Jeni's - Fluffernutter Pie

Fluffernutter Pie - Roasted Peanut Butter and Vanilla Marshmallow Ice Creams Side-by-Side with Oat Pie Crust Pieces

Today is the fifth pint in my six-pint shipment from the Columbus-based Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.  This flavor is called Fluffernutter Pie.  The flavor name comes from the fluffernutter sandwich -- a sandwich made by spreading peanut butter one side and marshmallow creme on the other.  Marshmallow creme was invented in the early 20th century in New England and it didn't take long for them to combine it with peanut butter into a fluffernutter sandwich.  The sandwich itself has an eclectic reputation.  On one hand, New Englanders talk about it with a sense of pride and can trace it's roots back to a descendant of Paul Revere.  On the other hand, it is the ultimate low-brow comfort food.  Jeni's is known for top-shelf ice cream ideas.  It should be fun to see how this flavor is implemented.  It looks like oat pie crust pices are used hear to simulate the 'bread'.

Opening the pint, the peanut-butter marshmallow base is very light in color.  Several of what looks like oat pieces can be seen.  Some of them look like peanut butter pieces actually.  I took a smell of the pint as well.  I can smell the marshmallow right away as well as the peanut butter.  Digging into the ice cream, it tastes like peanut butter.  Not super-strong, but definitely peanut butter.  The marshmallow doesn't hit you right away, I notice it more as an aroma and what Jeni's refers to as a finish.  The mix-ins provide a bit of texture.  They tasted as much like peanut butter as they did oatmeal.  I guess there is a lot of peanut butter flavor in the base which could have coated and been absorbed by the oatmeal pieces.

This is an solid and interesting pint of ice cream.  It's primary peanut butter-flavored.  There are no thick and gooey marshmallow swirls -- here the marshmallow plays a supporting role.  It's a unique flavor combination.  The marshmallow mutes the initial peanut butter flavor to keep the peanut butter from being overpowering, yet it also adds its own distinct aroma and aftertaste (finish).  People looking for a unique twist on a peanut butter ice cream will want to check this out.