Raspberry cheesecake ice cream: Ben and Jerry’s

Ben and Jerry’s is the ice cream of champions. If Jimmy Fallon has a flavor, it has to be good, right? We were lucky enough to find this new, ready-for-summer dessert in the freezer aisle: raspberry cheesecake. I recommend you grab your wallet and car keys right now because you will be wanting this within the next ten minutes. 

Hasan: Hot take… I don’t like cheesecake that much — it’s too thick and fluffy and you can barely taste any flavor until you get to the bottom of the cheesecake crust — but boy, oh boy, this ice cream might have turned me into a cheesecake lover. I loved how the classic graham cracker crust was featured as a crumble topping, when we opened the carton,  was magical. And that’s when I realized she was the one; it was love at first sight. With each bite, we got a crunch, paired with a cherry-sweet, fruity twist along with a creamy base. This is going in my summer ice cream stash. 

I definitely recommend getting this ice cream if you like cheesecake, but I also recommend getting this ice cream if you don’t, because it’s not at all overly thick, fluffy and heavy like regular cheesecake. Ever since I ate that ice cream, I’ve been remembering its mildly fruity and creamy aftertaste. I expected the raspberry to be too dominating and heavy, but it was berry-licious and perfectly paired with the crumbles on top and the raspberry-filled, creamy delight on the bottom that doesn’t fail you. I recommend this to you even if you don’t like raspberries because the combination of the base and cracker compliment each other well with its authentic raspberry and even chunks of fruit. This ice cream is a solid 9/10 for me. 

McCarthy: Cheesecake. Rich, luscious, sweet. It makes the perfect dessert. Paired with tart, crisp raspberries, these two things create an even better result: raspberry cheesecake. Now, on its own, that dessert is a flawless mashup. Before finding this heavenly frozen treat, I didn’t think summer could get any better. Oh, how naive I was. Ben and Jerry’s somehow fulfilled all my summer wishes with… are you ready… raspberry cheesecake ice cream. I won’t wait any longer to start praising the blessing Ben and Jerry’s has given me with this flavor. On the first  bite, there was no doubt in my mind what the flavor was supposed to be. And even better, there was a sweet surprise inside with the crunchy bits of graham cracker coating the top of the ice cream. 

The otherworldly combination of velvety ice cream and crispy graham cracker pieces with raspberry swirl made this dessert impossible to put down. The flavors of both cheesecake and raspberry did not once outshine each other, creating a harmonious balance. Although the graham cracker crumble was only on top, graham cracker chunks were still swirled throughout to ensure that every bite had a bit of everything. With all of that in mind, I think it’s pretty obvious what my rating is… a 10/10! In my eyes, this dessert breaks the scale because I’m about to go eat a scoop right now.