On Second Scoop: Ice Cream Reviews

McDonald's new Dulce de Leche shake and the Nosh Show Episode 6

2013-06-17T10:16:00.000-04:00

So, are ya ready for the next Nosh Show? Episode 6 of The Nosh Show is now available! Head on over to The Nosh Show website to listen and to see a complete rundown of everything we talked about. It's an interesting episode that delves deep into my inner crankiness. Sorry, but seriously, we cover the usual gamut of upcoming craziness but also take the time to point out some of the majors

Pint Pal

2013-06-16T21:38:00.002-04:00

So the President and CEO of the company that makes Pint Pal asked me if I'd give Pint Pal a try. "Don't hold the cold" - Sounds good to me. Ha, with a little bit of extra tugging, it fits on a cylindrical Talenti container as well. Verdict? Well, it works as advertised, plain and simple. My hand is nice and warm as I devour this pint of ice cream. I know it might look a little small, but

Front Porch My-O-My Peanut Butter Pie Review

2013-06-15T21:37:00.000-04:00

[New for 2013] One of the downsides to Nick and me being in the Northeast means that we have very limited access to some of the great stuff coming from our southern friends (like New Orleans Ice Cream company). Sure we share national brands with you guys, but there's a reason there's never any Blue Bell reviews on our site. The good news is, things might be looking up. I received an email from

New Orleans Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream

2013-06-14T21:07:00.001-04:00

Ok, I'm still working my way through all the free samples that New Orleans ice cream company sent over. There's one in particular I've been saving for a special occasion. Mint Chocolate Cookie unothrodox side view (sorry, messed up the frontal shot) This should help. Our very green friend is described as "mint chocolate cookies and chocolate flakes crackle through our mint ice cream cream

So Delicious Mocha Almond Fudge Review

2013-06-13T21:43:00.000-04:00

[By Nick] I’m still in shock that I enjoyed an ice cream made out of coconut milk, but with that positive experience of So Delicious Turtle Trails behind me, I was a lot less hesitant to pick up another one of their flavors. Knowing that their caramel is terrible and then factoring in my increasing appreciation for coffee products, I decided to pick up their Mocha Almond Fudge. I mean it’s pretty

Three Twins Sea Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich

2013-06-12T16:56:00.000-04:00

[New for 2013] Things certainly are looking up for three twins ice cream as they continue to grow one of the nation's few widely available organic ice cream companies. They've got two new ice cream sandwiches and 5 new pint-sized flavors available (6 if you count today's Sergio Romo's Mexican Chocolate announcement). You can buy the sandwiches in boxes of four (approx $6.99) or as singles for

Edy's German Chocolate Cake Grand Ice Cream

2013-06-11T20:57:00.002-04:00

[New for 2013] I had no intension of releasing this review today, but seeing as how June 11 is National German Chocolate Cake day, I kind of feel obligated to do so. You know I'm not a big fan of coconut, but after trying the excellent Talenti German Chocolate Cake and more importantly the respectable Edy's Caramel Coconut Cookie, I think I might be ok with this one. "Chocolate ice cream with

Dunkin Donuts Raspberry Lime Coolatta

2013-06-10T22:26:00.000-04:00

[New for 2013] Sorry, no new Nosh Show today, that's next Monday, but can we talk about Dunkin Donuts anyway since my nosh show cohorts Junk Food Guy, GrubGrade, and the Impulsive Buy have all posted glazed donut breakfast sandwich reviews. See, I love Dunkin Donuts, and not just for their donuts and strawberry coolattas. I love them because it's realistically the only place I can walk to for

Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Dark Chocolate Ice Cream Bar Review

2013-06-09T22:21:00.000-04:00

[By Nick] Okay, time for a quick review of a bar I picked up at a gas station not too long ago. I was craving chocolate and when I saw this bar I knew what I was picking up. That was actually the first time I’ve seen a Haagen-Dazs chocolate dark chocolate bar in person. I know they’re carried in packs of 3 in grocery stores but the ones around me only carry the vanilla versions. The box says

Haagen-Dazs Raspberry & Vanilla Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Bar Review

2013-06-09T21:52:00.003-04:00

[By Nick] Hey look, it’s another product that got lost in my backlog! These are the new (for 2012) Haagen-Dazs Raspberry & Vanilla Milk Chocolate bars. I’m a sucker for novelty bars and you don’t see raspberry used all that often when it comes to novelties so I easily picked these up when I saw them. Seeing as this review is well over due, let’s skip right to the product. Taking a bite,

Turkey Hill Fried Ice Cream a.k.a. Mmmmmm, Breakfast Sundaes

2013-06-08T10:52:00.001-04:00

Turkey Hill Fried Ice Cream has been the limited edition April flavor of the month for several years now, but somehow I've always missed out on it (blame the fact I live at the end of their delivery area I guess). Now I'm not the only one trying it for the first time this year, you may have already read that Junk Food Guy tried it for the So Good blog. I got the distinct impression that he was

Hood Greek Frozen Yogurt Reviews Double Chocolate Chip, Blueberry & Vanilla Honey

2013-06-07T21:24:00.002-04:00

[New for 2013] After my positive experience with the new Hood Raspberry Granola greek frozen yogurt, I was sent free samples of their other three flavors for comparison. I do like to keep something light in the freezer, so let's see how these stack up. First up is double chocolate chip which is Hood's way of saying chocolate chocolate chip. We've got live and active cultures in this "chocolate

New Orleans Ice Cream Company Mardi Gras Pie

2013-06-06T22:11:00.001-04:00

[New for 2013] When New Orleans ice cream company released the news that they were releasing a Mardi Gras Pie flavor this year, I was hoping they might contact me for a free sampling. Well, to my great amusement, they did, and now it's time to show you what they sent over. This may sound dumb, but I love the blue. I need to remember it for when I start up my ice cream company. Anyway, New

Ben & Jerry's Pineapple Passionfruit A Greek Frozen Yogurt Review

2013-06-05T20:47:00.004-04:00

[New for 2013, by Nick] Seeing as Dubba reviewed the only new Greek frozen yogurt flavor from Ben & Jerry’s that sounded palatable to me, I guess I’m stuck reviewing their Pineapple Passionfruit flavor. I’m not going to lie, this flavor terrifies me. I’m a fan of pineapples and have enjoyed a nice Dole Whip on occasion but the passionfruit swirl makes my stomach churn. I’ve only experienced

Dairy Queen S'mores Blizzard The June 2013 Blizzard of the Month

2013-06-04T11:14:00.002-04:00

[New for 2013] In a somewhat surprising move by Dairy Queen, they've been hyping the new June S'mores blizzard since May 20th. In fact, they brought in one Mr. Warren Buffet to serve up the first one of summer (don't forget his company owns DQ). Ok, here' the official pic and here's the official description: "We start with crunchy Honey Maid® graham crackers and rich chocolate chunks filled

Burger King Oreo Shake and The Nosh Show Episode 5

2013-06-03T22:25:00.000-04:00

With the first of the summer holidays behind us, it's time again for the nosh show! Episode 5 of The Nosh Show is now available! Head on over to The Nosh Show website to listen and to see a complete rundown of everything we talked about. It's a neat episode that stumbles upon my love of pretzels... and ice cream... and pretzels and ice cream. I make a bad joke about oppressed bacon. I even

Breyers Sundae Sunday

2013-06-02T22:36:00.000-04:00

Hello and welcome to our first official sponsored Sundae Sunday. That's right, Breyer's has jumped into the sundae topping game this year and sent over this very official sundae kit. Pretty cool right? You know I adore making sundaes as much as I adore eating them. To me it's a very creative experience and today my color palette is full. The nice thing here is that they try to keep the

Edy's 3 Stripes You're Out Grand Ice Cream served in a coneguys Pretzel Cone

2013-06-01T21:18:00.001-04:00

[New for 2013, May-August] So Edy's / Dreyer's has several new selection out for the summer. First we looked at the slow churned Salted Caramel Pretzel, but let's take a look at the fruitiest of the limited bunch. This is Edy's 3 Stripes and You're Out grand ice cream. It's vanilla ice cream with blueberry and strawberry swirls (in a nice baseball inspired design). You know I dig strawberry

Blue Bunny Caramel Mini Swirls Review

2013-05-31T22:49:00.000-04:00

[New for 2013] Part of the free blue bunny shipment included the latest edition to their mini champ lineup. I do love cones, and blue bunny's versions haven't disappointed in the past. DOH! Wait! I just realized they aren't called Champ! Mini Swirls anymore. They've dropped the Champ! from the mini cones and are using it on their full size cones only. Yeah, that makes sense. The champ is big

Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Pie Frozen Yogurt

2013-05-30T21:55:00.000-04:00

[By Nick] Seeing as the ice cream gods like to spite me and not let me find Haagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Pie, I guess I have to resort to reviewing Turkey Hill Peanut Butter Pie Frozen Yogurt. Besides sharing the same name and base flavor, the similarities end there. Turkey Hill’s version is made up of “Peanut Butter frozen yogurt with peanut butter cups and graham crust swirl.” If that doesn’t

Lovin Scoopful Caramel Chocolate Heaven A Light Ice Cream Review

2013-05-29T23:12:00.003-04:00

Well it's been over two years since we've had Lovin' Scoopful light ice cream on the blog. I tried their so good cookies & cream and yummy cake & cookie dough and while they both had their good points, the texture of the ice cream was off, something I blamed on the old grocery store they came from. This is caramel chocolate heaven and I choose this for two reasons. One, this seemed to be the

New candy bites for all your sundae topping needs

2013-05-28T22:30:00.000-04:00

So I've been eating way too much candy lately. I know some of these may not be new-new, but they're new enough to me that I wanted to catalog of of them. Technically my plan was to make a sundae for each of the following treats but it was just so much easier to shove the candy in my face instead. I was absolutely stoked to see Heath pieces. The pieces concept may seem like a dumb gimmick but

Talenti Banana Chocolate Swirl Gelato Review

2013-05-27T21:45:00.000-04:00

[New for 2012] Back in January, I was jonesin' to try a new Talenti flavor but it's been forever since I've seen something different. I know some of you dig banana flavors way more than I do (like my wife), so I decided to pick this one up in the hopes of taking a few test bites and then pawning it off on her. "Deliciously rich banana gelato is blended with a golden Argentine caramel swirl and

Friendly's Jim Dandy Sundae Review

2013-05-26T22:19:00.003-04:00

[By Nick] I use to love these Friendly’s sundae cups growing up. They were a staple in my family’s freezer for those times my siblings and I wanted to go to Friendly’s yet my parents weren’t in the same mood. I don’t blame them seeing as little kids running around everywhere isn’t exactly the best dining ambiance. For some reason though I haven’t had one in years and was a little overwhelmed when

Ciao Bella Sea Salt Caramel Gelato Squares

2013-05-25T21:36:00.001-04:00

[New for 2013] Still bitter from never having found Ciao Bella S'mores Gelato Squares, I got even more cranky when Junk Food Guy revealed yet another version that I thought I may never find.... I was hoping for something new during my trip to Roche Bros, but I had no idea I would spy the new Ciao Bella Sea Salt Caramel Gelato Squares there. My taste buds went nuts with the thought of sea salt