Cafe Nero - Vegan Apple and Blackcurrant Crumble

Cafe Nero now offer is this little Apple and Blackcurrant crumble bar as part of their [small but growing]
Vegan range.

On the packet the bar is described as a “cinnamon spiced based layer with apple and blackcurrant filling topped with an oat crumble” which sounds pretty nice.

Taking the bar out of the wrapper I was surprised at how firm it was, I expected it to be quite moist
and for a better term, floppy.

But the bar held together really well even when pulled in half. The 3 layers of the cinnamon base,
apple and blackcurrant filling (let's called it a jam) and the oat topping are all distinctive and of equal
measure.

Taking my first bite you get an overwhelming taste of cinnamon from the base before a mild
sweetness of apple comes through. The blackcurrant seems to get lost and I think this is due to the
combination of the cinnamon and apple which go together so well.

There is a slight stickiness to the whole bar that is left in your mouth and that is down to the oats as
they come apart easily when chewing and add a slightly different texture.

There is an after taste of the sweet apple and cinnamon which is quite nice and warming and
reminds me a little of winter and christmas.

So what is there not too like about this? Well very little unless you’re a calorie counter. 237 in this one bar and a whopping 21.1g of sugar, quite a lot for a bar that is under 100g. As for the sugar it’s not stated how much of that is added and how much is natural from the blackcurrant and apples.

Overwall I wouldn’t say no having another one, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy one either.

Check out Cafe Nero's website where you can filter all their menus for vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options**.

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