Last year I reviewed Alpen Light Cherry Bakewell Bars and loved them. Then I saw the Lemon Drizzle version reviewed by Grocery Gems back in March and knew that I had to try them. I've only just managed to track them down and picked up this box of 5 bars in Asda last week for £1.65.
I have mentioned loads of times on this blog that I follow Slimming World and these Alpen light bars are fantastic as you are are allowed to eat 2 of them as a B choice. For those of you that don't follow the plan, this is basically the bit that that makes sure that you are getting the right amount of fiber in your diet. I prefer to stick to wholemeal bread as my usual B choice but if I am on the go then these bars are something quick and easy to grab and surprisingly filling considering that they only contain 62 calories per bar. Although there is a bit of confusion about calories because the nutritional info states 62 calories but the front of the box says 70; I am sure that 8 calories won't make much difference in the grand scheme of things.
The bar is described as a mixed cereal bar with apple, lemon and yogurt flavor drizzle. It certainly smells of lemon which as a flavor I love because it is just so refreshing...I have actually been known to sit and suck on actual wedges of lemon which always gets some funny looks. The yogurt is quite sparse but I would expect this from a lower calorie cereal bar.
The texture is crunchy and light, much the same as the Cherry Bakewell bars that I reviewed before. The pieces of apple are chewy and I wasn't getting much "apple" flavor coming through. The lemon flavor was nice but it was not strong enough for me, and this is something that I have found with a lot of the fruit flavoured Alpen bars.
Verdict Lemon seems to be an acquired taste but the more lemony the better for me and sadly this bar just didn't hit the spot when it came to flavour, I much prefer Cherry Bakewell or the Chocolate Alpen Light bars.
