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Orville Redenbacher's Caramel Mini Smart Cakes
By: | Apr 18, 2008
The search for a low calorie, sweet snack is OVER! Orville Redenbacher's Caramel Mini Smart Cakes is a wonderfully tasty, deliciously sweet, crispy snack that smells and taste like caramel popcorn, but without being overly sweet and sticky. I also really liked the shape. Each "mini smart cake" is a small disc shaped oval, about 1.5 inches in diameter - the size of a potato chip.
What's so Smart about these? 60 calories for a serving of 9 -10 mini-cakes!
What's even smarter? The ingredients list is short and simple - and surprisingly contains no artificial sweeteners.
In addition to having only 60 calories, each serving of Orville Redenbacher's Caramel Mini Smart Cakes has no fat, 1% of the RDA for sodium (35 mg), 1 gram of protein and 13 grams of total carbohydrate, which includes 4 grams of sugar and 4% of the RDA for fiber (1 gram). The ingredients list says "popcorn, sugar, less than 2% of caramel, color, salt, partially hydrognated oils etc. In this case, there probably is only a trace amount of trans fat if any - since this product is fat free.
A huge 7 ounce bag with 13 servings costs $2.32 at the time of purchase, which is a bargain. Are you still reading this review? Go get it now!
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I loved this snack, it was so good! I tried it out a few months ago, and it was delicious. But I personally I prefer the Quaker Quakes a little better, since the ones by Quaker are puffier, and about the same width. One serving of the Quaker Quakes Caramel Corn flavor is 7 cakes, and it's 60 calories. But, comparing the two's prices, Orville is usually cheaper per bag.
But the fact that they had to include hydrogenated oils in the ingredients means there are some trans fats in there and the ingredients aren't that wholesome :(
I didn't think these tasted that great. I tried the chocolate flavor though, maybe caramel is better. In chocolate, I prefer the taste of mini Quaker rice cakes to these. You get a few less per serving, but they are a little bigger.
NOT FOR ME! I Rate It Dull! **
Quaker's Quakes are far better. I like the Ranch w/a sweet drink and the caramel are okay but would prefer them to be sweeter.
I'm adicted to the Caramel flavored Smart Cakes! I've tried the chocolate, which is good and the sour cream & onion--which was better than I anticipated.
Now all the stores in the Kansas Citr metro have discontinued them.
Does anyone know where I can order the Caramel flavor?
When I called ConAgra, they suggested I attempt to find them on www.hometownfavorites.com--but they only have sour cream & onion, or ask a local grocer to order them for me.
I'd appreciate any leads.
My wife and I have been buying the 100 Calorie Mini Smart Cakes in a six pack box. In each box at least (1) package is empty. Very disappointed...
Where can we purchase the rice cakes? We live in the Cincinnati area.Thanks
I absolutely love these popcorn cakes. Wish stores would carry them in Orlando