Newest treat from Starbucks!

                                   

 Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding (Left) and Green Tea White Chocolate Pudding (Right)

                                                           

Yep! You heard me right.  The wait is over as Starbucks finally opens its counters to introduce its two new deliciously crafted blended beverages: Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding and Green Tea White Chocolate Pudding yesterday, July 16th.

I have been waiting for something new to try so needless to say I was among the ones who lined up to get a taste of these two new beverages yesterday.  

My verdict:

Dark Mocha White Chocolate Pudding - is a certified treat for chocolate lovers! The rich dark chocolate , jelly-cious white chocolate pudding, Starbucks signature Frappucino Roast coffee and milk blended with ice topped with whipped cream, plus chocolate chips is to die for! I love every bits of it (both literally and figuratively ;) ) 

Green Tea White Chocolate Pudding  - the healthier option (a little less guilt, maybe?)  I am without a doubt a lover of their Starbucks Tazo Green Tea Creme (with a little twist, replacing Vanilla with equal parts of Hazelnut and Irish Cream - but that's a different story!), so when I heard it's part of their newest offer, i had no second doubt i'm getting one for myself.  It's a perfect blend of green tea with jelly-cious white pudding topped with whipped cream for your ultimate indulgence (that's my biased conscience talking!)

So how much did it cost me? Not quite a fortune.  You can order it in Tall (Php190), Grande (Php200) or Venti (Php220).  I had mine in Grande (thanks, I barely slept all night after consuming 2 grandes!)  

Here's a look at how coffee aficionados welcomed these two new treats yesterday! :-)

As I was lining up, so is my cup :-)

So for all of you sweet lovers out there, don't miss these two fave treats from Starbucks -- you'll surely love both  (as I did!).  :-)

Speculoos Cookie Butter Craze :-)

I'm a huge fan of sweets!  I munch and nibble on almost everything sweet and pleasing to my taste buds. Well, okay, i'm a huge fan of FOOD so to speak :D

I love sweets and that includes cookie butter in the long list.  I got my first taste of speculoos cookie butter back in December 2012 when my cousin brought me a jar of Trader Joe's Cookie Butter spreadables from the US.  He says its a big hit back there and so I was eager to try.  It was good and I must admit my taste buds really welcomed the idea of it everyday in the breakfast table (with or without bread :D).  Needless to say, the poor TJ's jar ended up as history in my tummy after a couple of weeks. So when this whole cookie butter thing became a big hit in Manila, I went beaming with grin ---> : D  H-E-A-V-E-N-L-Y!

That's the good news! The bad news is, people went gaga over it and stocks went out as fast as it came.  Blame it on the hype, it was so addicting people are so into it.  I had my share of speculoos hunting too.  I tried to look for it at PX stores around the metro and end up frustrated.  I checked online and saw a couple of online sellers but well, i was made to wait for few more weeks for the shipping so I finally gave up.

Yesterday, I went cruising along the isles of S&R Aseana to do a little gastronomic shopping when I stumbled on a pile of little jars neatly stacked in the middle of the main isle.  I was curious so I snatched a jar and it spelled S-P-E-C-U-L-O-O-S!  Good heavens! S&R is already selling these precious little jars to satisfy the public's demand!  Nope. They don't sell TJ's, they have different brand called Jules Destrooper Speculoos Pasta (but it's the same cookie butter spread, I wonder why it's called pasta?--probably because its paste?) It's a lot smaller than my TJ's spread at 200g (7oz) and sells at Php199.95 a jar.  So for all of you who's still raving about the speculoos fever, its already on hand at your nearest S&R Membership Stores :)