I have a soft spot for the flavor of Blackberries. It might sound kinda dumb, but Blackberry “fruit on the bottom” yogurt was the first flavor that I actually truly enjoyed, thus bringing me further into the worlds of both fruit AND yogurt, which are pretty enjoyable territories. Yogurt and I are on pretty good terms now, and Blackberries and I, even better. Not the portable devices, though; that scroll ball is entirely unsatisfactory to me for some reason.

Smart Phones aside, Blue Bell recently released (or so the “New!” on it would have me believe) Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream. After staring at this product in awe for a good thirty seconds or so, I made my move. As I moved my hand shakily toward the frosty handle that would surely unlock the future of my destiny, I… oh, sorry. I grabbed the ice cream and made my way toward the checkout line.

Upon first taste of this ice cream, you might flip out. It’s (at first) exactly what you’d expect and more. As you move past the first few bites, you’ll inevitably run across a few “pie crust” pieces, which I had no idea were included, but I guess the ‘cobbler’ part should’ve tipped me off. Normally, the inclusion of pie crust pieces would have me over the moon, but Blue Bell doesn’t seem to have figured out the pie crust element yet. They’re a bit strange; the pieces are translucent, almost clear, and they’re chunky and a bit chewy. I don’t know if this is some kind of healthy pie crust or something, but it’s definitely a bit different. The problem with it is the flavor is kinda not there. there’s like 18% pie crust flavor, 82% “wtf is this? it’s tasteless”. But I will admit it does add some nice texture to the ice cream.

Pie crusts aside, I would’ve liked it if they included maybe some actual Blackberry pieces, or at least some more of the flavor swirls they sparingly threw in. The Blackberry flavor, after a while, kind of nulls itself out. Your mouth just gets too used to the flavor, I guess. All of these complaints don’t add up to very much, though, because when you get down to it, this is still really good ice cream. Any fan of Blackberries in general will probably love this.