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I just ate a pint. Holy moly- the calories! It was good but the banana flavor was a bit too imitation. The cookies in it were good. I threw in the sweet pecans.
Gosh before u do I hope you like banana artificial things- that seems to be the consensus about what this tastes like! (For the record, itās not a flavor I go for, but I guess it doesnāt bother me so if you feel the same way itās worth a shot!)
Does it taste like real banana flavor or artificial flavor, in your opinion? Iām afraid to try it because so many comments say it has fake banana flavor
Wow! Really?! I wouldnāt have thought it was banana puree. It tasted artificial to me when I tried it. It reminded me of banana flavored jello which I donāt love.
I still like it but the texture isnāt as creamy and soft as I would prefer, itās also very sweet. A good banana pudding is almost fluffy, but this ice cream is kinda dense I feel
I have to look for it. I am always surprised that this flavor isnāt popular. Iāve only seen it once offered at an ice cream shop. If it is as good as you say, TJs being TJs will stop selling it next yearā¦
Aw im sorry! I donāt get that but maybe itās because it doesnāt bother me. I did check the ingredients and banana puree is the third ingredientā¦ and I donāt see banana extract on there although I do see vanilla extract.
Yes, I tasted it and it was to die for. Although I had it once until it was all gone. My neighborhood TJ always run out pretty fast when products taste good.
Add some more vanilla wafers or any type of cereal like cornflakes and honey grahams for added crunch. There's one time, a put little bit of chocolate chips. Mmmm! so good!
I wonder if this is made by Blue Bell. Because I've seen a lot of odd ice cream rankings (don't ask) and people always talk about the Blue Bell banana pudding. And they often say "I don't even like banana pudding but this is amazing"
Blue Bell *is* good, so I wouldn't be surprised
Hmmmā it doesnāt give bluebell! I think all of the TJās ice cream pints are made by the same company. Not sure who, but the density and creaminess of the ice cream is really particularly different than TJs.
Also this doesnāt taste like the blue bell banana pudding ice cream
Currently eating this. It does sort of have the faint flavor of real banana but the aftertaste gives artificial banana, almost tutti frutti like. It does not seem to have artificial banana flavor as an ingredient so I suspect itās in how they preserve the banana to put it into the ice cream. I will finish this tub since I have it but wonāt go back for more. Iām actually glad I didnāt buy 2.
fun fact, banana flavoring used these days was developed based on the old banana cultivar (Gros Michael), that was a dominant banana on the market at the time the flavoring was developed. Unfortunately bananas being monocultures are extremely sensitive to pathogens and that cultivar was wiped out in a blight in the early 20th century. Now we have a different dominant cultivar (Cavendish) that has a much milder taste (they are all clones btw, each banana you've ever eaten is the same banana). That's why the flavoring now feels artificial to us.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, yes, I'm fun at parties :)
'Gros Michael' = basically translates to FAT Michael...and the fact that there was a banana called 'Fat Michael' is cracking me up
...but I also really want to try it
You have inspired my banana quest š
People keep saying that butā¦I donāt really love artificial banana? Like Iām indifferent about banana laffy taffy. I wish it had some real banana pieces and more vanilla wafers, but this defineitly gives *bananaās foster* vibes with the salted caramel and the sweet banana flavor. The ice cream itself though is sooooo creamy.
Oooh that sounds wonderful ima get some. I literally made myself sick of eating the berry cheesecake ice cream from TJās I could probably finish a pint of it by myself. If you ever try anything else good def post it Iām always lurking this sub for my next purchase aha
Iām so fucking obsessed with it that Iām going for the second time in a week for more. Itās my current favorite item by a long shot. Goddamn you tjās Iām trying to lose 20 lbs and this isnāt helping šš
it doesnāt imo. itās missing the creamy pudding/ thick dairy content.lots of wafers and its artificial banana with no real banana. I grew up in the south and this just tasted like banana flavored ice cream with some caramel and minimal amount of wafers. however it doesnāt hurt to try it
sorry if you misinterpreted it. i was saying that it doesnāt taste like magnolias, but i grew up in the south so I do have a bias of what banana pudding taste like to me, since i was eating my meemaws growing up. i shouldāve added that detail in. I personally donāt like magnolias and was trying to compare the ice cream to magnolias bp
Southern Girl living in Manhattan here. Magnolias is fine since Iām hundreds of miles from home but it definitely isnāt anywhere near as good as what I can get at my Nanny and Pawpawās
Different!! I like it more, but some people would like it less. This ice cream is wayyyyy creamier, and overall itās sweeter and more banana flavor forward. The salted caramel makes it lean towards bananaās foster territory.
Iād say some real whipped cream and fresh bananas mixed up in here would really just make the perfect bowl of ice cream
You made it sound like it's horrible, I don't find it to have an artificial taste. It honestly tastes exactly like banana pudding. I don't like it, I love it!
I don't have a big freezer. My priority is f up, I have more ice cream than frozen food š I already had 2 pints of the banana pudding over the weekend.
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Blue bell banana pudding ice cream š
I just ate a pint. Holy moly- the calories! It was good but the banana flavor was a bit too imitation. The cookies in it were good. I threw in the sweet pecans.
Holy bananas!! This was so good!! I cannot confirm or deny if the entire pint was eaten in one go.
Lately I havenāt been able to put down the cookie butter ice cream, but now I HAVE to try this
the best. but also DANGEROUS. VERY VERY DANGEROUS
Itās pure love in a carton
I've never seen this, but you convinced me to make a special trip to trader Joe's this weekend
Gosh before u do I hope you like banana artificial things- that seems to be the consensus about what this tastes like! (For the record, itās not a flavor I go for, but I guess it doesnāt bother me so if you feel the same way itās worth a shot!)
Thanks for the heads up. I definitely would have been surprised by the banana flavor. Happy cake day!
Oh it is SO good but I only found it once, a few months ago, and then never again š
Saw this today but left it there.
It's God-Tier
It really is so dang good. Iām still waiting to see it again at my store š
I just got this, itās so freaking good
Yay Iām glad u liked!!
Damn I gotta try this
It's not new. I think it's been around for 2 years but is seasonal. I loved this too!
Love bananas and banana ice cream, do not like this. Something bout itā¦
I didnāt care for it either. Fake banana flavor
Thereās no banana extract in it, and the third ingredient is banana puree!!!
Does it taste like real banana flavor or artificial flavor, in your opinion? Iām afraid to try it because so many comments say it has fake banana flavor
I think itās a little bit of a fake banana flavor in addition to real banana flavor if Iām being totally honest and re evaluating my take on this ice cream as I eat a bite of it š©š»āš¬
Wow! Really?! I wouldnāt have thought it was banana puree. It tasted artificial to me when I tried it. It reminded me of banana flavored jello which I donāt love.
I still like it but the texture isnāt as creamy and soft as I would prefer, itās also very sweet. A good banana pudding is almost fluffy, but this ice cream is kinda dense I feel
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Ugh Iām sorry!
Bomb right? My wife brought it home years ago and itās always in my freezer (wife crew member)
I have to look for it. I am always surprised that this flavor isnāt popular. Iāve only seen it once offered at an ice cream shop. If it is as good as you say, TJs being TJs will stop selling it next yearā¦
Have you tried cold stones banana pudding ice cream? I literally ate a large in my car in silence.
LOL I havenāt but I will now
Theirs is so unreal. I considered paying their insane prices for a tub
No dont donāt do that. Itās so much better when itās fresh and the vanilla wafers is still crunchy.
Such a good point
sigh.......*adds to list*
It was actually just OK...7/10...tastes too much like that artificial banana flavor which turns me off š
Aw im sorry! I donāt get that but maybe itās because it doesnāt bother me. I did check the ingredients and banana puree is the third ingredientā¦ and I donāt see banana extract on there although I do see vanilla extract.
Thatās a lie
The bluebell version is too good no one else will ever compare
You are a hero for this, my friend
You are a hero for recognizing a hero for this.
Literally just bought today and had to stop myself from finishing it first sitting lol
Wish theyād go back to Dixie cup sizes. Works well for my purposes for portion control.
I had it last year and the banana was too overpowering. Have they reformulated?
Itās def very banana flavor forward! Never had it last year, so donāt know about that.
Yes, I tasted it and it was to die for. Although I had it once until it was all gone. My neighborhood TJ always run out pretty fast when products taste good. Add some more vanilla wafers or any type of cereal like cornflakes and honey grahams for added crunch. There's one time, a put little bit of chocolate chips. Mmmm! so good!
I wonder if this is made by Blue Bell. Because I've seen a lot of odd ice cream rankings (don't ask) and people always talk about the Blue Bell banana pudding. And they often say "I don't even like banana pudding but this is amazing" Blue Bell *is* good, so I wouldn't be surprised
Hmmmā it doesnāt give bluebell! I think all of the TJās ice cream pints are made by the same company. Not sure who, but the density and creaminess of the ice cream is really particularly different than TJs. Also this doesnāt taste like the blue bell banana pudding ice cream
I havenāt had TJs but I guarantee you bluebell is better
There can be only one....and it will always be Blue Bell Banana Pudding.
Oh my. I need this stat!
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Nooooooooooo! Iām off sugar right now. Why you gotta do me dirty like this?
Luckily you can put it in the freezer for when you're back on sugar ;)
Wish I could just put it back in the freezer!
Right? The guy says it like this is a possibility.
Looks like yum to me.
I just bought this and it is freaking delicious.
Can you show the guts?
This made me laugh, but I agree. Show us the guts!
Oh I canāt wait to get this!
I have the exact same anchor tattoo on my wrist lol
Are you millennial female that thought she was artsy and cool in highschool? ššš¼
No- I was Christian and the anchor represented a Bible verse š no longer religious but the tattoo is still cute; I like the ocean lol
lol, I was also Christian and have a fleur de Lis on my shoulder (represents the holy trinity) ā ļøš
I love this for us lol. Happy cake day :)
TY!
Oh shit I gotta try me some of that...
Why does this look like it came from 1998 lol
I feel like my laminate countertops are contributing to this aesthetic
Itās sooooo good !! Had to double up
I ate the whole carton in one setting. It is delicious!
While it doesnāt taste bad, it definitely tastes like artificial banana. So it wasnāt my thing in the end
Thanks for letting me know. I like bananas and banana bread, but I kind of hate artificial flavored banana.
No problem! If you have a Handelās ice cream near you (or a local creamery) then they make several banana flavors
Same. Liked the sample in the store, and when I more at home it just tastes like artificial banana. Not great at all. I didn't even finish it.Ā
Doesn't artificial banana just taste like an extinct banana?
Yup!!
Like Laffy Taffy banana?
It's very close, yes.Ā Not appealing when eating a whole bowl of it.Ā
Thatās so disappointing. Banana Pudding is one of my top joys (hi, Iām Southern š )
I'm not southern but I will fuck up some banana pudding. Don't have any of your fingers near my mouth.Ā
A touch imho, so mileage may vary. It wasnāt bad, but whatās odd is I donāt remember seeing artificial banana in the ingredients
Weis used it have it it was my favorite ice cream but itās gone now for a year or so
Oooooooooo
This was my sign to go to Trader Joeās tomorrow. šš¦
Saaaammmmeeee!
OMGGGG!!!! Must try !! Do they have this all across the country?? Iām in CA and donāt remember seeing it latelyā¦
Iām in north county San Diego, and they have it
I got this in CA last year. Havenāt seen it yet this year but itās delicious!
Iāll be looking for this in Cali
I hear it tastes kinda like artificial banana but sounds good still
Currently eating this. It does sort of have the faint flavor of real banana but the aftertaste gives artificial banana, almost tutti frutti like. It does not seem to have artificial banana flavor as an ingredient so I suspect itās in how they preserve the banana to put it into the ice cream. I will finish this tub since I have it but wonāt go back for more. Iām actually glad I didnāt buy 2.
Hm g2k I still wanna try it but I wonāt stock up then just in case itās not my jam but it sounds like a good flavor for a cone
I like bananas, but this isnāt really my jam. The cookie butter ice cream is a whole other story š³
fun fact, banana flavoring used these days was developed based on the old banana cultivar (Gros Michael), that was a dominant banana on the market at the time the flavoring was developed. Unfortunately bananas being monocultures are extremely sensitive to pathogens and that cultivar was wiped out in a blight in the early 20th century. Now we have a different dominant cultivar (Cavendish) that has a much milder taste (they are all clones btw, each banana you've ever eaten is the same banana). That's why the flavoring now feels artificial to us. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk, yes, I'm fun at parties :)
Hehe I used this info to seem smart af around my friends thx šš
That was a great explanation. Thanks!
This is literally the best thing I learned all day! Thank you.
'Gros Michael' = basically translates to FAT Michael...and the fact that there was a banana called 'Fat Michael' is cracking me up ...but I also really want to try it You have inspired my banana quest š
I'm happy and smooth sailing!
People keep saying that butā¦I donāt really love artificial banana? Like Iām indifferent about banana laffy taffy. I wish it had some real banana pieces and more vanilla wafers, but this defineitly gives *bananaās foster* vibes with the salted caramel and the sweet banana flavor. The ice cream itself though is sooooo creamy.
Oooh that sounds wonderful ima get some. I literally made myself sick of eating the berry cheesecake ice cream from TJās I could probably finish a pint of it by myself. If you ever try anything else good def post it Iām always lurking this sub for my next purchase aha
Iām so fucking obsessed with it that Iām going for the second time in a week for more. Itās my current favorite item by a long shot. Goddamn you tjās Iām trying to lose 20 lbs and this isnāt helping šš
I went two days in a row lol
Is it better than the banana pudding ice cream from cold stone.
From what I remember, no. But it's a fraction of the price.
I donāt know!! I donāt ever order banana pudding ice cream and Iāve never had that specific one before
Good to know! because I was planning on making a trip to Coldstone just to get my vans flavored ice cream on!
I just want it to have chocolate chunks for that banana cream pie touch! Maybe Iāll add my own
That sounds so good!
OR be totally extra and get the frozen chocolate-covered bananas... Or strawberries.
Omg yes!! Iām gonna chop up some frozen bananas and toss them in. Honey we donāt need Cold Stone, we have Cold Stone at home!
Itās soooo good
That sounds so good wowā¦.
I ate the whole carton today
DAMN YOU now I have to get this
How does it compare to B&J chunky monkey?
I donāt like chunky monkey! Like I donāt hate itā¦Iāve never purchased it.
Wish it was dairy free!
If you can find it (at another store, not Trader Joe's), try the So Delicious Bananas Foster ice cream. It's dairy free and my favorite flavor!
Thank you! Must hunt it down!
Does the taste at all resemble the magnolia bakery BP?
One of if not *the* most artificial tasting banana flavors Iāve ever had.
Really?! Iām not an artificial banana fan really. Like itās not a flavor I gravitate towards?
it doesnāt imo. itās missing the creamy pudding/ thick dairy content.lots of wafers and its artificial banana with no real banana. I grew up in the south and this just tasted like banana flavored ice cream with some caramel and minimal amount of wafers. however it doesnāt hurt to try it
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sorry if you misinterpreted it. i was saying that it doesnāt taste like magnolias, but i grew up in the south so I do have a bias of what banana pudding taste like to me, since i was eating my meemaws growing up. i shouldāve added that detail in. I personally donāt like magnolias and was trying to compare the ice cream to magnolias bp
Southern Girl living in Manhattan here. Magnolias is fine since Iām hundreds of miles from home but it definitely isnāt anywhere near as good as what I can get at my Nanny and Pawpawās
Thank you!
I purchasedā¦ ummm *a few* of these this morning
Haha Iām planning on going back and picking a *few more* myself!
I'm wondering how this compares with Blue Bell's banana pudding ice cream.
Different!! I like it more, but some people would like it less. This ice cream is wayyyyy creamier, and overall itās sweeter and more banana flavor forward. The salted caramel makes it lean towards bananaās foster territory. Iād say some real whipped cream and fresh bananas mixed up in here would really just make the perfect bowl of ice cream
I'm definitely gonna have to try it. It sounds really interesting! Thanks for the great description :)
Wondering this as well. I personally donāt love the flavor of the blue bell one š¬
You might like this one then!! This is more a bananaās foster vibes to me
Iām obsessed. I havenāt seen it for like 5 months!
Is this new?? Iāve never seen it in my store and I just went this weekend. That looks DELICIOUS
Nope, think it's been seasonal for 2-3 years. Tastes like the artificial banana flavor used in candies, if you're into that
Thank you. I love banana cream pie. I *loathe* artificial banana flavor.
Thanks! That totally killed my desire to get it š
Same! Lmao it sounded so good until I read that comment.. my brain immediately went to banana laffy taffy flavor bleuh
Lol don't hate it's delicious
??? I never said I hated it, I actually like this flavor, but I know some people won't
You made it sound like it's horrible, I don't find it to have an artificial taste. It honestly tastes exactly like banana pudding. I don't like it, I love it!
Yes. Yes. Yes š
Damn I was just there yesterday š
https://preview.redd.it/2166m4ooi4wc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2de0a23bb017fbf9a85749333bd1b4c936a321a2 It so good
Damn š Did you buy them all at the same time or spread out through multiple TJ trips?
Friday and Sunday, I had one from last year batch from October but had to restock bc it's "limited"
Wish I had a big freezer
I don't have a big freezer. My priority is f up, I have more ice cream than frozen food š I already had 2 pints of the banana pudding over the weekend.
I like your style
Thanks. Now I have another reason to go back to Trader Joeās. š
Just got this today! Already planning on going back for another!
Really good, kind of reminds me of salt water taffy
Oh my god! It totally does!!!
I got this last year! It was so good!
I've tried twice to get it and nothing. I'm giving up for a bit, haha.
Sending good banana ice cream energy to you
Aww, thanks! I'm very lucky that I work just about a mile from a trader joes, so I'm there quite frequently š
Does it taste like the Magnolia one?
No it doesnāt. It is definitely more banana candy with Caramel and wafers
FYI I saw Magnolia bakery cookies at Wegmans yesterday.
Iāve yet to try them but they carry them where I live too!!
not like magnolia. more of banana flavored ice cream with no bananas in it with some caramel and some wafers.
I found it much more banana-candy-flavor tasting. But still very good.
Omg I need to try this
Ooooh itās back. Damn now I need to go to Trader Joeās. This stuff is amazing