McConnell's - Toasted Coconut Almond Chip

Toasted Coconut Almond Chip - Shredded coconut, toasted to caramelized perfection, crunchy, salt-roasted almonds and our signature, Guittard bittersweet, melted choclate chip, mated to fresh, California Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream.

With the number of unreviewed Ben & Jerry's flavors dwindling, I took a break from that brand and tried another McConnell's flavor.  There is no coconut in the B&J line so I tried for Coconut Almond Chip.  Remember, McConnell's is the brand that loves their over-the top descriptions of their flavors.  The gushy ingredient list above is pasted word-for-word from their website and the Peterman-catalogue descriptions on the side of the pint is always a hoot.  This time, they spend fifteen words explaining why they didn't have room to repeat the four-word flavor.

Opening the pint, you see a yellowish base which lots of shredded mix-ins visible.  All of them appear to be about the same size and shape.  You seen the brown chocolate, the golden coconut and the brown almonds.  Digging into the pint, the coconut flavor is very strong but not overpowering.   You can indeed tell that it is toasted as you taste the caramelized flavor. That caramelized flavor almost seemed a bit nutty which helped it blend with the shredded almonds quite well.  The chocolate chip was the same as the previously reviewed Mint Chip flavor and was excellent.  As with that flavor, I was quite pleased with the variability of the density of each mix-in.  Nothing was at all clumped but some spoonfuls had a bit more coconut while others had a bit more chocolate.  It was mixed, but not quite homogenous.

I was pleasantly surprised by this flavor.  I'm not a coconut junkie -- Mounds bars are a bit much for me -- but the caramelization of the coconut via the toasting process made it quite tasty.  And of course, that melted chocolate chip is delicious.  So, if you like coconut and McConnells is available then give this flavor a try.