Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

[New for 2017] Anybody ready for the 2018 ice cream season yet? I know I am. I wound buying this pint because (one) it was on sale and (two) I just wanted chocolate.

Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle
Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

"rich belgian chocolate with swirls of salted fudge and chunks of fudge truffles "

Islay's Ice Cream

[Returning for 2017] Before July, several companies contacted me about wanting to do posts around National Ice Cream Day. One PR firm was representing both Yuengling's and Isaly's. Since I've already covered both of the new Yuengling offerings, I asked if they might send over samples to celebrate the return of Isaly's ice cream. See, Isaly's was bought by Connor Foods in 2015 and as the story goes, an old ice cream recipe book was found amongst some memorabilia that was part of the sale. So, in 2017, they decided to bring back six classic Isaly's flavors.

Isaly's Maricopa Ice Cream
Isaly's Whitehouse Cherry Ice Cream

Have you tried San Bernardo Ice Cream?

I've got a few reviews in the pipe but first one more spotted on shelves type post. We were at a Price Rite in the city when we found San Bernardo Ice Cream.

San Bernardo Tropical Escapes Ice Cream

You can read the whole story here, but the idea is that they came to Florida long ago to bring tropical Cuban flavors to America. There were ebbs and flows in their history and then in 2014 they re-entered the retail market. They have several different product lines but it's the Tropical Escapes line up we found for a mere $1.99 a pint. I saw Loco 4 Coco (coconut), Pina Coolada (coconut & pineapple), Guanaban-ahhh (guanabana & soursop), Guava Have It (guava), Guava Have More (guava & cheese), and Mango Fiesta (mango). They also have Cactus Pearfection (red cactus pear) and Mamey Magic (mamey) in this line up.

So have you or would you try something from San Bernardo?

Have you tried any of the 2017 Blue Bell ice creams?

So, we're at the end of summer and I'm wondering, have any of you tried any of the new 2017 offerings from Blue Bell ice cream? There was Sweet & Salty Crunch in July, Bride Cake back in May, Ice Cream Cone in February, and now we've got Banana Split Sundae. Thoughts?

official press release after the break

Three Twins debuts Maxine's Ice Cream

Now it's been too long since we've had a Three Twins ice cream review on the blog, but that doesn't mean I don't keep my eye on them. Well, rather than trying to dive in to gelato or non-dairy or some fad market, they've taken their philosophy on super premium ice cream and applied it to their new mainstream lineup.

This is Maxine's ice cream and as you can tell, it's still organic. The big difference will be that it's lighter in texture which will make it more like a mainstream brand.

They are starting off with six flavors: vanilla, vanilla bean, chocolate, coffee, mint chip, and cookies & cream. That last one makes me happiest of course.

 I don't know when this will hit your area, but I'd love to do a head to head against all natural Turkey Hill at some point. TH has more flavors but Maxine's still has eggs and locust bean gum in the mix which will provide a different texture from TH.

There's more info here if you are curious.

Smash Mallow and the Nosh Show Ep 110

Hello Nosh Show Listeners! We are back with another three man episode as our bud Ryan does a bit of traveling. Have no fear though, we fill his spot with lots of tangents and side stories. Plus, our new segment has a name, it's "Nosh it Now" and I chose to try Smash Mallow this week.

Cinnamon Churro Smash Mallow

Dairy Queen Royal Reese's Brownie Blizzard

I hate to say it, but I totally forgot that DQ had thrown a Royal Reese's blizzard up on the menu. Once I saw it, I started to vaguely remember, but on the way to DQ, I was just thinking I needed something chocolately.

Dairy Queen Royal Reese's Brownie Blizzard

Reese's peanut butter cups and chocolate brownies
blended with vanilla soft serve and filled with peanut butter topping

Haagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge

[New for 2017] So how many of you know that Target is the exclusive distributor for the new Haagen-Dazs non-dairy lineup? There are four flavors in all: Coconut Caramel, Mocha Chocolate Cookie, Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle (which I almost grabbed) and....

Non-Dairy Haagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge 
peanut butter frozen dessert with chocolate swirls

Would you try "ice cream" made with hemp or flax?

The freezer aisles are pretty quiet right now so let's keep the discussions rolling instead. Today's question: would you try an "ice cream" made with any combination of hemp or flax?

GoBeyond Beyond Ice Cream

How do you feel about edible cookie dough?

Alright, who wants to admit to eating way too much pre-made cookie dough when they were younger? I'm raising my hand in case you can't see me (and if you can see me, that's a little weird). Anyway, I adore cookie dough but like most, the FDA has scared me away from eating it. In recent years, we've slowly seen "edible cookie dough" become a thing, but for some strange reason, I didn't try it until today.

The Cookie Dough Cafe - Gourmet Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Cumberland Farms Chocolate Brownie Batter Bash

I headed to Cumberland Farms for a soda and something chocolaty but wound up grabbing some frozen treats instead. I wound up digging in to the very enjoyable peppermint palooza first, but now it's time for....

Cumberland Farms Chocolate Brownie Batter Bash Ice Cream

chocolate ice cream loaded with chocolate flavored chips,
brownie batter & brownie chunks

Giant (S&S) Salted Caramel Toffee Ice Cream

[Limited for Summer 2017] If you are a regular shopper at Stop & Shop (aka GIANT), then you've probably noticed they have quite a bit of fun with seasonal flavors. When I say fun, I mean they will mix the current flavor with popcorn and cookie dough and soap water and whatever else floats their boat. It's kind of funny to see a display of a dozen different items all with the same coloring and flavoring. This month is salted caramel which means it's time for....

Stop & Shop (Giant) Salted Caramel Toffee Ice Cream

salted caramel ice cream with a rich salted caramel swirl,
chocolate flavored flakes and toffee pieces

Twix Dark and The Nosh Show Ep 109

Hey Nosh Show listeners, Episode 109 is now live and waiting for you to check it out. You might be surprised that instead of me ranting about my trip to Virginia, I stay fairly quite as we have a first-time guest on the show. Will you appreciate the change up? or will you miss the nonsense?

Twix Dark

Ben & Jerry's Keep Caramel and Cookie On Ice Cream

[New for 2017] Four months. FOUR MONTHS. I have patiently waited four months to try this Target exclusive. I am four hours away from Ben & Jerry's HQ yet I had to wait four months to try this excellent flavor. Wait, should I have said spoiler alert first?

Ben & Jerry's Keep Caramel and Cookie On Ice Cream

caramel malt ice cream with shortbread cookies, fudge flakes & caramel swirl

Dairy Queen Triple Truffle Blizzard

[New BotM for August 2017, returning BotM for January 2018] The Blizzard of the Month is the Triple Truffle blizzard and I joked that it was just the candy shop blizzard, part two. They've swapped out hazelnut truffles for peanut butter truffles, and now it's chocolate sauce instead of chocolate softserve, but other than that, it seems to be the same idea.

Dairy Queen Triple Truffle Blizzard

caramel, peanut butter, and fudge filled truffles in vanilla soft serve
(I'll update this picture later)

Baskin-Robbins Made with Snickers ice cream and Baskin-Robbins Made with Reese's ice cream

Dear Baskin-Robbins, why is it so hard to have the flavor of the month in stock? You don't have it at the beginning of the month*. You don't have it at the end of the month. This is why I don't do more Baskin-Robbins reviews. That said, there was someone waiting at the counter for me when I walked in, so rather than sneaking out like I've done on a few other occasions, I decided to ordered a double scoop so I could try two more of their "Made with" flavors.

Baskin-Robbins Made with Snickers Ice Cream

(because you can't see the Made with Reese's underneath)