SPOTTED: Super Mario Oreo Cookies

WAHOO! There are 16 cookie designs, and if the Pokemon Oreo Cookies taught us anything, it’s that folks will probably sell individual cookies on eBay. (Spotted by Bob K at Walmart.)

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SPOTTED: ICEE Llama-Nade at Target

I don’t see a decimal point when I zoom in, so that llama is selling Llama-Nade for $25 a cup? Geez, its glasses should be showing dollar signs instead of ICEE cups. (Spotted by Robbie at Target.)

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SPOTTED: Hostess Ding Dongs x Twinkies Mashups

Found an ding-dong error on the packaging. “Covered in Dingdongs Fudge” is missing a space between Ding and Dongs. Other than that, these seem to be pretty much a round Chocodile. Update: Ha! I messed up and made a ding-dong error in the original title for this post by not including the space. (Spotted by Dorothy at Walmart.)

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REVIEW: Jeni’s Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts Ice Cream

The pint of Jeni’s new Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts Ice Cream says there’s only one way to enjoy the toaster pastry: “It has to be brown sugar cinnamon, frosted—served buttered, warm, soft, and gooey right out of the toaster.” Those are fighting words as people eat Pop-Tarts microwaved, frozen, or straight out of the foil wrapper – which is my preferred method.

This new limited time collaboration flavor is a tribute to what is the “…best thing to spring out of a toaster.” It’s remarkable and should be a permanent flavor.

Jeni’s didn’t just break up a bunch of Pop-Tarts and drop it into vanilla ice cream. Instead, it crafted a brown sugar-cinnamon ice cream with crumbled pastry and a caramel swirl.

First off, Jeni’s always passes the texture test, which is critical as no one wants to arm wrestle rock-hard ice cream before enjoying it. I was joyfully able to take a room temperature spoon and scoop it right out of the pint. This texture also translates to how the ice cream ate: super smooth and creamy. Gotta love that high butter fat content!

Fat also equals flavor, so it was also so dang flavorful. I could taste that ooey gooeyness with just a hint of cinnamon for that toasted Pop-Tarts quality. Cold ice cream is obviously the very opposite of being toasted and ooey-gooey, but I reveled in the delightful mind trickery.

This epicness was also largely because Jeni’s only uses high quality ingredients – from the grass-fed milk sourced from local suppliers to each component carefully curated to replicate the toaster pastry’s flavor.

It visually looked like a light brown ice cream with light brown pieces, which was the crumbled pastry part. But, of course, Jeni’s also elevated said pastry to shortbread for a more buttery deliciousness. The only ding was the caramel swirl. What swirl?! That would have added a nice visual touch to the pint, but it didn’t affect how much I enjoyed it.

But, per the ingredient list, she made this magic with cream, milk, cane sugar, cinnamon caramel sauce – made of cream, brown sugar, sugar, and honey – and Madagascar Bourbon vanilla. That build is night and day compared to the Pop-Tarts’ ingredient list of corn syrup, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, and caramel color.

I also tried this head-to-head with a buttered Pop-Tart (My first ever! Also, Pop-Tart ice cream sandwich, anyone?!), and it made me marvel again at the astounding attention to detail. I tasted that hint of salt crucial in all sweet goods, but the ice cream also replicated the pat of salted butter on top of my freshly toasted Pop-Tart. Chef’s Kiss.

This limited time flavor dropped online and in scoop shops on 6/22, so get yours ASAP. If you haven’t had Jeni’s and you’ve been thinking about it, this is your sign!!

Purchased Price: $12
Size: One pint
Purchased at: Jenis.com
Rating: 10 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (2/3 Cup / 127g) 340 calories, 22 grams of fat, 1 gram of trans fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 65 mg of cholesterol, 250 milligrams of sodium, 37 grams of carbohydrates, 29 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of fiber, and 5 grams of protein.

SPOTTED: 7/10/2023

Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

Costco S’mores Cookies

(Spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

Seffon Farms Dry Roasted Chili & Lime Pistachios

(Spotted by Robbie at Costco.)

Morinaga HI-CHEW Bites Original Mix

(Spotted by Breanna at Sheetz.)

Jonny Pops Organic Summer Sunrise
Jonny Pops Organic Star-Spangled Flag

(Spotted by Allison H at Target.)

Private Selection Gourmet Preserves (Apricot and Raspberry)
Private Selection Gourmet Preserves (Triple Berry, Morello Cherry, and Strawberry)

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)

Herbert’s Best Baker Bears
Herbert’s Best Ocean Pack

(Spotted by Breanna at Big Lots.)

Dream Pops Cookie Dough Crunch and Vanilla Sky Crunch

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Walmart.)

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