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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Review: Lucerne "Nuttin' Better" Ice Cream


It's really disappointing to me that there are no Safeways within a reasonable driving distance, because their house brand, Lucerne, makes some really unique ice cream flavours. In fact, their seasonal Christmas flavours are so unique I may have to take a road trip to get my hands on some of them for testing. However, one of my friends, K, lives much closer to a Safeway and was nice enough to purchase a box of Lucerne ice cream for us to try. Since K is a master of puns, it was only appropriate that she select Nuttin' Better, vanilla ice cream with a peanut butter ribbon and chocolate flakes.
The top layer of Nuttin' Better - where's the peanut butter?
Holy mother of legumes, batman! Peanut butter in droves!
While I would normally sample ice cream in small custard cup sized bowls to avoid overdoing it, at K's house they don't mess around when it comes to size: it's go big or go home! Having to eat such a big bowl of ice cream might have been a problem if it had been mediocre, but this was certainly not the case here. Not only was the vanilla ice cream pleasing in both taste and texture, and the chocolate very tasty as well, the peanut butter swirl was pretty bomb. Lucerne was very generous with the swirl, and it was not hard to find large deposits of peanut butter in every serving. Basically the peanut butter seemed like something you might actually be inclined to spread on your toast, and it had a very nice balance between sweet and salty which worked well with the vanilla. K, her boyfriend, and I all enjoyed this selection and despite the bowl size I think we all went back for seconds...
Recommend to a friend? Yes: if you are a peanut butter fan, you will be pleased by the generous amount of peanut butter in this selection – it definitely doesn't take a back seat!
Repurchase? Yes, if I am ever in the vicinity of a Safeway!

7 comments:

  1. Nuttin Better and Moosetracks (also available in a Safeway Select brand) are my favorites. Luckily for me the Safeway is only a block away.

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    1. My sister lives walking distance from a Safeway. I envy her for the ice cream selection, especially some of the sorbets. We get their flyers every week, even though the closest one is 25km away!!

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  2. This is my FAVORITE Ice Cream... OMG yummmmmm

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  3. Do you know where we can purchase this ice cream now? Since Safeway got bought out by Save-On Foods, I can't find it anywhere. :(

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    1. Sobeys bought out Safeway here in Alberta. I've been noticing some Lucerne brands in the Sobeys' fliers the past few weeks, including ice cream. Hoping that means they will be carrying all my favorite flavors *crossing all my fingers and toes*.

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  4. Is this still around Lucerne "Nuttin' Better" Ice Cream?
    Went to our local Sobeys in Royal Oak calgary and do not see it since i heard about this a month or so ago in 2019.

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  5. Quality foods on Cook had it for a while

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