Caramello used to be one of my favorite candy bars, I don’t remember when we parted ways but I’ve slowed down to probably one of these every 2 years. I’m usually not a fan of caramel but I enjoy the soft, non-teeth suctioning texture of Caramello. When I saw Galaxy Caramel, I just had to compare. I don’t know much about Galaxy, just from what googled, it’s “European” and owned by Dove Chocolate.
Caramello:
It’s not demonstrated well in this photo but the caramel is pretty gooey. Ethan says the characteristics of the caramel and chocolate compliment each other. I agree the softness of the caramel blends well with the creaminess of smooth and creamy milk chocolate Cadbury is so well known for.
Galaxy:
The sections are kind of half-cylinder instead of square. The caramel is more dense and isn’t as gooey but it is still the “gentle” kind of caramel that leaves teeth alone. Ethan felt the two flavors still go well together but seemed more separate somehow. Also he thought the chocolate and caramel were not as smooth as Caramello.
Wrap up:
Ethan preferred Caramello but I almost couldn’t tell the difference other than the thickness of Galaxy’s caramel. I’d say if you’re craving a chocolate/caramel bar, these two are similar enough in quality that I think anyone would be happy with either. Of course I’m sure there are die-hard Cadbury or Galaxy fans that would find the other unacceptable but I really think these pretty interchangeable.
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These seemed very tart to me. The texture was really sugary like a jellybean but dissolved better. Ethan thought the outer coating was “chalky”, kind of like Sweetarts and thought they had a very fain licorice flavor. I thought they had a faint dishwasher soap taste and wasn’t crazy about how they stuck to my teeth. But after a few of these I did end up thinking they weren’t too bad
Ethan has a history with these being one of his favorite candies. In fact, he did a blind taste test and could tell just by holding the Good and Fruitys that they were not Mike and Ikes. He thought these have a juicer flavor and likes the density and chewiness. I thought the flavor was smoother and more pleasant but the texture was too much for me. It was like chewing glue and they did not dissolve well. Maybe they’re not supposed to but they were too sticky for me
This is a very stiff, hard and brittle bar. Biting into this was not enjoyable at all. It felt like I was biting into a candy bar made of teeth, which was pretty gross. The glaze/peanut binder did not provide any flavor and it seemed like the peanuts themselves didn’t taste like anything either. Ethan said he’d rather just eat some peanuts from a jar.
The binder in Pay Day is more like a soft caramel. In that way the texture was much different but I’m not sure I’d say it was more appealing. The taste wasn’t much better. We found this to be very salty and between the “flavor” of the binder and the overly generous amount of salt, neither of us could finish it.
These have a nice soft bite to them. The chocolate provides a firm shell around a soft, moist coconut mixture that is just sweet enough without going overboard. The chocolate flavor is smooth and rich which is the right amount to not overpower the taste of the coconut.
Biting into these, it was clear that the coconut was drier. The flavor of the coconut was okay but the dry texture didn’t seem to smush with the chocolate so well. The chocolate looked better than Mounds but did not have as much flavor. To be fair, I will say after it was in my mouth for a bit some flavor came through but it wasn’t as pronounced as Mounds.
These had a very smooth texture and familiar chocolate taste. I know everyone has their own recipe but for what it is (mass produced product) there is something about Hershey chocolate that is usually pretty good- although I have had the occasional below-par Hershey’s item The peanut butter is the star of the show. Ethan described the chocolate as just being a vehicle for the peanut butter. This PB is sweet, but not too sweet and just the right amount of salt. That, with just the right amount of chocolate makes these a perfect two-bite treat.
These were okay. The chocolate was better than I expected, although a little harder. It wasn’t exact but I thought similar enough to Reese’s to give Palmer some props. I thought the peanut butter was pretty decent, it did seem a little drier than Reese’s though. Ethan felt it had a bit of a burnt taste that was similar to the terrible Mrs. Freshly’s 
Ethan has not been a fan of Peeps in the past but he thought these were better than what he remembered them tasting like. He liked how they dissolved and thought they didn’t taste too sugary. I liked the light texture and bounciness of the marshmallow but always find chewing right into sugar crystals a bit too intense. They seemed to lack any real flavor but Ethan said he liked the subtle marshmallow taste.
These were more dense with an orange color marshmallow. I felt that these had a taste that was so familiar but could not put my finger on it. Ethan thought they had an orangey flavor and that they were like a giant cereal marshmallow, but soft. I didn’t mind these in general but it did bother me that I could not say what they tasted like.
This has a nice firm center that makes a pretty clean break wether breaking in half or biting into. The peppermint center is just sweet enough to compliment the cool peppermint. The balanced coating of dark chocolate adds a little sophistication and decadence. I like to eat these by taking a little bite and kind of swishing it around in my mouth to disintegrate it and let the flavors merge. Ethan is more straightforward and just bites into it and chews like a normal person.
Breaking these in half we were greeted with a bright pink center which had the same consistency as York’s. The chocolate on this seemed to be of a lesser quality and I guess was kind of dark but it was like a mix between milk and dark. There was not a lot of chocolate flavor in the coating. The center was not favorable at all, wintergreen does not seem to work well at all. We summed this up as tasting like chocolate covered toothpaste.
These had a nice clean break when snapped but crumbled like a cookie when chewed. The sweet milk chocolate had a good flavor and went well with slightly saltiness of the toffee. It kind reminded us of Twix. Also the softness and thickness of the chocolate was a nice compliment to the texture of the toffee.
The toffee in these was darker and a little “deeper” in flavor. Although the amount of chocolate and toffee was well balanced, the quality of chocolate didn’t seem as good as Heath. Ethan described it as bland and “gross”. The toffee was stickier too and really made a home for itself in the grooves of my teeth, so I had to bite lightly.
Ethan and I first noticed these had no smell. The second thing was the hardness of these little nuggets when bit into. They had very little give and the chocolate was pretty tasteless. The caramel was my worst nightmare (as far as caramel goes) it was hard and viciously stuck to my teeth like superglue. I asked Ethan what he thought of the caramel flavor and he said he couldn’t taste it because he was too busy trying to get ot out of his teeth. At one point I was actually afraid the dud was going to steal one of my teeth – it was definitely an effort to “enjoy” these. I will say though, that through the fear I think I tasted some good caramel flavor.
These were round instead of flat and also didn’t smell like anything but the huge difference was that they were very soft and such a welcome contrast to Milk Duds. The chocolate had slightly more taste although it may have masked the flavor of the caramel which was slightly sticky but again, it was such a relief not to be fighting with it, that it was much more acceptable.
These have a nice smell to them, when unwrapped. We couldn’t really say that they taste like strawberry though. Ethan said they “taste red”. The Twizzlers had a nice firm chew, yet broke down nicely after two bites. And we liked that they’re mild and not overly sweet. We also thought the diagonal ‘tread’ added to the enjoyment of this treat and while they looked plasticy, they were nice and soft and we found ourselves really enjoying them.
Ethan thought these looked looked like they came out of the Playdo Fun Factory. The RedVines didn’t have a smooth sheen like Twizzlers and were stickier when chewed. There was also a noticeable difference in flavor: these tasted very artificial. We tried to identify the taste and came up with soap. Not a fancy berry-vanilla-waterfall-fusion soap, more like a dissolve-puke-on-the-cafeteria-floor-industrial strength cleaner. These were not enjoyable at all.