I Tried The New M&S Sweet Dips, And My Life Will Never Be The Same Again

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Every now and again, I have to try things I don’t want to as a shopping writer. I might not want to, but I do it anyway in the name of good journalism; so you don’t have to.

This particular occasion wasn’t one of them. Without giving you TMI, there is a certain time of month where my craving for anything with even a sprinkling of sugar becomes almost unbearable.

Praise the lord, that coincided with M&S releasing its new sweet dips this month, and I made it my business to try them.

You’ll remember its viral strawberries and cream sando from last year; this year it’s made a comeback in the form of a pistachio, chocolate, and strawberries and cream sandwich.

Personally, that sounds like a bit much. But even better than that, I think, is the fact the brand has now released two new dips to make all your picky bits dreams come true.

And yep, they’re also as sweet and delicious as a girl could dream for.

One of said life-fulfilling moments is a strawberry and cream fruity dip, while the other is a velvety chocolate and pistachio number.

You might be wondering what on earth you’re supposed to dip into them. Well, worry not, dear friend, because M&S has that covered on the literal packaging, too: shortbread, or strawberries.

And dear lord, are both of them delicious. Overall, the strawberry dip is more likely to be a crowd pleaser, because it tastes exactly like light and zingy strawberry jam loaded on top of a cream scone. Mmmmm.

It was also equally as good with the shortbread as it was the strawberries, which was surprising considering that’s basically strawberry squared.

Meanwhile, the texture of the chocolate dip was wholly delightful, however it didn’t taste much of pistachio.

I’m not complaining (because what’s not to love about pure chocolate?!) and it wouldn’t put me off trying it again, but I imagine people who are expecting a full on Dubai chocolate experience might be a tad disappointed.

All in all, though, I’d rate the strawberry one a solid 4.5/5, and the chocolate one a 4/5, and I know I’ll be picking these up on the way to picnics all summer long.