Over the weekend, my husband wanted to try something besides our normal summer indulgence of ice cream at our usual grocery trip, so he grabbed Klondike bars. We  debated over dark chocolate or Oreo, and decided upon the cookie bites inside the chocolate shell. That night, I nestled in my chair with a big paper towel, and nibbled into this delicious sweet treat. The creamy vanilla ice cream with Oreo cookies inside a hard chocolate shell was melting in my mouth and on my hands. I will definitely have another, but I might need to eat it a little faster though.

The calories are not sweet, however, but it is worth every bite. I would cook a veggie plate, even eat eggplant and brussel sprouts and then run ten miles just to eat this lip-smacking square. So, what would you do for a Klondike bar?

Making the Nestle crunch bar even richer made my mouth screaming for milk, water … anything … to swish the chocolate away from the roof of mouth.  I adore you, Nestle, but if you have a mansion and an island, what else do you need?

If you are feeling exuberant about the M&M’s as I am, (yes, I have a life), visit Ms. Green on her website, http://www.m-ms.com/us/premiums. She’ll greet you with her sultry ways and invite you to take her quiz, “How fabulous are you?” This will definitely give you a few minutes to melt away from reality and smile. My score was that I am “Fresh and Fierce”, thank you very much.

Or get a romantic forecast for each flavor. Since the Triple Chocolate M&M’s were already in my mouth, I decided to check out the forecast if I gave these to someone. It read, “Can we say destination wedding?” Guess I should only give these to my husband … if I didn’t devour them first.

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“Smooth and creamy” hard candy that is sugar-free is the latest from Baskin Robbins. Found in Walgreen’s and my mothers’ candy bowl, I tried the little piece of candy and did not want to swallow. Their Mint Chocolate Chip candies are tantalizing to the mouth and I didn’t even need a spoon! A favorite to my mom’s stomach is Pralines ‘n Cream Ice cream, so she had to try the sugar-free candy and it was not a disappointment.

Along with these two scoops of delicious candy, Cookies ‘n Cream and Vanilla are offered in sugar-free as well. Take one out and enjoy without guilt, along with some candy corn.  I mean, it is Halloween…

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Twelve bars come in the tempting box, but after one, you actually do feel satisfied. There is nothing like Blue Bell, if only I could get on the inside to see how they create their wonderful creamery inventions.
 
This summer they have added three new additions to their family, and I, for one am thankful! Although I had to buy more Lean Cuisines and the hills have become my walking friend, but now I get to take the ice cream bar with me! 

Blue Bells Chocolate Extreme was so worth the migraine and calories, but I’ll walk it off… tomorrow.

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Blue Bell ice cream has been stirring up some new additions to their scrumptious family this summer.  Already hitting stores is the Candy Jar Ice Cream. Imagine not having to bite your lip while trying to choose which candy bar to grab from the aisle, or just picking one of each and looking up to the sales girls smile. This new creation is one of Blue Bells’ finest. Rich caramel ice cream with peanut butter cups, chocolate chunks, peanut brittle, chunks of caramel and chocolate crisp pieces. Each spoonful of their creamy ice cream can contain one of your favorite candy bar pieces. I’m salivating right now… Excuse me while I grab my bowl and walk to the pool!

Stay tuned for two more mouth-watering Blue Bell ice cream additions to your wanting taste buds …

The vanilla ice cream was between chocolaty wafers and only 140 calories. The new Skinny Cow line of ice cream is the dieter’s new best friend to beat the heat with a delicious treat.  The ice cream sandwich was a decent size and very fulfilling. I am going to try the mint ice cream sandwich because I’m sure it is going to be so refreshing and scrumptious.

Another craving fix for an ice cream treat are their Skinny Dippers. The fudge bars are only 100 calories and the vanilla with caramel is only 80 calories. The ice cream cones are kind of like a drumstick, just without the calories. Chocolate with fudge on top of a crisp sugary cone, or vanilla with caramel.

On their website, they have a skinny calculator that shares the difference in calories. For example, instead of eating a glazed donut with 242 calories, eat an ice cream sandwich for 100 calories less.

I am going to call my mom now to see if I can go swimming…

Pictures and website: http://www.skinnycow.com/.

Sprinkles Cupcakes started in Beverly Hills, which means very upscale and trendy. These fancy cupcakes have spread their icing into neighborhoods from Atlanta to London. They have touched the mouths of Martha Stewart, Regis and Kelly, and Oprah. These cupcakes take two hands and a ravenous appetite.

On their calendar, different cupcakes are made on certain days. Some of the tantalizing flavors are carrot cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting; Vanilla cake with lemon-vanilla frosting; and Peanut Butter Chip with peanut butter frosting. Even though these enticing delectable cakes do not come cheap ($3.25 each), it is worth the splurge for that sweet tooth craving. For thirty-six dollars a dozen, try decorating them for a wedding or shower.  

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I put M&M’s in everything from every flavor of ice cream to popcorn. This “mania” started when I presented a book report for my fifth grade English class. I cannot remember the book, but I had to come up with the food that looked like what the girl ate in the book. I mixed M&M’s and Quaker Oat Squares cereal. I still remember my mother squinting her eyes as if she just swallowed something sour, when I put my hand in the cereal box and put this concoction in my mouth. It was delicious! 

The ultimate guilty pleasure is having a bowl of fudge ice cream with M&M’s mixed in. When I came upon the new M&M ice cream bars by Mars, my mouth watered in the ice cream aisle. I could not wait to go home and tear the wrapper off. It was as if they have been listening to my taste buds dreams. I got cozy on my couch and tore off the wrapper to find a red M&M that was less than the size of my palm. I bit into it and the chocolate was much richer than the little chocolates. Although this was a new tasty treat, it left me needing a drink of water and discontented. Maybe it is because of my trusty little M&M’s of the past, or I am old fashioned. I do recommend this new ice cream bar to the M&M lovers though, because every M&M, big or small, deserves a chance.  

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