For those moments when you want just a little dessert (^_^;)
Today’s Costco pick is Brothers Mini Conos de Helado.
Reference price
・24 minis: 💲199.01 MXN
① First: nutrition facts and calories per cone
Ice cream sounds good on hot days, but honestly also on regular days too.
Sometimes, though, you do not want a full-size dessert. You just want a small bite, and that is where this mini format becomes interesting.
Before opening the box, I checked the label. It lists 328 kcal per 100 g, but each cone weighs 28 g, so one piece comes out to about 91.8 kcal. That is pretty nice for a small treat.
② Inside the box: 3 trays with 8 cones each
Time to open it.
Inside, there are 3 trays, each holding 8 mini cones.
Once I took them all out, they looked neat and honestly a little exciting.
③ In your hand, they really are mini
Then came the taste test. Yes, they are genuinely small.
That is exactly the appeal: they feel made for those times when you want a dessert, but only a little one.
④ What they tasted like
The cream filling was lighter than I expected. The outer chocolate shell had a nice crisp snap and a pleasant depth of flavor.
The weaker point for me was the cone itself: it was not especially crispy and felt a little soft. Still, I liked that the inside is also coated with chocolate, which makes the cone feel more satisfying overall.
＊Final thoughts＊
I think this is a very good size for small kids, and it also works well for adults when you think, “I am already full, but I still want one small dessert.”
It could even be helpful when you are trying to limit portions a bit. That said, the real danger is that because they are mini, it becomes very easy to eat two or three without noticing. Small does not mean calorie-free.
I would say the key is not to eat them in one bite. If you slow down and actually enjoy one, it feels much easier to be satisfied with a single cone.
As a little frozen “backup dessert” to keep in the freezer, these are pretty handy.
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