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.
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| The top layer of Nuttin' Better - where's the peanut butter? |
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| 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!
