Happy Happy Friday y’all and welcome to another Junk Food Review!!! So in case y’all didn’t know, I’m a gigantic Disney fan, the movies, Walt Disney World etc., and Sunday is Mickey Mouse’s 90th birthday.  It’s incredible all of the amazing things that have come from Walt’s creation of one little mouse.  Ample Hills Creamery (which, FYI there is a scoop shop at Walt Disney World’s Boardwalk) put together a wonderful set of ice creams specifically for Mickey’s 90th.  I originally ordered this ice cream back in August the moment they were announced, and the shipping dates kept changing, so when they finally arrived a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t wait to try, I mean come on, look at their cartons!

First, let’s try the Confetti Celebration, which is a ‘sweet cream ice cream with confetti cake, ribbons of yellow buttercream frosting and yellow Mickey-shaped white chocolate pieces filled with lemon cream’..

you can see some of the swirls of buttercream here…
Alrighty, I was definitely the most excited to try this flavor for sure.  This is a very sweet ice cream, the buttercream swirls taste just like the canned frosting you can get at the store (which to me is a good thing), I loved the crunch of the white chocolate pieces, but I didn’t really taste the lemon cream inside them, which is totally cool.  This ice cream is good, but it didn’t end up being as tasty as I had anticipated.  Just know if you get this ice cream it is super duper sweet.  I give this one a 7 out of 10.

Next we have the Peanut Butter Jamboree, a ‘vanilla bean ice cream with strawberry cake, ribbons of peanut butter frosting and Mickey-shaped peanut butter pieces filled with strawberry jam’…

you can definitely see that peanut butter swirl here…
Ok y’all, I really don’t like giving bad reviews but wowza this one needs some work.  I love love love strawberry cake, but whatever is in this ice cream pretending to be strawberry cake is some gummy, artificial strawberry flavored gunk, I almost didn’t eat any more of this ice cream after my first bite was filled with this stuff.  Luckily, I took another bite and it was pretty much all peanut butter swirl and it was fantastic.  If they had left out the strawberry flavored gunk, this ice cream would be a 10 out of 10, since it’s not, its a 4 out of 10.  I never did find any Mickey shaped pieces either, BTW.

Lastly, we have the Triple Chocolate Surprise, a ‘chocolate malted ice cream with chocolate fudge cake, ribbons of dark chocolate buttercream frosting and Mickey-shaped white chocolate pieces filled with fudge’…

look at all of that chocolatey goodness…

It’s funny how the one I was the most whatevs about, turned out to be my favorite flavor.  I don’t usually gravitate towards chocolate ice cream, but this one knocked it out of the park.  Lots of awesome layers of chocolate throughout (none bitter, even with dark chocolate buttercream) and the white chocolate pieces were really the icing on the cake-so to speak-because they added a wonderful crunch and sweetness.  I absolutely love this flavor and give it a 9 out of 10.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Happy Birthday Mickey, 90 is looking great on you, haha.

Happy Happy Friday y’all and welcome to another edition of my junk food review series.  With less than 2 weeks until Halloween, tis the season for all things candy corn, pumpkin flavored and pretty much anything in the color of orange. 

Let’s get to it, the first junk food item are the White Candy Corn M&M’s which are not a new item this year, but I don’t think I ever got around to buying any last season…

look at all of those Fall colors…

So I totally get that Candy Corn is one of those food items that you either love it or you hate. I happen to love candy corn, so I was definitely excited to get a hold of these M&M’s.  Soo these are pretty good, I don’t necessarily think that they taste like candy corn, these are just really really sweet white chocolate M&M’s that have an almost caramel type flavor to it.  Overall these are tasty, but I won’t be stockpiling these to last me until next year, and let’s be real if I want candy corn, I’ll just go buy some.  These get a 6.5 out of 10.

Next, we have these adorable looking Brownie Pumpkins made by Little Debbie…

I mean, how cute is this?

Okay, so I was really excited about these, because Little Debbie products to me are always consistently delicious and consistently moist.  The only thing I wondered when I bought these were, is that pumpkin flavored frosting on top? Is there any pumpkin in these at all or are these just basic cute little brownies?  The box gave 0 description, so I just figured, what the heck?  Gosh, I don’t like giving bad reviews, but holy cow these were soooo disappointing, these were basically dry and extremely dense.  The orange ‘icing’ on top, if you can even call it that was indistinguishable from the rest of the brownie and added no moisture whatsoever.  I was hoping that these would taste like those  awesome little cosmic brownies, but they definitely did not.  These get a 3 out of 10, don’t waste your money on these.  

Anyways thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful Friday and weekend!!!

Happy Friday y’all and welcome to another junk food review.  We’re just going to go ahead and jump right in today, it’s almost the weekend and I’m just about ready for it.

First, let’s review the Frosted Flakes Pumpkin Spice variety…

 looks normal enough…

I really do not relish in giving bad reviews, but ewww this cereal is just sooo bad y’all. Just imagine a wonderful, delicious bowl of Frosted Flakes that someone spilled pumpkin potpourri on and you might be able to imagine what this tastes like.  A friend of mine said she thought it tasted like a cinnamon broom, which is not only hilarious but also very accurate.  Even if you’re a pumpkin spice fan, I don’t know if you’ll like this, it’s garbage.  This cereal gets a solid 1 out of 10…sorry Kellogs, you dropped the ball big time on this one.

Okay, next we’ve got a good one, and it totally makes up for the abomination that is Pumpkin Spice Frosted Flakes. Technically this S’mores cereal is not new, but I happened across it at Publix after having searched for it in stores for months prior, so here we go…

look at all of that goodness…

Y’all, this cereal is perfect. I feel like this is the Holy Grail of cereal that I’ve been on a quest for my whole life. ‘I have chosen wisely’–btw if you don’t get this reference, you can leave, just kidding, kind of…anyways…the base graham cracker cereal is identical to Golden Grahams, an absolute favorite of mine, but throw in the hint of chocolate and the adorable mini marshmallows and voila, you have an amazing cereal.  I would say it stays super crunchy even after sitting, but considering that I basically hoovered this cereal, I can’t really tell you for sure.  Dare I say that I give this a 10 out of 10? Okay, I dare.  I really really hope  that they make this cereal easier to find and not just a temporary one, it is sooo good!  Anyways, thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! 

Happy Sunday y’all.  Just a heads up, this is going to be a little bit different of a junk food review today. I usually try to review stuff that’s pretty new in stores, but today’s has been out for a while now, but I’ve waited for quite a bit to review this one for a very special reason.  

You see, last year, my little sister, a fellow Reese’s lover raved to me about a new Reese’s that had just come out that had cookie dough in it, and I just had to try it.  The next day she brought me one and said that I had to review it for my blog.  Well, I’ve had that Reese’s hanging out in my freezer since then, but today is her birthday and I figured it was about time to review it.  It probably seems silly, but she did love silly & really loved Reese’s, so here we go…

These, as you might imagine, if you are also a Reese’s fan are really good.  Honestly, you’re not going to be fooled and think that it tastes just like cookie dough inside, but it’s a really great texture with the crunch of the mini chocolate chips.  These certainly won’t be replacing the classic Reese’s peanut butter cups but they are quite good and I definitely recommend these.  Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful day and obviously, Happy Birthday April.   

Happy Friday, Happy Junk Food Review & Early Happy Labor Day y’all!!! So one of the lame parts about going to all the trouble of cooking, styling and photographing a bunch of delightful recipes & posts, is when you just don’t have the time to actually post them in a timely manner.  For example, the Oreos I am about to review were brand spanking new almost 2 months ago, and like every other junk food lover I was on the prowl for these things, straight up stalking Target and Publix on an hour by hour basis to get my greedy hands on these things.  Well, now that these Oreos aren’t really a novelty anymore, heck I don’t even know if you can still buy them (I think you can, but don’t quote me) this review may seem silly, but oh well, these were awesome and I want to share with y’all.

First, the pistachio Oreo thin…

these are looking super green…

Ok, so Pistachio is not necessarily a flavor I gravitate towards, I like the nuts that’s what she said but I don’t usually get pistachio flavored anything.  It was too much of a novelty to pass up these Oreos, so I figured what the heck.  Overall, these were fine, I thought they had more of an almond extract taste at first, but then a true pistachio flavor came through after chewing on it a bit, which is pretty impressive considering that these are the thin kind and carry much less filling.  If you love pistachio flavored things, you’ll really like these, if you’re like me and it’s not your favorite I wouldn’t go out of my way to get them. I give these a 6 out of 10.

Next we have the Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Oreos…

look at that awesome filling…

First, I have to say I got super lucky in finding these, it really was a fluke, because as I mentioned earlier I was stalking all of these like crazy, and nobody had any of these Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Oreos left.  I just happened to be in the grocery store the day after I officially gave up trying to find these and there it was, one lonesome bag on the shelf.  I literally gasped (I’m so dramatic sometimes) and snatched it off the shelf before anyone’s Oreo radar went off in the store and I was attacked (again, dramatic).  

So, they say these are Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie flavored, and yes I did taste the chocolate and peanut butter but let’s be real, you can’t fake a pie flavor in a cookie.  Overall these are really good, these are more peanut butter flavored than chocolate and peanut butter, and you’re certainly not going to mistake these for a Reese’s Cup or a pie, but these are tasty, I recommend you give these guys a whirl.  These get a 7.5 out of 10.

Now for the Strawberry Shortcake Oreos, and the ones I was most excited about, hence why they popped up in my alerts on Target and they were immediately ordered haha.

Look at all of that goodness…

Obviously, I have saved the best for last with these deliciously pink bites of awesome.  I will preface this with that strawberries since I was a little girl, have not only been one of my favorite fruits, but also one of my favorite cake and candy flavors, so there maybe some strawberry bias in this review.  Y’all these are delicious!!! the moment I opened the bag, the strawberry smell hit me in the face like a ton of bricks and I loved every second of it.  The strawberry filling is perfectly sweet with tons of flavor, and they even put in little flecks of strawberry in the cookie part, droool.  I honestly feel like even if you’re not the biggest fan of strawberry flavored items, you’ll still love these, and I’m beggginnggg Nabisco to make these a permanent flavor.  Trust me this bag of wonderful cookies didn’t last the hour day haha.  These get a 10 out of 10 and for now, are my favorite flavor ever.  

Anyways, thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderfully fun and safe Labor Day Weekend!

Happy Happy Thursday y’all!!! and Happy Junk Food Review Day! 😀

It’s no secret that my dessert/cheat day obsession is doughnuts, so obviously I’m always on the prowl lookout for new and exciting doughnut places.  Don’t get me wrong, Krispy Kreme is the OG and they will always be a favorite of mine due to their delicious consistency, but there’s something to be said about a local doughnut shop.

Due to the whole doughnut stalking problem that I just mentioned, I had already heard of 5 Daughters Bakery because they’re known for their ‘100 layer doughnut’ which is basically one big ass giant cronut.  Well, I figured I would give them a try if I was ever back in Nashville again, then low and behold, one day I heard angels sing the totally amazing news that they were opening one at Ponce City Market, right here in the ATL, which ironically is where my gym is haha.  Obviously I knew I had to get there ASAP my next cheat day when they opened. 

Here’s their cute doughnut box, which BTW only holds 6 of these things because they’re so massive…

How glorious do these look?…

Here’s their most popular one, the vanilla cream frosted & vanilla cream infused (oh yes)…

Cut in half (you can’t see it, but this is filled with that awesome cream)…

Alrighty, now to the review…so basically these are absolutely incredible.  You would think that as enormous that these are they would be dry, but they’re totally not.  They’re buttery, fluffy and absolutely decadent with that incredible swiss buttercream frosting on top and bonus, they are filled with it!  I think they may have created the most perfect doughnut (well for me anyway), it takes the best of a croissant, a doughnut and they made the most perfect light and fluffy buttercream (not too sweet at all, I promise) to go with it.  My absolutely only complaint is how dang expensive these are.  Since I knew I wanted to buy enough to share with friends & family, try all of their flavors and do a review of them, I wanted to pre-order them to make sure I got what I wanted because I know they sell out really quickly.  Well, their rule is that pre-orders can only be made if no less than 3 dozen are bought, ok fine, but that was almost $200!!! (seriously, I started to wonder if they’re made by unicorns or something, sheez) I probably looked like the biggest maniac when I left their with 7 boxes and 2 giant bags to carry them haha.  What I do suggest if you are near one of these delectable bakeries, is just get there prior to them opening and pick out some good ones, and trust me, they’re all good.  Aside from being ding dang expensive, they still get a 10 out of 10.

  Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!!