New City Microcreamery Tres Leche Ice Cream

Almost 8 years ago, my in-laws surprised me with an ice cream pie from New City Microcreamery (review here). The plan was to visit one of their scoop shops, but we never did. At some point, their faux pints started showing up in stores, and still I did not try them (we'll blame location). Well, after all this time, I finally decided to try "the best in the world". That's a pretty bold statement...

New City Microcreamery Tres Leche Ice Cream

cream cheese ice cream soaked vanilla cookies with dolce de leche swirl

Dairy Queen - April 2025

[New for April 2025] So what's up at DQ? They've got the new Mixing Bowl Mashup Blizzard, the return of the Confetti Cake Blizzard, and...

DQ Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake Blizzard

(choco chunks, strawberry topping, and cheesecake pieces)

You can't see the cheesecake, but it's in there. My wife has been getting a strawberry cheesecake blizzard the last few DQ trips anyway, so this was an easy choice for her and she said it was good.

As for me, I ordered the returning Confetti Cake blizzard, but the person on the radio heard "Cotton Candy" because my voice gave out for a second. I corrected it and they put confetti cake blizzard on my order/receipt. 

Welp, we get our order, drive down the road for a moment and pull in to a parking lot to enjoy our treats, but I don't have a confetti cake blizzard. I have a cotton candy blizzard. I'm sure DQ would have fixed it if I went back, but part of me hates the return process and the other part of me hates wasting, so I just ate it. It's not like the cotton candy blizzard isn't tasty (especially with a side of french fries, which I had).

We will probably head back next week for confetti cake, and then the week after for mixing bowl mashup (though it feels like we've had this blizzard before). Actually, next week is Easter.... but the week after is April vacation, so who knows when the next DQ trip will be.

Ben & Jerry's Choco-lotta Cheesecake Sundae

[New for Early 2025] Snack time! I need chocolate to wake me up!

Ben & Jerry's Choco-lotta Cheesecake Sundae

chocolate cheesecake ice cream with chocolate cookies & chocolate cookie swirls topped with fudge-swirled whipped topping & sea salt fudge chunks

Sonic Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Blast & Sundae

[New for 2024] Wait, has it really been six years since my last Sonic review? (Ha, that review was about an Oreo product too!) Maybe we stopped by but there was nothing worth blogging about? I do check the menu on occasion but nothing ever really grabs my attention. Anyway, we had a little free time so we headed down to Sonic and tried....

Sonic Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Blast & Sundae

Haagen-Dazs New York Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

[New for Early 2024] So I un-jinxed myself, and it was kind of on purpose. I had this weird feeling that if I did a post about not finding anything before our weekend shopping, that maybe I would finally find a bunch of new stuff, and boy did I thanks to my local Shaws Supermarket. While 2024 was strangely quiet for Haagen-Dazs, they are back with 3 new bars (covered in a future post) and two new pints. The first pint is the simple sounding but certainly taste Vanilla Caramel Pecan ice cream, and the other is...

Haagen-Dazs New York Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

cheesecake ice cream with a swirl of strawberry sauce and spiced graham cracker crust pieces

Friendly's Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

[New for Mid 2023] As I mentioned in my last post, I've had a full freezer for months and yet I've done a not so great job of keep up with things. Here is another example of something I bought mid summer, finally opened in mid September and am now posting in November. In other words, you probably won't find this one anymore, but maybe you can try it next you if this review inspires you to do so. Let's take a long delayed look at....

Friendly's Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

cheesecake ice cream swirled with blueberries and graham crunch

DQ Caramel Fudge Cheesecake Blizzard

[New for 2022] Yes, we are back at DQ! Wait, that probably doesn't make sense unless I mentioned that we were there a week before to get the always enjoyable, annual pumpkin pie blizzard fix. Anyway, we went back to try a blizzard that actually debuted last year. 

DQ Caramel Fudge Cheesecake Blizzard

cheesecake pieces and fudge covered salty caramel pieces in softserve

(thought I saw caramel in the mix too but...)

Lactaid Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

[New for 2023] In my never ending desire to find some kind of acceptable mainstream ice cream to stock in my freezer, I gave in and picked up this limited edition flavor.

Lactaid Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

(strawberry cheesecake ice cream with a graham swirl)

Jeni's Everything Bagel Ice Cream

[New for 2021] A few weeks ago, Jeni's offered to send me their new Homemade Banana Bread flavor plus a few extra pints. I instantly said yes without even asking what else would be in the shipment (because Jeni's!). Technically I should have tried that banana flavor first, but I just couldn't resist trying this very limited edition flavor first. I am afraid, but also terribly intrigued...

Jeni's Everything Bagel Ice Cream

cream cheese ice cream with everything bagel gravel

Gifford's Cannoli Ice Cream

[New for 2021] I remember this coming out and being pretty excited, but then I never got around to trying it.... until now! (with now meaning 3 months ago hehehe)

Gifford's Cannoli Ice Cream

sweet ricotta ice cream chock-full of tiny chocolate chips

& crispy pieces of cannoli pastry

Ben & Jerry's Topped Raspberry Cheesecake

[New for Early 2023] Ben & Jerry's has always done a good job with the cheesecake based flavors, but it's funny to think that this is the first time that they are mixing it in to the Topped lineup. I'm pretty stoked, so let's get the spoons ready for...

Ben & Jerry's Topped Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

cheesecake ice cream with raspberry swirls & graham pieces

Topped with White Chocolate Ganache & Graham Cracker Crumble

Favorite Day Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

[New for 2021] I know I'm a year late on finally picking these up, but I just don't hit Target very often, and if I do, it's usually not right before I head home. Well, I had to run out late Thursday for an emergency school supply run, and I figured if I'm out, why not finally give Target's latest inhouse brand/branding a shot. Let's start with...

Favorite Day Gourmet Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

cheesecake-flavored ice cream with blueberry pieces and graham cracker swirl

Cherry Cheesecake Sunday Showdown

Ok, the freezer aisle is "pretty" (aka very) boring right now, so let's do something that we haven't done in over two years. Let's have a showdown!

Philadelphia Cherry Cheesecake Crumble

Oui Cherry Cheesecake Layered Dessert

Edward's Pie Slices

During the lull before the 2022 ice cream season (Aka early 2022), I decided to pick up these Pie Slices from Price Chopper. It's been almost 4 years since Edward's has been on blog, so let's get them back on here (last review was the chocolate cream pie version).

Edward's Key Lime Pie Slices

Edward's Whipped Cheesecake Slices

Van Leeuwan Walmart Exclusive Flavors

[New for 2022] I know collaborations are nothing new, but isn't it still a little surprisingly when you see a giant company like Walmart team up with a smaller ice cream brand to deliver a lineup of 7 exclusive flavors? I've been doing this for almost 14 years and I'm still surprised. (We'll cover the two I tried first and then do a quick listing of the other 5 flavors)

Van Leeuwan Pizza and Wild Blueberry Shortcake ice creams

Cheesecake Factory at Home - Key Lime

[New for 2020] I finally found the key lime flavor and it was love at first bite! I heard good things and I am not disappointed in the least. That's right, I am inhaling....

The Cheesecake Factory at Home - Key Lime

key lime cheesecake ice cream with a signature cream cheese blend,

sour cream and graham swirls

Ample Hills Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Ice Cream

I don't think I've ever heard anything bad about Ample Hills Creamery over the years, but as you know, I'm not the type to splurge and order online to try them. Well, they recently announced that they can be found at Roche Bros grocery stores and there is one of those right near my work.

Clocking in $7 a pint, I had 7 pints to choose from. Based on this Ample Hills news post, it seems like Oatmeal Lace was the one pint flavor that was missing from the store shelf (and probably the one I would have tried first to be honest). I took a few minutes to decide what I wanted for my 8am ice cream snack and eventually I picked up a pint of...

Ample Hills Ooey Gooey Butter Cake Ice Cream

cream cheese ice cream with pieces of housemade ooey gooey butter cake

Magnum Double Red Velvet Ice Cream

[New for Early 2021] Well, we finally have another Magnum tub using their white chocolate shell (the other being the white chocolate vanilla flavor, reviewed here). Am I excited? Yeah, I am. I love chocolate, but I also love diversity, so I'm curious to see how this combo shakes out.

Magnum Double Red Velvet Ice Cream

cheesecake ice cream with red ganache swirl, red velvet cake crunch,

white chocolate in a white chocolate shell

Jeni's Gooey Butter Cake Ice Cream

Well well well, it's been quite a day hasn't it? (if you are reading this years from now, you can just google the date). In reality, it's been quite the year with a lot of.... well, a lot of what makes 2020 shall we say. Now, to break out of the funk that is the 2020 ice cream season, I picked up a half dozen unique items from Wegman's last Sunday morning to keep me going. Two of those items are pints from Jeni's, a company that I've never tried. That's right! Nick did all of the other Jeni's reviews back when they had the clear packaging. I just wasn't willing to spend ten bucks a pint. Well the price has come down to $8 and I'm dying for something different. Time to try...

Jeni's Gooey Butter Cake Ice Cream

cream cheese ice cream layered with crumbles of vanilla cake

and a swirl of caramel-butterscotch sauce

Cheesecake Factory at Home - Chocolate

[New for 2020] The search (the wait!) for key lime pie continues, but since I am impatient and also desperate for something new, I present....

Cheesecake Factory at Home - Chocolate

chocolate cheesecake ice cream with a signature cream cheese blend,

sour cream and rich chocolate fudge swirls