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| Gimme S'more! - Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream with Chocolate Cookie Swirls, Graham Cracker Swirls & Fudge Flakes |
I was at Target the other day looking for new flavor and I saw that Ben & Jerry's has a new limited batch flavor! It is called "Gimme S'more!". I know what you are thinking. Doesn't Ben & Jerry's already have a S'mores flavor? I double-checked and that flavor is still in circulation. That said, I've seen in previous reviews that there are many ways to combine chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker. The old Ben & Jerry's flavor has a chocolate base with graham cracker & marshmallow swirls, Sweet Science has a graham cracker base with chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker mix-ins. Coolhaus uses vanilla for a base and uses the chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker in the mix-ins. Today's pint is yet another permutation: a marshmallow base with chocolate & graham cracker mix-ins. Such a seemingly simple flavor, yet so many different possibilities.
Opening the pint shows the light beige color of the toasted marshmallow base. All of the mix-ins are visible right away: the graham swirl, the chocolate cookie swirl and the fudge chunks. Digging in, the marshmallow base is rather sweet. It is not quite as sweet as their recent Marshmallow Moon flavor but it is still a bit on the sweet side. The graham and chocolate cookie swirls provide a gritty texture and are both quite tasty. The graham cracker seemed sweeter than I expected but that could have been the marshmallow and chocolate cookies blending in with it. The fudge flakes are chunky and filled with chocolate flavor. Ben & Jerry's fans will notice the chocolate cookie swirl and the fudge flakes from other pints. They are two of their more successful mix-ins.
This was a fun flavor. A bit on the sweet side, but you can't really go wrong with the s'mores ingredients. As seen above, there are so many different ways that you can combine the three ingredients and it's usually pretty good. This is a limited batch, so it won't replace the old Ben & Jerry's flavor, so if marshmallow is your favorite s'mores ingredient, check this out while supplies last.
This didn’t remind me of s’mores - it seemed like a revised cookies and cream. It’s good but it doesn’t blow me away.
ReplyDeleteBen and Jerry’s seem to lack creativity with flavors the last few years. They just seem to make slightly altered versions of the same thing, over and over again. Haagen Dazs is more creative and creates a better product (which is interesting considering that their main flavors are more traditional/basic flavors).
I was excited to see that Pecan Sticky Bun is back. I do love that one.
I'm a little behind on Haagen-Dazs this year. The timing of sales and which stores are stocking what flavors has tripped me up. I plan to catch up in the next month.
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