Gelato Fiasco The Big County Brownie Gelato

[New for end of 2014] Oh, for the love of Pete, did I lose another review? I swear I had notes on this one.... where did it.... Oh, nevermind. I remember the main points, plus I still have some left.

Gelato Fiasco The Big County Brownie Gelato

chocolate gelato with brownie chunks and truffles 

Walgreens S'mores Swirl Ice Cream

[New for 2014] New flavor hunting had been going terrible, so I decided to take advantage of Walgreen's 2 for $4 special. A two dollar snack is hard to beat... actually, it's two $1 snacks considering that I'll do my best not to eat it in one serving..... <hint> <hint>

Walgreens Good & Delish S'mores Swirl Ice Cream

Marshmallow and chocolate ice cream 

swirled with dark chocolate chunks and a graham swirl

Sweet Scoops Peanut Butter Bliss Frozen Yogurt

[By Nick, New for early 2015] ‎It's been awhile since Sweet Scoops has been on the blog. They've been around for awhile but they're making some moves this year. They've redesigned their packaging, added more seasonal flavors and even have a few limited edition flavors planned. The kind folks at Sweets Scoops offered to send me some of their products to review so let's start with their latest limited edition flavor.

Sweet Scoops Peanut Butter Bliss Frozen Yogurt

Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt with a Peanut Butter Swirl and Chocolate Chunks

Edy's Snickerdoodle Frozen Custard

[2015-2016] With four Edy's frozen custard choices before me, I was a little lost on which one to choose... but then, as I reached for the salted caramel pretzel, the orange shield of snickerdoodle jumped in front of me. Ahhh, it's going to be a good night, isn't it?

Edy's / Dreyer's Snickerdoodle Frozen Custard

Vanilla frozen custard with snickerdoodle cookie pieces and cinnamon graham swirls 

Hot For Cookie A Cold Stone Creamery Hot Stone Dessert

[By Nick] So if you live in the North East like Dubba and I, you've been experiencing a lot of below zero days as of late but that's not going to stop us from eating ice cream. It seems like a good time to review something from Cold Stone's not-so new Hot Stone line. Thankfully I had a date with a pretty girl today that involved us going to Cold Stone. With the temperature barely in the positive range, I knew it was a perfect time to try out one of these creations.

Fantasy vs. reality: A Warm Medley of Chocolate Chip Cookie and Cookie Dough, 

topped with French Vanilla Ice Cream, Whipped Topping and Shaved Chocolate

Oh My Yog!

Good morning Nosh Show listeners! Episode 49 is here and the gang is all here! Ryan's drinking coffee, I'm drinking Rooibee, Marvo's hopped up on Kickstart, and Eric.... is ten minutes late. Curse you Junk Food Guy!! Hehehe, just kidding, I'm glad to have everyone back. It's time to talk ice cream, lots and lots of ice cream. It's my kind of episode.

and now for some yogurt talk...

Desserts That Matter Boutique Ice Cream

Summer 2018: It seems like Desserts that Matter / DF Mavens has shutdown

As most of you know, this blog is dedicated almost exclusively to stuff that you can pick up in the freezer aisle, but that doesn't mean we won't jump at the chance to try something new. Case in point, Desserts that Matter asked if I would be willing to look over their flavor list and pick out a handful of flavors to try out on the blog. They are a boutique ice cream manufacturer that serves the New York Metropolitan Area but today, well, I'll be trying them from comfy ol' central Mass.

As you can see, I have a pretty wide selection of flavors to try.

Pierre's Holé Molé and Croppy Road Ice Creams

[By Nick, New for end of 2014] When Pierre's offered to send samples of their new collaboration flavors with Crop Bistro, Hole Mole and Croppy Road, I was all over them. I mean, Dubba hates spicy so we all know Hole Mole wouldn't be for him. Croppy Road has a smokey caramel swirl and after my experience with Tea-riffic, I feel obligated to review all smokey flavors from here on out... for science. Let's go with Hole Mole first just because toffee is involved.

Pierre's Hole Mole and Croppy Road Ice Creams

Edy's Mint Cookies 'N Cream Frozen Custard

[2015-2016] Despite my unpleasant experience with the chocolate malt yesterday, I still have high hopes for the next of six new Edy's frozen custards .

Edy's / Dreyer's Mint Cookies 'N Cream Frozen Custard

Mint Frozen Custard with Chocolate Cookie Crumbles

Edy's Chocolate Malt Frozen Custard

[2015-2016] I said I was pretty excited about these new frozen custards because I see it as another step Edy's / Dreyer's is taking towards reclaiming their legacy.

Edy's / Dreyer's Chocolate Malt Frozen Custard

Ben & Jerry's The Tonight Dough Ice Cream

[By Nick, New for Feb 2015] Last night on The Tonight Show, Ben & Jerry's revealed the followup to Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Snack.

Ben & Jerry's The Tonight Dough Starring Jimmy Fallon

Caramel & Chocolate Ice Creams with Chocolate Cookie Swirls 

& Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

Haagen-Dazs Peppermint Bark Ice Cream Bars

I know it's probably off most store shelves, but it's my fault for letting this box sit in the basement freezer.... but no more! I mean to review these every year and gosh golly gee willickers, I'm going to review them if it's the last thing I......

Haagen-Dazs Peppermint Bark Ice Cream Bars

Creamy white chocolate ice cream 

dipped in thick dark chocolate with peppermint candy pieces

Haagen-Dazs Tres Leches Brigadeiro Ice Cream

[for 2015 only] So a fellow named Ben commented that Target will be the first distributor of the new Haagen-Dazs artisan collection in Massachusetts, and he was right. The problem is, my fellow Target shoppers have left me with just two choices: Banana Rum Jam and....

Haagen-Dazs Tres Leches Brigadeiro Ice Cream

sweetened condensed milk and cocoa sauce swirled into creamy tres leches ice cream
(a collaboration with my sweet brigadeiro, based on their "happy couple" brigadeiro)

Hood Jelly Donut Ice Cream

[New for 2015] Donut flavored ice creams.... they're always so alluring. Granted I'm a huge fan of breakfast sundaes so I'm a little bias, but there's just such a fun factor the second you hear "donut" in the name. There's no way I'm walking past a flavor like this.

Hood New England Creamery Jelly Donut Ice Cream

vanilla flavored ice cream swirled with raspberry sauce, donuts pieces, and sprinkles

Breyers Blasts! Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

[By Nick, debuted in 2012] Since Dubba bashed Breyers yesterday, it's only fitting I bash them today. This is not a dessert you want to be serving to your Valentine tonight. This stuff is awful.

Breyers Blasts! Reese's Chocolate

Chocolate Frozen Dairy Dessert with a Reese's Peanut Butter Swirl
and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Breyers Strawberry Truffle Gelato Indulgences

[New for 2015] Let's start this review with the disclaimer that my expectations for this product are extremely low. I have yet to really lock in to any of Breyer's Italian frozen dairy desserts, but the urge to try new products is too strong to resist... plus I bought it cheap at Wal-mart.

Breyers Strawberry Truffle Gelato Indulgences

Strawberry gelato with a rich fudge swirl & gourmet dark chocolatey truffles

Emack and Bolio's Ice Cream

[By Nick] Last week I was invited to a Yelp event at my local Emack and Bolio's. Yes, apparently Yelp has events. I was mainly there to support my fellow local blogger, Daniel from FUSSYlittleBLOG as he did his first event as a Yelp Ambassador. Yes, apparently Yelp also has ambassadors.

I've been meaning to check this place out since I moved to Albany so it all worked out for me. The place is really cozy and welcoming. I felt at home in this shop which says a lot. My guest for the night said she could easily see herself getting ice cream and working on homework here since it's only a few minutes from both of our colleges as well. This is how a scoop shop should be.

8 New Talenti Flavors for 2015!

You read that headline right, there are seven new flavors coming to the Talenti line up this year. That's just crazy (in a good way ofcourse). See, it all started with a twitter tip from John.

Talenti flavor #35 : Oatmeal Raisin Cookie gelato

After John sent us a photo of his discovery, I did a little digging. Seeing as he found flavor #35, I had hoped to figure out flavors 31-34, but instead, yeah, I found flavors 31 through 37.

  #31 Raspberry Cheesecake Gelato - test marketed at the end of last year (Nick's review)
  #32 Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Gelato - ha, called it! Nick's review here
  #33 Salted Peanut Caramel Gelato - it's epic! my review here
  #34 Coffee Toffee Gelato - Nick's review here
  #35 Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Gelato - my review here
  #36 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Gelato - Nick called it! my review here
  #37 Tiramisu Gelato - no mix-ins unfortunately my review here

Now it's just my opinion, but this list tells me that Talenti is very serious about stealing market share from everyone. So many companies want a piece of the gelato pie nowadays, but instead of playing it safe, Talenti comes out swinging with a wide range of flavors including taking a shot right back at classic ice cream with a cookie dough flavor. As long as they maintain quality, this should be an awesome year for them.

Big thanks to John for the info. Keep those tips and pictures coming everyone!

And this makes 8: Alana sent in pictures of the new Target exclusive that Nick and I have heard about but have yet to find. Coconut Chocolate Chip doesn't have a number and I assume it's their usual coconut flavor but with their fantastic chocolate flakes mixed in. I guess hazelnut is out of job! Thanks again for the pictures!

The Nosh Show Episode 48

Good snowy morning Nosh Show Listeners! That's right, my beloved Massachusetts is getting another foot of snow as I type this. Nothing like back to back to back to back snow storms!

Anyway, a new Nosh show episode is now available... minus GrubGrade that is. Sorry, can't resist the urge to tease him for sleeping through Ep48... especially since I almost slept through Ep47. The brandy new Red Velvet Oreos get several minutes of chatter, I give a thumbs down to my BodyArmor beverage, explain lactose and lactase, and wrap up with a Nosh of the week vote for the new Oh My Yog! from Stonyfield.

Have a good week everyone, stay safe! stay warm!

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Half Baked Ice Cream

[By Nick, New for End of 2014] For those who follow me on my various other social media outlets, you'd know I went on a tour of Greyston Bakery at the beginning of January. It was around the same time that Ben & Jerry's new flavor was hitting store shelves. Now if you don't know, Greyston Bakery is the bakery that supplies Ben & Jerry's with all of their fudge brownies (but not the blondies or cheesecake brownies). While I was at Greyston, I got to see the factory and even try freshly baked brownies that were on their way to the deep freeze to meet their fate in a pint of Ben & Jerry's. To say that was a magical experience wouldn't be doing it justice.

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Half Baked Ice Cream

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Ice Creams mixed with
Gobs of Peanut Butter Cookie Dough & Fudge Brownies

Haagen-Dazs Pistachio Gelato vs. Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato #15

[By Nick] Welcome to another Saturday Night Showdown! Well, or what should have been a showdown but now after trying Haagen-Dazs Pistachio Gelato I've decided to turn this in to a Public Service Announcement.

Haagen-Dazs Pistachio Gelato (discontinued)

Talenti Sicilian Pistachio Gelato (#15)

Blue Marble Cookies 'N Cream Ice Cream

[By Nick] I wasn't kidding when I said I had a backlog. Remember when I went on a tour of the new Whole Foods in my area? Well this pint was from that trip. That and I still have one more pint after this to review from it. Time to get Blue Marble's first review on the site!

Blue Marble Cookies 'N Cream Ice Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream with Crush Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Edy's / Dreyer's Rolling Out Frozen Custard

[New for early 2015] So a few days ago, I was sent a tweet telling me that Edy's (Dreyer's) website has been updated with a new product line: FROZEN CUSTARD! As Edy's steps further away from the disaster that is frozen dairy dessert, they surprise us with six fun sounding flavors:

And look, it's already in the freezer section! (photo sent in by Ayumi)

Besides old fashion vanilla (my review here), salted caramel pretzel (my review here), and peanut butter pie (Nick's review here) in the picture above, we will also see snickerdoodle (my review here), chocolate malt (my review here), and mint cookies n' cream (my review here). [I found an unlisted seventh flavor at walmart: strawberry shortcake! (my review here)].

Nutrition facts range from 200-250 calories per serving and the container size is just one quart, so I expect a pretty respectable product inside. Even the ingredient lists seem fairly short (well, besides a reliance on four different gums). We'll definitely be reviewing these as they become available this month.

Now these aren't on the website yet, but Ayumi also found new Outshine Simply Yogurt Bars in Mango, Peach, and Strawberry (and Blueberry). My gut tells me it's trying to compete with Fruttare (despite being froyo vs milk), though I guess it could be competing with Yoplait as well. I'm not a huge fan of ultra thick bars (like they appear on the box), but I'll definitely try at least the strawberry.

Thanks to Ayumi for the pictures. If you spot something new, be sure to let us know through email, twitter, facebook, etc.

Hershey's Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream

[2018 Update]: Hershey's has upgraded this flavor to Oatmeal Cookie Craving. It has the same basic ingredients though something has changed as the nutrition facts are a little lower.

[By Nick] I might have cried tears of joy when I spotted this limited edition pint from Hershey's at the Niskayuna Co-op.

Hershey's Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Ice Cream with Swirls of Caramel, 

Oatmeal Cookie Chunks and Chocolate Chips

Maple's Organics Peanut Butter Brittle Gelato

[wholesale distribution discontinued : only available at their scoop shops]

[By Nick] Remember how I said I had a huge backlog to kill off? Well, welcome to Nick Week Part II! There's a wide range of stuff to cover so let's start with a flavor from Maple's Organics that has me quite interested.

Maple's Organics Peanut Butter Brittle Gelato

Peanut Butter Gelato with Homemade Peanut Brittle

Breyers Mint Chocolate Gelato Indulgences

[2015-2016] Now I know Breyers did a good job hyping up their new gelato last year. Between their parenthood / "date night" marketing scheme, they did a decent job of pretending their gelato is a high end treat... wait, no no, sorry, I'm starting this review the wrong way. Look, they have a neat looking product and I didn't expect them to abandon it this year. It's no surprise that they've got at least two more flavors coming this year including....

Breyers Mint Chocolate Gelato Indulgences

Mint Gelato with a rich fudge swirl & gourmet chocolate curls