I still remember the first time I ate a 3 Musketeers bar. I was in my teens; don’t ask me how I got so old without trying one, I couldn’t tell ya. I do remember the alarming lack of crunch I experienced, and how at first it really took me aback, but after a few seconds, realizing that the lack of crunch was what made 3 Musketeers unique. Here’s a little history lesson for you that didn’t know it already, just because I found it interesting: 3 Musketeers bars go back all the way to 1932, when they were introduced as a sort of Neapolitan version of a candy bar. That’s right, originally they contained strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate pieces (hence the name), but when WWII rolled around, to save money they phased out the other two flavors in favor of the more popular chocolate.

What’s really crazy is that from 1945 – 2007, the recipe of the bar didn’t change. Fast-forward to right now, where I bet you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know 3 Musketeers as a light chocolate bar. 3 Musketeers has been marketed as a light and fluffy candy snack, in fact, it’s “so light, you’ll have to keep yourself from floating away.” So I wasn’t sure how the new 3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp fits into that scheme, considering it has a crispy layer inside it, much like a Twix.

The first detail I noticed about these Truffle Crisp bars is that they are thin. Usually when I think 3 Musketeers, I think of a fat candy bar. But these are practically smaller than Twix(s). If I had to guess, I would expect these to be very crunchy, breaking the mold for 3 Musketeers, but somehow, they’re not. Whereas the crunchy bar in Twix is a straight up grainy and manly, the Truffle Crisp of these 3 Musketeers is almost effeminately light; when I eat it, I almost can’t stop myself from imagining being in a bath in the dark, with candles flickering all around me. Like one of those bath soap commercials, or when The Dude had that unpleasant experience with a marmot. The whole scene smells like pomegranate body wash, too.

But seriously, somehow these manage to end up easily as light and fluffy as original 3 Musketeers with an airy crunch that almost melts in your mouth after the initial chomp. The blend of flavors and textures in this bar is so finely tuned, I now realize why the bar is so small and thin – to obtain the perfect crunch/fluffiness ratio. The amount of nougat is perfect next to the slight crunch the truffle at the bottom presents. The bar just feels good when you eat it. Also, I’m going to go ahead and say that these definitely taste better than a normal 3 Musketeers bar. The truffle gives it a light flavor departure from the blast of fluffy chocolate that makes it much more interesting than an original. It comes with two bars, and a full serving (both bars) comes in at 170 calories. I could see females loving these because it is indeed a light snack, and because of the sensual textures of it; I could see males eating these because they’re delicious. Now all I really want out of 3 Musketeers is for them to start producing those other two lost flavors, but here’s the catch – put it all in one, Neapolitan 3 Musketeers bar!