Hot Lattes, Straight From The Toaster

Vanilla Latte Pop-Tarts - Walmart

I know these are old news, and no one cares anymore, but I'm cleaning out my pantry and I've got quite a few backlogged Pop-Tarts to review, so I'm going to do my best to knock them all out this week! First up, Dunkin' Donuts Vanilla Latte!

Maeil Mild Café Latte - H-Mart

Maeil Mild Café Latte - H-Mart

I like coffee, but these says I drink it (maybe) once a month. Which is something a lot of people find shocking.

Back in college I was working two jobs (I was a Trainer at Panera Bread and a graphic designer at a print shop), all while juggling a full course load and running a school club with field trips, bake sales, events...etc. and I was keeping up with my etsy shop. I was sleeping maybe two hours a night, and I was chugging a 32oz soda-sized iced espresso after every Panera Bread shift to keep myself going. (My go-to-espresso drink of choice was 4-shots of espresso and two pumps of caramel, over ice, with skim milk and occasionally whipped cream. If the coffee wasn't enough to keep me going, the sugar picked up all the slack.) I was a walking zombie, but I got so much done! Eventually my under eye circles got so bad that the make-up-counter-ladies suggested an industrial concealer, which was pretty much beige-colored Spackle. Thankfully I moved on and didn't need to keep pushing myself quite so hard, and when I did, me and coffee/espresso had a bit of a falling out.

I don't rely on it to get me through the work week like a lot of my friends do, instead I treat it kind of like medicine. If I am drinking it, it's usually to get me through an especially tiring day, so I don't buy it very often, but when I do, it has to have adorable packaging.

Cappuccino Chips (Lay's Do Us A Flavor) - Wawa

Cappuccino Chips (Lay's Do Us A Flavor) - Wawa

These cappuccino chips definitely get points for creativity, but this contest is about finding a flavor that works well and appeals to the masses. Sure, people love coffee in all forms, but will these actually taste good? Let's find out...

Guest Review! Caffe Latte, Caramel Macchiato - H-Mart: Cherry Hill, NJ

Caffe Latte, Caramel Macchiato - H-Mart: Cherry Hill, NJ

Since I'm not much of a coffee drinker, I thought I would have my caffeine addicted boyfriend write up a review on this little caramel latte from H-mart.

If there’s one definitive fact I’ve learned from dating a foodie, it’s that even a simple snack can be a blog-worthy experience. While I may have never taken my relationship with candy or ice cream to the internet, there is one category of digestible delights I can’t help but indulge in – coffee. Half-jokingly referred to as obsessed, and self-admittedly referred to as addicted, coffee has been my go-to beverage for nearly a decade. Between working at Starbucks and living as a sleep-deprived college student, my pallet for caffeine has been thoroughly refined.

Iced Cookie Dough Latte (with sugar and milk)- Dunkin' Donuts: Pennsauken, NJ

Iced Cookie Dough Latte (with sugar and milk)- Dunkin' Donuts: Pennsauken, NJ

That's right! The newest items to join the cookie dough craze are a Dunkin' Donuts coffee and latte. At first, it seemed like cookie dough was going to be a flavor trend for 2014, since two limited edition cookie dough items were released one right after another, but the trend petered out as quickly as it began. After a month of cookie-dough-less items, Dunkin' decided to revive the trend with these dessert coffees. After reviewing the unimpressive Cookie Dough Oreos, and a filled doughnut, I was a bit skeptical of this coffee, so I'm going into this review with fairly low expectations.