Not long ago, I was browsing with a friend in a local shop that carries British products. The shop’s selection ranges from tea sets and soccer fan gear to tea, shortbread, Turkish delight candy bars, and other treats that hail from England and Scotland. The potato chip rack especially caught our attention with its array of unique flavors including cheese & onion and prawn cocktail. Always adventurous when it comes to food, we couldn’t resist buying a few small bags to try at home with our families.
Having recently sampled those unusual (to American tastes, at least) potato chips, I noticed Aldi selling a novel potato chip flavor: cheesy garlic bread. I decided to go for it. It can be fun to try new things. Also, I like cheesy garlic bread, so I thought hopefully I’d like cheesy garlic bread potato chips. (Note: these Aldi chips are not a product of the U.K.)
Clancy’s Cheesy Garlic Bread Potato Chips are an Aldi Find at the time of publication, so they’re only in stores for a short time. Each store receives one shipment, and after that sells out, they’re gone unless Aldi decides to bring them back later. Aldi does not offer online ordering for products that are not in stock at your local store.
Clancy’s Cheesy Garlic Bread Potato Chips cost $2.19 for a 9.5-ounce bag at the time of publication. With about 10 servings per bag, that comes out to about 22 cents per serving.
If you’re looking out for allergens, these contain milk. The bag states these are gluten free.
Nutrition information and ingredients. (Click to enlarge.)
One bag contains about 10 one-ounce servings (about 12 chips). These are potato chips, so they’ve got some calories and fat. One serving will net you 150 calories, 9 grams of total fat (12% DV), 2 grams of saturated fat (10% DV), no cholesterol, 135 mg of sodium (6% DV), 15 grams of total carbohydrates (5% DV), 1 gram of dietary fiber (4% DV), less than 1 gram of total sugars, no added sugars, and 2 grams of protein.
These cheesy garlic bread potato chips were a hit among my family. Everyone liked them so much they only lasted about a day, with some people packing chips in their school and work lunches for the next day.
These remind my family and me of cheddar and sour cream potato chips but with garlic flavor in the form of garlic powder added. In fact, the ingredients list includes sour cream powder. So if you’re a fan of cheddar and sour cream chips, you’ll probably like these. The flavors are not overpowering, and some chips seem like they’re more seasoned than others, but they definitely have notes of cheesy garlic bread.
In terms of the chips themselves, they’re satisfyingly crispy and have the consistency we expect from potato chips.
I don’t buy potato chips often, but I wouldn’t be opposed to buying these again the next time I see them at Aldi.
The Verdict:
Clancy’s Cheesy Garlic Bread Potato Chips take your favorite Italian dinner side dish and turn it into a crispy snack. These chips are seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, cheese powder, and sour cream powder. We thought they tasted a lot like classic cheddar and sour cream potato chips but with garlic flavor thrown in as well. If you like cheddar and sour cream chips, you’ll probably like these.
