The Big Muddy Ice Cream Blog

Other than my factory tour adventure, it has been way too long since I've reviewed a Ben & Jerry's flavor.  And although this isn't exactly a seasonal flavor, 'tis the season for peppermint! After seeing another ice cream blogger post to Instagram about their recent review of this flavor, I was feeling nostalgic and knew I needed some B&J's asap. I get nostalgic about this flavor because Ben & Jerry's released it right when I was coming into my ice cream consciousness. It came out right when I knew enough about the existing Ben & Jerry's flavors that I could spot a new flavor when I saw one in stores. Back in my junior year in college, after successfully hunting for the then recently released 7-11 exclusive flavor, Nutty Caramel Swirl, my friends and I stopped at a grocery store to pick up a couple more pints for our freezer. We stumbled upon Chocolate Peppermint Crunch, which we didn't even know was coming out. It was a grand day a...

Chocolate Peppermint Crunch is a classic, chunktacular Ben & Jerry's flavor.  This is described as Chocolate ice cream with peppermint and fudge swirls and mint chocolate cookie balls. Sorry for the absolutely crappy lighting! Even before I tasted this ice cream, I knew it would be great.  I couldn't even run my ice cream scooper through the ice cream without hitting one of the cookie balls.  There are so many of them! The peppermint swirl was visible.  It was gooey, white, shimmery veins running through the pint, but I couldn't really see or taste the fudge swirl.  Even though this was the case, I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. Peppermint swirl! Rather than tasting like chocolate ice cream with a peppermint swirl, the peppermint swirl infused the entire pint with a pepperminty flavor.  I actually liked this way way more than I would have liked it had there been distinct chocolate and peppermint flavors. ...