SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 4/17/2015

Here are some interesting new and limited edition products found on store shelves by us and your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of the products, share your thoughts about them in the comments.

McCormick Gourmet Sriracha Seasoning

McCormick Gourmet Sriracha Seasoning

Here’s the new sriracha product photo of the week! (Spotted by Erin at Cub Foods.)

McCormick Pure Pumpkin Pie Spice Spice Blend Extract

McCormick Pure Pumpkin Pie Spice Spice Blend Extract

The whole “spice spice” thing bothers me. (Spotted by Erin at Cub Foods.)

Atkins Stone Fired Pepperoni Pizza

Atkins Stone Fired Pepperoni Pizza

Atkins Stone Fired Vegetable Pizza

Atkins Stone Fired Vegetable Pizza

Atkins Stone Fired Cheese Pizza

Atkins Stone Fired Cheese Pizza

What are net carbs? According to the Atkins website, it’s the total number of carbohydrates minus the fiber. A small DiGiorno pepperoni pizza has 42 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber, so it has 40 grams of net carbs. But to be honest, the photos on the packaging don’t make them look appetizing. (Spotted by Jess G. at Kroger.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.

Also, if you’re wondering if we’ve already covered something, search our Flickr photos to find out.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Ben & Jerry’s BRRR-ito

Ben  Jerry s BRRR ito

On April 20, Ben & Jerry’s will roll out a new way to eat ice cream at their Scoop Shops — the BRRR-ito.

Yes, it’s an ice cream burrito, and, yes, they’re releasing it on 4/20.

The sweet creation features two scoops of whatever Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors you want, chocolate cookie crumbles, and a fudge drizzle in a soft waffle wrap. Nick over at On Second Scoop got a sneak taste at Ben & Jerry’s Headquarters.

If you get a chance to try one, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Ben & Jerry’s website.)

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Sam’s Choice Cherry Chocolate Amaretto, Butterscotch Salted Chocolate Fudge, and Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Ice Creams

Sam's Choice Cherry Chocolate Amaretto, Butterscotch Salted Chocolate Fudge, and Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle Ice Cream (1)

Sam is choosing some pretty nifty flavors. (Spotted by JJ at Walmart.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.

Also, if you’re wondering if we’ve already covered something, search our Flickr photos to find out.

REVIEW: Nabisco Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies

Nabisco Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo

Before triple Krispy Kreme Cheeseburgers, bacon wrapped churros, deep fried butter, chocolate and bacon covered corn dogs, deep fried beer, and deep fried watermelon slices were foods folks would find at fairs and carnivals and/or read about on a Huffington Post or Buzzfeed list, there was cotton candy.

Cotton candy has been offered at fairs for a lot longer than any deep fried and/or bacon wrapped dish and it’s a lot more fun. With cotton candy, you can walk around the fair and imagine you’re eating clouds. And when all the cotton candy is gone, you can use the stick it came with to make the pony at the fair’s petting zoo look like a unicorn.

While Nabisco’s Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies aren’t as fun as cotton candy, the flavor each one offers is just as pleasurable as actual cotton candy.

They smell like regular Golden Oreo cookies, but there’s a little something different if you take a deep sniff. But if you were to open the package in front of a blindfolded person, he or she would think it’s regular Golden Oreo cookies. The cotton candy-flavored creme is part pink and part baby blue. So if you just so happen to be having opposite sex twins, these would be cooler to pass out as a baby shower favor than whatever you saw on Pinterest.

Nabisco Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Closeup

“Holy crap!” were the first words that came out of my mouth, along with several chewed up chunks of Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies, after eating my very first one. It’s not the “holy crap” one would say when walking into their bedroom and seeing a camel standing in the middle of it. It’s more like the “holy crap” one would say in disbelief after listening to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” for the first time, expecting it to be another lame ex-boyfriend song, but by the end they’re singing along with the final chorus. These cookies are surprisingly delicious.

I expected them to have an overly sweet, extremely artificial cotton candy flavor, but Nabisco did a great job at accurately getting cotton candy’s flavor in the creme. And it isn’t too mild or crazy sweet, it’s just right. Some issues I’ve had with previous limited edition Oreo cookies is that the wafers somewhat mute the creme’s flavor. But with this creme I could still get a noticeable cotton candy flavor when eaten whole.

While the creme’s flavor is wonderful, it also provides an interesting texture that makes these cookies extra special. It has the same grittiness as all other Oreo cremes, but while eating this particular cookie, that grittiness can feel like those compressed bits of sugar one experiences while eating cotton candy. It kind of messed with my head, but in a good way.

Out of all the limited edition Oreo flavors I’ve tried, I would put these Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies at the top, if I was a list writer for Huffington Post or Buzzfeed. I’m a bit sad these come in the new standard 10.7-ounce packages for limited edition flavors, instead of the previous standard of 12.2-ounces, and it doesn’t feel like I’m eating clouds. But when I do eat them, I’m on cloud nine.

(Nutrition Facts – 2 cookies – 140 calories, 60 calories from fat, 7 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 80 milligrams of sodium, 15 milligrams of potassium, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 12 grams of sugar, and less than 1 gram of protein.)

Item: Nabisco Limited Edition Cotton Candy Oreo Cookies
Purchased Price: $3.49
Size: 10.7 oz.
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 10 out of 10
Pros: Creme’s flavor is spot on. Creme’s grittiness adds an unexpected dimension to these cookies. Would make a great opposite sex twins baby shower favor.
Cons: Comes in 10.7-ounce packages, instead of the previously standard 12.2-ounce packages for limited edition Oreo cookies. No cotton candy stick to make ponies look like unicorns. Can’t imagine I’m eating clouds with them.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Lawry’s Zesty Seafood Marinade with Old Bay Seasoning

Lawry's Zesty Seafood Marinade with Old Bay Seasoning

I’ve been seeing Old Bay in a number of products recently. (Insert here horrible joke about how you can teach an Old Bay new tricks.) (Spotted by Claire G. at Weis Markets.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new or limited edition product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email ([email protected]) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted. If you’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.

Also, if you’re wondering if we’ve already covered something, search our Flickr photos to find out.