Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake is back! Please find our review below, a classic.

Ice cream and I go way back. As an adolescent, it played an integral role in my obese development. When I discovered fitness in college, ice cream was the one treat I would not abandon. For three years, my diet was as follows:

1) Canned tuna fish (for protein) 2) Frozen vegetables (for vitamins and minerals) 3) Keystone Light (for carbs and confidence) 4) Ice cream (for happiness)

It may come as a surprise, then, that I have never tried Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake ice cream.

This ice cream has been released seasonally as a Limited Batch flavor since 2007, but has never made it into my cart. This was partially because I was unsuccessful in locating it, but also because I would stock only one ice cream at a time and make it last for several weeks. My, oh my, how things have changed drastically since I started this stupid junk food blog.

For starters, no limited edition product can escape my tireless hunting methods. I’ve basically been playing “Where in the World Is Pumpkin Carmen Sandiego?” for the last three months, and I now have a closet worth of junk food that very well may be the solution to world hunger. I found this during my lunch break at work, stocked it in the freezer, and then harrassed my coworkers until I found a cooler and some ice packs so it could survive my long commute home.

I nestled this baby into an obnoxious pink lunch box, broke more than a few traffic laws, and returned home with a little less dignity than I had before I left.

Would Ben & Jerry’s make me foolish for waiting so long?

In a word, yes. Notice in the first picture that somebody already got into the ice cream? Let me tell you what happened. I sampled some of the ice cream that stuck to the lid, savored the flavor, then impulsively dug in before remembering or caring that I was supposed to take photos for you.

Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake is simply pumpkin cheesecake ice cream with a graham cracker swirl, but it is a damn-near flawlessly executed. You know how ice cream is creamy? This is creamier than that. And you know how ice cream is delicious? It’s better than that.

Let’s talk pumpkin spices. This creamy pumpkin crack is loaded with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Ben & Jerry’s wasn’t messing around as each of these spices are used in ideal ratios. Pumpkin puree adds authenticity.

After the tidal wave of pumpkin spices, the flavors transition to cheesecake. Cream cheese is high on the ingredient list, and it doesn’t get lost at all. This is not just pumpkin ice cream – it’s pumpkin cheesecake ice cream.

Now let’s talk about the swirl. This graham cracker swirl makes me want to purchase a graham cracker factory, pay Ben & Jerry full asking price to produce nothing but the swirl, then immediately close it to the public so nobody can eat the graham cracker swirl but me for the rest of eternity. It’s a beautifully inspired addition to the pumpkin cheesecake base. The only blemish on this ice cream is that there’s isn’t a little more swirl.

If you’re lucky enough to locate Ben & Jerry’s Pumpkin Cheesecake, purchase this limited batch flavor before I buy out the stock.

Now leave me alone and let me die with a huge pumpkin spice smile on my face.

Odds I Can Afford A Graham Cracker Factory Rating: 0 out of 10 Odds I Return This Snazzy Pink Lunchbox Rating: 1 out of 10 Overall Rating: 9.5 out of 10

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