M&M brand ice cream direct from Mars!

[New for 2010] Oh man was I excited by my discovery today. I went into walgreens to pick up some vitamin type stuff and as I was walking out I actually didn't even look at the ice cream.... but something made me turn around. I did a quick look and the word SNICKERS caught my eye. Wait, weird, what's that? I went over and sure enough there was a pint with a big SNICKERS logo on it. At first I thought it might be breyers but then I looked closer. SNICKERS "Real vanilla ice cream with real snickers chunks" or something like that. Sounds interesting, but I think I'm still full from lun.... WAIT, WHAT?? M&M's Ice Cream? even better, it's CHOCOLATE ice cream with M&M chocolate candies! I can't turn this down! I grabbed the pint and ran for the door.

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Chocolate Ice Cream with M&Ms Chocolate Candies

Oh man, I cant wait to open it!

HAHAHAHA! SPRINKLES!!! I think I'm in love.

mmmm, frozen mini M&Ms. ok technically I was hoping for full size M&Ms, but frozen minis are probably better for my teeth.

sprinkles aren't adding anything physically (taste or texture), but they are so much fun to look at. I really dig that the sprinkle colors match the M&M colors.

mmmm, 3 M&Ms in one bite. very solid. definitely like the milk chocolate flavor of the base ice cream.

wish I had a spoon, this plastic fork is making things a bit difficult.

weird, sprinkle explosion --- mmmmm very tasty, adds a awesome base crunch

ice cream texture is a bit weird....ok, here's a description: the chocolate ice cream tastes like the kind you find in an ice cream cake. actually, the whole thing kind of reminds me of an ice cream cake.

hmm, 30% sat fat per serving... must resist urge to eat entire container.

swirl is intermittant, but I seem to hit mini M&Ms on most scoops.

ok, getting full, time to put my new friend back.

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Chocolate Ice cream, milk chocolate M&M MINIS,

fudge swirls & candy sprinkles

Hmmmm, now I wonder who makes this ice cream? [Update: Mars is! Using their Dove Pint Prowess] This texture is kinda funny. More than anything, this tastes like some funky fun M&M ice cream cake, but, that throws me off as to who might be making it. There is a label of "plant number 05-50" on the container. Is it possible it's using Walgreens ice cream as a base? I just don't know. Looking at the M&M website, it technically could be Carvel or Breyers (to be honest, I can't remember if I've ever seen the Breyers M&M ice cream).

Parting thoughts: It was just awesome to find M&Ms in a pint size container. It's not perfect, and I've had it local before, but it's cool to know I can put a pint in the freezer. I think it has a decent amount of M&Ms, though I wouldn't argue if they wanted to throw a few more in. Lastly, I know it's silly, but the sprinkles really did put a smile on my face. Life is hard, you really need to let the little things make you happy.

Side Note: To make this story a little sweeter, the other stuff I picked up was buy one get one free for some reason, dont ask me why, and I dont care, I saved a ton of money today. I guess this makes up for the honderous lunchtime snafu yesterday where I tried to help out a situation but made things worse. Hey, I meant well... Karma Rocks!

On Second Scoop: Well, I just decided to have dessert before lunch and while I am satisfied with my treat, I must admit that the fun factor here is definitely stronger than the overall texture. I'm still kind of getting an ice cream cake vibe, though it has subsized a bit. Don't expect super premium style ice cream, but this isnt some cheap air fluffy stuff either. I still say give it a try!