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Oh I most definitely do not mean similar as in quality. I mean similar as in...hmmm how do I say it...as in brittle butter type ice creams. I am sure that this will beat it in quality and taste, cause Friendly's...well it's Friendly's, not top of the line anything. I love any ice cream with the word butter in it and has those pieces of brittle. Guess that is what I meant. Yeah
I am going to look for this one. I looked it up and looks like they have it at a super Target close to me. I wonder if it taste anything like Friendly's butter crunch ice cream. I would like to find similar to that.ILiftHeavyAcrylics wrote: »Up tonight: Jeni's Brown Butter Almond Brittle
My first experience with this was not good-- I bought it a couple of months ago, brought it home and took a bite only to discover that it was badly freezer burned. I took it back and got a refund (because $12/pint) but they didn't have any more pints of it that didn't have the same problem so I passed on getting more. I went back to Fresh Market the other day hunting for the seasonal Talenti and they didn't have any so I decided to try this one again.
I'm glad I did-- I really liked it. My favorite part was the crunchy bits of brittle. It had a sweet ribbon very similar to Haagen Dazs pralines and cream, which is probably my favorite ice cream at the moment. I didn't get a ton of brown butter flavor from it though-- I would have liked to have tasted that more. It was worth the 300 calories to me. I don't know that I'll get it again only because it is very similar to the pralines and cream and I think that one is slightly better, at least for me. But you still can't go wrong with this one.
I have never tried that Friendlys flavor but I'm going to go out on a limb and say they won't compare. This Jeni's ice cream for me has been the absolute cleanest most pure ice cream flavor I've had to date. I'm not saying clean or dirty food, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that when I paid 14 dollars for it I was a bit irritated but after tasting it, I could see why it's priced that way.
I have never paid more than $8 for ice cream before, so it better be amazing.
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GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
<grumbles> Ok. But if you start singing Christmas carols I'm going to come to NJ and steal all your Jeni's like the Grinch freaking took that tree from little Cindy Lou Who's house.
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GiveMeCoffee wrote: »
<grumbles> Ok. But if you start singing Christmas carols I'm going to come to NJ and steal all your Jeni's like the Grinch freaking took that tree from little Cindy Lou Who's house.
I might start singing if it gets you to visit me... I might even share the Jeni's but no stealing it.. I will put the dog in guard mode (my dog is slightly more intimidating looking than MrMs)0 -
Anyone here like Halo Top Ice Cream? Stuff is legit for only 280cals per pint. The vanilla bean and lemon cake are both great, I'm not a fan of chocolate and have not been able to find the strawberry flavor yet.0
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Why not? I'm all for B&J PB cup but I like changing it up. I find them to be very tasty, you don't?
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Why not? I'm all for B&J PB cup but I like changing it up. I find them to be very tasty, you don't?
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I haven't tried them but they haven't gotten stellar reviews from people on my list. More like "eh. It's not terrible."0 -
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Oh ok. It blows Arctic Zero out of the water, now THAT stuff is nasty hah.
@Iliftheavy: I really enjoy them but it depends on the person.
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Jeni's is on sale here for $8.00 a pint. Hopefully they will have a selection when I get there.0
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bkthandler wrote: »Jeni's is on sale here for $8.00 a pint. Hopefully they will have a selection when I get there.
Oooh take advantage! Have you tried it before? I can't remember.0 -
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Yup. You've seen me on BB. That's how you're on my friends list here, I posted in the Fat Loss section months ago looking for advice.
Top 3 is not going to be as impressive as other because I'm partial to caramel. 9 out of 10 times I'm choosing caramel. I will tell you my top choices. Talenti #1. The rest in no specific order.
Talenti Salted Caramel
Steve's Salty Caramel
Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked........especially in between 2 chocolate chip cookie dough Pop Tarts
Gifford's Caramel Cookie Crunch
Gelato Fiasco Peanut butter stracciatella
Ah ok, thought I saw you on there. Talenti's is always a solid choice. I've had Steve's and was not impressed, I like mix-ins so that's why I enjoy Talenti's. That's a good list, I'm a peanut butter cup fan so mine would pretty much be B&J, Wegman's, and Edy's PB cup hah. I'm surprised 2nd Street Creamery's Copper Kettle Caramel is not on there, it is ridiculously good, even better than Talenti IMO.
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We have discussed it in depth over at the BB ice cream thread that the Steve's caramel would be perfect with truffles in it. I can understand you not enjoy it. I've disliked many ice creams people rave about.
I've actually not gotten my hands on 2nd Street. I've heard many good things but I haven't searched for it. I might just do that this weekend.
Ah ok, sorry about that I must have missed that discussion. Yea food is all personal preference, just how like I enjoy Halo Top while others do not. Definitely try 2nd Street if you can, it's one of my favorite ice creams.
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Yup. You've seen me on BB. That's how you're on my friends list here, I posted in the Fat Loss section months ago looking for advice.
Top 3 is not going to be as impressive as other because I'm partial to caramel. 9 out of 10 times I'm choosing caramel. I will tell you my top choices. Talenti #1. The rest in no specific order.
Talenti Salted Caramel
Steve's Salty Caramel
Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked........especially in between 2 chocolate chip cookie dough Pop Tarts
Gifford's Caramel Cookie Crunch
Gelato Fiasco Peanut butter stracciatella
Ah ok, thought I saw you on there. Talenti's is always a solid choice. I've had Steve's and was not impressed, I like mix-ins so that's why I enjoy Talenti's. That's a good list, I'm a peanut butter cup fan so mine would pretty much be B&J, Wegman's, and Edy's PB cup hah. I'm surprised 2nd Street Creamery's Copper Kettle Caramel is not on there, it is ridiculously good, even better than Talenti IMO.
We have discussed it in depth over at the BB ice cream thread that the Steve's caramel would be perfect with truffles in it. I can understand you not enjoy it. I've disliked many ice creams people rave about.
I've actually not gotten my hands on 2nd Street. I've heard many good things but I haven't searched for it. I might just do that this weekend.
*cough cough* B&J Peanut Butter Core *cough*
I shoulda listened to you on that one and saved myself the $5 and 300 calories.0 -
My mom just messaged me and told me she has caramel popcorn ice cream. Caramel ice cream with caramel popcorn pieces. Sounds good to me. She is lives in Australia. Has anyone had anything like that here in the states?? I want this.0
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My mom just messaged me and told me she has caramel popcorn ice cream. Caramel ice cream with caramel popcorn pieces. Sounds good to me. She is lives in Australia. Has anyone had anything like that here in the states?? I want this.
Sounds amazing. MrM might just fly to Australia for that!
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Yup. You've seen me on BB. That's how you're on my friends list here, I posted in the Fat Loss section months ago looking for advice.
Top 3 is not going to be as impressive as other because I'm partial to caramel. 9 out of 10 times I'm choosing caramel. I will tell you my top choices. Talenti #1. The rest in no specific order.
Talenti Salted Caramel
Steve's Salty Caramel
Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked........especially in between 2 chocolate chip cookie dough Pop Tarts
Gifford's Caramel Cookie Crunch
Gelato Fiasco Peanut butter stracciatella
Ah ok, thought I saw you on there. Talenti's is always a solid choice. I've had Steve's and was not impressed, I like mix-ins so that's why I enjoy Talenti's. That's a good list, I'm a peanut butter cup fan so mine would pretty much be B&J, Wegman's, and Edy's PB cup hah. I'm surprised 2nd Street Creamery's Copper Kettle Caramel is not on there, it is ridiculously good, even better than Talenti IMO.
2nd street is no where near as good as Talenti, it's okay if I've run out of everything else and picking up something quick at Wawa but the caramel is clumped not swirled through, it's also not as creamy. It's better than B&J but no where near as good as Talenti0 -
GiveMeCoffee wrote: »2nd street is no where near as good as Talenti, it's okay if I've run out of everything else and picking up something quick at Wawa but the caramel is clumped not swirled through, it's also not as creamy. It's better than B&J but no where near as good as Talenti
You must have gotten a bum pint because every time I've had 2nd street the caramel was awesome and present in every bite. I still love Talenti, just not as much as 2nd street.
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GiveMeCoffee wrote: »2nd street is no where near as good as Talenti, it's okay if I've run out of everything else and picking up something quick at Wawa but the caramel is clumped not swirled through, it's also not as creamy. It's better than B&J but no where near as good as Talenti
You must have gotten a bum pint because every time I've had 2nd street the caramel was awesome and present in every bite. I still love Talenti, just not as much as 2nd street.
I've had it 3 times .. but since you enjoy Halo Top .. well I'll stick with my homemade or Talenti
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