Ridiculous marketing aside, it really is a minor travesty I hadn't tried The Skinny Cow sooner. What the heck took me so long? Perhaps the slightly strange and certainly wasteful packaging:
Today's review is for Skinny Cow Vanilla, which is a vanilla ice cream patty squished in between a pair of chocolate wafers. Wait a minute, that sounds like every ice cream sandwich ever made. While Skinny Cow isn't reinventing the wheel here it does offer a familiar flavor that's healthier than most.
Perhaps the first thing you notice is the size. For being diet food this is one hefty ice cream sandwich that will fulfill your sweet tooth. Kudos to a dessert that doesn't skimp.That's the good news. And now here's the bad news. That size is allocated incorrectly. Translation: this sandwich is way, way too thick. The puck shape packs everything together and when you actually have trouble eating food... yea, that's a problem. It doesn't help that the super thick vanilla isn't creamy at all. It's a price to pay for ice cream made from skim milk. Even the crumbly wafers can gunk up your teeth. The swirl pattern is, if nothing else, pretty to look at I suppose. Overall a definite thumbs down on the texture.
Unfortunately the taste is average at best. The wafers aren't nearly sweet enough and I couldn't detect even a hint of vanilla in the ice cream. These flavors are familiar, just not well executed.
Click here for the ingredients and nutrition facts. 140 calories and 2 grams of fat are a bargain to indulge with this ice cream sandwich. Fifteen grams of sugar is a little high but so is three grams of fiber. Each sandwich is worth 2 Weight Watchers Points.
Overall I'd have to say this is a good dessert for anyone looking for a low-fat treat. Kind of hard to believe after reading this review but I would probably buy Skinny Cow Vanilla again. Yes a lot is sacrificed in the name of nutrition. But it's still an ice cream sandwich after all.
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