Showing posts with label limited. Show all posts
Showing posts with label limited. Show all posts

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Ben & Jerry's Churn Out the Vote Ice Cream


[New for Aug 2024] Well looky what I found at Walmart today! [HA! The clouds say VOTE!]

Ben & Jerry's Churn Out the Vote Ice Cream
vanilla ice cream with pretzel swirls, fudge chips & swirls of chocolate mousse

Saturday, August 10, 2024

Turkey Hill Barbie "Ice Cream"


[New for August 2024] Have you seen the new "Late Night" (faux) pints from Turkey Hill yet? I haven't, but I was surprised to find these two hiding in the freezer end cap. You all know I'm not a fan of frozen dairy dessert, but since these are probably limited edition, maybe I should bring one home...

Frosted Cupcake: cupcake swirled with pink icing
Strawberry Marshmallow: strawberry swirled with marshmallow

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Nestle Slurpee Drumstick


[New for 2024] So I did something that I havent done in a very long time on Friday.... I started my day with some true ice cream hunting and turned that hunt in to a fairly tasty breakfast. What did I have? Well, I headed to my local Speedway to try the new....

Nestle SLURPEE Drumstick
blue raspberry vanilla sundae cone

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Sonic Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Blast & Sundae


[New for 2024] Wait, has it really been six years since my last Sonic review? (Ha, that review was about an Oreo product too!) Maybe we stopped by but there was nothing worth blogging about? I do check the menu on occasion but nothing ever really grabs my attention. Anyway, we had a little free time so we headed down to Sonic and tried....

Sonic Oreo Big Scoop Cheesecake Blast & Sundae

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Ben & Jerry's Marshmallow Sky Ice Cream


[New for Early 2024] I found the last of the new Ben & Jerry's flavors! Ok, technically I saw some of the renewed dairy-free options too today like Cherry Garcia, Peanut Butter Half Baked, and the Tonight Dough (which isn't updated on their website yet), but we'll get back to those later. For now, let's dive in to the blue goodness of.....

Ben & Jerry's Marshmallow Sky Ice Cream
Marshmallow Ice Cream with Marshmallow Swirls & Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Friendly's Boston Cream Pie Ice Cream


[New for Early 2024] When I saw this flavor, it took awhile to convince myself that it was actually new. As a company that started in Massachusetts, how could Friendly's not have attempted this one sooner? Better late than never?

Friendly's Boston Cream Pie Ice Cream
Bavarian cream flavored ice cream swirled with fudge, Boston cream filling and yellow cake pieces

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Van Leeuwen Kettle Corn Ice Cream


[New for Fall 2023] Hey, guess what? I remembered to read the flavor description before diving in to the (faux) pint today. Also, is everyone ok with all the Tillamook and Van Leeuwen reviews this year? Unfortunately the freezer aisle just isn't that exciting this year so mixing in these new (to me) brands has helped keep things going. Anyway, let's scoop in to...

Van Leeuwen Kettle Corn Ice Cream
sweet corn and butter ice cream with pieces of honeycomb

Thursday, November 9, 2023

Tillamook Peppermint Bark Ice Cream


[New for Fall 2023] Good news, I finally found the other new Tillamook holiday flavor! It seemed like every place kept getting the sugar cookie flavor but never this one, but no more!

Tillamook Peppermint Bark Ice Cream
peppermint ice cream with candy cane bits and white chocolate chunks

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Friendly's Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream


[New for Mid 2023] As I mentioned in my last post, I've had a full freezer for months and yet I've done a not so great job of keep up with things. Here is another example of something I bought mid summer, finally opened in mid September and am now posting in November. In other words, you probably won't find this one anymore, but maybe you can try it next you if this review inspires you to do so. Let's take a long delayed look at....

Friendly's Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
cheesecake ice cream swirled with blueberries and graham crunch

Monday, October 23, 2023

Van Leeuwen Cranberry Crumble Ice Cream


[New for Fall 2023] Ok, the new Van Leeuwen lineup is supposed to be out today which means that I actually saw this particular flavor discounted to $3.48 this morning. I bought my pint weeks ago, but maybe I should have bought another pint? Let's find out.

Van Leeuwen Cranberry Crumble Ice Cream
cream cheese ice cream, oat crumble and swirls of cranberry

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Tillamook Holiday Sugar Cookie Ice Cream


[Announced Sept 2023] Yay, new flavor! Sure, it's a smidge early to think about Christmas (looking at you Walmart), but I'm happy to see new stuff and Christmas inspired flavors are usually pretty fun. Alright, let's take a quick scoop of....

Tillamook Holiday Sugar Cookie Ice Cream
cookie dough ice cream with cookie dough and sugar pieces

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Wendy's Pumpkin Spice Frosty


[New for Fall 2023] A new limited edition frosty debuted today, and while I've kind of given up hope on frostys in general, I couldn't help but try it.

Wendy's Pumpkin Spice Frosty

Saturday, September 2, 2023

Van Leeuwen Key Lime Pie Ice Cream


[New for Summer 2023] Over at Walmart, everyone is finding the new Fall Van Leeuwen flavors as well as those Scoops Ahoy pints, but not me. No no no. I still have something from the summer line up in my freezer. Yeah, it's probably time to try....

Van Leeuwen Key Lime Pie Ice Cream
key lime ice cream with graham cracker crust pieces

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Jeni's Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon
  Pop-tarts Ice Cream


[New for June 2023] As you may have heard today (since it's popping up on both traditional and social media), Jeni's has teamed up with Pop-tarts to release a brand new flavor.

Jeni's Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-tarts Ice Cream
brown sugar cinnamon ice cream with
crumbled pastry and a cinnamon-caramel swirl

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Jeni's Everything Bagel Ice Cream


[New for 2021] A few weeks ago, Jeni's offered to send me their new Homemade Banana Bread flavor plus a few extra pints. I instantly said yes without even asking what else would be in the shipment (because Jeni's!). Technically I should have tried that banana flavor first, but I just couldn't resist trying this very limited edition flavor first. I am afraid, but also terribly intrigued...

Jeni's Everything Bagel Ice Cream
cream cheese ice cream with everything bagel gravel

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

West Coast (Tillamook) vs East Coast (Hood)


I know that neither one of these flavors might seem super interesting these days, so let's make it (potentially) interesting by putting them head to head to see which is better. 

Tillamook Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Hood South Shore Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Saturday, March 25, 2023

New on Shelves: Van Leeuwen Spring 2023 Lineup


[March-May 2023] I have a question.... is it time to stop reviewing Van Leeuwen flavors? I'm feeling pretty cranky in 2023. I feel like the freezer aisle is a mix of stuff that doesn't have the texture of true ice cream or stuff that doesn't have a flavor of (somewhat) traditional ice cream, aka it's all one big dumb gimmick and it's wearing me out.


Ok, let me step back for a moment. It's not that I wouldn't try all of these flavors except the hidden valley ranch one because I have yet to see a comment from someone who enjoyed it. It seems the best result you can hope for is not spitting it out the second it hits your tastebuds.

I think my biggest problem is how this stuff gets to my local Walmart. As I picked up these pints to get a picture, they were not cold or solid. I'm tired of spending five bucks on a pint that either has irredeemably hard cake bits or a pint that makes my stomach upset for who knows what reason. 

I want to be happy that Van Leeuwen is spicing up a Walmart freezer aisle that has become pretty devoid of personality, but instead I just get ticked because I never know what I'm going to get. Plus, it's not like there is a Walmart with a grocery store in every town, I'm not hiking an extra 20+ minutes for pints that could be just as frustrating as the ones near my house.

So, I leave this one up to you dear reader. If you try one of these, let us know how it goes, or if you just want to sound off that you already gave up on Van Leeuwen, that's fine too. Please keep in mind that this is not a "I hate Walmart" debate even though it probably sounds like it.

Lineup: Blood Orange Chocolate Chip, Sweet Maple Cornbread, Honey Graham Cracker, HIdden Valley Ranch, Strawberry Shortcake, and Carrot Cake. Not shown is Limoncello Cake.

Friday, March 17, 2023

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!

Friday, December 30, 2022

Van Leeuwen King Cake Ice Cream


[New for Very Late 2022] Oh Van Leeuwen, you had to sneak in three more flavors before 2022 ended, didn't you? And the timing is fairly impressive too. We've got champagne flavor to celebrate New Years, Red Velvet for Valentine's day, and we've got this for Mardi Gras (Feb 21).

Van Leeuwen King Cake Ice Cream
sweet cream ice cream with yellow, green and purple swirls
and cinnamon blondie cake pieces

Saturday, December 3, 2022

WisePies Pizza Make-A-Wish WishPies


[New for Late 2022] I was just going to take a picture of these when I saw them, but then I checked the nutrition and ingredient and thought "yeah, that's gonna be a Saturday afternoon snack". These Walmart exclusive pies are $6.98 a piece with a dollar of that going to the Make a Wish foundation (full press release here). Now, let's cook ourselves up a....

WisePies Cinnamon Apple Drizzle Dessert Pizza WishPies
diced apples in cinnamon and sugar sauce
atop a stone-fired, cinnamon-infused crust