Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies – When you want to get away from it all!
Written: Feb 01 '08
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Pros: Inexpensive, wonderfully loaded chocolate flavor, cheerful looking with bright colors!
Cons: Fats, calories, totally non-nutritional food!
The Bottom Line: Delicious treats for occasional dips into chocolate bliss (and they go extremely well at food days!)
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| Magick1's Full Review: Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies 9oz |
Having a preschooler in the house with treat days for her class and treat days for her parents at work, we sometimes grab things that are quick and easy. Admittedly, these items are not the best, but an occasional, luscious brownie is fantastic, don’t you agree?
Well, when we purchased this box of Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies, I was excited about the price, but amazed at how heavy this little box of 12 brownies felt. It felt like a weight rather than a box of sugary, sweet things!
The Product
These brownies are individually wrapped and they are easy to serve, or lay out for presenting without having to worry about them drying out. At the end of the day, if they are not all gone, they are easily packed again and easily transported home. Convenience, they say, has a price though. I will present that information in just a minute.
The brownies are about 3 ½ inches long, 1 ¾ inches wide and about a ½ inch thick. The weight, as per my kitchen scale, shows 2 ounces for 1 brownie. These brownies are THICK and dense.
I enjoy these decadent little treats, occasionally. I think it’s been a year or so since I have tried one of the Little Debbie snack cakes or the Cosmic Brownies. These brownies are brightly adorned with yellow, purple, pink, orange, green and blue “dots” or chocolate chips in a sugary coating. It makes them seem quite festive!
I find, when eating the brownie, it sticks to your teeth a little bit: it seems very moist, and as mentioned, dense. The crunchy little chocolate pieces can be somewhat disconcerting; as the brownie is so soft the crunch kind of shatters that! I like nuts on my brownies, and when I get that crunch, I fully expect walnuts or pecans. But, it’s just another rush of chocolate!
If you do have questions, they provide their contact information on the box. You can reach them at 1-800-522-4499 from 8:30am – 6:00 EST. Or, you can write to them at the following address:
Consumer Services (McKee Foods)
P O Box 750
Collegedale TN 37315-0750
Nutritional Information
I don’t know if you want to see this, as it is pretty sad what 1 little Little Debbie Cosmic Brownie can do to your daily intake, but here it is:
Calories 300 Calories from Fat 120
Total Fat 13g or 20%
Saturated Fat 4g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg or 3%
Sodium 170mg or 7%
Total Carbohydrate 43g or 14%
Dietary Fiber 1g or 4%
Sugars 27g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
Iron 4%
This information is based upon a standard 2,000 calorie diet.
The Ingredients
Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [Vitamin B1], riboflavin [Vitamin B2], folic acid), corn syrup, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil with TBHW to preserve flavor*, sugar, dextrose, water, cocoa, candy toppers (semi-sweet chocolate chip [sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract], sugar, corn starch, titanium dioxide, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, red 3, blue 1 lake, blue 2 lake, gum Arabic, confectioner’s glaze, carnauba wax, milk), high fructose corn syrup, whey (milk), eggs, soy lecithin (emulsifier), corn starch, salt, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda), colors (caramel color, red 40), natural and artificial flavors, egg whites, citric acid, sorbic acid (to retain freshness)
*contributes a trivial amount of trans fat
Allergy information – contains wheat, soy, milk, and eggs and is manufactured on machines that processes products containing peanuts and tree nuts
Whew, that is a lot of information. But, if it helps someone with allergies or that is trying to avoid a certain ingredient or two or three, I hope this information helps!
Overall Impressions
Even though the brownies are quite small, you definitely will get your sugar, chocolate, sweet fix by eating just one. They are almost too sweet to eat all in one sitting. I find that splitting it 2 or 3 ways and sharing it with my husband and daughter, tides our sweet tooth well enough, without overpowering any of us and making us crazy with sugar!
I haven’t had these for a very long time, and was happy to have a few left over after a treat day recently. They are quick, easy and inexpensive. If you are looking for a quick treat to take to work or for the class. Normally, we bring items that are healthier, but an infrequent sweet treat like this will send you into chocolate bliss without busting your pockets! Enjoy!
~Thanks for spending time with me today!~
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