Ben and Jerry's Vanilla Honey Caramel Greek Frozen Yogurt

First let me say that I am totally impressed with B&J’s Greek Frozen Yogurts.  I’ve had one other flavor, Raspberry Fudge Chunk, that I have not reviewed on the blog. (Because Kyle ate it all.  Boo.)  Both that flavor and the Vanilla Honey Caramel flavor were amazing!

To me, the Ben and Jerry’s brand exudes a certain playfulness.  Their flavors are chock-full of mix-ins, they have very playful flavor descriptions and they have COWS on their pints!  In contrast to the ice cream flavors, I felt that Vanilla Honey Caramel was a very mature flavor.  Reading the description, I wasn’t sure this was going to be a great flavor, as the only mix in was a caramel and honey swirl.  It was described as

Vanilla Greek frozen yogurt with a honey caramel swirl.

Honestly, this sounds simple, but this pint didn’t need anything else.  The main thing I love about the Greek Frozen Yogurts is that they actually taste like Greek yogurt.  Sometimes frozen yogurt tries to hide the fact that it is yogurt, not so with Ben and Jerry’s.  This was tarter and less sweet than regular frozen yogurt, so if you don’t like the tartness of Greek yogurt, you may not like this.  The vanilla bean gave an interesting, mellow, and warm counterpart to the sharp tartness of the yogurt.

The honey caramel swirl was thick and abundant.  It way mainly honey flavored, but you could pick up hints of caramel every once in a while.  If you’ve ever had ‘nice’ honey you’ve probably noticed that it is more flavorful and a bit less sweet than the honey that comes in a bear.  The honey in this pint was ‘nice’ honey, which also contributed to the maturity of the flavor.

Although this flavor was mature, the blurb on the pint was delightfully playful and made me laugh:

Sweet Eureka! It's our most epic Fro Yo yet, and it's uniquely Greek! Made with real Greek Yogurt, it's all the creamy richness of Greek yogurt, and Ben & Jerrily loaded with all the flavor boldness and fun swirls you expect.  We think it's really Greekin' good and it'll pretty much rock your acropolis.

This was a case where a simple thing done right is delicious, a surprising turn for Ben and Jerry’s.  Go buy this pint and delight in its delicious simplicity!