Blue Chip Creamery Black Sheep Ice Cream Sandwich

Market Basket had a fresh looking restock of 5 Blue Chip Creamery ice cream sandwiches. They are a bit much at $6.79 a piece, but I know I can get three servings out of it, so let's bring home...

Blue Chip Creamery Black Sheep Ice Cream Sandwich

vanilla bean ice cream - crushed Oreos - Oreo wafers

Happy Halloween!

May your day be as fun as this one gallon container from Mayfield Dairy Farms.

image courtesy of Mayfield Dairy Farms Website

Mayfield is owned by Dairy Farmers of America who also own several other brands like Kemps, but their Halloween pail isn't nearly as cute. DFA also owns Dean's Country Fresh, but they are still running their patriotic pail.

I've already had my yearly pumpkin blizzard and also an amazing two scoops of pumpkin ice cream from Flannel Cow (before it closed for the season), but I think I'm hoping for one more pumpkin serving this weekend to finish off the season...... oooo, Tougas Farm has some good looking seasonal sundaes on their website. We might need to go there. [Update: we went there. it was quite tasty. photo later]

Bettergoods Spiced Apple Pie Ice Cream

[New for Fall 2026] I usually avoid Walmart ice cream because of the cross contamination warning (and general low expectations), but when a commenter mentioned that this one reminded them of the old Edy's apple pie flavor, I couldn't help but pick up a container of....

Bettergoods Spiced Apple Pie Ice Cream

sea salt caramel ice cream with cinnamon spiced apples and pie crust pieces

Maola Strawberry Milk

I haven't been able to regularly buy the very tasty Promised Land Dairy Strawberry milk since Hannaford (and several other places?) stopped carrying it. I can get it from Stop & Shop or Wegman's (or maybe not?), but that's too much effort most of the time. I tried replacing with TruMoo strawberry milk but that stuff is awful. I thought all hope was lost until I was at Market Basket and found...

Maola Strawberry Milk

Ben & Jerry's Razz Up Ice Cream

[New for May 2026, renamed in August 2026, Finally found in mid Oct 2026] 

So this flavor combo was announced back in May, we almost tried it at our local scoop shop back in July, and now it's got a new name to infuriate people who are overly bothered by two old dudes who like ice cream. May I jestfully present:

Ben & Jerry's Razz Up Ice Cream

formerly "Black Raspberry Fudge Chunk"

black raspberry ice cream with raspberry swirls & crackling fudge chunks

DQ Mystery Blizzard Buddies

[New for Fall 2026] So there was an image circulating on social media that my wife sent to me, and it showed five very cute Kawaii Blizzard Buddies and I thought "this is gonna be awesome". 

Not too long after that, we started seeing pictures of the real things and my urge to rush to DQ was greatly diminished.

We were finally in the mood for DQ, and because we didn't want to completely miss out on these, we headed out to pick up some blizzards and....

Blenda the Dairy Queen Blizzard Buddy

New City Microcreamery Tiramisu Ice Cream

One more NCM pint courtesy of our daughter. We've tried several others, so now it's time to try...

New City Microcreamery Tiramisu Ice Cream

mascarpone ice cream with espresso syrup soaked cookies and swirls of espresso cream

Bettergoods Seasonal Ice Cream Bites

[New for Fall 2026] You've probably noticed that I am far less willing to buy snacks that I'm not sure I will eat, but darn it, I just can't resist bringing both of these homes at $5.47 a piece. Which will I crack open first? Or will I just open them both now? Yeah... it's probably going to be both now. Let's open up...

Bettergoods Peppermint Ice Cream Bites

Bettergoods Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bites

Wendy's Frosty Frights Part III

[New for September 2026] Why yes, my beloved Frosty Frights have returned for a third year! Woohoo!! I definitely had my favorites when I first saw the announcement on social media, but now that I have the main lineup in my possession (thanks to my wife), I think they're all great additions to the lineup.

Wendy's Frosty Frights - Part III

Blue Chip Creamery Life is Short(cake)

I've been mixing Market Basket back into my grocery trips and while I tend not to buy ice cream there (because people love leaving the doors open there), I couldn't help but buy a....

Blue Chip Creamery Life is Short(cake) Ice Cream Sandwich

strawberry ice cream between two sugar cookies

Jeni's Frosted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream

[New for 4/14/2026] I knew I wanted to bring back something different from the grocery stores today, but who knew which lone pint would be worthy of the "swell" ride home (aka in the pint cooler). Wegman's? tempting but no. Price Chopper? Nah. Whole Foods? Ok, we have a few options... wait, these Jeni's pints say new. I don't know if they are new new, but I need to buy one of those, right? Ok, let's bring home a $8.99 pint of....

Jeni's Frosted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream

buttery sugar cookie custard with cake-like cookies and pink cream cheese frosting

Whole Foods C&C Sandwiches

This is one of those products that seems like it should be an easy win, but for whatever reason, gets lost in the freezer... and when I say lost, I mean LOST. Like bought in early 2025 and then finally tossed months ago in 2026 lost. Why do I do that? Well, I know why, it's because the basement freezer is a mess. Maybe 2027 will be better..... until then, let me show you what once was:

Whole Foods Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches

cookies & cream ice cream sandwiched between two double-chocolate cookies

Nosh or Not: Hudsonville Dirt Cake

[New for 2026] I adore texture in my ice cream, I love trying new things, and it's got a fair price, but I just couldn't bring myself to try....

Hudsonville Dirt Cake Ice Cream

gummi worms and cream-filled chocolate cookies blended into vanilla and chocolate pudding flavored ice cream

This one has been out since the beginning of the year, so hopefully a couple of you have tried it and can let us know if the Albanese "Gummies Stay Chewy!"

If you've ever had gummies in ice cream, feel free to share that too. I think gummies can be a sundae topping, but I've never tried that either.

Hot Pockets Apple Pie Snack Breaks

[New for 2026] I'm not 100% sure when my local Walmart started carrying the new Hot Pockets Snack Breaks, but I finally went by them slow enough to notice the apple pie version. Looking back, I do remember seeing the social media posts for this in the blue packaging, but I had totally forgotten about them until now. For $1.47, let's try a....

Hot Pockets Gooey Apple Pie Snack Breaks

Aldi Ice Cream

[New for Mid 2026] I don't do much shopping at Aldi because it's (A) not convenient and (B) often cross contaminated. That said, I did want to see those two new fun pints that @candyhunting and others posted, so we ran in to grab a photo the other day. To my surprise, no cross contamination (that I noticed at the time!), and at $3.29 a pint, why not bring home....

Aldi Sundae Shoppe Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream

Aldi Sundae Shoppe Frosted Animal Cracker Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

[New for 2026] Time to try the fourth of five new 2026 ice cream bars from Ben & Jerry's, though, some of us very vaguely remember them making a cookie dough bar at the beginning of this millenia. Anyway, we know this should be tasty, but let's dive into a box of....

Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bars

Vanilla ice cream with gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough, dipped in a chocolatey coating with cookie pieces

DQ Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Blizzard

[New for Aug 31, 2026] Why this blizzard debuted on Monday the 31st rather than Tuesday the 1st, I do not know, but when we saw the advertisement during our last DQ visit, we knew we would be back. Let me introduce you to the.....

Dairy Queen Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Blizzard

brown sugar cookie dough and brown sugar topping in vanilla softserve

Nosh or Not Speed Round

[New for 2026] I'm trying to clean up my phone a bit, so let me share four products that we've seen at the grocery stores these last couple of weeks. Let's start with last night's run in to Shaw's.

Magnum Dubai Chocolate Style Ice Cream Bars

pistachio & kadayif ice cream covered in milk chocolate with crunchy kadayif

Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt "Pints"

[New > Exclusive for Target in Oct 2025, now available elsewhere in 2026] 

Wait, in some weird fluke pattern, I appears that I do one Yasso review every six years, and it's always August. That's too funny!

Anyway, it still always surprises at how much the freezer aisle froyo market just disappeared. On the one hand, it was never amazing, but on the other hand, there were solid offering out there.

Keeping the Greek froyo dream alive (in the US) is Yasso. They've managed to stay viable by diversifying. Currently, they have 13 regular bars, 7 chocolate coated bars, 4 poppables, 3 sandwiches, and now the new (faux) pints and cups. First, let me show you the four flavors I didn't buy...

Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt

Mint Chocolate Chip  -  Cookies & Cream

Coffee Chocolate Chip  -  Fudge Brownie

Dash My Mug Ice Cream Maker

Part of me does miss making ice cream, and then what does my wife surprise me with?

Dash My Mug Ice Cream Maker