Magnum Non-Dairy Sea Salt Caramel Bar

[New for 2020] It was almost a year ago that I tried one of Magnum's non-dairy bars (review here). I went in with low expectations and wound up being impressed by this non-dairy treat. When Unilever offered to send over a free sample of the newest version, I was pretty excited.

Magnum Non-Dairy Sea Salt Caramel Bar

sea salt caramel flavored indulgence
dipped in sweet Belgian chocolate

Talenti Banana Caramel Crunch Gelato Layers

[New for 2020 - Retired] Despite my love of walking down the freezer aisle several times a week, I have been staying at home as directed and only venturing out on a rare occasion to restock our fridge and cabinets. Thankfully, I got an email from Unilever's PR firm with an offer to try free new stuff from several of the companies they own. I had trouble choosing what to post first, but this one got the most attention on the gram, so let's dig in to...

Talenti Banana Caramel Crunch Gelato Layers

banana pudding gelato - pie crust pieces - dulce de leche
banana pudding gelato - pie crust pieces

Alden's Double Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream

[New for 2019] Did you know that I have a three year old Alden's post that I never posted? It's true. I bought a big container of their Cookies & Cream ice cream and it was badly freezerburned (at least I think it was, but maybe it sucks in general). I think I tried them one other time too with similar results. I figured I just wasn't meant to grab anything fresh from them. Then, about a month (or so) ago, their new 2019 pints popped up at Stop & Shop and I brought one home.

Alden's Double Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream

"always double down on chocolate and ice cream"

So Delicious Oatmilk S'mores Frozen Dessert

[New for 2020] Do you remember when my son and I tried the new So Delicious oat milk frozen dessert last year? (Review here) I thought they did a good job, but it didn't click enough with either of us to pick it up again (not an insult, just a fact). Well, they are back with four new flavors this year! We get vanilla bean, chocolate salted caramel, chocolate hazelnut brownie, and....

So Delicious Oatmilk S'mores Frozen Dessert

Whole Foods Butter Cookies & Sweet Cream Gelato

[New for 2019] Hey, for the record, I am not ice cream hunting right now, it's just not worth the risk of bringing germs home. That said, we can still try to have fun, like this catchy looking pint of Whole Foods gelato. Yes, I still hate Whole Foods in general, but this was too tempting.

Whole Foods Butter Cookies & Sweet Cream Gelato

(sweet cream gelato, salted caramel butter sauce, butter cookies)

Cool Jacks Super Jack Ice Cream Sandwiches

While trying to do a little relaxing ice cream hunting in Wegman's during the great food hoarding of 3/12/2020, I spied something kind of funky.... no, something cool! There was something simple yet eye catching about the tall, slender packaging. I had to know more about this unfamiliar brand! I have five eye catching choices, but I think the day demands something super....

Cool Jacks Super Jack Ice Cream Sandwiches

M&M Cookie with Superman Ice Cream

Magnum Mini Ruby Ice Cream Bars

[New for 2020] Has the thought of the pink ruby cacao fad got your tastebuds daydreaming of "unique berry fruitiness"? Like you, I am a sucker for something new, and the fact that both Magnum & Haagen-Dazs (and Kit Kat) have jumped on this hot newness must stand for something right? Let's see if it can live up to the hype!

Magnum Mini Ruby Ice Cream Bars

sweet cream ice cream dipped in ruby cacao

Cheesecake Factory at Home - Birthday Cake

[New for 2020] Who's ready for synergy? Cheesecake Factor is using their brand recognition to score an easy win in your local freezer aisle. Produced by Wells Dairy (the Blue Bunny people), Cheesecake Factory at Home is releasing faux pints (14 oz) of several different flavors. They haven't gone super crazy with the flavors to start, but I think I grabbed the funnest one.

Cheesecake Factory at Home - Birthday Cake

cake flavored cheesecake ice cream with a signature cream cheese blend,
sour cream, cake pieces, swirls of icing and candy sprinkles

Turkey Hill All Natural Cookie Dough Ice Cream

[New for 2020] That bad news is that I have two tubs of all natural Turkey Hill ice cream that need to go back to price chopper because they let them melt and go bad. The good news is that I found a replacement for their spot in the freezer.

Turkey Hill All Natural Cookie Dough Ice Cream

All natural brown sugar and molasses flavored ice cream
with chewy chocolate chip cookie dough pieces and chocolate chips

4 new Talenti layered flavors

Ok, I stumbled on four new layered flavors hanging out at a Shaw's together

So I already know that Lemon Berry Pie is good (review here), but what to try next? Since I have no interested in Coffee (Cookie Crumble) or Coconut (Chocolate Cookie), I think I may have to go Banana Caramel Crunch next. I am a little afraid though because the banana in their banana chocolate swirl (review here) was way too ripe for my liking.

With non-dairy being the hot newness, Talenti has been trying to point out that they have a few dairy flavors over the last few years. That said, I'm still a little surprised that the trend hit one of their layered flavors, that's usually something Haagen-Dazs will do (pushing an idea across multiple product lines that is).

So, which order you grabbing them in?

Haagen-Dazs Heaven Light Ice Cream

[2020-2022] I usually like to split these things up, but because I sampled them at the same time, and because that then affects how I feel about the product line in general, I'm going to keep them together if that's cool with everyone. So, we hit up Stop & Shop on the way home the other day and picked up the new "light ice cream" lineup from Haagen-Dazs. They call it Heaven, I call it a scam to lower our expectations of what should be in a pint of H-D...

Haagen-Dazs HEAVEN Light Ice Cream

strawberry waffle cone and chocolate sea salt caramel