The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

Chocolate Shake It is the second flavor I've tried from their new line of truffle ice creams. You can read about Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake  here . Chocolate Shake It is chocolate malt milkshake ice cream with chocolate cookie-covered fudge truffles and marshmallow swirls. My father instilled in me a deep love of a good chocolate malt at a young age, so I was pretty stoked to try Chocolate Shake It. The chocolate malt base was actually pretty decent. Ben and Jerry's typically uses a milky chocolate base which sometimes falls flat but which worked here since they were going for a chocolate milkshake flavor. The malt flavor wasn't in-your-face, but it made itself known. There are probably better chocolate malt ice creams out there in scoop shops, but there are not too many available at the average grocery store, and Ben and Jerry's version is good enough to scratch your chocolate malt itch. After the base things went a bit downhill. I realize this is part ...

Literally the day before Kyle and I were driving back to Minnesota we stopped at Walgreens and I left with Ben and Jerry's Walgreens exclusive flavor Truffle Trifecta.  Luckily Kyle and my dad helped me polish off this pint in a single night.  This flavor is described as Chocolate ice cream with Marshmallow, Fudge, and Caramel Truffles. I bought this flavor because I thought it was a Ben and Jerry's exclusive flavor that I hadn't tried before, but as I was eating it I started to get feelings of deja vu.  I think I tried this flavor a few years ago before I was really into the ice cream scene. On to the review! I don't know if I've mentioned it here, but Ben and Jerry's normal chocolate base really annoys me.  I realize that is a really weird verb to use regarding an ice cream flavor, but hear me out.  B&J's chocolate base isn't bad, by any means, but it also isn't great.  I could live with this because their mix-ins are so fantastic,...