REVIEW: Ben & Jerry’s Truffle Kerfuffle Ice Cream

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I love a good truffle and I know that Ben & Jerry’s is most definitely referencing the chocolate kind for their new creation, Truffle Kerfuffle.

However, I also thought about the other type as well, those prized fungi that hogs sniff out from beneath the earth. I usually feel like one of those pigs when I’m eating my favorite ice cream flavor, chocolate chip cookie dough, as I always methodically seek out the glorious gobs of dough and not pay attention to much else.

Since Truffle Kerfuffle contains vanilla ice cream with roasted pecans, fudge chips and a salted chocolate ganache swirl I thought I would again be singling out one of the components and then quickly tiring of the experience once they are all gone. However, I was very pleasantly surprised as I partook in this kerfuffle.

The vanilla ice cream was a good choice for this as it serves as a nice plain base for everything that is going on around it. It adds a bit of flavor when it needs to but for the most part joins together with all the other elements and lets them shine through.

The fudge chips add great crunch as they seem to be the last to succumb to melting when outside of the freezer environment. There is also a lot of chocolate going on when you are eating it but just when you think you’ve had too much you get a pecan piece that balances out the chocolate overload while adding another flavor dimension for you to enjoy. Both the fudge chips and pecan pieces were present in healthy amounts throughout.

The star of this concoction, though, is indubitably the salted chocolate ganache swirl. It’s thick, rich and absolutely delicious. The very on-trend salt plus chocolate flavor is executed wonderfully here. It goes together perfectly with the sweet of the vanilla ice cream.

If you can’t already tell, I absolutely dug this ice cream, and yes, pun intended. However, this time around I didn’t necessarily feel like a truffle hog from just my searching expedition. Instead it was felt when I reached the bottom of the container, which meant I had just pigged out (pun intended again) on 4 servings in a matter of minutes. Whoops! Oink Oink for sure.

(Nutrition Facts – 1/2 cup – 340 calories, 220 calories from fat, 24 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 135 milligrams of sodium, 28 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 24 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of protein.)

Purchased Price: $4.39
Size: 1 pint
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 10 out of 10
Pros: Well dispersed and abundant ingredients. Salty chocolate & sweet vanilla decadence. Pecan pieces as counterprogramming.
Cons: evouring 4x the suggested amount in one sitting. Multiple commonalities to truffle hogs.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES – 3/15/2017

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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.

Paqui Wild Wild Ranch Tortilla Chips

This is mild mild when compared with Paqui’s Carolina Reaper chip. (Spotted by Carla at Fred Meyer.)

Austin Sriracha Cracker Sandwiches

I thought we reached full sriracha last year. (Spotted by Carla at Walmart.)

Aquafina Sparkling Mango Pineapple

(Spotted by Carla at Safeway.)

Ling Ling Bibimbap Beef Fried Rice
Ling Ling Thai-Style Chicken Fried Rice
Ling Ling Chinese-Style Vegetable Fried Rice
Ling Ling Yakitori Style Fried Rice
Ling Ling Yakitori Style Fried Rice
Ling Ling Yakiniku Beef Fried Rice
Ling Ling Yakiniku Beef Fried Rice

Combine Ling Ling fried rice with Ling Ling appetizers and you’ve got yourself less freezer space. (Spotted by Rene B at FoodMaxx.)

Thank you to all the photo contributors! If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new 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 want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

SPOTTED ON SHELVES: Dreyer’s Edy’s Cake & Cookie Fantasy Frozen Yogurt

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Dreyer's Edy's Cake & Cookie Fantasy Frozen Yogurt

Is that a spelling error in the description or is “chococolate” intentional? (Spotted by Sean L at Stop & Shop.)

If you’re out shopping and see an interesting new 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 want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.

FAST FOOD NEWS: Krispy Kreme Green O’riginal Glazed Doughnut

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St Patrick s Day Green Original Glazed

On March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, Krispy Kreme will be selling a festive doughnut that features a green glaze and specially formulated green dough.

The clover-colored glazed doughnut made its debut last year, but this year, for the holiday, the chain will change the name of its iconic doughnut from Original Glazed to O’riginal Glazed.

Krispy Kreme Green O’riginal Glazed Doughnut will be available for one day only at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada. You can find out which shops are participating by clicking this link.

If you’ve tried it, let us know what you think of it in the comments.

(Image via Krispy Kreme)