After our run-in with Friendly's Coconut just last week, the yellow "New!" tagline had us ready to revisit yet another flavor from this chain restaurant's pre-packaged products. Their new Black Cherry Chocolate Chunk is described as black cherry flavored ice cream with bordeaux cherries and chocolate chunks and comes in at 160 calories per serving.
While the description sounds similar to that of Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, a flavor that we've always thought to be a bit overrated, Friendly's version is quite a bit lighter than its super-premium comparison. Our first bite of the black cherry ice cream is easy-going, full of sweet cherry flavor, and doesn't melt down as quick as some other sub-200 calorie per serving ice creams. Although they aren't found too often, the bits of bordeaux cherries and chocolate chunks certainly help out the slightly above average base, however their infrequency led us to give Friendly's new flavor an average rating.
Where I Found It: Ingles Markets
Grade: C
