Top Ten New Reviews of 2022

 And just like that, another year ends... am I glad it's ending? honestly? Yes, quite. I felt like 2022 was repeatedly trying to test me. No, I'm not having a mid-life crisis, but I do feel like I am in the mid-life funk where everything is changing and the world kind of wants to test various aspects of what I take for granted. There were some big highs and some sad lows, but this is an ice cream blog, so let's get to it!

Top Ten New Reviews of 2022

Van Leeuwen King Cake Ice Cream

[New for Very Late 2022] Oh Van Leeuwen, you had to sneak in three more flavors before 2022 ended, didn't you? And the timing is fairly impressive too. We've got champagne flavor to celebrate New Years, Red Velvet for Valentine's day, and we've got this for Mardi Gras (Feb 21).

Van Leeuwen King Cake Ice Cream

sweet cream ice cream with yellow, green and purple swirls

and cinnamon blondie cake pieces

Kit Kat Minis Frozen Dairy Dessert Bars

[New for Early 2020] First off, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Second, I never found that Talenti special batch caramel gingerbread gelato despite visiting several different grocery store chains. Third, I gotta post something, so let me chime in and say that these kit kat branded things are terrible. Granted, I have a fairly strong disdain for all Nestle / Edy's / Dreyer's products at this point in my life, but I need to point out how near flavorless these foolish things are. 

Kit Kat Minis Frozen Dairy Dessert Bars

"wafer with fudge"

Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Chunk Ice Cream Van Leeuwen Caramel Sticky Bun Ice Cream

[New for Late 2022] Ok, one more review of Van Leeuwan limited edition, walmart exclusive flavors to go over before the year ends. Will they end on a high note?

Van Leeuwen Brown Sugar Chunk Ice Cream

Van Leeuwen Caramel Sticky Bun Ice Cream

Blue Sundae Cup Showdown

The regulars here know that I'm a sucker for catchy packaging. Granted, what catches my eye may not be what catches your eye, but I do like to give props when something stands out on the shelf. In particular, I'm talking about the cool blue packaging of this Friendly's sundae cup, and to make things interesting, why don't we go ahead and pit it against the Turkey Hill version?

Friendly's Celebration Ice Cream Cake Sundae Cup

vs

Turkey Hill's Party Cake Layered Sundae

WisePies Pizza Make-A-Wish WishPies

[New for Late 2022] I was just going to take a picture of these when I saw them, but then I checked the nutrition and ingredient and thought "yeah, that's gonna be a Saturday afternoon snack". These Walmart exclusive pies are $6.98 a piece with a dollar of that going to the Make a Wish foundation (full press release here). Now, let's cook ourselves up a....

WisePies Cinnamon Apple Drizzle Dessert Pizza WishPies

diced apples in cinnamon and sugar sauce

atop a stone-fired, cinnamon-infused crust