Posted on 05/05/2020 1:37:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
May the Fourth be with you in your quest for this Star Wars treat
and vets intriguing store-bought foodie finds.
What: Millennium Falcon ice cream sandwiches Where: Walmart Pearl City or Walmart Keeaumoku Cost: $7.13 for a box of 6
Q: Is The Force strong with these ice cream sandwiches? Ever since Disney Food Blog announced that Star Wars Millennium Falcon ice cream sandwiches were coming to galaxies — I mean, grocery stores — across the U.S. earlier this year, I've been on the lookout. That meant searching Target, Foodland, Times, Safeway and any other grocery store but particularly Safeway, because that's where I found Mickey Mouse ice cream bars.
See also: What I found at Safeway: Mickey Mouse ice cream bars
I knew it was just a matter of time. Then I saw an alert on Disney Hawaii Moms' Instagram that Millennium Falcon ice cream sandwiches had landed at Walmart Keeaumoku.
- Photo courtesy Disney Hawaii Moms IG The Force was with me, because when I checked the Walmart app the next day, they still were in stock. I stopped by Walmart Pearl City, ignored the stocks of bread, toilet paper, Kleenix and paper towels filling other wagons and went straight to the freezer section.
The Star Wars Millennium Falcon ice cream sammies were right next to the Mickey Mouse ice cream bars The boxes were smaller than I imagined — we're talking about the Millennium Falcon, after all — but I was excited nonetheless. I felt like I'd struck gold.
These are $7.13 per box
Walmart was fully stocked with these limited-edition treats, but there's no telling when they'll disappear.
Similar to the Mickey-shaped ice cream bars, Millennium Falcon ice cream sandwiches are a collab between Disney and Nestle. Each box contains six vanilla ice cream sandwiches "made with light ice cream." Each sammie is 160 calories, which shouldn't add much to fears of gaining the quarantine 15.
On the smaller side and only 160 calories
Light vanilla ice cream comes sandwiched between delicate vanilla cookies. These crack easily and are on the thinner side.
It's fun to pretend your Millennium Falcon is jumping to light speed in hyperspace, but don't play with them too long before eating them. These sammies melt fast.
The knobs and panels on the ship are impressive. Han Solo would approve
At first bite, this reminds me of Golden Oreos in ice cream form. The vanilla flavor is subtle, and the ice cream's lighter texture makes it the perfect post-meal treat. It's not the typical super chocolaty dessert I often go for, but it's a welcome addition to our freezer and the entire Millennium Falcon-ness of it makes it fun to eat.
A: Sort of ...
If you like your desserts extra sweet, this probably won't satisfy your craving. These are made with skim milk and the box's fine print notes that "2/3 cup of vanilla light ice cream contains 4g of fat and 150 calories compared to 14g of fat and 250 calories in full-fat ice cream." In other words, they're not as indulgently creamy. If you're looking for a slightly sweet treat on a hot day without much guilt, this hits the spot. And there's no better way to celebrate National Star Wars Day. May the force be with you!
But can they make the kessel run in less than 12 parsecs?
“You’re desserting on THAT thing? You’re braver than I thought.”
Now I don’t even have to look at the name of who posted these articles anymore
Well at least that’s one way to save time in your otherwise grueling day.
Otherwise it melts.
That’s all well and good, but I’m preferring the vodka martini frozen push pops the Costco liquor store carries. Flavors are lemon drop, appletini, I think watermelon, a couple others. They’re my guilty dessert pleasure.
Looks like it’s on the light side. Waiting for a dark side chocolate version. Perhaps a Death Star.
“What the hell is an aluminum falcon?!”
-Emperor Palpatine
Somebody needs to get back to work...outside the home...in an office and stuff....with other grownups...
::snicker::
Millennium Falcon ice cream sandwiches, made in china
You missed “May The Fourth Be With You” day by one day.
I haven’t set foot in walmart in over 12 years, so I guess I’ll be missing out on this wonderful dessertness.
That’s a *serious* drink right there!
No, but it may run through your system in record time...
If the cookie part is like the WWF ice cream bars, I’m all in.
A Mickey bar costs close to $6 at Disney, so these are a bargain!
W.C. Fields winks
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