Safeway Peanut Butter Cup ice cream - May 29, 2014

Chocolate of the Day: 

Safeway Select
Super Premium - Peanut Butter Cup ice cream
Good - Good+
Weight: 1/3 cup oz. (78 g.) / 1 Pint (473 mL) in total container
Calories: 264 calories in 1/3 cup serving
Cost: $2.99 (estimate)
Purchased from: Safeway, Palo Alto

Today was Day #4 of Chocolate and Peanut Butter Theme Week, and I celebrated with two different ice creams that incorporated peanut butter and chocolate. The Safeway Select ice cream (shown in dish at right) contained broken up chunks of peanut butter cups, evoking childhood memories of favorite chocolate candy.

The second ice cream was "What a Cluster" ice cream from Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream -- a company known for its clever product names. And, while What a Cluster did have a smidge of cocoa in it -- qualifying it as a chocolate item -- I chose this cold, sweet treat for its clever title. What a Cluster ice cream was a melange of peanut butter ice cream, caramel cluster pieces, marshmallow swirls and "peanut buttery swirls."

ChocolateBet: July 17, 2012

Chocolate of the Day:

Safeway Select
Super Premium Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ice Cream
Good +
Weight: 1/2 cup (236 mL) / 1 Pint (473 mL) in total container
Calories: 260 calories in 1/2 cup
Cost: $2.50 (estimate - sale price)
Purchased from: Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA

Happy National Ice Cream Day, and Day #10 of Chocolate and Fruit Theme Week here on Chocolate Banquet. To celebrate, I enjoyed a small bowl of Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ice Cream from Safeway (Pleasanton, CA).

A ribbon of chocolate flowed through a base of strawberry ice cream studded with ripe strawberry fruit bits. Garnished with a few fresh strawberries, this ice cream became a great warm summer evening dessert -- eaten slowly while listening to crickets chirping outside in the backyard garden.

ChocolateBet: June 5, 2012

Chocolate of the Day: 

Safeway Select
Chocolate Toffee Mocha ice cream
Weight: 1/4 cup (52 g.) / 1 pint (473 mL) total container
Calories: 140 calories in 1/4 cup serving
Cost: $3.00 (sale) for 1 pint
Purchased from: Safeway, in Menlo Park, CA

Today was Day #6 of Chocolate and Toffee Theme Week. Many of this week's toffee items, including this mid-morning pick, have been rich, cold and creamy -- in other words, ice creams.

Today's Chocolate Toffee Mocha offering from Safeway combined the satisfying taste of coffee ice cream with "chocolatey-covered toffee bits and a brandy espresso swirl."

The pictures on the outside of this carton of Safeway Select Super Premium ice cream made me think of items like toffee and chocolate colored satin fabric and jewelry, and rose petals. A fun excuse for odd breakfast table decorations.

ChocolateBet: August 29, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
Safeway Select
Mint Chocolate Chip (Light) ice cream
Very Good
Weight: 7.5 fluid oz. (222 mL)
Calories: 240 calories
Cost: $0.88 (estimate) for 1 container
Purchased from: Safeway, in San Jose, CA

After a 5.5-mile walk in the hot sun, this light ice cream tasted very nice and refreshing. (For more on the walk, see www.walking-the-bay.com.)

ChocolateBet: September 21, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (1/2 cup)
Safeway Select
Nestle Baby Ruth (ice cream)
Very Good
Serving size: 1/2 cup (68 grams)
190 calories
$~ 3.00 for whole container (on sale, $5.99 for 2)
Purchased from Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA