A Trio of TRIOS
It's high time I got around to reviewing the rest of the new Haagen-Dazs TRIO flavors. I tried Vanilla Blackberry Chocolate when the TRIOs were first released, but hadn't tried any others when I saw that my grocery store was no longer going to carry them. *GASP* I scooped up the remaining three flavors: Coffee Vanilla Chocolate, Salted Caramel Chocolate, and Triple Chocolate.
I'll review them from least favorite to most favorite.
Up first, Salted Caramel Chocolate. I think Haagen-Dazs' insistence on making every flavor a trio of flavors really hurt them here. Of course, it couldn't be called a trio if it's not a trio, but they really could have left out the chocolate ice cream. Both the salted caramel and chocolate were such strong flavors that they blended together and made kind of a non-flavor. There was enough chocolate from the Belgian chocolate layers, and leaving out the chocolate ice cream would let the salted caramel shine. 🍦🍦/4
Coffee Vanilla Chocolate: This suffered a bit from the same issue as Salted Caramel Chocolate, but the issue wasn't as severe. I think Haagen-Dazs has a pretty solid coffee base, which they used here. The coffee base is pretty sweet and not particularly dark, and the addition of vanilla watered things down a bit further without contributing very much to the flavor profile. The interplay of chocolate and coffee bumped things up a notch, so I'm giving it 🍦🍦.5/4
Triple Chocolate: This was my personal favorite out of the four TRIO flavors. You can't go wrong by throwing more chocolate on top of quality Belgian chocolate. The three chocolates making up the 'triple chocolate' namesake are the crispy Belgian chocolate layers, white chocolate and dark chocolate ice cream. Interestingly, even though dark chocolate is typically a much stronger flavor than white chocolate, these two ice creams balanced well. I occasionally got a taste of creamy white chocolate, occasionally got a taste of rich dark chocolate, and occasionally got a taste of the two mixed together - which tasted like creamy hot chocolate. Nom. 🍦🍦🍦.5/4
I'll review them from least favorite to most favorite.
Up first, Salted Caramel Chocolate. I think Haagen-Dazs' insistence on making every flavor a trio of flavors really hurt them here. Of course, it couldn't be called a trio if it's not a trio, but they really could have left out the chocolate ice cream. Both the salted caramel and chocolate were such strong flavors that they blended together and made kind of a non-flavor. There was enough chocolate from the Belgian chocolate layers, and leaving out the chocolate ice cream would let the salted caramel shine. 🍦🍦/4
Coffee Vanilla Chocolate: This suffered a bit from the same issue as Salted Caramel Chocolate, but the issue wasn't as severe. I think Haagen-Dazs has a pretty solid coffee base, which they used here. The coffee base is pretty sweet and not particularly dark, and the addition of vanilla watered things down a bit further without contributing very much to the flavor profile. The interplay of chocolate and coffee bumped things up a notch, so I'm giving it 🍦🍦.5/4
Triple Chocolate: This was my personal favorite out of the four TRIO flavors. You can't go wrong by throwing more chocolate on top of quality Belgian chocolate. The three chocolates making up the 'triple chocolate' namesake are the crispy Belgian chocolate layers, white chocolate and dark chocolate ice cream. Interestingly, even though dark chocolate is typically a much stronger flavor than white chocolate, these two ice creams balanced well. I occasionally got a taste of creamy white chocolate, occasionally got a taste of rich dark chocolate, and occasionally got a taste of the two mixed together - which tasted like creamy hot chocolate. Nom. 🍦🍦🍦.5/4
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