{"id":20569,"date":"2016-09-09T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=20569"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:41:28","slug":"review-sonic-blast-made-with-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-peanut-butter-flavor-funnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/09\/09\/review-sonic-blast-made-with-reeses-peanut-butter-cups-peanut-butter-flavor-funnel\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Sonic Blast made with Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cups & Peanut Butter Flavor Funnel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

EXT. SONIC PARKING LOT \u2013 DAY<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 1 and SONIC GUY 2 sit in a convertible.<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 1: \u201cI really like these new Sonic Blast Flavor Funnels.\u201d<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 2: \u201cWhy are you saying \u2018Sonic\u2019 like I don\u2019t know they\u2019re from Sonic? We\u2019re literally at<\/u> Sonic.\u201d<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 1 smiles uncomfortably.<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 2: \u201cHold up, didn\u2019t Ben & Jerry\u2019s and Dairy Queen basically just make these?!\u201d<\/p>\n

SONIC GUY 1: \u201cShut up man, they\u2019ll hear you! Don\u2019t ruin the gig! Haha, he\u2019s just joking around, boss.\u201d<\/p>\n

FADE OUT.<\/p>\n

Those cornballs have been making commercials since 2004<\/u>! <\/p>\n

Sonic the Hedgehog is only 12 years older than those ads. The Seattle Supersonics \u2013 who feel like they\u2019ve been gone forever \u2013 became the OKC Thunder in 2008! That\u2019s how long these dudes have been shilling for America\u2019s Drive-In.<\/p>\n

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

If you\u2019ve seen our heroes lately, they\u2019ve probably been promoting Sonic\u2019s new \u201cflavor funnels\u201d because Ben and Jerry made \u201cCores,\u201d and Dairy Queen made \u201cRoyal Blizzards,\u201d and that\u2019s just what competing companies do these days. Anything you can do, I can do the same!<\/u><\/i> The new trend is ice cream companies jamming a thin vein of flavor through their flagship products, and pretending its ground breaking. <\/p>\n

Sonic took their already existing \u201cBlasts\u201d and shot everything from caramel to Oreo cr\u00e8me to peanut butter down the middle, because why not?<\/p>\n

I chose the Reese\u2019s Peanut Butter Cup Blast with the peanut butter flavor funnel, because why not?!<\/p>\n

The Blast\u2019s base was vanilla ice cream that was neither offensive nor impressive. It was fine. Bits and pieces of Reese\u2019s cups were blended in, which is never a bad thing.<\/p>\n

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

Once I choked down the whipped cream I wish wasn\u2019t there, the tan flavor funnel core peaked out in all of its Jules Vernian glory. At first glance it was a sight to behold. Then, I tasted it.<\/p>\n

The peanut butter\u2019s texture left a lot to be desired. It was gluey, with a consistency somewhere between syrup and Jif Whips. I don\u2019t know what I was expecting, but I don\u2019t usually like my peanut butter to be wet. It didn\u2019t help that while trying to get a nice balance of ice cream to funnel, I ended up basically eating half the funnel in one bite. Said bite was extremely overpowering, and the tiny bits of chocolate didn\u2019t counterbalance it at all.<\/p>\n

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

I dug down to see if the funnel reached the bottom of the cup, and it stopped about half way. It was half a funnel! Half of \u201cfunnel\u201d is \u201cfun.\u201d That\u2019s not fun!<\/p>\n

I only ate about 1\/3rd of the Blast, and I\u2019m pretty sure I consumed the entire funnel. Sonic\u2019s website lists the sizes as mini, small, medium and large, but they didn\u2019t even ask, and just gave me the “one size kills all.” It was disgustingly massive.<\/p>\n

I paid the over five dollars by card, so I felt bad when the Carhop rolled over and I didn\u2019t have a tip for her on hand. I\u2019d be remised if I didn\u2019t give props to Sonic as well as Venice Beach and old guy hockey leagues for keeping roller blades alive, though.<\/p>\n

Look, I\u2019m not gonna say there\u2019s much wrong with vanilla ice cream, weird peanut butter and Reese\u2019s, but this funnel gimmick was completely unnecessary. The Blast sans funnel is probably more satisfying.<\/p>\n

To be fair, I only had the one flavor, and you can add as many toppings as you please, so the other flavors might be bigger hits than this one. I may go back for a mini Oreo at some point.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Large \u2013 1880 calories, 840 calories from fat, 94 grams of total fat, 62 grams of saturated fat, 305 milligrams of cholesterol, 1160 milligrams of sodium, 233 grams of total carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 203 grams of sugars, and 27 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.39 + $.50 for the Flavor Funnel add-on
\nSize:<\/b> Large
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> It\u2019s ice cream and Reese\u2019s. It\u2019s the lazy man\u2019s DQ Blizzard. Sonic Guys making bank. Carhop delivery.
\nCons:<\/b> Weird overpowering peanut butter funnel. Absolutely massive Styrofoam cup. Not enough chocolate bits. Expensive. Look at the nutrition facts for a large. Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton are the REAL Sonic Guys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EXT. SONIC PARKING LOT \u2013 DAY SONIC GUY 1 and SONIC GUY 2 sit in a convertible. SONIC GUY 1: \u201cI really like these new Sonic Blast Flavor Funnels.\u201d SONIC GUY 2: \u201cWhy are you saying \u2018Sonic\u2019 like I don\u2019t know they\u2019re from Sonic? We\u2019re literally at Sonic.\u201d SONIC GUY 1 smiles uncomfortably. 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