{"id":19799,"date":"2016-03-21T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19799"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T20:58:30","slug":"review-ben-jerrys-coconuts-for-caramel-core-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/21\/review-ben-jerrys-coconuts-for-caramel-core-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Ben & Jerry’s Coconuts for Caramel Core Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Perusing through the frozen foods section of a grocery store \u2013 specifically the ice cream section \u2013 is a joyous activity indeed, yet sometimes it can be overwhelming. Like, for example, when you see Ben & Jerry\u2019s just dropped not one, not two, but three new flavors on you, and you\u2019re presented with a conundrum: which flavor is right for me? Then you have to look deep inside yourself and do a quick cavity search on your soul to come to a decision. <\/p>\n

I settled for Coconuts for Caramel, one of the most recent additions to the ever-expanding Core line. Well, I wouldn\u2019t call it settling. It sounded scrump, and my older brother did send me a text along the lines of, \u201cOMG YOU MUST TRY COCONUTS FOR CARAMEL IT IS SO GOOD (SNOWMAN EMOJI)\u201d So, it was a pretty easy choice. Wait, why snowman emoji? There are like, three different ice cream ones. <\/p>\n

So you probably guessed the ice cream contains coconut and caramel. I hope you did, otherwise you\u2019ll never be a detective. A core of gooey caramel sits in the middle, surrounded by sweet cream coconut and caramel ice creams. Yes, it\u2019s a much less obvious concoction than the early Core entries the flavor team probably spent all of five minutes on \u2013 Peanut Butter Fudge Core, ahem \u2013 so that\u2019s pretty neat. Good to see them continuing in a less played out direction.<\/p>\n

The caramel side of things is amazing. The core is real rich, resembling caramel you\u2019d normally find residing in a truffle. The caramel ice cream is more mellowed down than the core. The flavor reminds me of a caramel macchiato. If you scoop it along with the core, which you will, it\u2019s like collecting a caramel power up in a Super Mario game. Or going down a random pipe and collecting caramel coins? You get the idea. Either way, yes. <\/p>\n

The sweet cream coconut ice cream can complicate matters a bit. It has so much coconut in it, plus chocolate chips, I had trouble discerning the taste of the actual ice cream. It\u2019s like trying to find a needle in a haystack that is made out of the filling in a Mounds bar. It can get frustrating. Much like watching the slow, clueless contestants on the old game show Supermarket Sweep<\/a><\/i>. It\u2019s like, \u201ccome on, go get the Farmer John Hams!\u201d But no! They\u2019re dilly-dallying in the personal care aisle. <\/p>\n

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

Ben & Jerry\u2019s is famous for having lots of mix-ins in their ice cream \u2013 they used to have a fan club called \u201cChunk Spelunkers,\u201d which is sadly now defunct – but this was coconut overkill. The texture is not like normal ice cream, it\u2019s more gritty than creamy, and was tough to eat on its own.<\/p>\n

Your best bet is to combine the two ice creams together and scoop out some of the caramel core in the same bite. This is where the pint is money. The caramel from the core and the creamy caramel ice cream cover up the overabundance of fillings in the coconut ice cream and combines into something like a caramel covered Mounds bar.<\/p>\n

It would have worked better if the chocolate chips were in the caramel ice cream and there was half the amount of coconut. That may just have balanced things out. Plus, caramel has to be lonely over there. Sweet cream coconut has ice cream and two fillings. That\u2019s not fair at all. Why does the coconut side get everything? <\/p>\n

Another minor issue I had was the core basically disappeared towards the bottom quarter of the pint, which I have pointed out in other Core flavors. I wish they would get the cores to reach the bottom more consistently. But not everything can be perfect.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1\/2 cup – 280 calories, 150 calories from fat, 17 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 65 milligrams of sodium, 28 grams of total carbohydrates, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 25 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.99
\nSize:<\/b> 1 pint
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegman’s
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Sweet, different caramel flavors. Snowman emojis. Going down pipes and collecting things.
\nCons:<\/b> Coconut overkill. Bad texture for ice cream. Awful \u201cSupermarket Sweep\u201d contestants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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