๐ Blue Bell Ice Cream bracket: Vote for your favorite flavors here
For this writer, thereโs little better on a warm Texas day than a cool, sweet scoop of Blue Bell ice cream. On that, many Texas ice cream addicts can agree. Much more divisive, though, is this -- Which Blue Bell Ice cream flavor is best?
Blue Bellโs new ice cream flavor will take you back to your best school days
Blue Bell will debut its newest flavor, Cookies โn Creme Cone, in stores starting on Thursday. (Blue Bell)HOUSTON โ How about a throwback for lovers of Blue Bellโs Cookie Cone? Texasโ favorite ice cream unveiled a new flavor, Cookies and Cream Cone, inspired by the Cookie Cone served at school cafeterias since the late 90s. Our new Cookies โn Cream Cone Ice Cream arrives in stores beginning... Posted by Blue Bell Ice Cream on Thursday, February 25, 2021According to a Facebook post, the flavor is a creamy vanilla ice cream combined with chocolate crรจme-filled cookie crumbles, chocolate cone pieces, dark chocolate and a chocolate fudge sauce. Blue Bellโs Cookie & Cream Cone is available in half-gallon and pint-sizes for a limited time in stores.
Made in Texas: How Blue Bell went from making butter for locals to becoming one of the countryโs top ice cream brands
Today, weโre featuring the iconic Texas-born ice cream company who some say makes the โbest ice cream in the countryโ โ Blue Bell Creameries. Ice cream flavors include 25 classic year-round options like homemade vanilla, cookies โn cream and moo-llenium crunch. It wasnโt until the 1980s when Blue Bell ice cream was available in stores outside of Texas. However, the company says it was quick to claim a spot as one of the countryโs go-to ice cream brands. Whatโs your favorite Blue Bell ice cream flavor?
Blue Bell ordered to pay $17.25M in penalties linked to deadly listeria outbreak
HOUSTON โ A federal court in Texas sentenced Brenham-based Blue Bell Creameries L.P. to pay $17.25 million in criminal penalties for shipments of contaminated products linked to a 2015 listeria outbreak, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Blue Bell pleaded guilty in May 2020 to two misdemeanor counts of distributing adulterated ice cream products. Two weeks after receiving notification of the first positive listeria tests, Texas state officials informed Blue Bell that additional state-led testing confirmed Listeria in a third product. Blue Bell again chose not to issue any formal notification to customers regarding the positive tests. Food safety is our highest priority, and we know we must continue to be vigilant every day.
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! Blue Bell releases newest flavor, Fudge Brownie Decadence
BRENHAM, Texas You cant buy love or happiness, but you can buy ice cream (which is pretty much the same thing)! The Texas-based creamerys new flavor, Fudge Brownie Decadence, is a luscious chocolate French ice cream with fudge brownie chunks and a whipped topping loaded with chocolate flakes. Fudge Brownie Decadence is a French ice cream, which gives it a silky texture. Add in brownies, a whipped topping and chocolate flakes, and you will know why we put decadence in the name. And, if you love chocolate this is the perfect flavor to indulge your cravings.Fudge Brownie Decadence is available in the half-gallon and pint sizes for a limited time.
The taste of Texas: The iconic food brands Texans love
In no particular order, here are some of the food brands, restaurant chains and food-related what-have-you that Texans love to love. A big Texas toast to Shiner BeerMade in Shiner, Texas by the Spoetzl Brewery, the oldest independent brewery in the Lone Star state, Shiner beer is practically the de facto beer of Texas. Here in the Lone Star State, we start our morning hustle on a high note with Shipleyโs donuts. Texans, yours truly included, love Buc-ees and we love talkinโ โbout how much we love Buc-ees. Thereโs almost nothing more Texas than Texasโs love for Texas and when it comes to dining here in the good olโ Lone Star State, we donโt just value Texas-sized servings, we like our food Texas-shaped too.
Felony charges dropped against former Blue Bell Creameries CEO in 2015 listeria outbreak case
HOUSTON The criminal case against former Blue Bell Creameries CEO Paul Kruse has melted. In May, Kruse was charged with seven felonies including conspiracy, wire fraud and attempted wire fraud in the 2015 listeria outbreak that killed multiple people. In 2010, a Blue Bell quality control employee formed a meeting with other Blue Bell employees and plant management to discuss condensate and (roof) leak concerns in all facilities noted in government agency inspections. In 2011, a Blue Bell quality control employee created a program to periodically test Blue Bell finished product with high coliform results, which is used as an indicator of the sanitary conditions of the manufacturing facilities. That same month, the FDA, CDC and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015.
Blue Bell brings back their Milk & Cookies ice cream
Blue Bell Ice Cream is celebrating National Ice Cream Month by bringing back their milk and cookies flavor. The flavor is a combination of their vanilla ice cream with chocolate chip cookie pieces. This celebratory treat is available in either a pint or gallon.
A Houston first-grader is giving out ice cream to nurses and doctors at Houston Methodist
A local first-grader is spreading a little bit of happiness to local nurses and doctors on the frontlines. On May 1, Houston-natives London and her brother TJ Boyce provided hundreds of staff members at LBJ Hospital with Bluebell Ice Cream mini sandwiches, which London is the new face of. London works closely with her siblings on their familyโs Boyce Ice Cream Truck. According to a release, London has a passion for making others smile, so this idea to serve ice cream to health care workers came about when she saw on the news how hard medical heroes have been working to keep our community healthy. London and TJ will give out free ice cream and popsicles to nurses and doctors on Monday at Houston Methodist Hospital.
Blue Bell releases new โCookie Dough Overloadโ ice cream flavor
If you love Blue Bellโs cookie dough or cookie two-step ice cream, then you might want to try the newest flavor. Blue Bell is debuting โCookie Dough Overloadโ ice cream. Blue Bell describes the new flavor as โa tasty vanilla ice cream with hints of brown sugar, loaded with chocolate chip cookie dough, peanut butter cookie dough and fudge cookie dough pieces.โCookie Dough Overload is available in stores beginning today.