The Worst Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Pint Isn't Bad, It's Just Misleading - Tasting Table

"While ranking Ben & Jerry's flavors, Chocolate Peanut Butter Split fell to the bottom of the list - not because it was bad, but because it didn't live up to its title. Our writer acknowledges that the brand's effort to combine chocolate and banana ice creams and a noticeable amount of peanut butter cups is a noble endeavor, but the flavors of this ice cream seem to be misleading."

"So many of these bite-sized pieces are said to be packed into each pint that if an ice cream lover fails to taste one of these in a spoonful, the brand recommends reaching for a bigger spoon. "They've got a nice snap to them," wrote an Instagram user, noting that the chocolate of each peanut butter piece is thin enough to make them easy to bite into."

"Lovers of banana ice cream may be disappointed with Chocolate Peanut Butter Split, as the chocolate is said to overpower its banana counterpart. Another sampler noted that while all the flavors are detectable in the pint, they do not hold equal weight in the treat, pointing out that chocolate is the strongest flavor and that more banana ice cream could have leveled out the experience."

Chocolate Peanut Butter Split pairs banana and chocolate ice creams with plentiful peanut butter cup mix-ins. The peanut butter pieces are bite-sized with thin chocolate shells that snap and a soft peanut-butter center. Many spoonfuls include noticeable chunks, and samplers did not complain about the presence of mix-ins. Several tasters found the chocolate to be the dominant flavor, which can overshadow the banana and unbalance the pint. Other tasters described the banana as creamy and the chocolate as leaning toward dark chocolate. The pint delivers mix-ins well but may not match conventional banana-split expectations.

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