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After toiling away on reviews of Van Leeuwen\u2019s seasonal offerings (this past Summer\u2019s releases<\/a> and the very recent Fall releases<\/a>), I finally got my hands on one of the \u201cweird\u201d ones. And while I haven\u2019t even actually tried<\/em> one of the previous novelty concoctions, I\u2019ve read and watched enough reviews that I get the gist: the pizza<\/a>, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese<\/a> and Grey Poupon ice creams<\/a> all taste exactly like what they\u2019re supposed to taste like, it\u2019s honestly not as off-putting as the reviewer thought it would be, and they\u2019re glad they tried it but probably wouldn\u2019t do it again.<\/p>\n So, then, what about Van Leeuwen\u2019s Mexican Hot Chocolate featuring Tapatio Hot Sauce? Would it follow this extremely established and scientifically vetted pattern?<\/p>\n Not really. I\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n First, I didn\u2019t think it sounded very off-putting at all, really, maybe owing to the fact that, unlike pizza or cheesy pasta, hot chocolate (even spicy hot chocolate) is already pretty dessert-y.<\/p>\n Second, I\u2019ve never actually had<\/em> Mexican hot chocolate, so I cannot tell you whether the taste of the ice cream mimics the beverage in question. What I can tell you is that, 1) there was a lake of fudge, 2) there was a mountain of marshmallows, and 3) the ice cream was standard chocolate, until, you know, the heat.<\/p>\n And let\u2019s talk about the heat. I wouldn\u2019t call it a distinctly Tapatio taste, at least not at first. Things get warm with the first bite, sure, starting in the back of the throat where your swallow bones are located. Then it spreads forward like an army of angry villagers carrying torches up to the tip of your tongue. While I never found myself needing to drink milk and\/or blow my nose, I could feel it up through my sinuses after only a minute or two. And it stayed. After a while, though, the vinegary flavor of the Tapatio began to register. That wasn\u2019t my favorite part, honestly, but I will say that it made for a good place to stop my consumption.<\/p>\n Up to that point, it was all quite enjoyable. The marshmallows and fudge were very reminiscent of Van Leeuwen\u2019s Campfire S\u2019mores, which I absolutely loved. (I\u2019m not sure anyone in the freezer aisle does those two inclusions better than Van Leeuwen, honestly.) The ice cream, too, was nice; I\u2019ve not previously had their chocolate base, and they do it well.<\/p>\n This brings me to the third point of the review pattern: Jun K. Reviewer thought it was fine and interesting and all, but they wouldn\u2019t eat it again. And, okay. Maybe I\u2019m in agreement here. While this is a perfectly fine ice cream, I\u2019m not sure if the mood will ever strike me to buy it again. I guess maybe I\u2019m just not a \u201cspicy chocolate\u201d person. But maybe you are! And I feel like if you are, there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll really like what they\u2019ve done here.<\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/strong> $4.98 After toiling away on reviews of Van Leeuwen\u2019s seasonal offerings (this past Summer\u2019s releases and the very recent Fall releases), I finally got my hands on one of the \u201cweird\u201d ones. And while I haven\u2019t even actually tried one of the previous novelty concoctions, I\u2019ve read and watched enough reviews that I get the gist: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1468,1938],"class_list":["post-52856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-ice-cream","tag-van-leeuwen"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":50725,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/04\/van-leeuwen-pizza-ice-cream-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":52856,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Van Leeuwen Limited Edition Pizza Ice Cream","author":"Denis","date":"April 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes, you read the title correctly. 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\nPurchased at:<\/strong> Walmart
\nRating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (2\/3 cup) 280 calories, 14 grams of fat, 9 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 130 milligrams of sodium, 36 grams of carbohydrates,0 grams of fiber, 30 grams of sugar (18 grams added sugar), 4 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"