Anyone who reads my reviews is likely aware of my unwavering love for Ben & Jerry's, so I was excited when someone told me Aldi were offering something pretty similar for a smaller price. This appears to be the Aldi answer to Phish Food, but with pretty much the same name as Chunky Monkey, which was a little confusing. It consists of chocolate ice cream with marshmallow and caramel swirls, and little chocolate monkey faces. Aww.
Well, whoever told me this was just like Ben & Jerry's, they lied. I mean, it's not a bad tub of ice cream, it's supremely chocolatey, but the texture is somewhat moussey. The swirls and chocolate pieces are plentiful, it's just all the ingredients are a little off, clearly not the best quality. Definitely good for the price, but not quite a patch on Phish Food.
My rating: 3/5
Favourite ice cream until the new recipe came out. It certainly is not an improvement. Hardly any marshmallow, chocolate monkey pieces or caramel. The ice cream itself tastes so different and is now just another mediocre chocolate ice cream.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I thought I was going mad. The ice cream itself is more ice the way it makes that crunchy sound.
ReplyDelete