Trader Joe's Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches

Last week, Holly wrote about her new obsession with Trader Joe’s chocolate croissants. Seeing as I found myself in Trader Joe’s yesterday, I steered my cart to the nearest freezer isle with the intent to try them out for myself.

Low and behold, do you know what box I saw just a few rows down from the croissants? Trader Joe’s Sublime Ice Cream Sandwiches.

Now. Before we go any further, here is something you should know about the woman behind The Pink Mixer. I love ice cream. It is, hands down, my favorite dessert, probably a “food group” I’d have a hard time giving up if forced. Beyond loving ice cream, ice cream sandwiches hold a very special place in my heart. As a kid, whenever my family and I would head down to the beach for a day my treat would be an ice cream sandwich. Even now, as a 30 year old woman, if I visit my father in the summer, I beg him to stop at a convenience store on our way off Long Beach Island so I may fulfill my sudden, ravenous ice cream sandwich craving.

So I’m pretty sure you can imagine my delight yesterday when I spied the Trader Joe’s box.

Of course, like all aficionado’s, I’m picky about my ice cream sandwiches. The cookies have to be just soft enough, the ice cream not to runny, and they must always – always – have the mini chocolate chips around the outside. It’s sacrilegious if they don’t. After forcing myself to eat a healthy (salmon, brown rice, salad) dinner last night I finally caved and allowed myself to sample a sandwich. Friends? It was near perfection. The only thing missing, in fact, was salty air, waves crashing outside, and hearing my Dad say “So, you want to stop at Wawa before we head home?”

When Holly wrote her post about the croissants, she mentioned the discouraging fat and calories content in each. I’m not going to do that here. A word to the wise though – bathing suit season is truly just around the corner. We might be wise to limit our intake on these suckers…even as tempting as it is to eat one (or, heck two) after every meal.

Average Price: $3.99/box

Rating: 4 out of 5