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Cookies and cream is for you.
I consider cookies and cream ice cream to be an elevated classic.
It’s the classic flavors but a bit more fun than just vanilla or just chocolate.
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Just about every ice cream brand makes a version of cookies and cream (classic, I say!
(When it comes to ice cream, is there ever really a bad choice?)
Now, go forth and have your ice cream!
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Breyers Cookies and Cream
The cookies and cream flavor is a solid classic fromBreyers.
For an ice cream giant, I had high expectations.
The look:This ice cream looked appealing.
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It had all the makings of a great ice cream.
The taste:But it tasted like… nothing?
Maybe not nothing, per se, but it was just very blah.
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I wanted more oomph from the vanilla.
The look:Acceptable enough.
Though there are no large cookie chunks, it does have what comes off as cookie crumbles swirling throughout.
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It doesn’t, however, have a creamy appearance that you expect from ice cream.
It’s not as rich and creamy.
If you go in with that expectation, you won’t be disappointed.
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This ice cream isn’t bad, but it’s not great.
The look:While scooping this ice cream, it didn’t look all that creamyit seemed more icy.
There also weren’t a ton of cookie chunks; the pieces were a bit on the small side.
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There were plenty of cookie crumbles, though.
The taste:This ice cream tasted creamier than it looked!
The vanilla flavor was weak, however.
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Most of the flavor comes from the cookie, which is a strong chocolaty taste.
It felt like a really balanced ratio of cookie pieces to ice cream.
The taste:Despite the balance, the flavor is all cookie and no ice cream.
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All I really get is cookie.
A pint of this cost me $5.49.
The look:Before you scoop it, the gelato is gorgeous in all of its layers.
You have a couple layers of ice creams, some swirls, and some cookies.
The taste:It’s not that this ice cream tastes badit doesn’t!
It’s that the layers are really annoying.
Each layer is really tasty.
The look:Holy cookie chunks!
The cookies are softened thanks to the ice cream, so they have some fudginess to them.
Plus, it’s dairy free.This frozen dessertis made with cashew milk.
It does have a really creamy appearance, though.
However, it’s a really tasty, creamy treat.
And there are so many chunky cookies!
Non-traditional and yet still cookies and cream.
It’s loaded with swirls and chunksbut not so much that you lose the ice cream.
It looks well balanced and like a delicate blend of cookies and cream.
The look:There are chunks throughout as well as crumbly cookie bits everywhere.
The vanilla of this ice cream is perfect.
The chunks are big enough to add crunch but not so big that they’re annoying.
