Classic M&M's Cookie Sandwiches

[New for 2021] Hey everybody, sorry for only posting about once a week. It just seems like life is super busy and the freezer aisle is not. I do still care about what's going on in the world of ice cream, so let's take a crack at...

M&M's Classic Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches

vanilla flavored reduced fat ice cream with artificial flavor added,

sandwiched between chocolate cookies with M&M's mini milk chocolate candies

M&M's Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches

[New for 2018] The original M&M ice cream sandwich has gone through several redesigned boxes over the years, but it's never had a sibling, until now....

M&M's Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches

chocolate reduced fat ice cream, sandwiched between chocolate cookies,
with M&M's Brand Minis Milk Chocolate Candies

M&M Ice Cream Bars

[New for early 2017] Mars is not known for releasing a plethora of new ice cream products, but in general there seems to always be at least one new product from them. They already have several tasty ice cream bars that are based on regular candy bars, but they've mixed things up a little this year by basing the next ice cream bar on a candy that doesn't have a bar form.

M&M Ice Cream Bars

vanilla reduced fat ice cream with M&M's milk chocolate candy pieces

Dove Ice Cream Bar : Caramel Swirl with Cashew

So I'm at the very end of a disappointingly un-new freezer aisle when something catches my eye. Something that doesn't say new but doesn't feel familiar. Something that has elusive cashews in it. Something that... is on sale for $3 a box. Ahh, at that price, who cares how "new" it is.

Dove Ice Cream Bar - Caramel Swirl Ice Cream with Milk Chocolate Cashew

Rich vanilla ice cream and a caramel swirl with silky smooth DOVE Chocolate and Cashews

Orange Starburst Sorbet Bar

[New for 2015, Discontinued]  It seemed only natural that in time, 2014's strawberry Starburst sorbet bar would get some differently flavored company on the shelf.

Orange Starburst Sorbet Bar

(Notice how the box now runs the bars 2x2 instead of 1x4)

Quick Review: Starburst Strawberry Sorbet Bar

[New for 2014] Now hopefully at some point these will be available in all four standard starburst flavors because I always reach for cherry starburst first, but the strawberry was just peering down at me from the Wal-mart shelf so I had to give these a try.

Starburst Strawberry Sorbet Bar

Vanilla Dove Bar

Way back when dove sponsored a national ice cream month post, they also included 3 of their tasty dove bars for me to try. For months and months I've stared at these things wondering what flavors could be inside, and on this fine Fall day, it's time to find out.

Here are our three samples.... oh I wish they were labeled so I knew which was which. So, I've decided to unwrap all three at the same time and share them with my family. Let's see who's going to get what.

Milky Way Simply Caramel Ice Cream Bar Review

[Discontinued] Over the last few months, I have repeatedly planned to make this a Friday Night Fight or even a Saturday Night Showdown, but the stars just refused to align. Unfortunately, as was the case many times during 2012, I've waited too long and one of the opponents suffered the sad fate of passing his best by date.

No, it's not the Milky Way Simply Caramel Ice Cream Bar that has gone rogue, it's still good for several more months. No, it's actually the Milky Way Simply Caramel Bar that has gone stale. I guess they don't make candy bars like they use to.

Friday Night Fight Twix vs Twix Ice Cream Bar

I know companies have painfully forced the year of the greek froyo upon us, but in a much more fun world, I want to call it the year of the candy bar inspired ice creams. Maybe Magnum kicked it off last year, or maybe good humor did, but we've all lucked out and this year has really taken off. We've got York and Mounds from Good Humor, Cadbury from Blue Bunny, and then Mars, oh Mars, how you've made me smile this year. It's a good year to be an ice cream blogger.

So tonight, we dig into one of my favorite candy bars, Twix, and it's upgraded counterpart, the full size Twix ice cream bar. Sure mini Twix ice cream treats have been around for quite some time (heck, I injured myself on one 4 years ago), but there's something special about a full size treat.

Dove Mint Swirl with Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bars Plus EPIC Shipping Fail

[Discontinued] Mars Mars Mars... look, I had no intention of reviewing Dove bars tonight, let alone did I plan on eating one before dinner, but we had a bit of a problem with our free products that made it necessary to check the Dove bars for damage. Check out the bottom of the post for more.

New for 2012, it's mint swirl with dark chocolate dove ice cream bars.

A box has 3 bars at 8.67 fluid ounces total, or 2.89 fl oz a piece.

Friday Night Fight Milky Way VS Milky Way Ice Cream Bar

[New for 2012] Wow, talk about a bizarre coincidence. All week long I've been planning a special Friday night fight. Then, out of the blue yesterday I get an email asking me if I want to come to the Milky Way Ice Cream Bar unveiling.... out in California! Ahhhh, it's a little too far to drive overnight, but with any luck, the tour bus will make it's way to the East Coast before the summer is through (see the press release at the bottom of this post). It's been a year since the last fight, so let's get this party started!

In the brown trunks, we have the original and still beloved Milky Way Bar. Clocking in at 58.1 grams and 270 calories chock full of rich chocolate, creamy caramel, and smooth nougat. This fellow will turn 90 years old next year, yet has outlasted many of his rivals.

M&M Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Review

As we all know, there are 3 products in the M&M family. In a curious twist, it's just a few days shy of a year since I first tried M&M Ice Cream Cones. They weren't bad, but they didn't leave me begging for more.

Now there are actually a few treats hiding in the freezer downstairs and one of them happens to be a tasty looking box of M&M Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches. Unfortunately, I got a little sidetracked and then Ken from Frozen Food Journal posted his review first. I try not post these things so close together, but hey, we're here, so let's dig in! With any luck, it won't be bad as he says!

Here is the original packaging showing the 3.1 fl oz sized sandwiches (circa 2010)


Here is the newer style packaging & wrapper for the current 4 fl oz sandwiches (circa 2012)

Snickers Ice Cream Brownie

Wow, It's been a challenging 168 hours...

wait, let's try that again.

Uggg, it's been a rough week. You know, you just get caught in this cycle and you keep thinking "man, this week is awful" and what happens? more bad stuff. I've had worse, and I definitely think I could have been more pessimistic, but man, did I need some ice cream. It was so bad that I couldn't even see that I needed an ice cream break...

...until I saw my new little friend.

Snickers Ice Cream Brownie

Friday Night Fight Snickers Ice Cream Bar vs Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bar

Alright fight fans, boy do we have a doozy for you this week! The heavyweight Snickers ice cream bar takes on a featherweight challenger. Sure, you may not have faith in Weight Watchers, but after a few sparring matches earlier in the week, I knew this one would be a surprisingly worthy match up.

Ok, let's get it on!

In the brown corner, we have the oversized Snickers Ice Cream Bar, the kind you might find in a convenience store. While a regular ic bar clocks in around 50g, this heavyweight tries to really satisfy with a might 83 gram serving. I have been a fan of these since high school. It's just so hard to beat "creamy ice cream topped with chewy caramel and fresh roasted peanuts and then covered in rich delicious chocolate" (paraphased). Cost: $1.21.

In the white corner, we have a treat that I've walked by many times and finally decided to pick up. I don't know why I waited so long. It looks like a snickers (well, the box does) and it sounds like one too - "Peanut Butter low fat ice cream topped with caramel and peanuts covered in milk chocolate flavored coating". Well, it sure sounds like the low fat version anyway. WW only weights 44g, so that's just over half of what the Snickers weighs. A box of 6 costs $3.98, but since 2 of these equals 1 snickers, we're talking $1.36 for an equivalent serving.

M&M Ice Cream Cones

It only took one bite to realize this wasn't a drumstick ...but that was my fault really. I psyched myself up a bit too much as I walked to the check out line. Overall, I'd say they aren't bad. They grow on you as you go, but drumsticks are definitely better.

M&M's Ice Cream Cones