I went here wholly understanding that these were "diet-friendly" cupcakes, so I did not expect the grandest of tastes. However, my overall experience with Pure Delite was purely substandard. Most of the cupcakes I tried were dry and had a strange after-taste. Everyone has mentioned the word "dense." That's the perfect words to describe the cupcakes. They aren't going to melt in your mouth one bit. They load the frosting on each cupcake, and it is not needed. All the frosting tastes the same. Getting a salted-caramel cupcake? That frosting is going to taste the same as the frosting on the cherry or s'mores variety. Really, it's not bad frosting...but, it's standard buttercream.
When I think about a gourmet cupcake, I'm thinking something a little larger than your normal cupcake. These are the size of the cupcakes you bake at home from the boxed mix. I know they're going for the healthy thing, but c'mon...I could make these at home. (And I'm not being cocky; I really could.) 200 calories for an averaged-sized cupcake is pretty standard without that funky diet-ish aftertaste.
The only redeeming quality about Pure Delight is their vegan cupcakes. They're actually pretty good. If you're into that kind of thing, that'd be a great option. The vegan cupcakes were more moist than our dense, non-vegan ones. But, $28 for a box of barely passable bakery treats is way too much for me to ever spend again.