Turkey Hill Triple Chocolate Trio'politan Ice Cream

[New for 2018] So there are five new Trio-politan flavors from Turkey Hill this year. We've already covered the Mint one (which my daughter had me repurchase already) and the all natural one (review coming soon), so let's look at the most chocolatey of the bunch.

Turkey Hill Triple Chocolate Trio'politan Ice Cream

milk chocolate ice cream with fudge swirl, dark chocolate ice cream,
and chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips

Dairy Queen Summer Berry Cheesecake Blizzard and the DQ Choco Brownie Extreme Blizzard

[New for Spring 2018] I decided to check the DQ website this morning when I stumbled upon them running their "Summer Blizzard Menu".... wait, what? It's only been spring for like a week! Well, hold on to your socks because the s'mores blizzard is back, as is the cotton candy blizzard. For new stuff we've got the Summer Berry Cheesecake Blizzard and the Jurassic Chomp Blizzard. And that list doesn't even include the blizzard of the month which is the new peanut butter cookie dough blizzard. My wife and I have some deciding to do.

DQ Summer Blizzard Menu (three months early)

Pizza! Pizza! with Nerd Lunch and Junk Food Guy!

That's right Nosh Show Listeners, Nerd Lunch has convinced our old bud Eric the Junk Food Guy to (briefly?) step out of podcasting retirement and have some sweet sixteen inspired pizza talk. Woohoo for the return of your friendly neighborhood JFG. I know the very adorable junk food baby keeps him busy, but it was nice to hang out again, even if only for an hour and a half.

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Shake It Truffles Ice Cream

[New for 2018] There are three new truffle flavors in the Ben & Jerry's lineup this year, and about a week after finding the caramel cheesecake version, I found the one I truly wanted to try first.

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Shake It Truffles Ice Cream

chocolate malt milkshake ice cream
with chocolate cookie-covered fudge truffles & marshmallow swirls

Haagen-Dazs Banana Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream

[New for 2018] Welcome back to another quick sampling of free Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This is one of the three in the new Decadent Collection. I say quick because a) banana isn't really my thing and b) 2/3 of this pint got lost in a power outage. That said, this is Haagen-Dazs so you know it's still going to be good.

Haagen-Dazs Banana Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream

banana ice cream with chocolate chips and a peanut butter swirl

Ben & Jerry's Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake

2020 Note: This flavor no longer has truffles branding (not positive when it disappeared). Please note that the current recipe had more sodium and a few other changes.

[New for 2018] Alrighty, truffle shuffle time! There are 3 new truffle flavors from Ben & Jerry's this year. I really wanted the chocolate shake one, but my choices were either Chillin' the Roast or...

Ben & Jerry's Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Truffles Ice Cream

caramel cheesecake ice cream with
graham cracker-covered cheesecake truffles & chocolate cookie swirls

Blue Bunny Vanilla Fudge Brownie Bunny Snacks

[New for 2018] Hey, did you ever see those holiday edition peppermint bark bunny snacks? Well, I never did but... well, there are four new bunny snacks joining the original four from 2017. We're getting chocolate hazelnut, mint chocolate twist, strawberry cheesecake, and....

Blue Bunny Vanilla Fudge Brownie Bunny Snacks

vanilla flavored reduced fat ice cream topped with a layer of brownie batter
& brittle pieces covered with a milk chocolaty coating and candy drizzle

Haagen-Dazs Coconut Caramel Chocolate Trio

[2018-2020] Of the new Haagen-Dazs products coming out in 2018, I was having trouble deciding if I was more excited for the cookie squares or the three new Trio flavors. I know some of you were a little underwhelmed by the first four Trio flavors, but they've gone ahead an added a fourth component in the form of a swirl. Let's see what it does.

Haagen-Dazs Coconut Caramel Chocolate Trio Ice Cream

coconut and caramel ice creams with milk chocolate and caramel sauce

Big Friendly Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich

[New for 2018] Do you ever buy something and then think about it constantly until you can finally take the time to try it out properly? That's how I felt about this next treat.

Big Friendly Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich

vanilla ice cream between two chocolate chip cookies and rolled in chocolate chips

Ben & Jerry's P.B. Dough Moo-phoria Light Ice Cream

[New for 2018] When you are trying to keep your business viable and growing and you see a new trend popping up, what do you do? Do you wait for the trend to pass by like so many trends before it, or do you try to steal a little piece of the pie with a new line up? In general, you give it a shot, and that's where Moo-phoria comes in. Ben & Jerry's has dumped a bunch of calories and fat without resorting to sugar substitutes. On paper, it sounds like a winner.

Ben & Jerry's P.B. Dough Moo-phoria Light Ice Cream

chocolate light ice cream with gobs of chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough

Turkey Hill Mint Cookie Trio'politan Ice Cream

[New for 2018] I find it amusing that we have a secondary trend going on this year... ok, trend might be a stretch, but is it not amusing that Haagen-Dazs Trio is being joined by Edy's Triple Cores and Turkey Hill Trio'politan. The lid even says "Trio" all over it. Now while Breyer's is busy swirling two frozen dairy desserts in to one container, Turkey Hill is taking things up a notch by shoving three ice creams in to one container side by side by side.

Turkey Hill Mint Cookie Trio'politan Ice Cream

vanilla-flavored ice cream chocolate cookie swirl, dark chocolate ice cream,
and mint ice cream with chocolate cookie pieces.

Kemps JoyFULL Scoops Frozen Yogurt

[New for 2018] It's been a tough week and a long day, so let's do a quick post. Kemps, the midwest folks who seem to put out a new froyo every six months, have merged their froyo love with the current annoying trend of replacement sugar in products to bring down the calorie count. Sorry, you know the sugar replacement trend bugs me more than it should.

JoyFULL Scoops sounds like Lovin Scoopful and Sweet Scoops decided to team up.

I thought the packaging was fairly catchy which is a good thing because I was not expecting to find Kemp's at my local Price Chopper. There were four flavors in all. Mint Chocolate Chip, Sea Salt Caramel, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I was just about to grab that last when I decided to read the ingredients...

Yup, Erythritol and Monk Fruit Extract. No thanks. Nevermind. Look, if you prefer these two over splenda or calories, that's fine by me, that's why I'm pointing these out incase they grab your attention. The poor Yo2 lineup didn't last very long (reviews here and here) so we'll see if this line has better luck. If you wind up trying these, please leave your thoughts in the comments.

Good night! More new stuff tomorrow!

Arctic Zero Light Ice Cream Review

[New for 2018] So, are you surprised at how many companies have jumped on the (ultra) light ice cream bandwagon? I don't know if I am or not, but what did surprise me was when Arctic Zero decided to jump on this bandwagon with 7 new light ice creams. While most companies are reducing down to light ice cream,  the people behind a frozen dessert actually went up the ice cream food chain. Let's see if it's going to work out for them.

Arctic Zero Cookies & Cream Light Ice Cream

"creamy vanilla flavor with chocolate sandwich cookies"

Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Cookie Squares

[2018-2021] Time to dig in to some more free Haagen-Dazs samples! They've got two new cookie squares this year (think super premium bunny snacks) and I'm about to try the non dulce de leche version. Fingers crossed that the cookie layer is awesome!

Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream Cookie Squares

chocolate cookie topped with vanilla ice cream, dipped in dark chocolate

Haagen-Dazs Decadent Collection Honey Salted Caramel Almond Ice Cream

[New for 2018] Boy was I surprised when Haagen-Dazs' PR firm sent me an email saying that they had seen my instagram feed and wanted to send over some free samples of their new 2018 offerings. I've always been a big fan of theirs and jumped at the opportunity to get the new stuff a little bit early. So, without further ado, let's dive in to...

Haagen-Dazs Honey Salted Caramel Almond Ice Cream

honey ice cream with almonds and a salted caramel swirl