Move over, Dubai chocolate — we taste-tested the new angel hair chocolate bar. Is it worth the $16 price tag?
First, the Dubai chocolate bar sent foodies into a spiral with its crunchy kataifi and pistachio cream filling, inspiring everything from Shake Shack's Dubai chocolate shake to IHOP's latest pancake stack. But now, a new bar is here to shake up the confectionery space yet again: It's called the angel hair chocolate bar, and she's basically the Dubai chocolate bar's sweeter, girlier cousin. When I saw this bar trending on TikTok, I knew I had to see if it lived up to the hype.
So, what is the angel hair chocolate bar? While many different brands make some version of the treat, Chowhound credited Belgian chocolatier Tucho with the invention of angel hair chocolate. Its version is stuffed with pişmaniye, a Turkish-style cotton candy, as well as pistachio cream, vanilla, pomegranate and raspberry flavoring. Other versions of the bar, such as a popular one from BeeMax, are made with similar ingredients.
Like the Dubai chocolate bar, the angel hair chocolate bar is making the rounds on social media, with many influencers cracking it open to reveal its cotton candy inside. Many of the bars online boast bright colors and tie-dyed patterns on the outer chocolate shell, while others keep it simple with just milk or dark chocolate. And like the Dubai chocolate bar, the angel hair bar comes with a hefty price tag, ranging from about $13 to $24, depending on the brand.
As for myself, I wanted to try this chocolate bar ASAP. Rather than search stores for the bar, I looked on DoorDash and found a version of it available locally. Within an hour, my very own angel hair chocolate bar, from the brand Ema Chocolate, was at my door.
Ema Chocolate's version is coated in white chocolate. It's also dyed pink and green, which is super aesthetically pleasing. However, when I cracked open the bar, I was a little less than thrilled by the appearance. The candy floss looked like, well, hair. As one coworker put it, it looked like I was 'eating a troll doll,' while another declared it an 'Easy-Bake Oven creation gone wrong.' A third had just two words: 'I'm upset.'
But appearances can be deceiving. When I bit into the chocolate bar, I was greeted with an immediate sugar rush — along with the unfortunate sensation that I was biting into a chunk of hair. Thankfully, the cotton candy melted quickly in my mouth, leaving me with sweetness and not a whole lot else. When I gave a piece to my husband — who was also pretty freaked out by the whole hair thing initially — he said it was 'good' but that he absolutely did not want a second piece.
So, will the angel hair chocolate bar become a regular treat in my pantry? Probably not. The price point aside (this bar cost $16, not including delivery fees, but I've seen versions on the TikTok shop sell for more than $24), even I, a self-proclaimed dessert person, can't handle that much sugar all at once. Plus, the whole 'hair' thing freaks me out more than I'd like to admit — even if that hair does melt into sugary goodness the moment it touches your tongue.
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