Violet Crumble
The Violet Crumble is a chocolate bar from Australia. My friend Cassie bought one from me from a local toy store in Austin, and I finished it pretty quickly. I also noticed it on sale at Economy Candy, where a woman had about a dozen in her basket. I commented on how tasty it was, and she and her male companion both enthusiastically agreed with me.
The Violet Crumble bills itself as crisp golden honeycomb covered in milk chocolate. “It’s the way it shatters that matters,” says the wrapper. These are apparently very popular in Australia, which is probably why it’s possible to find them in the US.
The milk chocolate that covers the Violet Crumble is sweet without inducing a gag reflex. The inside is a dense looking crisp that’s actually light and airy, which, true to saying, shatters (cleaves) in a way that’s pretty neat. The texture reminded me of the inside of a malted milk ball, but it dissolves much slower than malt, and when you chew it, it doesn’t completely shatter and disintegrate. Instead, it almost feels like a little will get stuck in your molars. In fact, I learned if you chew a big enough chunk, a little bit of actually does, though it melts away quickly. Jamie at Candy Addict insightfully noted that the texture resembles that of Astronaut Ice Cream.
I found a similar candy called the Dark Sponge at Economy Candy that’s much, much better than the Violet Crumble. You shall see why in tomorrow’s post.
[…] Yesterday, I wrote about the Violet Crumble. No raves, but a generally positive review. I should note that I actually tasted the Violet Crumble about a month ago, and my review of it was based on the notes that I took when I tasted it. I didn’t taste the Dark Sponge until a week ago, so the it was not able to taint my review of the Crumble. That being said, the Dark Sponge is sooo good, I wish I had bought pounds and pounds of it instead of just two pieces. […]