Ben & Jerry's Two Wild & Crazy Pies

As I have explained in several of my previous posts, my husband and I went to Washington DC for the weekend over the Veteran's Day holiday. Since Ben & Jerry's scoop shops aren't exactly abundant right where we live, of course I had to see whether or not there was a scoop shop near where our friends live. I was thrilled to discover that not only is there an awesome Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop nearby in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, but that they had a TON of flavors that I had not yet tasted. Since we were visiting over a four day weekend, we decided that we would visit the scoop shop several times so I could knock out as many flavors as possible. My friends were happy to indulge me, as you can see in the photo below -

On one trip to the Old Town scoop shop, I decided to order Two Wild & Crazy Pies, one of Ben & Jerry's Saturday Night Live flavors. This flavor combines coconut cream and chocolate cream pie ice creams with a chocolate cookie swirl. Now it's important to note that I have already taste tested Ben & Jerry's Coconut Seven Layer Bar ice cream, and I was not a fan. That flavor had too much coconut and not much else to balance it out or make it more rich. As I sampled Coconut Seven Layer Bar, I almost reached the conclusion that I didn't like coconut in my ice cream at all. But then I had the thought that if the flavor had some chocolate, then I would probably really enjoy the coconut in the ice cream. Having since read the description of Two Wild & Crazy Pies, I was curious to see whether or not my idea was correct - do I or do I not like coconut in ice cream when it is combined with other flavors (particularly chocolate)?

My reaction to Two Wild & Crazy Pies was so positive that it took me by surprised. I expected to enjoy the flavor, but not necessary that this one would make it into my Top Ten list. Yet the combination of chocolate amd coconut, with the chocolate clearly dominating and the coconut playing a supporting role, is extremely delicious and also gets points for being quite different from other ice cream flavors. The Oreo cookie swirl, which adds even more chocolate deliciousness to an already tasty combination, tops off this flavor to make it entirely unique. Two Wild & Crazy Pies gets a 5 star rating and, as I said, a spot in my Top Ten Ben & Jerry's Flavors. I would keep it stocked in my freezer on a regular basis, except for the fact that it's only available in scoop shops and my own local scoop shop doesn't seem to carry it. I guess I'm going to have to start a campaign to get Ben & Jerry's to carry Two Wild & Crazy Pies in a pint, because otherwise I may go into withdrawal.