DQ Oreo Snowdrift Blizzard

[New for Jan 2026] Maybe it was the blue coloring, or my general love of cookies & cream, but I had high hopes for this blizzard. Too high honestly.

Dairy Queen Oreo Oreo Snowdrift Blizzard

sky blue cake batter and Oreo in vanilla soft serve

Haagen-Dazs Dark Cherry Truffle Ice Cream

[New for Early 2026] There are three new HD pints this year, but two have nuts (Peanut Butter Brittle and Coffee Almond Toffee), so we'll need to try those at a later date. What I can bring home is this tasty looking pint, and I dont mind that, because I do love a good cherry ice cream. Let's scoop into...

Haagen-Dazs Dark Cherry Truffle Ice Cream

cherry ice cream, cherry swirls, and soft cocoa truffles

Van Leeuwen Black Raspberry Chip Bars

[New for mid 2025] You know the best part of going to a new grocery store? All the ice cream stock is fresh! I didn't plan on buying anything frozen (because I'm still trying to clean the freezer), but then I saw several things I needed to try (despite not being sure how new they were). I do love black raspberry, so I think it's time we try....

Van Leeuwen Black Raspberry Chip Bars

black raspberry ice cream with chocolate chips

Turkey Hill's Bad Idea

[New for 2026] I don't know why, but Turkey Hill is getting in to the soft dessert game... well, I guess I do know why, money, it's always about money.

I just don't get it. Did they see the Blue Bunny Soft lineup and think "yeah, we can do that too!". That lineup just doesn't strike me as a big seller, so why copy it?

I guess I'm still just mad that they shrunk the all natural lineup and that it's hard to find.

What do you think of this food science inspired news?

FatBoy Hot Fudge Brownie Sandwich

[New for 2025] There was one new 2025 FatBoy treat that had alluded me..... until we visited the new Big Y grocery store in the area. HAHAHA! You are now mine, all mine!

FatBoy Hot Fudge Brownie Sandwich

vanilla ice cream with hot fudge core sandwiched between two chocolate brownies

New Blue Bell Pro Frozen Dairy Dessert

[New for 2026] Thanks to the commenter who let me know that Blue Bell announced a new product line today. I definitely did not have this on my 2026 frozen bingo card.

Blue Bell PRO high protein frozen dairy dessert

The good news: full size pints that are packed with protein!

The debatable news: frozen dairy dessert and it's unclear which sugar substitute they used.

Flavors are chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, coffee and salted caramel.

I tried do a little quick digging, but I can only find marketing images of the front of the pints. Thought I might get lucky and find a nutrition panel somewhere.

I'm not sure how good these will be, but soon some of us will find out. Not me, I'm in the northeast, but others will, including people in Cincinnati at some point in Spring 2026 thanks to a new distribution facility that Blue Bell is building.

Haagen-Dazs Summer Berry Belgian Waffle Cone

[New for 2025] (Disclaimer: I bought these over the summer but didn't try them until after I had covid) Butter cookie cones are out (after two years), and Belgian waffle cones are in. I guess this makes sense considering that I never clicked with the cookie cones. These should work better. The new cones come in vanilla salted caramel, triple chocolate fudge, toasted almond fudge, and...

Haagen-Dazs Summer Berry Belgian Waffle Cone

strawberry ice cream in a Belgian waffle cone, topped with white and milk chocolate curls and raspberry sauce.

Two New Talenti Pints for 2026

You all know that Talenti reusing numbers drives me crazy right? Well, if you didn't, know you do. Case on pint in point is the "new" #85 and #86 in their line up.

images courtesy of the Talenti website