Ice Cream Bars!

To a kid, there was nothing more disappointing than begging your parents for an Ice Cream Bar from the Ice Cream Truck, only to be hit with the absolutely devastating “we’ve got ice cream at home”…

the ice cream at home

Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but that’s how it felt most times. I think that’s because while we had good popsicles back in the day, the take home Ice Cream bars were a bit lacking. Fast forward 25 years, and that’s no longer the case. Just take a look at some of these!

Twix Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Bar

    After having previously enjoyed the Cookies and Cream Twix candy bars, I knew the ice cream would be a no brainer. Think "Snickers Ice Cream Bar" minus peanuts, add crunchy chocolate cookies and you have a Twix Cookies and Cream ice cream bar.

These things are loaded with vanilla ice cream with little cookie pieces topped with caramel and even bigger pieces of crunchy chocolate cookies and covered in chocolate. These were found at Dollar Tree for... you guessed it... $1.

Sour Patch Kids Redberry Ice Cream Bar

    I love Sour Patch Kids... which means this ice cream bar should be relatively enjoyable. The Sour Patch Kids ice cream bar consists of a Redberry flavored shell with a vanilla ice cream center and Sour Patch Kids candy "bitz." Redberry shell? Check! Vanilla center? Check! Candy bitz.....? Not one candy bit in this one.

I'm not even sure whether I'm really upset with this or not. I've sampled the DQ Sour Patch Kids Blizzard a while back and, as wonderful as frozen bits of gummy candy are, the hardened gummy candies really makes for some awful texture differences. I can only assume that eoukd be the exact same case in this situation. To top it all off, there wasn't a sour note found. Its a "Sour Patch Kids" item and it isn't sour. Need I say more?

Mickey Mouse Ice Cream Sandwiches

My first trip to Walt Disney World was when I was in the fourth grade. There was a lot of great memories made during that trip, but one that sticks out particularly in my mind for whatever reason, was my whole family (grandparents included) stopping to have an Ice Cream break. I think it was so memorable because it was a moment of true relaxation during an otherwise, incredibly busy vacation. Everyone sat down on a bench, and ate one of these EXACT Ice Cream sandwiches together. In that moment, everything was right in the world.

I know that sounds all mushy, but imagine my shock when I saw the EXACT Ice Cream sandwiches we ate that day, just sitting in a freezer in my local grocery store. I was floored. I will admit, these are a bit pricier than your average Ice Cream sandwich, but it IS a Disney product after all so I guess it’s to be expected. I will say, if you don’t mind forking over a little extra dough, these things are absolutely delicious. There’s nothing crazy or super innovative about them, but they are overall a really solid Ice Cream sandwich.

Well that’s going to do it for Ice Cream week 2020! We’ve had a blast talking everything and anything frozen, but now we’re back to regularly scheduled programming. We hope you enjoyed reading, now get out there with a frozen treat in hand and enjoy your Summer!