Tokyo Treat- April Box!

Tokyo Treat box is now one of my favourite things I look forward to each month, I was so happy with March's box so I had great expectations for this month too! I get so excited that what I'm getting is such a surprise and I look forward trying new things without really knowing what it is, there are some tasty discoveries and a few surprise shocks! This months box was certainly not a let down and even though I couldn't quite work out the theme as easily as last months fruity filled box the treats were still delicious! Below are some of my favourites from this months box!

Meiji's Pucca Chocolate- Thin crispy biscuit nuggets filled with a really smooth creamy chocolate filling. These were delicious, the biscuit is really thin and the they are packed full of the chocolate filling for a perfect balance, I wished the biscuit had been a little bit sweeter but they were still delicious!

Crunchy Panda Z- Really crunchy panda shape chocolate biscuit topped with a thick layer of chocolate. I have never really been a fan of bitter sweet chocolate but once I tried one of these I couldn't stop! They were actually a perfect treat, not too sweet but not too bitter either!

Sakura Pepsi- This was a really special treat in this months box, to celebrate the season this limited edition cherry blossom drink was included! I really wasn't expecting it to taste the way it does, I thought it would be a floral cherry soda but it actually tastes exactly the same as regular Pepsi with a sweet after taste of floral cherries, it's literally pink Pepsi! I couldn't believe it when I tasted it!

Lottie's Koala Custard Pudding Limited Edition Flavour- This was my absolute favourite thing in this months box, I already knew I was going to love these when I saw the box, they were koala shaped thin crispy biscuit shells full of a sweet, creamy caramel filling which was delicious! The outside biscuit was not very sweet but the filling created a perfect balance! I'm so sad these are limited edition, I need more of these!

Tokyo Treat- Japanese Candy and Snack Box!

Tokyo Treat is a Japanese candy and snack monthly subscription box that comes straight from the heart of Tokyo and is packed full of the some of the cutest and most delicious Japanese treats! They offer 3 different sizes; small, regular and premium so no matter what your budget you can still have a taste of Tokyo, on top of their great prices they offer free worldwide shipping too! Each month they have one collection of candy and snacks but depending on what size box you get determines how many treats and which ones you get! The small box contains 5-7 snacks, perfect for trying it out if you are a new subscriber, the regular box contains 8-12 snacks including everything in the small box plus some more goodies and the premium box, the best of them all, contains 13 to 17 treats, everything from both the small and regular boxes plus some really great extras like DIY candy kit, a drink, a bonus snack and a special item.

I was really excited to receive the premium box, I couldn't believe how full the box was when it arrived! I think I was really lucky this month because lots of things were pink and strawberry flavoured, my favourite, so I couldn't wait to try some of these cute tasty treats! I love how pretty all the packaging is, it was almost too pretty to open! I decided to get my brother to help me taste some of these because I wanted a second opinion and it was just really funny trying some things we had no idea what they were, it does come with a little menu in the box but it didn't fully tell us everything so some of them were a surprise! I won't talk about every single treat or this post would be super long, but I will talk about some of my favourites or not so favourites!

Hello Kitty Strawberry Biscuit Sticks and I Want To Gobble Up Strawberry Chocolate Fish Shaped Snack- These were definitely two of my favourites the biscuit sticks were very similar to Pocky sticks I've had before, light crunchy sweet biscuit covered in sweet strawberry chocolate, a perfectly delicate treat in the cutest package. The pink fish is a strawberry wafer filled with strawberry bubbly chocolate, it was so light and airy but so yummy!

DIY Candy Kit and Alforts Mini Blonde Chocolate Topped Biscuits- The DIY kit was slightly disappointing, I've seen lots where you have to mix things up to make something, this one is just candy fondant that you roll and press into different shapes, still so cute and fun though! The blonde chocolate biscuits were absolutely delicious though, they biscuit base was really soft and buttery and the white chocolate on top was so yummy, it isn't like plain white chocolate it has lots of delicious flavour, it's very similar to Caramac chocolate you can get in the UK and I loved these!!

Melon Cream Soda and Strawberry Cotton Candy- I was really excited to try the cream soda, but I didn't really like it, it tasted like artificial melon flavour, it was just too sweet and candy tasting but I loved the cute little can it came in! If the melon soda wasn't sweet enough then the strawberry cotton candy is, very delicious but very sugary and sweet, perfect in little amounts, it's so light and fluffy!

Best Smoothie Bowl Recipes Book Review

I love smoothies, when I have the time and all the right ingredients I love to blend up a smoothie because it's so quick and easy and they are so delicious! I think my favourites have to be a classic banana or strawberry banana smoothie, so boring I know but I just love them! I was really excited when I received this book in the mail; 200 Best Smoothie Bowl Recipes by Alison Lewis, because even though I've never tried a smoothie bowl before I was so excited for lots of new recipes to try, in a bowl or not! The smoothie bowls in this book are absolutely beautiful, I think the idea is that you blend up a smoothie, place it in a bowl and top it with all different kinds of topping, fresh fruits, nuts, chocolate and more! I love the layout of this book, it starts off at the beginning with everything you need to know from the start, which blender to use, which bases work best for which recipes and lots of tips for success. The book then continues with recipes that are really easily laid out on each page, they have so many different categories from breakfast, greens, kid friendly and desert. Each page has tips on that recipie and really simple instructions! There are some beautiful pictures at the beginning of each chapter which are perfect for inspiration. With 200 recipes there is something for everyone and you can change everything up to fit in with your diet, if you are dairy free, lactose intolerant or anything else you can fit these recipes to work with you! I think my favourite ones are the Berry Banana Bowl (Page 144) or Banana Foster Bowl (Page 195) these are both so delicious and so easy to make!

*Press samples were provided for review, all opinions are entirely my own!