Reviewing Maruchan Funyuns, Mr. Brownie Snacks, Sparkling Ice Starburst, & More

Sparkling Ice perfected this! Basically, it’s exactly as advertised. It has a sweet, Strawberry Starburst flavor that mirrors its candy counterpart, albeit, in a liquid form. Definitely get this if you’re into Starburst!

Released February 2024 along side other Starburst flavors. Found at Stop & Shop.

I’m not exactly sure what to make of this. The flavor is complex with that of a biscuit, semi-sweet chocolate, and something else that adds a lot more nuance. Is it an alcohol-like taste perhaps? Not sure. Either way, it all comes together and tastes pretty good! The texture is soft, a tad dry, and lightly crumbly.

Not sure when these were released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

Surprisingly light tasting given the flavors. For the most part, it’s a combination of onion and vinegar. Neither are overpowering and can’t be compared to typical vinegar or onion chips. Basically, they’re unoffending and offer flavors that usually aren’t this light.

Released summer 2024 alongside other flavors.

Regular, soft donuts with a thin layer of soft strawberry frosting. It’s very normal tasting, nothing out of the ordinary or different than your traditional tasting donuts. All the flavor comes from the sweet artificial tasting strawberry frosting. If you’re into these type of cheap tasting, sweet donuts, grab them!

Likely released around mid 2024 according to reviews.

Both the advertised flavors here are not at all strong. A tiny kick with a light cheese flavor, nothing more. Still, there is enough flavor to be decently enjoyable as to not simply throw away the bag. Texture, of course, is crunchy and typical Funyuns.

Released around September 2024. Found at Walgreens.

This is spicy ramen! You can absolutely taste the ramen itself, the seasoning, and, of course, the spicy kick. It really is spicy noodle ramen in a crunchy rounded form. Lastly, despite being the Funyuns brand, I didn’t get much onion from it.

Released for a limited time July 22, 2024. Found at Walgreens.

Semi-dark, moderately sweet… odd looking brownies–look at the box! Speaking of odd, despite these coming across as artificial, they’re not too off-putting. Texture-wise, they’re a bit chewy and mildly moist. All in all, I’m not sure these are worth buying, you’d honestly have a better time with Little Bites or other packaged brownies.

Not sure when these were released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

Each are individually wrapped and very small! They are a bit of a crumbly mess when you try to peel the liners off them, unfortunately.

They are indeed a vanilla-like brownies with noticable parts of chocolate from the embedded chips. These blondies are soft and moist, similar to that of Little Bites Muffins–Even the flavor is reminiscent of their chocolate chip muffins.

Not sure when these were released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

Very similar to Little Bites Chocolate Brownies. They’re soft and moist, however, for the texture, it comes off as really artificial. When it comes to taste, it’s chocolate brownie tasting. Not dark, not light, just regular, average-sweetness chocolate. What’s disappointing are the supposed crunchy chocolate candies in them. These are incredibly thin and add nearly nothing to the texture! Overall, honestly, these are more boring than advertised. Just get regular Cosmic Brownies or make regular brownies yourself!

Not sure when these were released. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.

Instead of being mostly crunchy, there is a crunch from the cookie bottom layer while the top layer is a very soft cookie dough; This cookie dough tastes like a mix of light caramel and cookie dough. Overall, the bar is about the same sweetness as a Twix and aside from the softer texture, is quite similar in flavor.

Released December 2022.

Very, very sweet, and extremely artificial tasting. It’s like they had some caramel and overwhelmed it with sugar. In fact, it’s so sweet, it’s nearly bitter. I can’t see this being good with anything… It’s just not that good.

Released some time around 2022-2023 according to review. Found at Ocean State Job Lot.