{"id":43938,"date":"2020-05-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=43938"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:28:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T05:28:55","slug":"ben-and-jerrys-berry-sweet-mascarpone-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2020\/05\/20\/ben-and-jerrys-berry-sweet-mascarpone-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Ben & Jerry’s Exclusive Flavor Berry Sweet Mascarpone Ice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ben<\/p>\n

What is Ben & Jerry’s Berry Sweet Mascarpone Ice Cream?<\/h3>\n

While it’s commonplace for Target, Walmart, Safeway, and even 7-Eleven to have their own exclusive Ben & Jerry’s flavors, the now Amazon-owned Whole Foods enter spring 2020 with its first special pint. Berry Sweet Mascarpone combines blackberry and mascarpone ice creams with shortbread cookies and fudge-covered almonds. <\/p>\n

How is it?<\/h3>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

I love blackberry ice cream, and sadly, this one really misses the mark. I get virtually no berry flavor at all from the pleasantly light purple base, and its blandness completely confuses my mind while I eat. It looks so pretty but tastes like nothing. On the plus side, the mascarpone ice cream is the same one used in the recently revived Cannoli<\/a>, and it has a solid creamy and cheesy flavor with a sweet frosting finish.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

The mix-ins here are good but not good enough to offset the bland berry base. The shortbread is soft and sweet with a vanilla flavor and a texture that reminds me more of cake than cookies, akin to a madeleine soaked in milk. Tasty. <\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

I love chocolate covered nuts in ice cream, and these are the same almonds that absolutely sing in Target’s exclusive Glampfire Trail Mix<\/a>. But here, without any salty component to balance out their crunch, they aren’t nearly as good and generally feel out of place.<\/p>\n

Anything else you need to know?<\/h3>\n

As is the case with most Ben & Jerry’s pints, if there isn’t a gooey swirl of some sort to tie things together, I always wish there was. And this is no exception. Something sweeter or saltier than the other elements could elevate this mishmash of flavors. But as it stands, it just feels flat.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/h3>\n

While it’s far from inedible and far from the floppiest of Ben & Jerry’s flops, this springy pint is lacking the tart berry punch I had hoped for and is simply a franken-flavor that just doesn’t deliver. <\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/strong> $4.99
\nSize:<\/strong> 1 pint
\nPurchased at:<\/strong> Whole Foods (Exclusive Flavor)
\nRating:<\/strong> 5 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (2\/3 cup) 350 calories, 22 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0.5 grams of trans fat, 95 milligrams of cholesterol, 90 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 27 grams of sugar, and 7 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is Ben & Jerry’s Berry Sweet Mascarpone Ice Cream? While it’s commonplace for Target, Walmart, Safeway, and even 7-Eleven to have their own exclusive Ben & Jerry’s flavors, the now Amazon-owned Whole Foods enter spring 2020 with its first special pint. 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