Aldi Cinnamon Apple Crustless Sandwiches

Aldi S’mores Crustless Sandwiches

Sundae Shoppe Raspberry Triple Layer Ice Cream Bar

Sundae Shoppe Caramel Triple Layer Ice Cream Bar

Sundae Shoppe S’mores Ice Cream Sandwiches

Sundae Shoppe Brownie & Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches

Park Street Deli Cold Brew Overnight Oats

Park Street Deli Vanilla Cinnamon Overnight Oats

Park Street Deli Dark Chocolate Overnight Oats

Barissimo Dubai Chocolate and Pistachio Ground Coffee

Nature’s Nectar Vanilla and Chocolate Protein Coconut Water

Barissimo Vanilla and Peppermint Mocha Oat Milk Lattes

Barissimo Spiced Apple and S’mores Dessert Drizzle

Mama Cozzi’s Chicken Caesar Pizza

Bake Shop Cinnamon Creme Cake

Emporium Selection Apple Pie Dutch Gouda Style Cheese

Emporium Selection Honey Clover Blue Fenugreek Dutch Gouda Style Cheese

Emporium Selection Cheese Advent Calendar

The best holiday soda, Inarguably, was the short-lived and perhaps too-good-for-this-cruel-world Cinnamon Coke, which debuted nationally in September 2019, hung around through the holiday season and was generally gone by the time people were beginning to hoard toilet paper. It was, in my mind, a perfect carbonated representation of the holiday season. In case it’s unclear, I mourn it still.

Apparently, though, I’ve been wrong this whole time and the actual taste of the holidays is vanilla and cream. Hot on the heels of Coke’s Holiday Creamy Vanilla, Pepsi is entering the fray with its new Vanilla & Cream. Being a sucker for limited time offering sodas, I’ve tried both (Zero Sugar varieties only). And while I was afraid they would be decidedly similar in flavor profile — you know, with the obvious exception of one tasting like Coke and one tasting like Pepsi — I was quite wrong. And pleasantly surprised.

While Coke’s new holiday flavor isn’t markedly different from regular Vanilla Coke (though most of what I’ve read on the internet tells me I’m wrong here, so maybe my taste buds are broken), Pepsi goes hard on both the vanilla and the cream flavor. If you’ve tried Dr Pepper‘s Cream Soda, the flavor profile is similar. The first part of your sip is straightforward Pepsi. So if you’re a Coke purist — or just a Pepsi hater — you’re not gonna like this. Immediately after the standard Pepsi taste, you’re hit with a twang of vanilla and a very cream-centric finish. It’s a winner from sip to swallow.

Despite generally preferring most Coke flavors to Pepsi, I think Pepsi wins as my holiday go-to. (You know, barring some miracle re-release of Cinnamon Coke.) You can’t go wrong with either, though, so get it while you can. Unless you’re a holiday-soda-hating grinch. In which case, enjoy your Tab, the Soda of Eternal Sorrow.

Purchased Price: $2.79
Size: 20 fl oz bottle
Purchased at: QuikTrip
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 5 calories, 0 grams of fat, 60 milligrams of sodium, 0 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, and 63 milligrams of caffeine.

Chex Party Mix Starter Kit

Trader Joe’s Maple Flan

Great Value Caramel Apple Blossom

Hood Heavenly Hash Frozen Dairy Dessert

Hood Cookie Battle Ice Cream

Snak Club Creme Brulee Trail Mix

That’s It Cinnamon Fruitola Fruit Granola

That’s It Strawberry Fruitola Fruit Granola

Herr’s Gameday Golden BBQ Wings Potato Chips

Little Spoons Fruity Splash Dolphin Divers Cereal

Little Spoon Deep Sea Cocoa Dolphin Divers Cereal

Bear Paws Double Chocolate Soft Cookies

Bear Paws Chocolate Chip Soft Cookies

Muddy Bites Oatmeal Cream Pie Filled Cookie Cones

Hint Pineapple Whip Water

Hint Strawberry Cupcake Water

Hint Berry Cobbler Water

Hint Key Lime Pie Water

Crumbs Bakeshop Birthday Celebration Pinata Cake

Crumbs Bakeshop Chocolate Peanut Butter Pinata Cake

Are we going to start seeing The Polar Express on a bunch of foodstuffs from now on? (Cookie dough spotted by Robbie at Walmart. Morsels spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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I guess we should expect Oreo Bunnies in the spring. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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No artificial flavors, preservatives, dyes, or thoughts of just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. (Spotted by Sage G at Walmart.)

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M&M’s minis x Marvel Yelena Brown M&M

Peanut M&M’s x Marvel Wolverine Yellow M&M

Peanut M&M’s x Marvel Yelena Brown M&M

Peanut Butter M&M’s x Marvel Deadpool Red M&M

Milk Chocolate M&M’s x Marvel Wolverine Yellow M&M

M&M’s x Marvel Green M&M as She-Hulk

M&M’s x Marvel Purple M&M as Elecktra

M&M’s x Marvel Brown M&M as Yelena

M&M’s x Marvel Blue M&M as Daredevil

M&M’s x Marvel Red M&M as Deadpool

M&M’s x Marvel Orange M&M as Red Guardian

(Pouches spotted by Robbie at H-E-B. Tubs spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

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Here’s a prediction: Jolly Rancher Freeze Dried Grape Lumps of Coal in 2027. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

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Seasonal Smartfood! Super! (Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: holiday drink season at Starbucks! Of course, it has debuted some new flavors, including tiramisu.

Tiramisu is a tough dessert to turn into a coffee. You’ve got coffee, cream, cocoa, sweetness, and a texture that somehow feels both rich and light. Starbucks’ Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew doesn’t completely capture all of that, but it gets enough of the experience right to create a surprisingly indulgent holiday beverage. This cold brew has a Velvet Mascarpone Cold Foam with a cocoa cookie dusting on top.

The first thing you’ll notice is the cocoa dusting. And by “notice,” I mean you’ll be wearing some on your upper lip after the first sip. Starbucks did not hold back here. There’s so much cocoa powder on top that it is part of the drink’s texture. It hangs around long enough that you practically have to chew it after your sip.

Underneath that cocoa blanket is the real star of the show: the Mascarpone Velvet Cold Foam. It’s ridiculously creamy and, dare I say, one of the best cold foams of late. It was a slow sink into the cold brew, which I felt helped mellow the coffee’s bitterness and create a smoother drink. Sadly, the mocha drizzle was a little bit of a miss, because it settled almost entirely at the bottom of the cup.

As for the tiramisu part? This drink is much more cocoa-forward than the dessert itself, with the chocolate notes often stealing the spotlight from any tiramisu-like qualities. If someone handed this to me blind, “tiramisu” probably wouldn’t be my first guess. I’d probably lean more mocha initially.

Still, that’s not really a problem. The Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew is rich, creamy, and festive without becoming overwhelmingly sweet. Maybe it doesn’t perfectly recreate a dessert in liquid form, but it does feel like a decadent holiday treat that happens to contain a solid amount of caffeine.

Purchased Price: $5.25
Size: Tall
Purchased at: Starbucks
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 250 calories, 13 grams of total fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 65 milligrams of sodium, 34 grams of total carbohydrates, 5 grams of dietary fiber, 27 grams of total sugars, 2 grams of protein, and 145 milligrams of caffeine.

Hormel Square Table Chicken Pot Pie Filling

Trader Joe’s Vietnamese Pho

Trader Joe’s Ramen Broth

Private Selection Norwegian Atlantic Salmon Wellington

Private Selection Bacon Wrapped Shrimp With Habanero Cheddar Cheese

Private Selection Maple Goat Cheese Stuffed Atlantic Salmon

Simple Truth Teriyaki Style Grilled Chicken Breasts

Simple Truth Chipotle Lime Grilled Chicken Breasts

Simple Truth Grilled Chicken Bites

Whole Foods Market Creamy Garden Veggie Lasagna

Whole Foods Market Buffalo-Style Chicken Lasagna

Custom Made Meals Korean BBQ-Inspired Pork Strips

Custom Made Meals Thick Cut Apple Butter Pork Chops

Custom Made Meals Italian Herb-Crusted Pork Chops

Custom Made Meals Jalapeno Cranberry Pork Sliders

Custom Made Meals Beef Pinwheels With A Cranberry Apple Stuffing

Custom Made Meals Bacon-Wrapped Peppercorn Beef Steak Bites

Custom Made Meals Cranberry Chicken Breaded Meatballs

Whole Foods Market Kitchens Spanish-Inspired Uncured Chorizo Quiche

Whole Foods Market Kitchens Chicken Tikka Masala Inspired Pot Pie

Whole Foods Market Kitchens Loaded Potato & Uncured Bacon Quiche

Duncan Hines Snoopy Snowball Cookie Mix

Duncan Hines Snoopy Peppermint Patty Brownie Mix

Of course, there’s going to be a Peppermint Patty flavor for the holiday season. I’m a little surprised there isn’t a football cookie mix with Lucy pulling one away from Charlie Brown as he attempts to kick it. (Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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I can see a Pepperidge Farm Limoncello Milano in our future. (Spotted by Robbie at Target.)

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If Keebler elves have magic, why isn’t Ernie using magic to carry those cinnamon sticks? If I had magic, that’s what I’d be doing. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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I’m extremely disappointed this isn’t a Mountain Dew Advent Calendar with 24 current and discontinued flavors. (Spotted by Rob at Smith’s.)

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Sometimes I have to pay attention to what I’m eating instead of blindly shoving ice cream into my mouth, because I originally thought this was Baskin-Robbins’ Frosted Animal Cookies ice cream and kept thinking that until I looked up this scoop on the Baskin-Robbins website.

It’s Baskin-Robbins Frosted SUGAR Cookie Ice Cream. My bad.

A scoop features sugar cookie-flavored ice cream with sugar cookie dough pieces and pink confetti icing swirls. My confusion was probably because of the pink and white ice creams, the pink swirls, and the rainbow nonpareil sprinkles, which remind me more of Mother’s Frosted Circus Animal Cookies than sugar cookies. I guess I’ve gotten so used to seeing sugar cookies with so many different frosting colors that I didn’t realize pink could be standard.

The sugar cookie-flavored ice cream has a marshmallow vibe rather than a cookie one. Although there are two colors that make up the ice cream base, like Froot Loops colors, they have the same taste. Thank goodness the base had a lot of flavor, because my scoop didn’t have many sugar cookie dough pieces, so it did the heavy lifting in terms of taste. Also, while they were pleasantly chewy, they were also a little bland, so I wasn’t missing out on much.

The pink confetti icing swirls’ texture and taste made it the scoop’s highlight. While “swirl” might suggest a gooey texture, it isn’t. It’s closer to the waxy coating on animal cookies, but not as waxy and better tasting, with a flavor that’s more like cake frosting and a texture that’s more like fondant. Mixed in with the swirls were the rainbow nonpareil sprinkles, which add a much-needed crunch to the scoop.

While I don’t think Baskin-Robbins’ Frosted Sugar Cookie Ice Cream is a must-try, and I don’t think it hits the sugar cookie note very hard, I liked it enough that I wouldn’t be angry if it came back as Baskin-Robbins’ Frosted Animal Cookies Ice Cream someday.

Purchased Price: $4.69
Size: 4 oz scoop
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (4 oz scoop) 310 calories, 17 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 90 milligrams of sodium, 36 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 27 grams of sugar (includes 22 grams of added sugar), and 4 grams of protein.

Favorite Day Chocolate Smash Present

Favorite Day Cherry Sour Gummy Icicles

Favorite Day Luxe Noir Assorted Truffles

Favorite Day Vanilla Merry Makers Marshmallows

Favorite Day Peppermint Giant and Jumbo Swirly Candy Canes

Favorite Day Old Fashioned Ribbon Candy

Favorite Day Cherry Giant and Jumbo Swirly Candy Canes

Favorite Day Cheerful Home

Favorite Day Pistachio & Almond Rolled Wafers

Favorite Day Cheddar Pecan Biscuits And Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Shortbreads Tree

Favorite Day Parmesan Thyme Biscuits

Favorite Day Assorted Foiled Chocolate Stars

Favorite Day Hard Candy Nuggets

Favorite Day Holiday Assorted Gummy Candy

Favorite Day Holiday Candy Shop Mix

Favorite Day Bakery Gingerbread Cookie Kit

Favorite Day Old Fashioned Hard Candy Mix

Favorite Day Holiday Star Gummy Candy

Favorite Day White Chocolate Coated Graham Crackers

How about regular Chips Ahoy Drizzled? Or Chewy Chips Ahoy Drizzled? Or Nutter Butter Drizzled? Or Fig Newtons Drizzled? (Spotted by Robbie at Dollar General.)

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Churro the Worldo! (Spotted by Phil at Giant.)

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It’s been awhile since we last posted a Halo Top photo. (Spotted by Joe at ShopRite.)

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Favorite Day Snowpal Puddles Hot Drink Decorating Kit

Favorite Day Snowpal Cake Pop Baking Kit

Favorite Day Holiday Trees Cake Pops Baking Kit

Favorite Day Holiday Sweater Cookies Baking Kit

Favorite Day Bullseye’s Festive Home Sugar Cookie Kit

Favorite Day Bullseye’s Holiday Sugar Cookie Kit

Favorite Day Mini House Gingerbread Kit

Favorite Day Mini Christmas Tree Cookie Kit

Favorite Day Stack-A-Tree Gingerbread Kit

Favorite Day Color Your Own Mini Village Gingerbread Cookie Kit

Favorite Day Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Snack Mix

Favorite Day Hot Cocoa Pretzel Mix

Favorite Day Peppermint Snack Mix

Favorite Day Snickerdoodle Snack Mix

Favorite Day Cherry & Dark Chocolate Popcorn Mix

Favorite Day Pistachio Popcorn Mix

Favorite Day Rosemary Garlic Snack Mix

Favorite Day Smoked Bourbon Snack Mix

Is it possible to fail and succeed at the same time?

I submit that it is, and as evidence, I present Exhibit A: the new Peanut Butter Blossom Blizzard from Dairy Queen. The DQ website touts this as being inspired by the cookie of the same name. I’m not certain I knew until today the name for the peanut butter cookie with a Hershey’s Kiss in the center, but it’s always been one of my favorites, so I figured this would be a tasty Blizzard. The combination of Hershey’s Mini Kisses, peanut butter topping, and blondie cookie pieces is mostly tremendous and a bit unexpected.

The failure here is that this Blizzard did not give me any peanut butter blossom cookie vibes, but it does succeed in being truly delicious. I thought this would be similar to a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard, as both contain a healthy dose of PB and chocolate, but this is quite different.

The peanut butter-infused soft serve is the best part of this Blizzard and is wonderful on its own, almost like a peanut butter shake. While I like the texture of a PB Cup Blizzard with little chunks of chocolate and peanut butter throughout, the smoothness of this one really brings out the creamy peanut butter flavor.

Whenever I got a Mini Kiss in a bite, it provided a nice twist on the classic peanut butter and chocolate combination, with the solid crunch surrounded by velvety soft serve.

The only issue here is the blondie cookie pieces are a bit of a third wheel, like that awkward friend who somehow ends up hanging out, uninvited, with you and your significant other at a party. The best way I can describe the cookie piece flavor is just chewy, as the texture and consistency of it supersedes any actual taste that it might have, which isn’t much. Like that friend at the party, I didn’t mind the cookie pieces too much at first, but I grew tired of them after a while, much like when that friend tries to steer the conversation to something involving their cat’s digestive issues.

Even with a slight rating hit for the cookie pieces, this Blizzard puts a delectable spin on the peanut butter and chocolate pairing and is well worth trying, even if it doesn’t quite hit the mark it promises.

Purchased Price: $5.39
Size: Small
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 690 calories, 30 grams of fat, 16 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 45 milligrams of cholesterol, 400 milligrams of sodium, 90 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 70 grams of sugar, and 15 grams of protein.

Pioneer Pastures Santa’s Sugar Cookie & Cream Milkshake

Pioneer Pastures Hot Chocolate Milkshake

Pioneer Pastures Snickerdoodle Milkshake

Pioneer Pastures White Chocolate Peppermint Milkshake

Hearth & Hand with Magnolia Table Winter Manor Gingerbread Kit

Clover Sonoma Eggnog Ice Cream

Bake Shop Honey Graham Frosted Sugar Cookies

Kodiak Peppermint White Chocolate Muffin Mix

Kodiak Gingerbread Muffin Microwaveable Cup

Kodiak Hot Cocoa with Candy Cane Muffin Microwaveable Cup

Stars + Honey Gingerbread Cookie Collagen Protein Bar

Barebells Speculoos Cookie Butter Protein Bar

Delices Petits Chocolate Trees Vanilla Squares

Delices Petits Vanilla Snowmen Chocolate Squares

Prego Limited Edition Creamy Butternut Squash Alfredo

H-E-B Apple & Cinnamon Glaze

H-E-B Mulling Spice

H-E-B Turkey Brine with Cranberry

I’m surprised these cookies aren’t square-shaped and have a filling. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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Steak N Shake N Saturated Fat. Still, I would like to taste beef tallow fries again. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)

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