Archer Farms Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bites

[2016 only] Imagine my amusement when I saw boxes of the new Archer Farms ice cream bites on my weekend trip to Target. That's right, on top of snack bites, cake bites, cookie bites, and cheesecake bites, Target is now offering up at least three varieties of ice cream bites. Packaged six to a $3.99 box, I first noticed the Raspberry and Turtle flavors on Sunday but wasn't able to bring them home. Well I hit a different Target today and saw the Turtle variety and...

Archer Farms Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bites @ Target

peanut butter ice cream with a peanut butter swirl
wrapped in a chocolate flavored coating with peanuts

Red Velvet Chips Ahoy! S'mores Chips Ahoy! and more for the Nosh Show Episode 80

Hello Nosh Show listeners! I really want to get back in to posting reviews with Nosh Show episodes and I went a little overboard this time. I tried four different cookies the day we recorded Episode 80 and I would like to take a moment to warn you about some of them.

Wegmans White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream

It's time to dig in to a limited edition flavor that has been staring at me for months. How many months? I'm not really sure anymore, but it taunts me so and it's time to finally give in and try...

Wegmans White Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream

White Chocolate Flavored Ice Cream
with Red Raspberry Swirls & Fudge Hearts

Vice Cream Breakfast in Bed Ice Cream

[New for 2016] Time to get a new ice cream company on the blog, and when I say new, I mean that they just came to market this month. Their name is Vice Cream and it sounds familiar right? I thought so too and did a search but only dug up that wacky Licktators product from last year (look up at your own discretion). Vice Cream is based in Boston and makes "unapologetically indulgent ice cream". They have started off with five flavors available at Roche Bros and Tedeschi. I took a few minutes to decide which one I wanted to try first and then plopped down $5.99 for...

Vice Cream Breakfast in Bed Ice Cream

maple ice cream, sticky bun dough, pecan praline,
maple syrup and cinnamon cream cheese ripple

Graeter's Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

When Graeters offered to send over free samples of their excellent cheese crown flavor, they asked what I else I might like to try to round out the shipment (oh how I adore when companies do this). I thought about it for a little bit and then realized I had never tried their version of one of my favorite classic flavors. That's right, it's time to try their take on....

Graeter's Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

Oreos in sweet ice cream

Dairy Queen Royal New York Cheesecake Blizzard - Blizzard of the Month for August 2016

[By Nick, New for 2016] DQ is the latest company to join in on the "core" trend but I honestly don't really understand the appeal of these products. People will defend it saying "you get to control how much goes into each bite". I mean, I guess that's true. However, the cores just never seem to work out. They're too potent to me and would be much better as a swirl. I don't know, analyzing trends is one of my favorite things and I just can't wrap my mind around this one. Whatever, rant over. Let's talk about the last of the new Royal Blizzards that we have left to cover.

Dairy Queen Royal New York Cheesecake Blizzard

Cheesecake pieces and graham blended with creamy vanilla soft serve

then filled with a perfectly paired strawberry center

Haagen-Dazs Mayan Chocolate Ice Cream

[only four of six destination series made it to 2017, this is not one of them]
[Originally appeared in 2006 sans truffles and tagged as "The Original Chocolate"]
My plan all along was to have Nick review the spiciest member of the destination series. Even though a few of you thought I could handle it, I was still worried. Unfortunately he's been crazy busy, I need a chocolate fix, and I've managed to get the nerve to try this one because, well, I picked it up for just $2.34 with sale and coupon combined. That's right, it's time to try...

Haagen-Dazs Mayan Chocolate Ice Cream

chocolate ice cream balanced with a warming touch of cinnamon spice,
rich fudge, and chocolate truffle chunks

North Star Lactose Free Raspberry & Vanilla Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars

[New for 2016] I don't think we've covered a North Star treat here on the blog yet. North Star is a part of the Prairie Farms Dairy family (the people behind Peeps Milk) and I can only really find a decent selection of their stuff at Wegmans (though a few things have been popping up at Market Basket). I'll admit that they have an air of "budget friendly" to their packaging and their stuff seems pretty standard fair, the same kinds of things we might see from Good Humor or Blue Bunny, but something caught my eye on my last trip and I decided to give them a try.

North Star Lactose Free Raspberry & Vanilla Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Bars

Baskin-Robbins Made with Milky Way Bars Ice Cream

[New for June 2016] I just got back from Baskin-Robbins and I have to admit that I tempted to go back. That's how well the June flavor of the month hit me. Let's take a look at....

Baskin-Robbins Made with Milky Way Bars Ice Cream

MILKY WAY bar flavored ice cream with MILKY WAY bar
and milk chocolate pieces swirled with a caramel ribbon

Turkey Hill Black Cherry Fudge Ice Cream

[New for 2016, discontinued] I was sure to grab both of the new all natural Turkey Hill fruity flavors on my last trip to Wegmans. I really enjoyed the blackberry swirl and now it's time for...

Turkey Hill Black Cherry Fudge Ice Cream

all natural black cherry ice cream with a fudge swirl

Blue Bunny Salted Caramel Craze Ice Cream

[New regular flavor for 2016, appears to be a sweet freedom flavor for 2017]
As I patiently wait for my walmart to take the time to stock new blue bunny flavors, I ask myself... ummm, well, why can't they hurry up is really the only question I have.

Blue Bunny Salted Caramel Craze Ice Cream

sea salt caramel ice cream, sea salt caramel swirls,
(and) chocolate sea salt caramel bunnies

Friendly's Candy Bar Sundae Cup

New for 2016 Despite what the press release says, this is not new for 2016, it's just renamed for 2016, and the worst part is that I didn't like it when I tried it back in 2012 when it was called the nutty caramel crunch sundae. See, even I am not immune to accidentally picking up a renamed, redesigned treat once in a while.

You know the best part about Friendly's sundae cups? The price. Where else are you going to get a 350 calorie snack for a sale price of 88 cents? An on-sale candy bar? A bag of cheap chips? No no, at 88 cents, it's time to try...

Friendly's Candy Bar Sundae Cup

nougat ice cream covered with fudge and caramel toppings,
milk chocolate chips and chocolate coated peanuts

Turkey Hill Blackberry Swirl Ice Cream

[New for 2016, discontinued] Dear grocery stores, why are you not carrying the new Turkey Hill all natural flavors yet? Come on now, it's June already! There are now 16 flavors in all and I need more of them in my freezer. Ok, technically I saw the vanilla peanut butter on my last trip to Market Basket, but come now.... no? Well fine, time to make an ice cream run to Wegman's then and grab...

Turkey Hill Blackberry Swirl Ice Cream

blackberry ice cream swirled with vanilla ice cream

Gelato Petrini Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Gelato

Time to check out a company that is new to the blog but maybe not new to you. It's Gelato Petrini, based in Florida. If you don't know who they are, the container says "a family tradition since 1957" though their history page says the company came about when the Cohen family teamed up with Chef Petrini in 2011, so I'm guessing this is an old family recipe. Now this brand just popped up at Roche Bros a few weeks ago at $5.99, but when I went back again this week, it was just $3.99 on sale, and who am I to skip a chance to try some all natural gelato for four bucks?

Gelato Petrini Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Gelato
(no official description)

Perry's Deep Sea Treasure Ice Cream

[New to scoop shops in 2015, new to freezer aisle in 2016]
 It's time for a quick review of.....

Perry's Deep Sea Treasure Ice Cream

caramel ice cream with salty caramel swirls and caramel sea salt truffles