{"id":17602,"date":"2014-09-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17602"},"modified":"2023-08-14T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T03:21:15","slug":"review-ben-jerrys-limited-batch-candy-bar-pie-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/05\/review-ben-jerrys-limited-batch-candy-bar-pie-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Ben & Jerry\u2019s Limited Batch Candy Bar Pie Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not much of a crier. Aside from a few moments scattered throughout the TV series Lost<\/i> and Tom Hanks losing Wilson to the ocean in Castaway<\/i>, I pretty much have a heart of stone. But a little bit of that stone was chiseled away when I ate Ben & Jerry\u2019s latest pint, Candy Bar Pie, and the tears came in waterfall fashion.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering why I was crying, it\u2019s for two reasons. The first being the ice cream was just so damn perfect. Rich peanut butter ice cream loaded with nougat, chocolate flakes, and perhaps the greatest ice cream filler ever, pretzel swirls.<\/p>\n

Yes, pretzel swirls are real, and they\u2019re fantastic. More salty-sweet goodness than even the most experienced veteran could wrap their taste buds around. Those with lesser developed taste buds should only take small bites of the pretzel swirls at first, as it will be a lot for your buds to handle, and if you take too much too fast your head will most likely explode.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

The nougat is pretty much like a Swiss chocolate sauce, which is just chocolate syrup and marshmallow sauce mixed together. When it blends with the peanut butter ice cream it tastes almost like a fluffernutter sandwich. Then you throw the pretzel swirl into the mix and you get even more great taste combos. This ice cream is much like a Take 5 candy bar; it has everything you could want and it tastes even better than it sounds.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been indulging on Ben & Jerry\u2019s for three-quarters of my life, and honestly, I\u2019m torn between this and the original Chubby Hubby (the one that had chocolate covered peanut butter-filled pretzels, where the one today is just has chocolate covered pretzels) for my favorite Ben & Jerry\u2019s flavor. I ate three pints of Candy Bar Pie in one week. I just couldn\u2019t get enough. I was in love! Maybe there is still hope for my heart of stone?<\/p>\n

No, there isn\u2019t hope, because my love will be leaving me eventually, departing from her pint form and going back exclusively to Scoop Shops. See, it\u2019s a limited batch, which means it will one day leave grocery stores, and subsequently my hopes and dreams will leave me.<\/p>\n

I know it is originally a Scoop Shop flavor but can\u2019t they keep it in a pint in stores? Ben & Jerry\u2019s Scoop Shops aren\u2019t all that common. Take Rochester, where I grew up. There is one Ben & Jerry\u2019s Scoop Shop in the city. It isn\u2019t at some centrally located spot either, so chances are you have a decent drive to it. I haven\u2019t been to every major city but the ones I\u2019ve been to have the same deal. And what about the rural areas? There are no Scoop Shops in the rural Midwest, I can tell you that with confidence. <\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

There is usually good grocery store access in most places though. Whether it\u2019s Wegmans, Piggly Wiggly, Hy-Vee, Publix or Stater Bros., it doesn\u2019t matter. There\u2019s usually something near you no matter your region. If Candy bar Pie stays in pints, it could potentially save people from a long drive to a Scoop Shop, and save people in rural areas who don\u2019t have access to a Scoop Shop from losing access to the tasty treat altogether.<\/p>\n

I mean, imagine if seasons of Lost<\/i> and every good Tom Hanks movie were just taken off shelves a month after they were released. You\u2019d be sad, angry, or most likely both when you went to go DVD shopping and the titles you wanted were gone forever. It wouldn\u2019t just be a bummer\u2026 It would be a SUPER bummer. The worst kind!<\/p>\n

Much awareness has been brought to ALS through these ice bucket challenges (which, let\u2019s be honest, unless you\u2019re the Wicked Witch of the West or the Human Torch, really isn\u2019t much of a challenge), so I propose a Candy Bar Pie pint challenge. <\/p>\n

The way it works is simple: You film yourself eating a full pint of Candy Bar Pie in one sitting, and then you challenge your friends to do the same thing. They have 24 hours to respond, and if they fail to do so they owe you 100 bucks. Once the oligarchic board of decision makers at Ben & Jerry\u2019s sees how much everybody loves the flavor, they will sprout a collective conscience and make it a permanent pint. So get your pints, spoons and cameras ready, everyone. We\u2019ve got work to do.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1\/2 cup – 300 calories, 160 calories from fat, 18 grams total fat, 8 grams saturated fat, 55 milligrams cholesterol, 210 milligrams sodium, 31 grams total carbohydrate, 1 gram dietary fiber, 22 grams sugar, and 5 grams protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Ben & Jerry\u2019s Limited Batch Candy Bar Pie Ice Cream
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 1 pint
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegmans
\nRating:<\/b> 10 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> One of the best tasting Ben & Jerry\u2019s concoctions ever. Pretzel swirls will make you believe in unicorns again. Raising Candy Bar Pie awareness. Saving yourself a few minutes of driving.
\nCons:<\/b> Limited batch oh why God why!? Evil oligarchies having control of flavor decisions. Having a heart of stone. Wilson being lost to the ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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