More Dr. Bombay Flavors?

[New for Mid 2025] I can't believe I'm saying this, but two more Dr. Bombay flavors will be showing up at your local Walmart! I don't know who is buying these, but someone is!

credit: Dr. Bombay / Walmart

Sticky Caramel Apple is green apple sherbet and caramel ice cream with crunchy peanuts and salted caramel swirls.

Long Beach Fruit Cart is mango sherbet and coconut ice cream with pineapple pieces and spiced mango swirls.

Are you interested by either of these at four bucks a pint? Maybe you've seen them? I'll admit that they are certainly creative sounding, but with their track record, it's still not enough to bring me back in the Dr. Bombay fold. What do you think?

News: More Dr. Bombay Flavors

[New for 2024] Sorry, I took this photo at Walmart back in July and forgot to post it. Tentatively, I don't plan on picking any of these up, but if one of you has some positives comments about the new flavors, maybe I'll give one of them a try.

2024 Dr. Bombay Ice Cream Flavors

Strawberry Cream Dream: Strawberry sherbet and vanilla ice cream, with golden sandwich cookies and strawberry jam swirls.

Baked Blueberry Muffin: Cinnamon sugar ice cream with crunchy streusel pieces and blueberry jam swirls

Peanut Butter Jelly Time: Grape Jelly Sherbet and peanut butter ice cream with peanut butter chips and a grape jelly swirl.

Technically, one of my instagram followers thought that these new flavors were better than most of the initial flavors, so there is that. They certainly sound like they should be fun, but I am unfortunately pretty distrustful after last year's samplings (review here).

News: Ben & Jerry's Pecan Pie Ice Cream

[New for Fall 2023] I wander through the freezer aisle every time I go to a grocery store, but the reality is that I rarely find anything new. Well, today was a happy exception to that.

Ben & Jerry's Pecan Pie Ice Cream

buttery ice cream with pecans, pie crust pieces & thick caramel swirls

It's limited batch and this was at Walmart, but it's also been spied at Target. I can't imagine this isn't tasty, and it's definitely more my speed then their Bourbon Pecan Pie ice cream from 2015.

That said, this current version features buttery ice cream while the old Southern Pecan Pie version used a brown sugar ice cream. Mmmmmm. I'm sorry I missed that.

Anyway, I'm not sure if or when I will get to try this, so I'm relying on you to find it and report back with your thoughts. Happy ice cream hunting!

Have you tried Graeter's Midnight Snack?

[New for 2022] I was at Wegman's when I spied this wonderful sounding flavor.

Graeter's Midnight Snack Ice Cream

chocolate covered pretzels, mini peanut butter cups,

and brownies in malt ice cream

Man I need to try this one. Graeter's quality + brownies + pretzels + peanut cups + a fun malt base? Yes please on all counts. Can anyone confirm how tasty this one is?

So this was their "Mystery Flavor" for 2022 (announcement is here), but I don't see a mystery flavor for 2023. Instead I see talk of five limited edition "bonus flavors" for the year. First came Dough'licious, then Hot Honey Crunch, and now they've announced Lemon Meringue Pie. It's tart lemon candies and crunchy pie crust pieces in a lemon marshmallow ice cream. Wow, that sounds fun! If anyone tries any of these, please share your thoughts. Thanks!

New on Shelves: Little Debbie Nutty Bars Ice Cream Bars

[New for 2023] Ok, who's going to Walmart to buy and try these for us?

Little Debbie Nutty Bars Ice Cream Bars

peanut butter ice cream with crunchy pieces,

dipped in crispy milk chocolate

Made by Hudsonville Ice Cream ofcourse, I would assume that these are at least decent. They are 3 fluid ounces in size but only 2 ounces in weight and only 210 calories, so you might need to eat two of them. Crisp Quinoa is in the mix. I'd show the picture of the ingredient label but it's pretty blurry. Why am I rambling? 

I just realized that I haven't really been keeping up with the Little Debbie options from Hudsonville. How has everyone been enjoying them? Let us know!

New on Shelves: Tillamook Campfire Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

[New for Early 2023] The new options at Market Basket are pretty limited and I was pretty unimpressed until I saw limited edition...

Tillamook Campfire Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream

toasted marshmallow ice cream with

a fudge swirl and mini chocolaty peanut butter cups

Now I'm a little sad that there is no graham factor in the mix (because marshmallow), but I can't help but think that this one is still fun.

So I won't be reviewing it (because peanut butter), but we've got a split decision over on the gram so far. Two people enjoyed the flavor, and two did not. The two against reporting typical Tillamook complaints of not enough flavor and not enough mix-ins (and even one of the people who enjoyed it mentioned that their aren't enough pb cups).

If you have any thoughts or reviews, let us know!

Dairy Queen Triple Truffle Blizzard

[New for Feb 2023] Doh! I went to DQ on Monday and totally forgot to post about it. Sorry about that. This one is the February Blizzard of the Month and it definitely carries some Valentine's Day vibes in the branding. I haven't had anything nutty in awhile, so fingers crossed that it's good.

Dairy Queen Triple Truffle Blizzard

peanut butter, fudge and caramel truffles in vanilla softserve

News: Baskin-Robbins Trick Oreo Treat is back!

The return of Baskin-Robbins Trick Oreo Treat was announced on Sept 27th. I'm not sure how long it was gone, but the last time I had it was back in 2016 (review here). 

Baskin-Robbins Trick OREO Treat Ice Cream

Vanilla flavored ice cream packed with orange crème filled OREO cookies,

BABY RUTH and BUTTERFINGER candy pieces

Talenti Vanilla Peanut Butter Swirl Gelato

[New for 2021] Heading back to the office for the day means I can pick up another peanut butter snack on my way in. Ok, technically I wasn't bent on a nutty flavor, but I was certainly open to it.

Talenti Vanilla Peanut Butter Swirl Gelato (was #62)

vanilla gelato with roasted peanut butter swirl and mini peanut butter cups

Ben & Jerry's Topped - PB Over the Top

[New for Early 2021] I didn't plan on this being my first experienced with the Topped lineup, but I had to spend the day at the office and I decided that I needed to have my first peanut butter snack break in over a year (I can't believe I went a year without peanut butter! -- I may have also had a king size Reese's peanut butter cup pack today too). Let's dive in to...

Ben & Jerry's Topped - PB Over the Top Ice Cream

chocolate ice cream with peanut butter swirls & peanut butter cups

topped with peanut butter cups & chocolatey ganache

Ben & Jerry's & Netflix

It's kind of weird to think that I've only had three new pints from Ben & Jerry's this year (to be fair, I've also picked up pints like fan favorite Cannoli and also Gimme S'more!). The pandemic has been the issue ofcourse. Between being cut off from the majority of stores I regularly visit to the fact that I won't bring any nut-based products home, I just didn't have that many options.

Ben & Jerry's Punch Line Ice Cream

A comedic duo of brown butter bourbon & almond ice creams

with roasted almonds & chuckles of cherries

This is the latest limited edition collaboration with Netflix and is hitting store shelves now (early December). The reviews seem fairly positive and I'm sure I would have tried this one on a lunchbreak during the old days. Anyone plan on trying it?

Ben & Jerry's boots on the moooo'n Ice Cream

A universe of milk chocolate ice cream with fudge cows

& toffee meteor clusters orbiting a sugar cookie dough core.

I realized that I never posted this terrible picture that I took of boots on the mooo'n either. This picture is from July but I'm pretty sure I saw a few pints of this sitting on the Stop & Shelf shelf as I was taking the picture of Punch Line. (why didn't I take a new picture of it? whoops). I was very tempted to try this one before I confirmed there were almonds in the toffee. I can't imagine I wouldn't have enjoyed this, especially with the sugar cookie dough core (also seen here).

P.S. I keep looking for the two new snackable cookie doughs but the few stores I visit aren't carrying them. Sniff Sniff. Anyone had any luck finding them?

N!CK's Light Ice Cream

HAPPY NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY!

[By Nick] It’s not every day I get sent ice cream anymore, let alone an ice cream with my name on it! N!CK’s generously sent me 6 of their “Swedish-style ice cream” pints to try.

Ben & Jerry's Netflix & Chilll'd Ice Cream

[New for 2020] Positive or negative... positive or negative? Fine, I'll be negative and say it. I was sad I didn't get to go to the fancy schmancy event that B&J put on for this new Netflix flavor. I understand that the next generation of social media peeps is where it's at, but I'm human, just like everyone else, and I have feelings. That said, it doesn't stop me from wanting to try their new flavor because it sounds like an easy win.

Ben & Jerry's Netflix & Chilll'd Ice Cream

peanut butter ice cream
with sweet & salty pretzel swirls & fudge brownies

PB Graham^2 from Outside the Cone

So I tried the other free sample that Outside the Cone sent over and yeah, it's kind of ridiculous.

Outside the Cone PB Graham^2 

graham cracker base with house made graham cracker crumbles
and house made chocolate peanut butter chunks.

Serendipity Humble Pie Ice Cream

[New for early 2019, faded away in 2024] Time to dig in to another free sample pint of Serendipity. This time I will dig in to the one I had the highest hopes for...

Serendipity  Humble Pie Ice Cream

Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Peanut Butter Swirls,
Chocolate Chunks and Graham Pieces

Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream

Well, I did it, I finally bought a container of Tillamook ice cream. See, Tillamook is more of a west coast thing because they are based in Oregon (farmer owned since 1909!). Their website currently lists 30 big containers of ice cream and 13 pints that are a mix of gelato, custard, and ice cream. They also have 6 ice cream sandwiches and 2 bars. In other words, they are a pretty well established company. My local options are limited, so what will I try first?

Tillamook Caramel Toffee Crunch Ice Cream

vanilla ice cream with a ripple of caramel
and crunchy bits of cookie, toffee, pecans & almonds

DQ Heath Caramel Brownie Blizzard

[New for early Fall 2019] I wasn't really interested in my frozen meal at lunchtime today, and it's definitely feeling like summer out there, so I headed to DQ for....

Dairy Queen Heath Caramel Brownie Blizzard

Heath pieces, brownie pieces,
and caramel blended in vanilla softserve

Gifford's Peanut Butter Pie Ice Cream

I can't tell you how long I've waited to try this ice cream. It's been literal years. It popped up on the scene forever ago but it was never anywhere practical. I would only see it at Wegman's and I wasn't about to bring home a big quart of peanut butter ice cream. So, I waited. And waited. And waited. And then, the Stop & Shop by work decided to start carrying Gifford's. It's only one shelf and there's only like four options, but one of those four is a fresh delivery of....

Gifford's Peanut Butter Pie Ice Cream

graham cracker ribbon ties up rich peanut butter ice cream
surrounding chunks of chopped peanut butter cups

DQ Snickers Peanut Butter Pie Blizzard

[New for August 2019] I feel like I haven't been to DQ very much recently, and I was ok with that, but then Marvo tweeted the August blizzard of the month last night and I instantly knew where I was going at lunch today.

Dairy Queen Snickers Peanut Butter Pie Blizzard

Snickers pieces, peanut butter, and graham blended in vanilla soft serve

7-Eleven Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream

[New for 2019] There are four new flavors of 7-Eleven ice cream, though if you are like me, you'll probably have trouble tracking them all down. This is the first one I found.

7-Eleven Chocolate Turtle Cheesecake Ice Cream

Chocolate cheesecake ice cream with sea salt caramel,
graham swirls, and roasted pecans