Ben & Jerry's Hazed & Confused

One of Ben & Jerry's new "Core" flavors, Hazed & Confused earns a solid 4 star rating for its combination of chocolate and hazelnut ice creams, fudge chips and a hazelnut fudge core running through the center of the pint.  This is definitely a great flavor if you have a serious chocolate craving, but doesn't get a 5 star rating because at least for my taste, the hazelnut favoring was too subtle.  I was expecting something a little more outstanding from the promised hazelnut in Hazed & Confused and to get a 5 star rating, you have to fully deliver the flavors promised on the label with some serious pizzazz.

Despite my disappointment with the too-subtle hazelnut flavor, though, the chocolate factor in Hazed & Confused won over my taste buds completely, since I am a shameless chocolate addict.  There is chocolate ice cream, chocolate fudge chips and a chewy chocolate fudge core.  Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate.

The fudge core is definitely my favorite part, akin to the chunks of fudgy brownie in Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie. These two flavors are actually fairly comparable in terms of satisfying chocolate content and fudgy texture ("mouth feel"), and are probably the two best chocolate ice creams that I've had in my entire life.  Of course, I have a lot more of Ben & Jerry's chocolate flavored ice creams to sample still, so we'll see how they end up ranking after I've completely finished my B&J's Taste Test.  But for now, Hazed & Confused will be one of my go-to flavors to satisfy my deep-seated psychological need for chocolate.

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