Easter Candy: Marshmallow 3 Musketeers

I've designated the month of February as Marshmallow Month! :-)  The Easter candy is starting to come out and there are a lot of new marshmallow and marshmallow-filled items showing up. 

First up is the marshmallow 3 Musketeers. 

I've been eyeing these for three years, and blogging has finally given me a reason to try them.  Every year when I go to set Easter I'm tempted, but I've never given in because I pretty much knew what they were going to taste like--and I was exactly right. 

There's really not too much to report on here.  But that's not necessarily a bad thing.  I'm a fan of 3 Musketeers and guessed the Marshmallow variety would taste very similar to the original.  Marshmallow tends not to have much of a flavor; they do have their own taste and aroma, but I think most will agree it's really more about the texture.  And texture is really the only difference between this version and the original.  Mars uses its usual chocolate which supplies most of the flavor.  In the original version the nougat gives it its trademark "whipped-up" fluffiness without too much effect on the taste of the bar as a whole.  The same is true here so the two bars tase very similar, but there is a slight difference in the consistency of the filling.  The marshmallow is lighter and airier than the nougat, and though the original nougat filling does have a tint of chocolate flavor to it that is not present in the marshmallow version. 

If you're not thinking about what you're eating (the American way) it's pretty much the same experience as eating regular 3 Musketeers miniatures.  But sometimes the art is in the details. 

5 Stars.  But this time I'll make it 5 marhsmallows.  They're just cuter.