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Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Shoppers go wild as RARE Quality Street dessert makes return to supermarket shelves
Plus find out how to save money on chocolate SWEET TREAT Shoppers go wild as RARE Quality Street dessert makes return to supermarket shelves Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TOFFEE lovers are buzzing after a cult classic Quality Street dessert made a surprise comeback. Originally spotted in Asda back in 2019, the nostalgic pud vanished without warning, leaving sweet-toothed Brits gutted. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Shoppers have spotted a quality street toffee penny dessert 2 The dessert has returned to shelves after five years But now, Iceland has brought it back. The Quality Street Smooth & Creamy Toffee Penny Dessert inspired by the iconic golden-wrapped sweet has returned, sparking a frenzy among fans who feared it was gone forever. One excited foodie took to Facebook to share the good news, posting: 'Closer look at Quality Street Toffee Penny Desserts from Iceland, they're smooth and creamy, perfect if you love toffee penny sweets.' Fans flooded the comments with excitement. One said: 'OMG they used to have these YEARS ago at Asda and I was devastated when they stopped!! Please don't be different now.' Another added: 'So glad this is back!'. While others said they 'need to find some' and 'It just looks so good.' The puddings are a part of Nestlé's range of chocolate bar-inspired desserts, including Rolo and Milkybar. They are said to be rich, creamy and full of toffee flavour, just like the chewy favourite from the iconic tin. A pack of four will set you back £2.80 or just £2 if you grab them as part of a multibuy offer. We've outdone ourselves with this one' say Cadbury Ireland as they reveal new limited edition bar 'coming soon But if you're hoping to grab a pot, don't hang about. We couldn't find them on sale anywhere else, so your best bet is to head to your nearest Iceland store. They're also available online through Iceland's website, with home delivery if you fancy skipping the queues. It's a sweet treat for anyone who's been craving that classic toffee penny taste and just in time for summer snack cravings. The Sun has asked Quality Street if the snack is now back for good. New chocolate Its comes as Aldi announced the launch of its own version of the wildly popular Dubai-style chocolate bar. The indulgent treat features layers of rich pistachio cream and crunchy kadayif pastry, all encased in smooth milk chocolate. The luxurious chocolate bar will be hitting UK shelves later this month, retailing at £3.99. Meanwhile, just last week shoppers discovered a brand new kinder bar as part of Tesco's meal deal offer. The new snack features a crispy wafer layered with smooth milky and cocoa-hazelnut creams, wrapped in milk chocolate and topped with biscuit crumbs. It's quickly becoming a fan favourite, thanks to its indulgent flavour and affordable price. Elsewhere, chocoholics spotted a rare Cadbury treat from overseas on B&M shelves. The 5 Star Mini Treats - a caramel-packed favourite usually found in far-flung places like India, Brazil and South Africa – are now being sold for just £2 in UK stores.
The Sun
a day ago
- Business
- The Sun
Shoppers go wild as RARE Quality Street dessert makes return to supermarket shelves
TOFFEE lovers are buzzing after a cult classic Quality Street dessert made a surprise comeback. Originally spotted in Asda back in 2019, the nostalgic pud vanished without warning, leaving sweet-toothed Brits gutted. 2 2 But now, Iceland has brought it back. The Quality Street Smooth & Creamy Toffee Penny Dessert inspired by the iconic golden-wrapped sweet has returned, sparking a frenzy among fans who feared it was gone forever. One excited foodie took to Facebook to share the good news, posting: 'Closer look at Quality Street Toffee Penny Desserts from Iceland, they're smooth and creamy, perfect if you love toffee penny sweets.' Fans flooded the comments with excitement. One said: 'OMG they used to have these YEARS ago at Asda and I was devastated when they stopped!! Please don't be different now.' Another added: 'So glad this is back!'. While others said they 'need to find some' and 'It just looks so good.' The puddings are a part of Nestlé's range of chocolate bar-inspired desserts, including Rolo and Milkybar. They are said to be rich, creamy and full of toffee flavour, just like the chewy favourite from the iconic tin. A pack of four will set you back £2.80 or just £2 if you grab them as part of a multibuy offer. We've outdone ourselves with this one' say Cadbury Ireland as they reveal new limited edition bar 'coming soon But if you're hoping to grab a pot, don't hang about. We couldn't find them on sale anywhere else, so your best bet is to head to your nearest Iceland store. They're also available online through Iceland's website, with home delivery if you fancy skipping the queues. It's a sweet treat for anyone who's been craving that classic toffee penny taste and just in time for summer snack cravings. The Sun has asked Quality Street if the snack is now back for good. New chocolate Its comes as Aldi announced the launch of its own version of the wildly popular Dubai-style chocolate bar. The indulgent treat features layers of rich pistachio cream and crunchy kadayif pastry, all encased in smooth milk chocolate. The luxurious chocolate bar will be hitting UK shelves later this month, retailing at £3.99. Meanwhile, just last week shoppers discovered a brand new kinder bar as part of Tesco's meal deal offer. The new snack features a crispy wafer layered with smooth milky and cocoa-hazelnut creams, wrapped in milk chocolate and topped with biscuit crumbs. It's quickly becoming a fan favourite, thanks to its indulgent flavour and affordable price. Elsewhere, chocoholics spotted a rare Cadbury treat from overseas on B&M shelves. The 5 Star Mini Treats - a caramel-packed favourite usually found in far-flung places like India, Brazil and South Africa – are now being sold for just £2 in UK stores. How to save money on chocolate We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar. Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs... Go own brand - if you're not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you'll save by going for the supermarket's own brand bars. Shop around - if you've spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it's cheaper elsewhere. Websites like let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you're getting the best deal. Look out for yellow stickers - supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they've been reduced. They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged. Buy bigger bars - most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar. So if you've got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Yorkshire Pudding with a pistachio twist branded 'dessert of the summer'
Pistachio is having a moment right now - with people obsessing over Dubai chocolate, pistachio lattes, and more. Now, it has been added to a roast dinner treat and fans are loving it People have been left divided over this unique dessert involving a sweet treat and a Yorkshire pudding, with the two freezer items said to be 'the perfect combination of sweet and savory'. Pistachio has fast been becoming the most popular treat to add into foods lately - from coffee shops selling pistachio lattes, the viral Dubai chocolate, ice cream, pistachio nut butter, pistachio cookies, and more. So much so, that a growing internet frenzy for pistachio-flavoured has reportedly causes a global shortage of pistachios. Recently, popular food page This Is Planet Food on Instagram who create "out of this world recipes", shared a unique treat - a Yorkshire pudding with pistachio ice cream, chocolate sauce and crushed pistachios. "Why didn't we think of this sooner?!," This Is Planet Food said. A video of the delight went viral online. The food page added: "Yorkies... but make them dessert. Air-fried until crisp, stuffed with creamy pistachio ice cream, then topped with cracking chocolate sauce and crushed pistachios. "The taste? Think croissant-meets-waffle vibes. Hot, cold, crispy, gooey, crunchy. This might just be the dessert of the summer." The author added: "Pistachio is having its moment. Yorkshires are forever. Put them together? Absolute perfections!" To make the treat, add your Yorkshire puddings to the air fryer and cook at 200C for 5-6 mins until crispy and golden. While they are hot, add a scoop of pistachio ice cream into the middle of the Yorkshire pudding. If you fancy, drizzle over chocolate cracking sauce and top with chopped pistachios for that extra crunch. "Serve immediately for the ultimate hot/cold dessert moment," This Is Planet Food added. The recipe has divided food fans. "Next time you are in Spain we will make summer yorkies," one said as they tagged a friend. One other shared: "I put Quality Street in the mini ones and put them in the air fryer." "Yep, Yorkshire pud tastes like a waffle," insisted one other. "Well now thank the good lord someone is talkin sense at last," another commented after viewing the video. Another pointed out: "My Nana used to eat Yorkshire pudding with Jam on or sometimes just a sprinkle of sugar." Another agreed and added: "My Nan always put sugar in her yorkies mixture before cooking."
The Sun
02-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Shoppers heartbroken as Aldi pulls Sunday lunch favourite off the shelves
SHOPPERS are gutted after Aldi pulled a much-loved Sunday lunch staple off the shelves — with many fearing it's gone for good. Fans of Aldi's beef gravy were left scrambling when they couldn't find it in stores, sparking a flood of posts online from disappointed customers. One worried shopper wrote on Facebook: 'Anyone know if they have stopped selling this? Been to two local Aldis and not had any? Thanks.' Aldi confirmed the product hasn't been discontinued - but it's a seasonal product on sale through certain months of the year. Still, many customers say they're heartbroken to be without it in the run-up to summer. For some, it's not just about the gravy — it's about the comfort and tradition of Sunday lunches, now feeling incomplete. This isn't the first time Aldi has caused a stir by pulling popular products. Just last month, shoppers were shocked when the £2.99 Liz Earle beauty dupe, a cheap alternative to the £30 Cleanse and Polish, was dropped from shelves. The store also recently discontinued its Very Berry Muesli, leaving breakfast lovers searching for substitutes, and previously axed its hot cloth cleanser, a product that had built a loyal following among bargain beauty fans. Retail experts say cuts like these often come down to sales figures and product performance, but loyal customers still feel the sting when their favourites vanish. Even as some products disappear, Aldi remains a hotspot for bargains. Shoppers are urged to look out for red-sticker items, which can slash prices by up to 75 per cent, especially toward the end of the day. Aldi also offers Too Good To Go bags — surprise bundles of fresh food usually worth £10, sold for just £3.30. But act fast: only limited numbers are available each day. For everyday savings, Aldi's Everyday Essentials line offers low-cost staples, including 1.5kg bags of wonky carrots for 60p and discounted packs of wonky grapes for £1.49. And don't skip the middle aisle, where Aldi's famous special buys pop up regularly. Shoppers have recently reported spotting 300g pouches of Quality Street for just 49p, down from £1.99 — proving you can still find treats even when favourites go missing. Why are products axed or recipes changed? ANALYSIS by chief consumer reporter James Flanders. Food and drinks makers have been known to tweak their recipes or axe items altogether. They often say that this is down to the changing tastes of customers. There are several reasons why this could be done. For example, government regulation, like the "sugar tax," forces firms to change their recipes. Some manufacturers might choose to tweak ingredients to cut costs. They may opt for a cheaper alternative, especially when costs are rising to keep prices stable. For example, Tango Cherry disappeared from shelves in 2018. It has recently returned after six years away but as a sugar-free version. Fanta removed sweetener from its sugar-free alternative earlier this year. Suntory tweaked the flavour of its flagship Lucozade Original and Orange energy drinks. While the amount of sugar in every bottle remains unchanged, the supplier swapped out the sweetener aspartame for sucralose. 2
RTÉ News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Armagh-Tyrone sparks memories of great battles past
Tyrone v Armagh. It was the battle that the Tyrone team of the noughties had to survive. Like any true battle, unless you had a screw loose, they were not to be enjoyed. If the heights of that Tyrone team's ability came out in the games against Kerry, the strength of its steel was tested by the men from Armagh. Again and again and again. The key battles were fought over only a few years but the way they have stayed in the collective memory speaks volumes for their era-defining nature. The 'why?' in my book is fairly rudimentary. Both counties had toiled for over 100 years without an All-Ireland between them. For a team to win it in such a circumstance, they were going to be footballing Gods about home. The problem is, both landed upon their dreamed of All-Ireland-winning crews in a window that overlapped. And there can only be one top dog. Armagh had started early. While most of us on the Red Hand side were busy totting up underage All-Irelands under a certain Mickey Harte, Armagh were laying the building blocks of a period of Ulster dominance marked most significantly by their key breakthrough win in 1999, captained by one Jarlath Burns. They went on to win seven in 10 years, a record not seen since the Down team of the 1960s. But while they knocked off Ulster with a relish even Jim McGuinness would be impressed by, it was the battle for All-Irelands that would define both teams. I remember watching the 2002 All-Ireland final at home. Our McGinley house tradition was to save one of the big tins of Quality Street or Roses from the previous Christmas and open it on All-Ireland final day as we sat round the living room and took in the match on the box. In 2002 it was no different. By then I was up with the Tyrone seniors, but that didn't change my usual viewing spot or my preferred chocolates. By throw-in, having listened to the local build-up, the jealousy had welled up and I was hoping Kerry would do the job. But as I watched Armagh take on the illustrious boys from the Kingdom I couldn't help but cheer on the underdog. When Oisín McConville missed the penalty, then later rammed home the goal in the second half into the Hill, I couldn't but admire the sheer belief and balls on show. When Kieran McGeeney fell to his knees, ball in hand as the final whistle blew, the sheer delight I felt for them was as genuine as it was momentary! By the time they were lifting the Sam Maguire Cup I was sick. They were there. They'd done it. It felt unbelievably far away from my sitting room in Ballygawley. I don't recall chatting with my Tyrone teammates that day - this was in a world before WhatsApp groups - but I can only imagine that collectively we all saw the same thing as we watched the celebrations in Jones' Road. Armagh had reached the summit. Now, the hunt was on to topple them. We knew we had it all to prove. For all our underage titles and 'potential', we were the soft boys. Forever the nearly men who 'lacked something' when push really came to shove. Peter Canavan repeatedly hammered that point into us. League title and Ulster title in hand, the fact Sam still resided in Armagh made his message easy to believe. As fate would have it, it would remain there right up until we took it off them. One year on, the seat in the living room and the box of chocolates were unused as the All-Ireland final rolled around. There was a celebratory feel to the final in '03. Armagh, still riding the crest of the wave from their maiden '02 victory and Tyrone with the smell of that dream first All-Ireland in our nostrils. One Peter Canavan reversed substitution and Conor Gormley block later, and it was Tyrone boots that would follow Armagh's up those Hogan Stand steps. Armagh were magnanimous in defeat. Having experienced their own version of the promised land the previous year it must have seemed churlish to deny or feel bitter at the neighbours getting theirs. By 2005, whatever good-natured generosity there was had evaporated. The race for a second crown was on and, far from shadow boxing our way around each other, it became a full-on assault. Then came a trilogy of games akin to the Dublin v Meath epics of 1994. An Ulster final, its replay, and the All-Ireland semi-final. All in Croker. Peter's iconic free was the final decisive act. It was a simple kick for a man of his ability, but like a recent Masters putt, it's all about the context. And that kick had to be the most pressured of his career. By that stage the games had taken on a life of their own. It was the first and only time in my career where it felt like every single person was in it together. The tension and pressure the players felt on the pitch was matched by everyone in the stands. Palpable doesn't come close. You could taste the thing. Every play, tackle, hit, score was as if it actively involved every person in the stadium. By the end, even the grand stadium itself seemed exhausted. The two teams never met at the same heights again. Maybe that was for the best. All had been left on the pitch. The battles since have conjured up memories but that's it. Twenty years on from that 2005 peak, the ingredients for today's game bear an uncanny resemblance. Armagh back at the top. Tyrone with a young talented team and the clichéd 'potential' of a serious side. The status of various injuries could be decisive but taking things as they are, Armagh are favourites having shown a level of play Tyrone have not, as yet, produced. The Tyrone psyche often needs a spark to light it. While I expect the game to be a cagey affair there is just the possibility that, as they did a few decades ago, Armagh act as the lighter fluid Tyrone require. If they do, the game could be a clinker and mark the emergence of Tyrone as genuine challengers. Surely history wouldn't think of repeating itself, would it?
