.
October 18th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
I would go back where Dortch’s made the original Buddy Bar as they came off of the baking line and help myself to a fresh Buddy Bar. THEY WERE GOOD!!This was in the 40’s
October 26th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
I have been buying Buddy Bars at 99 cents Only Stores for a few years now. Recently, I could not find them in stores, so I went back to Nutty Bars, and I really did not care for them (I’m not sure why, since I’m not a professional food taster, but I think Buddy Bars are less sweet, or maybe there is a hint of bitterness in the sweetness that I like). Anyway, this would be Buddy bars for me.