Stewart's Happy Camper Ice Cream

[By Nick, Seasonal] Hello everyone, Nick here. It's Monday and another new episode of The Nosh Show is out for your listening pleasure. Since Dubba was on vacation, I got to fill in for him on episode 59. Minus some mic issues on my end, I had a great time. We talked about a couple of new Oreo products, pizza fried chicken from KFC Japan and recapped the Summer Fancy Food Show that Eric, another guest, Maria from Sometimes Foodie,‎ and I attended. You can check the first part of my SFFS recap here and expect the second out soon! Enjoy the podcast and let me know what you thought in the comments. Now my nosh of the week has a little story to go behind it....

Stewart's Happy Camper Ice Cream

You see, a lot of people have mentioned Stewart's Happy Camper Ice Cream to me. I tried it when it originally debuted about 4 years ago but before I wrote for OSS and before I really thought of what I was eating. My girlfriend who works at Stewart's and also loves this flavor surprised me last week with a hand packed pint of Happy Camper that she did herself. She even included a cute little note on the lid and ‎a drawing on the protective paper. This is how you know you have a keeper. Seriously, she's perfect and I'm thankful to call her my girlfriend. Okay, sappy note aside, time to get to the ice cream!

Stewart's Happy Camper Ice Cream (Summer Seasonal)

Graham Cracker Ice Cream with a Marshmallow Swirl, 

Graham Cracker Chunks and Peanut Butter Cups

Just read the description. Like I said on the show, it's essentially peanut butter s'mores and I have no problem with that. They use the same graham cracker flavor loaded base as their Crumbs Along The Mohawk I love so much. It's awesome just how much it resembles a graham cracker in flavor and texture due to the added graham cracker chunks in the base.

They swap out the caramel swirl for a marshmallow one and oh man is it awesome. While it's not super thick or gooey like other brands, the flavors is like a marshmallow straight from the bag. I honestly prefer it to Ben & Jerry's normal marshmallow swirl. The flavor is just so spot on and with the graham cracker base, it's building up to that classic s'mores flavor profile nicely.

To finish it, there are tons of peanut butter cups in the ice cream. Now, I can't say my experience with the amount of peanut butter cups I had will be the same as everyone else's seeing as my girlfriend did pack my pint. That said, there was at least one in every other bite. They reminded me a lot of the semi new reese's minis in size and flavor. The chocolate coating alone is enough to give you the s'mores vibe. It's a milk chocolate and a lot higher in quality then I was expecting.

What makes this one stand out is the actual peanut butter. That sweet and salty combo mixed with all the other components give you the perfect replica of a peanut butter s'mores. This is easily the best flavor I've had from Stewart's in my life and might just be my favorite seasonal ice cream as well. That goes for every single season, not just summer. Dear Stewart's, it would be awesome if this was available all year round. Just a suggestion.

Oh, that and I believe my girlfriend deserves a promotion. How many of your employees put such love and care into making your customers happy? Alright, if you have a Stewart's near you, get this before it's too late.

Verdict?  I'll say it again, peanut butter s'mores
Buy Again?  She got us another pint the next day...