Turtle soup, White Russian, Urban Jumble, and Schweddy Balls. Are these names of foreign sitcoms? No... Names of designer drinks? Close... But no cigar! These are just a few of the head-scratching names engraved on headstones at what has been described as the world's sweetest cemetery: Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard. Yes, ice cream-making is a complex task and with people's preferences becoming more varied and specific, experimenting with flavors is the only way forward. But have you ever gone to an ice cream store, found that your favorite flavor has been discontinued, and then left with your shoulders slumped and a sad craving in your soul?
Well, Ben & Jerry created their Flavor Graveyard for just this purpose, giving ice cream lovers a chance to mourn their lost favorites, and more importantly, give a chance to resurrect them! Take a close look at some of the wild and wonderful delicious delights memorialized in this burial ground, which is located at their main factory in Vermont. Each flavor has its own unique recipe to really get you craving and a personalized message to honor it. See if any of the flavors you like are there and deserve a chance at a second life!
A delicious swirl of milk chocolate ice cream, white chocolate ice cream, white fudge cows, and dark fudge cows.
A short-lived nutty delight made of vanilla ice cream mashed with chocolate-covered walnuts, almonds, and pecans.
Creamy chocolate ice cream embedded with coconut caramel swirls and topped with chocolate-covered coconut caramel crunch.
A scoop of rich pistachio and ricotta ice cream sprinkled with roasted pistachios and topped with chocolate-covered cannolis.
A buzz-worthy drink consisting of coffee ice cream mixed with the delicious coffee liqueur Kahlua.
This tasty treat consists of sweet and spicy scoops of ginger ice cream with swirls of fudge.
A heavy and delicious blend of milk chocolate cashew Brazil-nut butter ice cream with a milk chocolate swirl, topped with white fudge, dark fudge, and the obligatory macadamia nuts.
Who can resist this nutty combo of chocolate ice cream, chocolate chips, almonds, pecans, and raisins?
This oddly named ice cream has no turtle in it. Instead, it contains vanilla ice cream with a caramel swirl, topped with fudge-covered caramel cashews.
Turn your favorite snack into a dessert with peanut butter ice cream with swirls of strawberry jelly and peppered with peanut butter bits.
This is what you get when you mix Brazil nut butter crunch and ice cream with cashews.
A chaotic and sugary mess paved with coconut and chocolate ice cream and littered with coconut almond fudge chips, white chocolate chunks, dark chocolate chunks, super fudge chunks, roasted almonds, and pecans.
Add some cashews and caramel to Brazil nut butter ice cream, toss in a few roasted almonds, and a swirl of chocolate hazelnut fudge, and you’ve got this delicious treat.
Not a classic comedy troupe, but a fun blend of coffee liqueur ice cream, fudge cows, and chocolate cookie crumble swirl.
Perfectly reminiscent of a ball game, there’s a perfect mix of sweet and salty with caramel ice cream with a caramel swirl, toffee coated peanuts and the finishing touch, white fudge-covered caramel popcorn.
Nothing keeps you going like this swirl of fudge and sweet cream ice cream topped with crumbled chocolate cookie bits and fudge dinosaurs.
Vanilla ice cream goes beautifully with strawberries, but it’s the fudge-covered shortbread that really adds texture to this treat.
The holiday spirit is strong in this mix of vanilla ice cream, fudge-covered rum & malt balls, with just a hint of rum.
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