Product: Blue Diamond Almond Nut Thins Pepper Jack Cheese Flavor – $3.79+
Blue Diamond is a brand I trust when it comes to my snacks. Their nuts are fantastic. Their almond milk is, by far, the best on the market. And the Nut Thins have been amazing for my gluten-free snack attacks. The flavors that I have tried so far (Hint of Sea Salt, Pecan, BBQ) have been loaded with flavor.
So, I was more than excited when one of my favorite cheese flavors – Pepper Jack Cheese – was introduced in a Nut Thin cracker. Worlds were colliding in a good way. Not only was a spicy cheese featured on one of my favorite gluten-free crackers, but it was by a brand I trust. This treat was totally coming home with me and I couldn’t wait to tear into them. I mean…how could they be bad?
Well…they aren’t…bad. They just weren’t all that good.
I hate to say that because all the other Nut Thins crackers I’ve had have been packed with flavor and amazing. And the one flavor that really got me jumping for joy when it was released…fell flat.
Don’t get me wrong…I don’t dislike them. I just find them…bland. Coming off of having the barbeque flavored, which were perfectly season and packed with flavor, I was expecting the Pepper Jack Cheese Nut Thins to have an amazing, spicy, cheesy kick to them. But, honestly, all I could taste was the rice cracker. Under-seasoned. Way under-flavored. And an honest disappointment.
I won’t count Blue Diamond out. I just think they need to take some time with Pepper Jack Cheese flavor…fine-tune it. Give it that spicy kick that you expect from something that is pepper jack flavored. This is what I expected from these crackers and, sadly, they didn’t deliver. I think Blue Diamond can bounce back though. And I certainly have a variety of flavors to still try. But I do hope they go back and change up the recipe for these because they could be an epic cracker if proper care and flavor is added to them. A little pepper jack TLC is all that is needed by Blue Diamond.
If in the market for a flavorful snack cracker, I totally promote Nut Thins. I just wouldn’t recommend the Pepper Jack Cheese flavor. Blue Diamond is down, but not out. And, while this flavor definitely disappointed, I know that this company can deliver a fantastic product. It is probably a good thing I had sampled other flavors before, because it is those that will have me coming back to try others. Pepper Jack Cheese, however, will not be in my pantry again unless a recipe overhaul happens.
The Celiathlete 