Picture this: it’s Christmas time in the early noughties and there’s a tin of Heroes being unwrapped for you to share.
As the youngest of three siblings, I really had to fight tooth and nail to get my hands on a Cadbury’s Dream back in the day.
The white chocolate bar in its shiny blue wrapper was truly the best out of the selection - and I was devastated when it was discontinued shortly after its 2002 release.
The disappointment grew as I grew older, and reminisced about the things we used to enjoy as kids - like Creme Savers and the Nintendo 64
Yet, when I was browsing the shelves of my local B&M store the other day, I spotted it: a Cadbury’s Dream White Chocolate.
The iconic chocolate bar relaunched in UK stores in May 2020, which went unnoticed by many due to the pandemic.
A trip to B&M simply wasn’t on my essential travel list at the time.
But I couldn’t have been more thrilled to find this white chocolate bar sitting on the shelf among some other unusual Australian Cadbury’s creations, like Neopolitan, and Top Deck.
The 180g bar usually costs £1.49, but was on the manager’s specials offer for just a quid - a small price to pay for nostalgia.
Inside there are 32 chunks of thick white chocolate pieces with the word ‘Cadbury’s’ indented onto each piece.
And it tastes just as good as I remember - made with real cocoa butter that just melts in your mouth.
The reason the chocolate bar is so difficult to get your hands on is because it’s no longer manufactured in the UK and Ireland, only in Australia and South Africa.
In fact, it was initially launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2001 before coming to the UK the following year, as part of a Coronation Street sponsorship, and discontinued shortly after.
However, Cadbury’s relaunched a white chocolate bar in 2019, called Cadbury White’ which is still available in supermarkets. It just doesn’t seem to give the joy the reminiscent Cadbury’s Dream does, though.
Another nostalgic chocolate bar that you can still buy today is the Nestle Animal Bars - found in Home Bargains for 29p.
These were launched in 1963 and have been a lunch box staple ever since. On the inside of the paper wrapper was - and still is - a game such as ‘which leopard has the most spots’, offering an extra math lesson on your break time.
What was your favourite chocolate bar when you were a child? Let us know in the comments.
