Product: Blue Diamond’s Hazelnut Nut Thins – $3.49+
With Blue Diamond’s Nut Thins…it’s hit or miss. Some are so amazing and full of flavor. Some…all you taste is the rice cracker. I’ve been wowed and I’ve been let down by different variations of this cracker.
Well, after some searching, I finally ran across the Hazelnut variety that had eluded me for so long. It was actually at Big Lots that I stumbled across them for far less money than I could find them anywhere else. So, yes…I snatched up a box and excitedly took them home to try.
I had heard good things about this variety. Some called it their favorite. And what’s not to love? Hazelnut is one of my favorite flavors and nuts out there. Honestly. And the hazelnuts used in these rice flour crackers are brought in from Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
The good news is that these crackers only contain 130 calories. They have 2g of protein, no saturated fat, and are completely gluten-free. You gotta love that. They make for a nice, light snack in the afternoon that’s easy to grab and fun to bite into. Yes…these definitely have crunch power.
The bad news is, at least the box that I have, taste very bland. You can taste the rice cracker, but if there is supposed to be a hazelnut flavor…it is completely lost to me. Which is too bad because these just screamed awesome from their purple box on the shelf in the store. For real.
I can see how these could be a great cracker to use for dips or spreads, but on their own they are very weak in the flavor department. When I bite into a cracker, I want it to be full of flavor. I want to remember it. These…I’ll forget about once the box is gone.
Maybe I just got a bad batch…because I have heard such amazing things about this flavor of Nut Thins. But…I was a bit let down in the flavor department.
Too bad…because they could have beenso good.
The Celiathlete 