New Lärabar Flavors!

Today, the day I have been waiting for arrived…my samples of the new Lärabar flavors came in the mail! Ever since I found out that they were creating the 4 new flavors, I have been stalking the Lärabar displays at all the local Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s and Target stores, hoping to find them, but no luck yet. However, Stacy at Lärabar was kind enough to send me a sample of each, and today they are here!

I couldn’t choose which one to try first, of course, so I opened them all and cut them into bite-size pieces so I could try each one today. Here are my impressions:

• Carrot Cake: If this one had not been released along with some that contain chocolate, I would have given it more attention. Similar to Apple Pie and Banana Bread, this bar truly reminds me of its namesake and is very, very yummy. Sadly, it got overshadowed by…
• Chocolate Chip Brownie: This was a gooey chocolately treat. Definitely a great indulgence when you don’t want to overindulge in the “real thing.” It’s a lot sweeter than a usual Larabar, and I liked it, but not as much as…
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: Named for one of my all-time favorite things, this bar is fabulous! It almost tied with my new all-time favorite, which would be, of course…
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip: To. Die. For. Seriously, so tasty. Peanut Butter Cookie is was my favorite Lärabar flavor, so it’s no surprise that I totally love it even more with the addition of the (fair trade!) chocolate chips.

The beauty of Lärabars is, besides being delicious, the fact that they are made with so few ingredients. You can pick up any flavor and look at the ingredients and recognize and pronounce every ingredient. They are all made with basically just nuts (peanuts, walnuts, almonds, cashews, etc.) and fruit (dates) and some flavors have a few other things thrown in like cinnamon, unsweetened coconut, unsweetened cocoa powder, etc.

The only thing that will hold me back from ordering a case of my new favorites is the fact that the chocolate chips do contain sugar. The overall sugar content of the new bars with chocolate chips in them is not much higher than the originals, but it does come from sugar in the chips as opposed to natural sugar in the fruit, so I have a feeling that instead of satisfying a sweet craving like the originals do, these might perpetuate my sugar cravings. That’s not to say I won’t enjoy them now and again (assuming they hit my local stores soon) as a special treat, because believe me, I will!

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