This is a compensated review from BlogHer and Pepperidge Farm.
Why are
miniature versions of just about anything more adorable than their
original-sized counterpart? Or am I the only one who has "fizzy affections for all things 'mini'"?
I don't
think I am the only one; retailers have latched onto the concept and I'd
wager it's serving them well. Think about all the individually-wrapped
mini versions of cookies and snacks you see on grocery store shelves these
days. They're packaged for convenience and portion control, but dag GUM
if they aren't just cuter! I buy them for my kids' lunches, but it's not
uncommon for me to slip a package in my purse or laptop bag to deter me from
swerving into a fast food stop for
greasy-but-yummy-but-heart-attack-inducing-and-butt-enlarging french fries.
Hmmm, little
snack packages are keeping me healthy! Who would've thunk it?
Pepperidge
Farm® has just introduced a line of cookies, once again proving dynamite
comes in small packages.
They sent canisters of all their new mini varieties
to me just in time for my "Sister Party". I'm still wondering how in THE world the people at Pepperidge
Farm knew I was sick and needed some easy help with
dessert! What could be more simple than opening the canister,
plopping some Petite Pirouette® and Petite Twists® in some pretty glasses,
and Voila! Dessert is served!
My
favorite? The Chocolate Crème Petite Pirouette, mainly because I've
been eating their larger counterpart for years. I can remember last
week when I was much younger trying to suck the filling out and make the
crispy outside into a cookie straw...hmmm, cookie straws...maybe I should pitch
THAT to Pepperidge Farm :).
A 90-calorie
indulgence...90 wee little calories (compared to, say, my caramel macchiato
breve weighing in at 490 calories...or a bowl of chocolate fudge brownie ice
cream weighing in at DON'T JUDGE ME!). If I made it a habit to snack on
these, I **might** just fit into a two piece again at my favorite
indulgence--lying oceanside come mid-July.
Want more
details that spell out the skinny on Pepperidge Farm Petite Pirouette and Petite Twists?
Petite
Pirouette
is a delicate, crispy rolled wafer with creamy, chocolaty filling on the
inside. Try either the chocolate hazelnut or chocolate crème flavor - or
both! Three Petite Pirouette rolled wafers add up to 90 carefree
calories!
Petite Twists puffed pastries have
layers of delicate, crisp pastry swirled with sweet cinnamon or raspberry. A
delightful treat with 90 calories in two treats.
Aren't you
glad to indulge yourself with something so sweet with virtually no guilt attached?
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