Review Of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolatey Love A-Fair 465ml
Ben & Jerry’s is an iconic ice cream brand loved for its imaginative range of flavours. Their pints usually include a lot of extra chunks and swirls to keep things exciting.
I taste tested the entire range to work out if they live up to the hype. This review looks at Ben & Jerry’s Chocolatey Love A-Fair 465ml. Find out if it’s worth a spot in your freezer.
Is B&J Chocolatey Love A-Fair any good?
Chocolatey Love A-Fair is a pint of chocolate ice cream with salted caramel swirls, sea salt chocolate chunks, and salted caramel chunks.
There’s a delicious balance of sweet and salty flavours. The chocolate ice cream is creamy and indulgent like you’d expect from a super-premium pint. I could happily eat the ice cream without the added extras.
Some B&J products are sweetness overload. Thankfully, this pint includes salty chunks and swirls, which do an excellent job of balancing out the flavours.
Were there any downsides to this Ben & Jerry’s pint?
Some may find the salty mix-ins too intense, particularly children and anyone preferring less complex flavours.
There’s also a lot added to a small tub, which not everyone will enjoy. This Ben and Jerry’s product is as much about the add-ins as the ice cream. If you prefer super-premium ice cream without the distractions, go for Haagen-Dazs.
This ice cream is more expensive than most brands in Australian supermarkets – a concern for budget-conscious consumers. To get better value, look for sales and buy strategically.
What inspired the creation of Chocolatey Love A-Fair?
Chocolatey Love A-Fair is a collaboration with Tony’s Chocolonely. Ben & Jerry’s introduced this flavour to support the mission to eliminate modern slavery in cocoa farming. This pint is made using ethically sourced cocoa from Tony’s Open Chain.
Pros
- Indulgent, dense ice cream.
- Nice balance of sweet and salty.
Cons
- Expensive for the pack size.
- It’s not made in Australia.
What do other customers think of this ice cream?
I looked at hundreds of online reviews to see what others think of this product. Here’s a summary:
The reviews for Chocolatey Love A-Fair are overwhelmingly positive. Most reviewers praise its delicious balance of saltiness and sweetness.
Some describe it as the best ice cream they’ve ever tasted, highlighting the indulgent chocolate ice cream and salty mix-ins.
Several customers were repeat buyers, with some expressing hope that this flavour would become a permanent offering.
Not everyone enjoyed this pint. Some reviewers found the ice cream too salty.
What other pints are available in the B&J’s range?
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie.
- Berry Revolutionary (non dairy).
- Chewy Gooey Cookie.
- Choc Chip Cookie Dough.
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (non dairy).
- Chocolatey Love A-fair (non dairy).
- Cookie Dough S’Wich Up.
- Half Baked.
- Hazel-nuttin’ but Chocolate.
- Mint Chocolate Cookie.
- Oh My! Banoffee Pie!
- PB Over the Top.
- Phish Food.
- Sofa So Good Together.
- Strawberry Cheesecake.
- The Tonight Dough.
- This is Our Whirled.
- Tiramisu.
- Triple Caramel Chunk.
What are some alternatives?
Ben & Jerry’s Chocolatey Love A-Fair is a unique flavour with little direct competition. Consider these products if you want something similar:
Bulla Murray St Caramel Swirl & Shortbread Pieces 1L: A premium one-litre tub of caramel ice cream with caramel sauce and shortbread pieces. It’s excellent ice cream, that’s roughly half the price.
Haagen-Dazs Caramel Biscuit & Cream 457ml: A similarly priced super premium caramel ice cream with pieces of Lotus biscuit scattered throughout.
Maggie Beer Chocolate & Salted Caramel 500ml: Chocolate ice cream with swirls of caramel and a scattering of Murray River salt flakes.
Ingredients
Cream and condensed skim milk are the primary dairy ingredients for making this ice cream. The tub contains 7.5% salted caramel swirls and 7.5% sea salt chocolate chunks. Salted caramel chunks also make up 3.9% of the contents.
Ingredients List: Cream (milk) (26%), water, sugar, condensed skimmed milk, cocoa powder (3.5%), coconut fat, glucose syrup, fat-reduced cocoa powder (1.5%), free range egg yolk, butter (milk), salt, stabilisers (guar gum, pectin, carrageenan), emulsifiers (lecithins, soy lecithins), sea salt, vanilla extract, raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), natural vanilla flavouring.
Milk fat
Milk fat plays a vital role in ice cream’s texture and mouthfeel. More of it results in a creamier, smoother texture associated with superior ice cream.
Unfortunately, B&J doesn’t disclose the milk fat percentage in their products. I reached out to the company to get this information, but they responded with:
“We cannot give you the exact amount, but it is greater than 10%, meaning it is ice cream under the Australian and New Zealand regulations (Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.5.6). We hope this information is helpful.”
Ben & Jerry’s Customer Service.
Nutrition information
Frozen desserts aren’t good for you, so eat them in moderation. This Ben & Jerry’s pint has 11.1g of saturated fat per 100g and 25.1g of sugar.
Servings per package: 4
Serving size: 101g
Nutrition table
| Quantity Per Serving | Quantity Per 100ml | |
| Energy | 1140kJ | 1140kJ |
| Protein | 4.2g | 4.1g |
| Fat, Total | 15.9g | 15.8g |
| -Saturated | 11.1g | 11.1g |
| Carbohydrate | 27.3g | 27.2g |
| -Sugars | 25.3g | 25.1g |
| Dietary Fibre | – | – |
| Sodium | 165mg | 165mg |
About the manufacturer
Ben & Jerry’s is an American company known for its innovative, chunk-filled ice cream flavours. It was founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield.
The brand has built a reputation for its commitment to social causes and environmental sustainability.
Ben & Jerry’s operates as a subsidiary of Unilever following its acquisition in 2000.
B&J is recognised for its creative flavour names and focus on using fair trade-certified ingredients and cage-free eggs. It maintains a global presence, selling products in over 35 countries.
