Rocket Fizz Las Vegas

If you’ve never seen Beetlejuice, stop whatever you are doing RIGHT NOW, and go watch it.

Now, for everyone else, remember that scene where Beetlejuice uses a candy bar to lure a fly to it’s death?

Fly-Bait

I assumed that the Zagnut bar was some sort of Hollywood created candy bar name, until I saw real Zagnut bars lining the shelves of Rocket Fizz Las Vegas.  As soon as I realized that the Zagnut bar was real, I had to try one.

The package has changed a little bit from what you see in the movie.

It’s a simple wrapper, with a very good description of what is inside -- “Crunchy Peanut Butter -- Toasted Coconut”.  And that is what you get.  When you open the wrapper, you may be a bit surprised at what you see on the inside.

Its like a flaky, naked Butterfinger

No, the chocolate has not been left off.  That’s just the way this candy bar rolls.  It’s sort of like a naked butterfinger, sprinkled with roasted coconut.  Breaking it apart, it has a very different crumble than a butterfinger.

If you've ever tasted one of these, your mouth should be watering right about now.

There are many similarities to a Butterfinger, since both are crunchy peanut butter based.  The inside of the Zagnut Bar is more loosely packed.  It isn’t quite as dense.  This means that when you bite into one of these little guys, the layers separate in your mouth, into a mass of crumbly goodness.  The roasted coconut outside and the super crumbly center combine for something pretty amazing, and very different from a Butterfinger.  Coconut and peanut go together really well in this candy bar.  I still don’t know what the heck a “Zag” is.

Come in to Rocket Fizz Las Vegas today to try one out.

At Rocket Fizz Las Vegas, we have some fantastic regional candies.  Today’s candy review comes to us from our neighbors to the north.  No, not those crazy Canadians, we are talking about Idahoites (Idahoans, Idahoes? We don’t know).

It has eyes on the wrapper, but not the creepy kind. These are the kind that sprout roots!

I hear that our potato loving friends north of us love their potatoes so much that they wanted their candy to be more potato shaped.  I like using the word “potato” as many times as possible in sentences.  Anyhow, normal candy apparently didn’t do it for them, so we get

It looks just like a potato (If a potato were able to grow fur)

It’s a nice sized candy bar, shaped like a conventional candy bar and potato’s love child.  On the outside is some nicely toasted coconut flakes, with a crumbly dark chocolate shell.  When you get to the inside, you’ve got some really great marshmallow.  The marshmallow inside is coco flavored, and has a fantastic smooth and fluffy texture.

Mmm, soft, smooth coco flavored insides. Wait, this is supposed to be some sort of candy potato, right?

So, the potato theme of the candy bar really only goes as far as the wrapper.  It has very little (read: none) potato flavor, so it is actually good!  If you are from Idaho, you already know about this little gem, but for the rest of us, it’s a great candy, hidden in a deceptive wrapper.

Today we are going to review another classic candy that was invented way back in the 1920s.  The Pearson Bun was invented around the same time that rockets, penicillin, and traffic lights were created.  Pearson’s Caramel Buns are a regional favorite in the mid-west.

Flappers were all over Pearson's Bun

This venerable candy has persisted throughout the ages, and can be enjoyed by Rocket Fizz Las Vegas patrons today.

When you open up a Pearson’s Caramel Bun, you may be a bit offset by the presentation.

The shape may be amorphous, but the flavor is top notch. This is known in the industry as a "plop".

Pearson’s caramel Bun bars are made of milk chocolate, peanuts, fondant, and caramel. Let’s analyze this baby from the inside out.

It was harder than you'd think to cut this little guy in half, but here you can see all the layers.

The caramel in this bar is nice and dark.  The longer you cook sugar, the darker the caramel gets.  The caramel layer is quite rich, with the pure sweetness of caramel, along with something more complex, almost smoky in the flavor.  The caramel layer is extremely smooth, which contrasts well with the rest of the bar.

The fondant layer is maple flavored, I think.  It looks a lot like the maple fondant layer in the Maple Bun, but it is just thick enough to add a little complexity to the bar.  The fondant layer melts instantly in your mouth.

The chocolate on the bun bar is not the super milky milk chocolate used in many of today’s candies.  It is definitely a bit more complex than that.  There is a slight bittersweet quality to the chocolate, which is great, because it offsets the sweetness of the caramel a bit.

Finally, the peanuts on this bar really add to the experience.  The addition of  saltiness to the sweet ties the bar together and makes it really sing.

For folks from the mid-west where this candy plop is a staple, this candy needs no review.  For everyone who hasn’t tried this fantastic candy, we really recommend that you come in today and pick a few up.