For decades stoners, hippies, liberal Vermont loudmouths, and fatties everywhere have sung the praises of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Meanwhile, yours truly has been on the fence, satisfied by some of their flavors, iffy on others, and downright dissapointed by a few. But the straw breaking the camel's back on my Ben & Jerry's opinion: the hefty price tag for these pricey pints. Add to that the fact that Edy's Double Fudge Brownie is always the better bargain if not necesarily the better taste and it's a sure bet that B & J rarely figure into my dessert repertoire. However, all that has changed with the newest wave of Ben & Jerry's flavor explosions, and in particular, the greatest superstar of them all: Cinnamon Buns.

No silly Dave Matthews or Jerry Garcia sponsorship necessary, the description on the side of the carton says it all: "Caramel ice cream with cinnamon bun dough and a caramel streusel swirl." And while I have no idea what the heck a "streusel" is, I have a sneaking suspicion it has the same euphoric properties as opium. Yes, the streusel is that damn good.

Sadly, mere words can not do justice this daring and ingenius concoction. You'll definitely have to try it for yourself. But in the interim I'll allow my two sentence description to feed your ice cream loving frenzy...

Like one of those oversized, delicious, oh-so-bad for you mall Cinnabons this flavor is daring and ingenius. Throw in one of the most delicious ice cream bases you can ever imagine and infuse it with a gooey butter/cinnamon topping and I'm doing The Meposian Dance of Joy. Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns may be difficult to find, but once you taste this slice of heaven I dare say you will never look at ice cream of any variety the same way again.