• KitKat's two new flavours, include Smooth Hazelnut; the first Aussie KitKat made with real nuts and praline filling.
    KitKat's two new flavours, include Smooth Hazelnut; the first Aussie KitKat made with real nuts and praline filling.
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KitKat has launched two new flavours: KitKat Smooth Hazelnut and KitKat Mint Cookies and Cream, designed to satisfy all chocolate lovers.

KitKat Smooth Hazelnut features the classic KitKat chocolate covered oven-baked wafer, filled with hazelnut praline, and coated in chocolate. It is available in both block and the four finger bar.

Nestlé marketing manager confectionery Shannon Wright said the new Smooth Hazelnut flavour was the first Aussie KitKat with real nuts and praline filling.

KitKat Mint Cookies and Cream is available in block format only and offers a combo of creamy mint and crunchy cookie pieces.

KitKat Smooth Hazelnut Block (170g, RRP $5.50), KitKat Smooth Hazelnut Bar (45g, RRP $2) and KitKat Mint Cookies and Cream Block (170g, RRP $5.50) are now available in-store across supermarkets and convenience retailers nationwide.

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