Friendly's Caramel Cookie Crumble Ice Cream

[New for 2022] A second Friendly's review in a single year? Ha, I kid, I used to review Friendly's alot more often, but there's just not a whole lot of new going on with them these days it seems. Well, there are the happy days bars and those SUPER STUFFED frozen dairy dessert flavors, but I can do without the latter. However, I have now bought *8* containers of Unicorn Power, so it seems only fair to give something else a try. Let's take a crack at....

Friendly's Limited Edition Caramel Cookie Crumble Ice Cream

vanilla ice cream with caramel ribbon and chocolate creme cookie pieces

The Good Batch Brownie Caramel Sandwich

[New for 2019] Do you ever wonder why I still blog after 14 years when most people would have quit long ago? It's ok if you do, because even I wonder some times. I get stuck in a rut of getting frustrated with the lowering quality of my favorite brands but then something magical happens. I run across a treat that reminds me of how good ice cream (treats) shoud be. This is that treat.

The Good Batch Brownie Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich

(vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce between two brownie cookies)

Hood New England Creamery Ice Cream Martha's Vineyard Black Raspberry

[Relaunched in 2022] What have we seen in the ice cream aisle year after year for too many years? Packages either get smaller, or quality goes down. Well, Hood is going to try to do something different. Yes, their New England Creamery lineup is shrinking from 1.5 Qts to a single lone quart size BUT the quality is going up! How's that for unexpected? Now Hood has always been a budget brand in my mind, but they have some fierce loyalty here in New England plus their NEC lineup has always had limited edition moments of fun (see some reviews here) 

Hood New England Creamery Martha's Vineyard Black Raspberry Ice Cream

black raspberry ice cream with raspberry swirl & chocolate flavored chips

Blue Bunny Strawberry Shortcake Load'd Bars

[New for 2021] Whoops, kind of forgot these were in the basement (I bought them 3 or more months ago). I technically really want one of those strawberry eggo snacking waffles right now, but this will have to do...

Blue Bunny Strawberry Shortcake Load'd Bars

strawberry flavored frozen dairy dessert

filled with strawberry swirls and shortcake pieces

topped with strawberry sauce

dipped in whipped cream flavored coating and shortbread crunch