Neighborhood Service Council

Later this month we'll be teaming up with Neighborhood Service Council to give some deserving kids an after school ice cream party! Thanks to my friend, and fellow blogger, Amy Blanchard for suggesting NSC and for getting us connected with such a wonderful organization.

Neighborhood Service Council is a non-profit corporation that provides free after-school activities, tutoring and summer day camp for under privileged kids in North Dallas. They even provide free transportation from local schools to the NSC activity facility each day! What an awesome program to help keep latch-key kids off the streets and out of trouble. If you'd like to get involved with Neighborhood Service Council visit their website for info about volunteering and donating www.nscikids.org

We're honored to have been given the opportunity to work with NSC and we look forward to sharing our first Ice Cream Outreach experience with you later this month, so stay tuned!!

Coconut Fudge

Coconut Fudge, you had me at hello! Although it took me 2 months for my local Kroger to grace their freezer case with your presence, this week my prayers were answered.

Deliciously creamy coconut ice cream laced with thick ribbons of rich fudge, nothing could be better...or so I thought. To my surprise and delight there was also shredded coconut mixed in! Well played Blue Bell, well played!

5 out of 5 scoops for being worth the wait.

Ice Cream Outreach

At the beginning of this ice cream adventure my goal was to taste and review every flavor of Blue Bell before the end of October, its been really fun but recently I've wanted to do a little more with this blog than just post playful critiques. A couple of weeks ago I made a post about wanting to reach out to underprivileged schools/kids and give them a fun ice cream party.

Since then I have had a wonderful outpouring of suggestions for deserving schools or children's programs who would like to participate, which left me with an overwhelming urge to do more. So this is the new goal, give an ice cream party to as many school's/programs as I can for as long as I can and incorporate my experience into this blog. Financially this is no small feat, but God provides...and He already has in a BIG way! Don't worry, I'll still be writing Blue Bell reviews, but the underlying purpose will be to form an ice cream outreach!

This is sure to be a "sweet" adventure that I am thrilled and honored to take part in, if you're interested in volunteering just let me know! And if you know of an underprivileged school or children's program in the DFW area that would like a free Blue Bell ice cream party, let me know. We'll coordinate, decorate, and supply the ice cream and fixin's, all we need is cooperation from the school or program.

Dessert Trio

Dessert Trio, yes please! Blue Bell has once again hit it out of the park with this new flavor and just in time for National Ice Cream Month!! Creamy vanilla ice cream packed with chunks of soft chocolate chip cookies, fudgy pecan brownies, and moist chocolate covered cake pieces and a swirl of chocolate sauce. Sometimes Blue Bell gets a little over ambitious and puts just one thing too many into the recipe, but not this time. Everything was perfectly balanced and wonderfully blended. I can't even put into words how amazing this is (not to mention how quickly it vanished from my freezer).

Do yourself a favor, skip the pint and get the half gallon on this one!

5 out of 5 scoops for being just right...and then some!

Buttered Pecan

There's something comforting and homey about buttered pecan, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe its because it reminds me of the butterscotch candies my grandmother used to keep in her purse or maybe the flavor itself is so unassuming, simple yet satisfying.

Surprisingly its not as rich as you would think, which is a good thing because you can eat more of it! Yet, the flavor still has depth although I wouldn't have minded a candied pecan.

5 out of 5 for buttery texture and taste!

Mocha Madness

If there was such a thing as a breakfast ice cream, this would be it. The coffee flavor will wake you up better than anything at Starbucks! I must admit the pecans were totally unnecessary, but they didn't totally ruin the experience. I would definitely toss this in the blender with some milk and make a Mocha Madness shake to start the day!

4 out of 5 scoops for coffeeliciousness!

Caramel Kettle Crunch

I remember my first encounter with Caramel Kettle Crunch quite well. It was about a year ago and as I was perusing the freezer case this flavor caught my eye. If you know my husband you know that his one weakness is kettle corn, there's something hypnotic about the combination of sweet and salty popcorn that just turns him into a kid again! So when I saw this flavor I did what any good wife would do, I bought it ate a scoop or two and served him a big bowl after dinner. We both had the same reaction...AMAZING!!

I don't know how Blue Bell manages to keep the caramel corn crunchy and light but they do it and its lick your bowl good! The perfect balance of sweet caramel corn, vanilla ice cream and a pinch of salt to offset the sweetness!

I have yet to see this flavor this year, but I do hope its coming back soon!

5 out of 5 scoops for kettle corn perfection.