Ben & Jerry's - Candy Bar Pie

Candy Bar Pie - Peanut Butter Ice Cream with Fudge Flakes, Chocolate Nougat & Sweet & Salty Pretzel Swirls.

Candy Bar Pie is a 'limited batch' flavor released last fall.  I had had a pint of it back then but was asked to re-review it while it was still available.  This flavor appears to be another permutation of the winning "peanut butter & chocolate" formula which is prevalent in a lot of the recently added flavors.

As you take off the lid, the first thing you notice is the nougat swirls and a few of the fudge flakes sitting on top.  Digging into the pint, the first thing you notice is the peanut butter ice cream base.  Even though I am not a peanut-butter-aholic, I must confess that this is a very flavorful and versatile base.  It has a very nutty flavor (rather than buttery) even when no nutty chunks are mixed in.  The nougat swirls give the ice cream the 'candy bar' feel.  The nougat is creamier and more chocolatey than the nougat found in the typical candy bar, but you could tell it is nougat.  The fudge flakes are noticeable thinner than the fudge chips that are present in other flavors.  The flakes still provide a punch of concentrated chocolate flavor as you eat but they crumble in your mouth rather than crunch.  It was not unlike the other chocolate layer of a candy bar.  Lastly, the pretzel swirls were not quite as noticeable in this pint as I remembered it last fall.  I did get a bit of a crunch from time to time that had a hint of salt flavor, but in the previous pint I definitely remember more of a 'kick' of salt flavor from time to time.  Perhaps that varies from pint to pint?

All and all, a relatively successful flavor.  I think as far as 'Candy Bar' ice creams go, I prefer the 7-11 exclusive "Nutty Caramel Swirl".  That has a nougat ice cream base, salty caramel swirl, fudge flakes and peanuts.   A slightly different twist on the same ingredients.

Candy Bar Pie's limited batch appears to be running out.  I had a very hard time finding it for this review.  It will be interesting to see how it fared as a limited batch.  Will it come back as a regular flavor?