![]() Americone Dream models everything we look for among even the best of ice cream brands' offerings, somehow bordering on prosaic and innovative. ![]() Though other members of Ben & Jerry's flavor cannon, even ones we reach for, can feel overstuffed with candies, and other sweet baubles, Stephen Colbert's tribute flavor perfectly balances the ratio between hunks of goodies and the ice cream they're suspended within. The richness of the ice cream expertly becomes italicized with waffle cones that add an unexpected spark to the otherwise pedestrian-seeming pint. Somewhat reigned in for a Ben & Jerry's flavor, Americone Dream plays off of Colbert's undeniable likability by turning in a flavor so crowd-pleasing it's been a staple of the freezer aisle for over 15 years (via Ben & Jerry's). ![]() Benefitting Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp, an organization seeking to "advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization," Change the Whirled succeeds as more than just a gesture toward justice and sings as a crave-able flavor all on its own. The cookies, crackers, and chips are expertly dispersed throughout the container, making every bite consistent. Though we couldn't single out any distinct graham cracker bits, Change the Whirled overall tastes like an elevated, more adult cookies 'n cream. Even more winning is how the handful of supplements somehow come together without overcrowding or overwhelming the pint. Surprisingly creamy despite its non-dairy nature, Ben & Jerry's makes sure to load Colin Kaepernick's namesake flavor with so many trifles that any discrepancies from the signature creamy base texture are easily sashed. One of the company's only ice creams solely sold as a non-dairy dessert, the caramel ice cream contains sunflower and coconut milk with cookie swirls, graham crackers, and fudge chips running throughout the non-dairy underpinning. Join us as we taste through Ben & Jerry's (still-living) lineup of pop culture-influenced flavors. Though some referential flavors, like "Cherry Garcia" and "Phish Food," proved to have staying power, others, like Dave Matthew's Magic Brownies, have retired to the Ice Cream Flavor Graveyard, a cemetery in the creamery's home state. The ice cream company continues taking cues from television, music, movies, and even sports to title its releases.Ĭultural touchstones like Tina Fey's hit sitcom, "30-Rock," Will Ferrell's comedic blockbuster "Anchorman," and 2010's Bonaroo Music Festival have all been commemorated in 16-ounce ice cream containers. ![]() Since then, Ben & Jerry's has exploded across America's public consciousness as one of the best dependable indulgences in the freezer section. Even from the year of its inception in 1978, the eponymous founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield playfully christened a tub of vanilla ice cream whipped with cherries and chocolate "Cherry Garcia" in honor of the Grateful Dead guitarist. Note: That last part was just dripping of sarcasm – please do not think I'm actually that insane.While the world has been gifted over 60 original Ben & Jerry's flavors, the ice cream giant also looks to popular culture as a muse for its ever-changing list of pints. So, what do I do instead? Go home and try to make my own to get me through such a trying time. I can't just not have it because apparently I have the logic skills of a toddler. If I were a normal, reasonable human being I would just say to myself, “Self – you don't need that pint of ice cream. I pretty much always have a pint in my freezer, and when I heard their new Pint Slices were going to have Americone Dream? DROOL. However, I have this problem where sometimes the store is out of my favorite flavor. I have a tiny (read: huge) obsession with Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream ice cream. Although I suppose icy ice cream isn't actually very appealing… so let's just pretend that segue actually worked. The number of tweets, Facebook messages, blog and YouTube comments, and emails that I've gotten from complete strangers about how the laugh it gave them made their days warms my cold, icy heart ❤️️ It's such a weird and random thing, but I feel like a good laugh at something just plain silly is what we all need right now. I've watched newscasts where the anchors are doing that laugh where you can't breathe and can only let out an occasional squeak, and it makes ME laugh that they're laughing so hard. It keeps popping up all over the place on websites and news stations across the country. If you're subscribed to my newsletter ( nudge nudge, wink wink) you saw that a completely silly and ridiculous video that I recorded went crazy viral and it's STILL GOING NUTS.
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