And the winner in the chocolate category is ….. drum roll, please …. Friendly’s Classic Chocolate!
Late last September I entertained a moment of frivolity and decided to pursue my own personal ice cream taste challenge, based on a link a friend had sent me where brands had been rated, first chocolate, then vanilla. Recently, I was asked whatever happened to that? I did take the challenge – tough as it was, consuming chocolate ice cream – I just never posted the results. So here we have them.
Although I never did get down to Trader Joe’s to sample their chocolate, and I did have to substitute Blue Bunny for Blue Bell, I still sampled the site’s top ranked flavors. Being a huge Haagen Dazs fan, I was pretty sure that it would rank tops on my personal list, but it did not. Indeed, the Friendly’s Classic Chocolate was the best in my book, too! Creamy, chocolate-y and quite yummy!
As for vanilla … I did try Haagen Dazs, (not exactly for the first time!), Blue Bunny and Friendly’s Vanilla. I’ve had Breyer’s in the past and there’s so much air, it’s soup in a short time. Friendly’s? Can’t really compare to their chocolate. But my vanilla fave, and I wasn’t surprised, is Haagen Dazs. So rich, creamy and vanilla-sweet.
Someday I hope to sample Trader Joe’s, and I will continue in my research, sampling both flavors because …. well, it’s ice cream, and it’s there! Happy summer scooping!!
Still A Dreamer 
In fact switching to coffee ice cream butter pecan ice cream or even chocolate ice cream can really add a new dimension and richness to a dessert by introducing a new flavor..In a recent issue Cooks Country magazine tasted a number of chocolate ice creams to see which brand came out on top and whether the premium brands were really worth the money. The winner was Ben Jerrys Chocolate Ice Cream a premium ice cream that has very little overrun less air incorporated into the ice cream for a denser richer texture and a very chocolaty flavor.
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