There was something about these Papita caramel biscuits when I seen them in the store that caught my attention. I am not completely sure what these remind me of but from somewhere in the depths of my memory there was certainly that moment of recollection.

These little bars have a base of a biscuit with a layer of caramel resting on top of it and chocolate coating over that as well. On top of the chocolate were little coloured sugar shells with chocolate inside, dragée as they are officially called, dotted around.

The biscuit itself is sort of like a digestive biscuit but a lot more compact; It certainly has that wheaty taste that goes with a digestive. It certainly gives a very good snap and it makes for one that could be dunked into a hot drink fairly well probably more a hot chocolate or a coffee than a tea.

Despite the layer of caramel and chocolate this biscuit is not as sweet as you could easily expect it to be. There is certainly a sweetness present but nothing completely overwhelming and the mesh of the caramel and chocolate works, as the combination always does, incredibly well together. The caramel layer holds itself noticeably and with a bite and chew you can feel the sticky textures resistance; It is pleasing to see a good amount of it and that it balanced so well with the amount of biscuit and chocolate.

It seems the chocolate is just a plain milk chocolate but it is melted well and coated to give it a mild shine and hold that creamy taste against the other components of this biscuit. As well as that it holds the little colourful decorations on top that help to give this an added touch of texture that brings everything together and takes it from a very mediocre product to something with that little bit more of an edge.

These are great as a bit of a treat, something to pop into your bag when you know you might be out for a while and find yourself in need of a sweet treat or a sugary boost. The box of six of them is usually around £1 in a number of stores but they can mainly be found in Iceland and online via Wilko. Apparently there are also ‘milky’ ones but I have not encountered those to be able to share my thoughts but the structure of them seems the same but with a layer of creaminess laying in place of the caramel.