belting out songs by The Pointer Sisters<\/a>.<\/p>\nNevertheless, I\u2019m so excited to see what coffee can do when partnered with chocolate and caramel in Ben & Jerry\u2019s Boom Chocolatta. Part of the new line of Cookie Core ice creams, this flavor features a chocolate cookie butter core surrounded by mocha and caramel ice creams, sprinkled with chocolate cookie bits and fudge flakes.<\/p>\n
When I first heard the name \u201cBoom Chocolatta,\u201d I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect. After all, it sounds a lot like an awful catchphrase I would have shamelessly overused in high school. I can just imagine signing everyone\u2019s yearbooks with it. \u201cYo Derrick. Give \u2018em hell at DeVry University. BOOM CHOCOLATTA.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Peeling back the lid reveals the two ice cream flavors conjoined by a precious cookie core. The mocha half possesses a bold coffee flavor with a more subtle hint of chocolate. In comparison, the caramel ice cream tastes tame. I had to really focus to detect its highly understated caramel flavor. When paired with the mocha, the caramel\u2019s more reserved flavor brings balance to each spoonful.<\/p>\n
The fudge flakes and chocolate cookie pieces mixed throughout add an occasional smidgen of chocolate flavor, but are negligible alongside the real star of the show: the chocolate cookie core.<\/p>\n
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Lightly crunchy and deeply rich, the core offers a chocolate sweetness akin to finely crushed Oreo cookies, but with a darker chocolate flavor. In fact, when the core is eaten alone, it seems too rich, but this flaw fades beside the mocha and caramel ice creams. Texturally, the cookie core is far more solid than a jarred cookie butter and has a grainy consistency. It\u2019s not as spreadable as a cookie butter, but it\u2019s scoopable \u2014 even straight from the freezer. And trust me, you\u2019ll be scooping this cookie butter harder than Scoop Doggy Dogg himself. He\u2019s a rapper, right?<\/p>\n
As I dug deeper and deeper into the carton, I was dismayed to discover the pint contained less cookie core than I had hoped. And why was it sitting at an awkward angle, offset from the center of the carton? My cookie core was nowhere near as glorious as the illustrations had implied. I\u2019m sure Ben and Jerry could have been a little more generous with their cookie butter.<\/p>\n
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Still, Boom Chocolatta is a favorable addition to Ben & Jerry\u2019s line of Core ice creams. Sometimes, an entire pint of coffee ice cream is just too much coffee flavor, and that\u2019s exactly why Boom Chocolatta excels: the caramel ice cream and cookie core add enough variety to keep things interesting down to the last spoonful, and no single bite feels repetitive. I just wish Ben & Jerry\u2019s hadn\u2019t been so stingy with the cookie core. It was a bit of a letdown \u2014 just like when I found out Sir Mix-a-Lot was never actually knighted.<\/p>\n
I dunno, I thought Queen Elizabeth just really liked his song about butts. Gimme a break, okay?<\/p>\n
(Nutrition Facts – 1\/2 cup \u2013 290 calories, 160 calories from fat, 18 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 65 milligrams of cholesterol, 85 milligrams of sodium, 27 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, 22 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n
Item:<\/b> Ben & Jerry\u2019s Boom Chocolatta! Cookie Core Ice Cream
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $3.49
\nSize:<\/b> 1 pint
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Target
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Strongly flavored mocha ice cream. Rich cookie core complements both ice cream flavors. Saved By The Bell references.
\nCons:<\/b> Weakly flavored caramel ice cream. Not enough core. The fact that I mentioned Sir Mix-a-Lot in this review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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