New Flavors: Redemption in the Grocery Aisle

My flavor reviews of the Haagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s Class of 2010 included touches of sadness over two elusive flavors. But the crying has ended for the flavors have been found!

Haagen-Dazs Midnight Cookies and Cream – Hands down the best chocolate ice cream since 2008’s Amazon Valley Dark Chocolate (part of the seemingly defunct Haagen-Dazs Reserve Series). Dark chocolate ice cream with chewy chocolate cookies, plus a chocolate swirl. Drowning in this would be a pretty good way to go.

Ben & Jerry's Maple Blondie – This flavor embraces two things (in addition to Ben & Jerry's) that Vermont is proud of: maple syrup and gold medal snowboarder Hannah Teter, to whom the flavor is dedicated. A good flavor, but like Dulce Delish is seriously heavy. The flavor reminds me of Haagen Dazs Sticky Toffee Pudding, especially the bites with blondie in it.

Thank you, ice cream gods, for smiling on me once more.