Jolly Llama Half-Dipped Yogurt Bars Review

Fro-yo girl here. Jolly Llama just introduced a line of new half dipped yogurt bars. I found them at Sprouts. Three flavors are exclusive to Sprouts: Cool Mint Chip, Chocolate Fudge, and Coffee Espresso. The yogurt bars are dairy-free and gluten-free, according to Sprouts. However, if you look at the box, it says it contains milk and is a dairy product. The bars are kosher.

A box of four bars was $4.99 on sale and $6.99 regular price. One yogurt bar is 2.65 fl oz. The bars contain probiotics.

Cool Mint Chip: Described as “white mint frozen yogurt with chocolaty flakes half-dipped in a chocolaty coating.” It tasted like peppermint. The mint flavor is very strong. It’s refreshing. The texture is softer than Yasso’s bars. The chocolatey coating was sweet, thin, and crispy. I thought the texture was a bit too soft but the flavor was better than I expected – if you like strong mint flavors. One bar is 100 calories with 6g total fat, 5g total carbs, 9g total sugars, and 2g of protein. It’s made with kefir yogurt and sweetened with allulose, stevia, and monk fruit.

Available flavors: Coffee Espresso, Lemon Cheesecake, Cool Mint Chip, Strawberry ‘N Cream, Chocolate Fudge

Jolly Llama’s other frozen treats are dairy-free and gluten-free. I tried their sorbet back in 2009.

4 out of 5 stars.

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Clio Greek Yogurt Bars Review

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve seen Clio Bars around (e.g., in the refrigerator at Whole Foods near the yogurt) and wondered about them since they’re made with Greek yogurt. They’re portable, individually wrapped, high protein snacks made with Greek yogurt. Clio Bars are kosher, gluten-free, and contain live and active cultures. Even the granola & yogurt parfait bars are gluten-free.

The Original and Less Sugar Clio bars feature a chocolatey coating, with one exception, the Less Sugar Yogurt Coated Mixed Berry Greek Yogurt Bars. The Granola & Greek Yogurt Parfait Bars feature an almond butter or yogurt coating. The Original Clio Bars are described as cheesecake like. Original Clio Bars retail for $1.49/bar, Les Sugar Clio Bars retail for $1.99/bar, and Granola & Yogurt Parfait Bars retail for $2.49/bar.

Vanilla Greek Yogurt Bar: It’s thick and looks like a small candy bar. The chocolate coating didn’t have much flavor but the vanilla yogurt part was firm, creamy, and tangy. It tasted more like yogurt than cheesecake but I like that it tasted like yogurt. One 1.76 oz bar was 140 calories, 6g total fat, 14g total carbs, 11g total sugars, and 9g protein.

Strawberry Greek Yogurt Bar: The strawberry yogurt was pretty tangy but the chocolate coating had little flavor. There was a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Vanilla Almond Granola and Yogurt Parfait Bar: This bar was very sweet with the sweet granola with dried cranberries. The granola was chewy. The yogurt in the center was still tangy. The almond butter coating had little flavor. One 1.94 oz bar was 200 calories, 8g total fat, 22g total carbs, 16g total sugars, and 10g protein.

Strawberry Granola & Yogurt Parfait Bar: This bar was too sweet with the sweet coating, sweet granola, and the dried cranberries. The strawberry yogurt part added a little tang.

These were nice, satisfying snacks but the granola made the parfait bars too sweet. I’d like to try the Less Sugar Clio Bars line next.

Available flavors:

• Original Clio Bars: Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, Blueberry, Peanut Butter
• Less Sugar Clio Bars: Peach, Coconut, Mixed Berry, Acai
• Granola & Greek Yogurt Parfait bars: Strawberry, Vanilla

Tip: They're good frozen!

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Alden’s Organic Freckled Strawberry Yogurt Bar Review

Fro-yo girl here. I’ve seen Alden’s Organic ice cream for years, but I never saw any frozen yogurt offering, so I never tried it – until now. Alden’s Organic has a new frozen yogurt product, Freckled Strawberry yogurt bars, introduced at Expo West this year. I spotted the yogurt bars at Sprouts. One box was $4.99 regular price, $4.49 on sale. A box comes with four bars.

Freckled Strawberry: The bar was soft and creamy. It was quite sweet, with no yogurt flavor. It tasted like strawberry ice cream. The strawberries were blended into the bar.

One bar is 90 calories, with 1.5g total fat, 19g total carbohydrate, 13g sugars, and 2g protein. The yogurt bars are organic, non-GMO, and contain live and active cultures.

It looks like Alden’s strawberry yogurt bars are the same as Julie’s Organic strawberry yogurt bars because it says New Look same great taste on the box. On the side of the box, which I didn’t notice till I was at home, it says Julie’s Organic is now Alden’s Organic. I gave the bars 3 stars back in 2011. I hadn’t had the bars since then, because they’re too sweet. Both brands are owned by Oregon Ice Cream.

Ingredients: Cultured nonfat milk, cane sugar, strawberries, tapioca syrup, cream, short chain fructan fiber, natural strawberry flavor with other natural flavors, guar gum, red beet juice concentrate (color), locust bean gum, citric acid, pectin, xanthan gum.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

3 out of 5 stars.

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Seoju Ice Ju Strawberry Yogurt Bars Review

Fro-yo girl here. I spied a new Korean yogurt bar at Hmart Koreatown. Seoju Ice Ju Strawberry Yogurt bars are imported from Korea and manufactured by I-Food Co. One pouch contains 6 individually wrapped bars. Each bar is 80 ml. One bar is 130 calories and 4g of total fat. Hmart was selling a package of the bars for $4.99.

* Strawberry yogurt bar: I couldn’t finish the bar because it was sickeningly sweet. The texture was creamy yet icy. There was little strawberry flavor. It just tasted awful. I had to throw the rest of the bars away. No one would want to eat them.

Ingredients: Water, sugar, strawberry syrup, high fructose corn syrup, coconut oil, whey powder, skim milk powder, yogurt powder, locust bean gum, sodium alginate, carrageenan, guar gum, emulsifier, strawberry flavor, yogurt flavor, butter flavor, cellulose gum, salt, citric acid, turmeric oleoresin.

1.5 out of 5 stars

* HMART: 621 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005

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