Post by thesolution on Apr 22, 2019 17:42:04 GMT -5
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sammie
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sammie is labeled as "Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Sandwich Cookies & Chocolate Cookie Swirl." On paper this looks very similar to one of their all time great flavor still on their lineup, which is Milk & Cookies. The only deviance here is the chocolate sandwich cookies are swapped from Mint Chocolate Cookie instead of the Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. This is nothing innovative or cutting edge from the brand, but this is a Walmart exclusive flavor. Will making a simple swap upgrade one of the top rated B&J flavors? Let us find out.
Ben & Jerry’s vanilla ice cream is middle of the road, and comes off pretty flat on its own. The rich and creamy base does provide flavor, but the vanilla notes aren’t very pronounced. This is not a flavor that will slap your tastebuds or make you dive in for seconds because it will need mix-ins and swirls to enhance the experience. Luckily in this flavor the company added two complimenting mix-ins that will enhance the big picture of creating an ice cream sandwich.
The chocolate sandwich cookies are a mix-in found in Mint Chocolate Cookie. These remind me of the sandwich cookies you find in the cookies and cream flavors provided by Graeter's. These aren’t just wafer cookies, these are entire halved or full size Oreo’s. The amount of creme filling is present, fusing with the base to amplify the vanilla undertone from the base ice cream. The Chocolate Cookie Swirl was the only underlying issue in my experience. While this is a staple feature in Milk & Cookies, Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Truffle, The Tonight Dough, Peanut Butter World, and Gimmie S'more! the swirl was limited to a mere ripple. As I found my way towards the bottom the consistency of cookies was just right, but the swirl was inferior.
Overall if you are a fan of cookies and cream you will enjoy this offering from Ben & Jerry's. You can go into this pint already expecting the outcome because there is only one minor change from Milk & Cookies. All in all if this had more swirl it would of been a home run. Ice Cream Sammie is a great flavor addition as an exclusive Walmart flavor to the line-up.
Grade: B
Found: Walmart
Erie, PA
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Sammie is labeled as "Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Sandwich Cookies & Chocolate Cookie Swirl." On paper this looks very similar to one of their all time great flavor still on their lineup, which is Milk & Cookies. The only deviance here is the chocolate sandwich cookies are swapped from Mint Chocolate Cookie instead of the Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. This is nothing innovative or cutting edge from the brand, but this is a Walmart exclusive flavor. Will making a simple swap upgrade one of the top rated B&J flavors? Let us find out.
Ben & Jerry’s vanilla ice cream is middle of the road, and comes off pretty flat on its own. The rich and creamy base does provide flavor, but the vanilla notes aren’t very pronounced. This is not a flavor that will slap your tastebuds or make you dive in for seconds because it will need mix-ins and swirls to enhance the experience. Luckily in this flavor the company added two complimenting mix-ins that will enhance the big picture of creating an ice cream sandwich.
The chocolate sandwich cookies are a mix-in found in Mint Chocolate Cookie. These remind me of the sandwich cookies you find in the cookies and cream flavors provided by Graeter's. These aren’t just wafer cookies, these are entire halved or full size Oreo’s. The amount of creme filling is present, fusing with the base to amplify the vanilla undertone from the base ice cream. The Chocolate Cookie Swirl was the only underlying issue in my experience. While this is a staple feature in Milk & Cookies, Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Truffle, The Tonight Dough, Peanut Butter World, and Gimmie S'more! the swirl was limited to a mere ripple. As I found my way towards the bottom the consistency of cookies was just right, but the swirl was inferior.
Overall if you are a fan of cookies and cream you will enjoy this offering from Ben & Jerry's. You can go into this pint already expecting the outcome because there is only one minor change from Milk & Cookies. All in all if this had more swirl it would of been a home run. Ice Cream Sammie is a great flavor addition as an exclusive Walmart flavor to the line-up.
Grade: B
Found: Walmart
Erie, PA