For some people, when reggae plays, they skank.
When I hear reggae, I sleep.
Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike reggae. But its mellow beat is musical melatonin to me. At first, I’ll bob my head to it, but then that bobbing turns into nodding off.
The genre is big here on this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. I heard a lot of Bob Marley throughout high school, which might explain why I had a hard time staying awake during my teen years.
Ben & Jerry’s has a flavor that honors the great sandman (to me) Bob Marley — One Love. It made its debut in the U.K. last year and it’s now popping up in the U.S. for a limited time at retailers and Scoop Shops. The flavor features banana ice cream, caramel and graham cracker swirls, and fudge peace signs.
Because I like to scrape away the top layer with my spoon after first opening a pint, I got only the ice cream and swirls for my first few spoonfuls. Just those three ingredients created a combination that made me sing, “We’re jammin’, we’re jammin’, And I hope you like jammin’ too.”
Being a fan of banana-flavored anything, I love the ice cream base. Its flavor is mild and it works well with the buttery caramel and graham cracker swirls. Actually, the gooey caramel, gritty graham cracker swirl, and creamy banana ice cream brought back memories of Magnolia Bakery’s Banana Pudding. Although One Love is less natural tasting than the popular dessert.
As I mowed through the top layer, I kept thinking this could be the best Ben & Jerry’s flavor I’ve had and could replace Americone Dream as my new favorite flavor.
But then I hit a very small speed bump.
Or “peace bump” might be more appropriate.
I finally dug out a fudge peace sign and thought if just the ice cream and swirls are that awesome, then the addition of fudge pieces would take it to the next level. Except I didn’t expect that next level to be one down.
Now let me say that it’s really good with the fudge peace signs, but I think it tastes better without them. I just want to be alone with the ice cream and swirls and not have fudge popping up on us every so often to make sure we aren’t getting into trouble. I mean, the fudge pieces are fine. They’re similar in flavor with the fudge flakes they use in seemingly EVERY SINGLE FLAVOR. But I’ve been digging around them instead digging them up like I usually do.
With that said, Ben & Jerry’s Limited Batch Bob Marley’s One Love Ice Cream is definitely near the top of my list of favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavors. It’s a flavor that makes me want to skank.
DISCLOSURE: I received this pint for free from Ben & Jerry’s. I was not asked to review it, but I do think they expect me to post a photo on Instagram. Receiving a free sample did not influence my review in any way, although it probably reads like it did. But I assure you it did not.
(Nutrition Facts – 1/2 cup – 290 calories, 140 calories from fat, 15 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, 115 milligrams of sodium, 36 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 29 grams of carbohydrates, and 4 grams of protein.)
Purchased Price: FREE
Size: One Pint
Purchased at: Received from Ben & Jerry’s
Rating: 9 out of 10
Pros: Really good with the fudge peace signs. Wonderful without the fudge peace signs. Makes me want to skank.
Cons: Slightly not as good with the fudge peace signs. Limited edition. Reggae makes me sleepy. Banana ice cream might not appeal to some.
Sure sure, it was the reggae music. Had nothing to do with the copious amounts of island weed being smoked.
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I feel like Ben & Jerry’s puts chocolate in almost every single ice cream flavor they made. I LOVE chocolate but sometimes you just don’t need it.
It’s more like: Oh! We have this amazing flavor with an awesome swirl” But it looks so pale…” “Let’s put some chocolate bits in it!
“We have this amazing triple chocolate ice cream with chocolate sauce!” “You know what makes it even better?” “Some chocolate bits!”
Meaning: Yeah… they always have tzo put chocolate in it and ruin a lot of awesome flavors.
It was the same for “Safe or Swirled” – I really liked the ice cream (especially because you don’t get marshmallow flavored swirls or ice cream here in germany that often), but the moment i had one of those damn chocolate bits on my spoon or in my mouth, the good taste was gone…
In the end i picked every single bit out of my bowl, before eating the ice cream… just stupid…
The ice cream is marvelous. It taste so good that I automatically begin to grieve, because it’s a limited edition. The only regret that I have is that I tasted something that’s not going to be around. PEACE
I spent 3 hours today going from store to store in search of my beloved ONE LOVE, with no success! I have been addicted since it came out in May and have bought up all the pints each time I saw it anywhere. I am so bummed to find that it has finally come to the end of its run! For me, I’d say get rid of one of the less exciting flavors and bring this back PERMANENTLY!
ONE LOVE is without a doubt my FAVORITE ice cream flavor. Please bring this flavor back, and provide it on a regular basis. This is some wonderful ice cream!!