Thank you to ENLIGHTENED for sending all their flavors so I could rank them for you, which begins below!
ATTN: Fit Chicks & Beefcakes Everywhere!
Hiya, sexy! I’m assuming you just finished up that fasted cardio session and found me on Google. Are you having trouble reading this because you’re about to pass out from all the preworkouts you took with only a loose understanding of what’s actually in them? Do you normally experience your junk food not by eating it, but by reading what a complete stranger thought of it? This review is for you!
Hey I totally get it; dieting blows and you’re miserable. You desperately want a sugar fix, but that won’t fit your current meal plan. Oh, Heavens no… you can’t even look at a dessert unless a half-naked person on Instagram told you it was so “macro-friendly.” Yeah, some friend she is!
Thankfully I follow A LOT of half-naked women on Instagram, and they’re all green-lighting the shit out of ENLIGHTENED ice cream:
ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream, the “good-for-you” ice cream with more protein and less sugar. Reviews in the fitness community indicate that Enlightened tastes “OMG uh-maz-ing!!” and promo code “fitchickhooray” will get you 10% off some stupid, unrelated thing. Here’s the only problem: these are the same people that think Stevia on cucumbers is a good substitute for nachos. Well I’m here today to tell you which ones actually taste good, and which ones taste like stevia on cucumbers.
ENLIGHTENED Ice Cream advertise 60-100 calories per serving. They’re made with skim milk, milk protein isolate, erythritol, non GMO-soluble corn fiber, and some other buzz words from that one article I read about health once. They have 7-8g of protein per serving with only 4-6g of sugar.
Let’s go… you’ve got a tanning appointment to get to.
Note: Due to its makeup, ENLIGHTENED ice cream freezes harder than the real stuff. If you don’t have the patience to temper it fully on your countertop, try microwaving for 30-35 seconds before eating. It’s annoying but it makes a world of difference.
1) Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Crunch
Description: Oatmeal cookie clusters and ribbons of silky caramel blended with rich caramel ice cream.
My favorite part about Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Crunch ENLIGHTENED is everything about it. This stuff is exactly as advertised with a double caramel punch from both the ice cream and the swirl. The oatmeal cookie clusters are spot on; they have a bold cinnamon oatmeal flavor that tastes a lot like Grandma’s recipe. Ya know, if your Grandma lifted. This is the best protein ice cream I’ve had across any line – Halo Top included.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 3g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
2) S’mores
Description: Toasted marshmallow ice cream with graham crackers and swirls of chocolate.
Your idea of camping involves hiking and exercise, while mine is eating s’mores on the toilet. Meet me halfway with S’mores ENLIGHTENED. This flavor is a home run, out of the ballpark. The toasted marshmallow base is very sweet – appropriate for ice cream- and I’ll be damned that it does taste like marshmallows. There’s lots and lots graham cracker speckled throughout , and the chocolate swirl is both rich and plentiful. I don’t need to qualify this one as “good for what it is” – it’s just flat out good.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 6g Protein, 22g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 4g sugar & 5g erythritol.
3) Black Cherry Chocolate Chip
Description: Black cherry ice cream swirled with rich chocolate chips and sweet cherries.
How the hell did this happen? It’s seriously stupid how much Black Cherry Chocolate Chip ENLIGHTEND makes me wanna eat fruit. A wonderfully sweet & tart black cherry flavor emanates from the base, and a flurry of chocolate chips make me proud to call this my dessert tonight. Halo Top really screwed the pooch when they omitted chocolate chips from their version of this flavor, but ENLIGHTENED’s authentic black cherry flavor is really what won me over. Fruit is really good in small doses, and ice cream is really good, period.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 17g Carbs, 3g Fat, 6g sugar & 5g erythritol.
4) Movie Night
Description: Buttery popcorn ice cream with chocolate bits and swirls of caramel.
Netflix and chill in the more literal sense with Movie Night ENLIGHTENED. On paper, this is the weirdest flavor the company offers. I wouldn’t have guessed it was popcorn ice cream if you didn’t tell me, however there is some enjoyable nuance here with subtle saltiness and buttery vibes. It’s a curiously addicting pint despite not being overly popcorn. The sweet & salty is in full effect with the rich caramel swirl. The chocolate flakes are just fine, but let’s be honest… you’re going to add your own Buncha Crunch, Sno Caps, and Raisinets that you snuck into the theater (your bedroom). Because calories from toppings don’t count.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
5) Marshmallow Peanut Butter
Description: Marshmallow ice cream with swirls of creamy peanut butter.
Consider it a testament to how good their marshmallow ice cream is that both this and S’mores made my Top 5. Also, consider it a testament to how good peanut butter is always. My pint had legitimate sheets of crispy, salty peanut butter swirl that made Marshmallow Peanut Butter ENLIGHTENED impossible to put down. The marshmallow ice cream is candy-sweet and seemed to have a more fluffy texture than most other pints. This is like a fluffernutter with emphasis more in the marshmallow’s favor, and without any bread. You’ll get used to that last part on this diet of yours.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 12g Carbs, 4.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 4g erythritol.
6) Glazed Donut
Description: Glazed donut ice cream with a chocolate icing swirl and rainbow sprinkles.
Glazed Donut ENLIGHTENED is another strong flavor that doesn’t taste like what it says it is. It’s not all bad news though, because what I tasted here was more yellow cake with chocolate frosting and buttloads of sprinkles. There’s lots and lots of a bangin’ chocolate swirl in this pint that really goes over big. I did want something more like a glazed Krispy Kreme donut from the base, but hey… whether donuts or cake, at least you’re finally eating something, am I right?
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 6g Protein, 18 Carbs, 2g Fat, 6g sugar & 4g erythritol.
7) Birthday Cake
Description: Rainbow sprinkles mixed into creamy cake batter ice cream.
Halo Top’s version tastes like a fistful of sprinkles in a vanilla protein shake. Birthday Cake ENLIGHTENED, on the other hand, actually tastes like yellow cake. Really, it does! To the extent that an ice cream can taste light and floury like cake, this achieves its goal. The sprinkles add some flavor and sweetness without any of the powdery, chalky flavor that some sprinkles have. It’s pretty much the Glazed Donut flavor without the chocolate swirl and a touch more “funfetti.” I would have welcomed extra calories if it meant some real cake pieces in here, but I can’t remember the last time I didn’t say that about anything… ever.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 15 Carbs, 2g Fat, 5g sugar & 5g erythritol.
8) Triple Shot Espresso
Description: A bold trio of coffee ice cream, espresso chips, and ribbons of espresso.
Triple Shot Espresso is for those of us who make a coffee to fuel their drive to Dunkin’ each morning. It’s a nice blend of robust coffee and sweet cream, accented with more caffeine by way of espresso chips and a really awesome espresso swirl. The extra coffee components make sure there’s something interesting in every bite, and surprisingly none of it seems redundant.
Eat this so you don’t cave and get three Coffee Rolls on that morning trip to Dunkin’ – just one.
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 6g Protein, 18g Carbs, 2g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
9) Snickerdoodle
Description: Sugar cookie ice cream sprinkled with cinnamon spice.
SUGAR COOKIE ICE CREAM! The world needs more Snickerdoodle flavored things, and ENLIGHTENED Snickerdoodle is a great start. This is one of the sweetest flavors in the line and it’s still balanced beautifully by cinnamon. Where Arctic Zero has a Snickedoodle Dandy flavor that tastes like cinnamon sprinkled onto an ice cube made with bathwater, Enlightened Snickerdoodle actually has a creamy component that makes it more decadent and delicious. The fact that they made this work without any cookie dough or cookie pieces is a feat in and of itself. Another feat in and of itself: you’re still reading this lengthy review. You must be really hungry.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
10) Butter Pecan
Description: Creamy butter pecan ice cream with roasted pecan bits.
Butter Pecan ENLIGHTENED gets the nod for the authenticity factor alone. The base is creamy and buttery and more true to its non-protein competition than any other in the lineup. It’s also the fattest at 6g fat per serving, which pays dividends. Best texture in the whole lot. The toasted pecans are huge and distributed well throughout the pint. You win this round, butter. You always do.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 7g Protein, 14g Carbs, 6g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
11) Cold Brew Coffee
Description: Smooth cold brew coffee blended with reach and creamy ice cream.
This one is pure sorcery. The only thing flavoring this ice cream is real cold brew coffee and it still earns super high marks, despite being a less exciting version of Triple Shot Espresso.
The taste reminds me convincingly of a Dunkin’ Coffee Coolatta. It earns bonus points for being the lightest on calories too. If you’re the type of person who likes to drink 5 cups of coffee before leg day, it’s exactly like that except today you’re only working your ass muscles deeper into the couch.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14 Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
12) Brownies & Cookie Dough
Description: Chunks of soft chocolate chip cookie dough and chewy fudge brownie with milk chocolate ice cream.
Did you read that? My hand is pretty much forced. ENLIGHTENED uses a couple different versions of chocolate ice cream but it’s this milk chocolate one that’s best. The base tastes like a Fudgesicle but with more dairy. The description for Brownies & Cookie Dough ENLIGHTENED doesn’t even mention the copious amount of chocolate chips scattered about. The brownie & cookie dough chunks are both rich and sweet – easily the best part. This could use more chunks, but it would also cost you a couple of abs… or in my case, just the one.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 3.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 5g erythritol.
13) Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
Description: Rich chocolate chips blended with creamy peanut butter ice cream.
Use your imagination a second, if it hasn’t turned to muscle yet. Imagine the inside of a Reese’s cup (hold on) with fake sugar and less chocolate. Still pretty good, right? Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip ENLIGHTENED reminds me of that kind of thick, candied peanut butter. There’s real peanuts in the base and the chocolate chips give it a candy bar vibe as well. Now now, it’s won’t replace an actual Reese’s cup anytime soon… but it sure beats another chocolate rice cake with Muscle Butter – whatever the f*ck that is.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 8g Protein, 16g Carbs, 4.5g Fat, 4g sugar & 5g erythritol.
14) Sea Salt Caramel
Description: Silky ribbons of caramel swirled through smooth sea salt caramel ice cream.
Butterscotch city. Sea Salt Caramel ENLIGHTENED tastes genuinely of butterscotch with some nice salty notes. It’s a little less sweet than Halo Top’s version and that is something I miss. The ribbons of caramel do a good job making this flavor pop though. There’s the slightest aftertaste here, but at least it tastes like something. Do you even remember what it’s like to taste things? Your taste buds need exercise too, people.
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 7g Protein, 17 Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 5g sugar & 6g erythritol.
15) Cookies & Cream
Description: Vanilla ice cream with chocolate sandwich cookie pieces.
I basically eat Oreos in my sleep, so you know I’m a tougher critic than most on this one. Cookies & Cream ENLIGHTENED is speckled with cookie bits and it delivers plenty of cookies & cream flavor, but the pieces are so small that you’ll definitely miss the large cookie chunks that you’d find in, say – Breyer’s Delights Cookies & Cream. You basically trade size for a higher density of smaller ones. Despite this, a cookies & cream flavor is a necessary addition to any reputable lineup, it’s better than nearly all their chocolate ice creams, and it destroys Halo Top’s. Solid not spectacular.
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 6g Protein, 17g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 5g sugar & 4g erythritol.
16) French Toast
Description: French toast ice cream with swirls of maple syrup.
Let’s be honest: the closest you’ve been to French Toast lately has had avocado on it. Eat some ice cream for breakfast like the rest of us with French Toast ENLIGHTENED. This one has a legit maple swirl that satisfies oh so well. However, there’s definitely room for improvement on the French toast base. It has an eggy, buttery, almost custardy flavor that pokes around the breakfast, but it BEGS for some cinnamon added throughout. But after all that Walden Farms calorie-free Frankensyrup you’ve been eating, you really can’t go wrong here.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 17g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 5g sugar & 5g erythritol.
17) Fudge Brownie
Description: Milk chocolate ice cream with chunks of chewy fudge brownie & chocolate chips.
Seems kinda cruel, but just take the chocolate chip cookie dough out of Brownies & Cookie Dough and you’re left with Fudge Brownie ENLIGHTENED. This shouldn’t be too difficult for you though; you already took everything else out of your diet. The brownies are really full-flavored and hit the spot, and the chocolate chips keeps things interesting when you’re not getting brownies. Unfortunately you won’t be getting brownies a lot of the time. Needs more chunks.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 7g Protein, 19g Carbs, 3.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 5g erythritol.
18) Chocolate Peanut Butter
Description: Creamy peanut butter swirled through rich chocolate ice cream.
It’s really unfair what globs of peanut butter can do to carry a flavor, but such is the case of Chocolate Peanut Butter ENLIGHTENED. The peanut butter is thick, really salty, and extremely genuine. There’s lots of it in the pint which is why I’m placing this here. Unfortunately the “rich” chocolate ice cream holds the overall experience back. It’s simply not sweet enough to put you in a peanut butter cup state of mind. I wish they used their milk chocolate ice cream instead because this chocolate is kind of bitter – just as bitter as you’ll be when you realize you dieted for 6 months straight and didn’t even get first or second call outs.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 13g Carbs, 4.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
19) All That & A Bag of Chips
Description: Potato chip ice cream with chocolate chips and a salted fudge swirl.
Dial it back to the ’90s for a minute when this saying was last cool, which also feels like the last time you ate real food. But unfortunately, Enlightened’s All That & Bag of Chips is neither all that nor the bag of chips.
It’s a bummer right off the bat that there are no actual potato chips in here – not a crumble, nor a swirl, nor any chips mixed into the base. The base just tastes like a barely saltier version of Enlightened’s base recipe (think a less buttery version of Movie Night). The salted fudge swirl is nice and rich and the chocolate chips are abundant throughout, but the chocolate flavors shouldn’t be the most prominent thing in a pint that’s supposed to be potato chips.
*All That & A Bag of Chocolate Chips.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 3g Protein, 18g Carbs, 3g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
20) Toasted Almond
Description: Creamy almond ice cream.
This one reminds me to some extent of the long underrated ice cream bar: the Good Humor Toasted Almond Bar. I spent many years of my childhood huffing and puffing behind an ice cream truck and whenever I finally gave up and caught him the next day, I would get the Toasted Almond over Strawberry Shortcake and Chocolate Eclair. Toasted Almond ENLIGHTENED has a smooth almond extract type flavor without being too pungent. I just wish this finished a little sweeter than it does, and that it had more texture. I also wish I was eating real ice cream and that I looked like Channing Tatum.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
21) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Description: Chunks of soft chocolate chip cookie dough and rich chocolate chips blended with sweet cream ice cream.
It’s honestly just the cookie dough chunks that put this one here. They’re buttery, they’re sweet, and they’re chocolatey – it’s a solid cookie dough chunk by any ice cream company’s standards. The chocolate chips help again, but the sweet cream ice cream is a little bland in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ENLIGHTENED. But bland is your way of life now, and you might take comfort in this. Just be thankful for any cookie dough at all since your coach makes you run wind sprints every time you even think about a cookie.
1/2 Cup: 100 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 3g Fat, 6g sugar & 5g erythritol.
22) Triple Chocolate
Description: A trio of rich chocolate chips, chocolate fudge, and creamy chocolate ice cream.
No doubt that Triple Chocolate ENLIGHTENED is a better chocolate ice cream than Halo Top’s straight chocolate flavor. But still, I think this one needs a little more sweetness to round it out. The fudge sauce sure helps a lot, as it often does. It adds some more decadence in the absence of any baked mix-in, and lots of chocolate chips make this a good-not-great option for pure chocolate lovers. Remember how much you used to love chocolate before you pretended to love kale? You’re doing great though.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
23) Red Velvet
Description: Cream cheese frosting swirled through red velvet ice cream.
Red Velvet ENLIGHTENED was at a severe disadvantage because Halo Top’s version is my favorite in their lineup. ENLIGHTENED’s version is a good-enough chocolate ice cream with subtle vanilla undertones and no significant protein aftertaste. It’s deeper and more chocolatey than Halo’s version, but it’s less sweet and doesn’t have any cake pieces or friggin brownie dough chunks like its competition. The cream cheese swirl imparts some added sweetness; however, it didn’t remind me of cream cheese in any way, shape, or form. And trust me, my form is basically 100% cream cheese… I would know.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 15g Carbs, 2g Fat, 5g sugar & 5g erythritol.
24) Bananas Foster
Description: Silky ribbons of caramel swirled through banana ice cream.
I had high hopes for Bananas Foster ENLIGHTENED because Halo Top has no comparable flavor, but this wasn’t one of my favorites. The banana base is refreshing but light, kind of like when you blend some frozen bananas and skim milk together when making a smoothie. The caramel is sweet and I think there’s a little cinnamon to it too. It just lacks a certain butteriness to make the overall flavor click as bananas foster. You can try setting it on fire to see if that helps; it would be a great outlet for all those steroids or whatever the f*ck you’re taking.
1/2 Cup: 80 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 5g erythritol.
25) Vanilla
Description: Creamy vanilla ice cream.
? You finally have your chance to eat something close to ice cream, and you chose plain vanilla – this one’s on you. Enlightened VANILLA would be a strong foundation for a solid flavor if it had a mix-in. Eaten in the raw, the vanilla bean extract comes on a bit too strong at the end. It tastes natural but natural isn’t very good when it comes to extracts. A sweet mix-in would help cut that factor tremendously. I still like it better than plain Chocolate ENLIGHTENED, but naked flavors rarely win me over. Naked women on the other hand… Snap me.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
26) Mint Chocolate Chip
Description: Rich chocolate chips perfectly paired with refreshing mint ice cream.
Mint Chocolate Chip ENLIGHTENED is indeed refreshing, and this is a tried and true flavor combination that masks the protein element well. However, the mint isn’t as strong as in Halo’s version and the chocolate chips don’t sweeten the deal as effectively. Let’s be real with each other: the most flavor you’ve had on prep is toothpaste, so may wanna look elsewhere than another mint flavor.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 16g Carbs, 3g Fat, 4g sugar & 5g erythritol.
27) White Chocolate Raspberry
Description: White chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips and a raspberry swirl.
What’s sexier than white chocolate & raspberries? Well, maybe something that doesn’t taste like sugar-free raspberry Smuckers…
If you’re buying this because you’re a white chocolate fan, don’t. The base is a very neutral flavor that is probably better-labeled as Enlightened’s sweet cream ice cream. The raspberry swirl is bold and definitely a raspberry flavor as it uses raspberry puree, but it also has an artificial sweetener aftertaste that I can’t ignore. Combine that with a strong taste of erythritol emanating from a neutral base and I was turned off in a hurry.
Chocolate chips can’t save this one.
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 5g Protein, 19g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 7g sugar & 5g erythritol.
28) Frozen Hot Cocoa
Description: Fluffy swirls of marshmallow & rich chocolate chips blended with chocolate ice cream.
Okay, I admit that Frozen Hot Cocoa ENLIGHTENED may have been a victim of my impatience. Like all flavors I decided to microwave it because when I crave ice cream, I’m an unstoppable beast and Lord knows I’m not waiting 15 minutes for it to temper naturally. But this caused the marshmallow swirl to become runny and nearly evaporate before the ice cream had softened. Couldn’t even get a good swirl for the photo.
I didn’t love the lasting flavor it imparted though – it’s kind of funky & artificial tasting. This tasted like a reduced fat hot cocoa mix sprinkled on a Fudgesicle
1/2 Cup: 90 calories, 7g Protein, 18g Carbs, 2.5g Fat, 6g sugar & 6g erythritol.
29) Chocolate
Description: Rich chocolate ice cream.
Is it rich as in “wealthy?”, because Chocolate ENLIGHTENED isn’t very rich on the taste buds. This is a bona fide snoozer even if it’s not entirely gross. Comparing it to Halo Top’s Chocolate, it’s a little more authentic with some true cocoa flavor. But that also makes it slightly more bitter, and I got bored with it very quickly.
There’s not much else to say here; I can’t see why you’d pick this over Fudge Brownie or Triple Chocolate. Learn how to pick flavors.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 2g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
30) Strawberry Cheesecake
Description: Sweet ribbons of strawberry swirled through creamy cheesecake ice cream.
The only thing I really enjoyed about Strawberry Cheesecake ENLIGHTENED is the strawberry swirl. It’s the only fruit swirl they use in their lineup and it’s mildly sweet and mildly tart. It’s slightly jammy but not as full-bodied as processed jelly or preserves. The cheesecake ice cream is far, far too mild. It’s like a slightly tangier version of nothing-flavored ice cream. I’d like to see Enlightened utilize a fruit swirl in more flavors but it’s a shame they wasted it on this one. Rather eat cottage cheese than this cheesecake.
1/2 Cup: 70 calories, 6g Protein, 15g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 5g sugar & 5g erythritol.
Discontinued Flavors
Pina Colada
Description: A refreshing blend of pineapple and coconut ice cream.
I thought that Pina Colada ENLIGHTENED was a refreshing change of pace, but apparently no one else agreed. The balance favored coconut and vanilla over pineapple, and I think what ultimately killed it was some erythritol sweetener aftertaste that lingered on the tongue after it finished. Or pure lack of interest. Sadly, this was the closest any of you people will get to alcohol on this diet, so there goes that.
1/2 Cup: 60 calories, 6g Protein, 14g Carbs, 1.5g Fat, 3g sugar & 5g erythritol.
Summary
Enlightened ice cream impresses with a smart variety and several knockout flavors in the top half of the list. However, there are certainly misses along the way. In general the chocolate ice creams fail to meet expectations and some gambles don’t pay off (cheesecake flavored protein ice cream).
When comparing to Halo Top, Enlightened’s flavors aren’t as sweet but have a thicker, less icy texture once you thaw it. Enlightened currently has a more robust selection with some offbeat flavors like Movie Night, Snickerdoodle, and Marshmallow Peanut Butter. They also have some sleepers like Butter Pecan.
I don’t think it’s necessary to crown a victor, since Enlightened and Halo Top trade victories in their head-to-battles. For example, Enlightened scores decisive victories on Black Cherry, Coffee, and Birthday Cake, while Halo Top takes home Red Velvet, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Mint Chocolate Chip. That said, with such high marks earned on most of the new-for-2018 flavors, I do think I slightly prefer Enlightened at this point. My recommendation remains: don’t remain loyal to either brand, and swear by my top recommendations on both lists religiously.
In summary, Enlightened sure beats stevia on cucumbers.
Stevia on Cucumbers Rating: 2 out of 10
How Many Women Are Actually Going to Snap Me Rating: 0 out of 10
Overall Rating: 8 out of 10
Related Reading:
REVIEW: Ranking All Halo Top Flavors
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I’m so jealous you got to try them all! I always check every store and each one only has like two flavors 🙁
They just increased their distribution so much and entered a lot of new stores! I hope you find soon. By me I’m able to find at Shop Rite and a select few at Giant/Stop & Shop.
Next review roundup I hope you do: A ranking of all RXBAR flavors, including the three newest varieties. I definitely know how I would rank them, but I’m curious what you think.
Your lips to God’s ears: “I would have welcomed extra calories if it meant some real cake pieces in here, but I can’t remember the last time I didn’t say that about anything… ever.”
You could also sub out cake pieces for pastrami for anything in the savory side of the world.
Ok… this is my first time here on junkbanter. I ended up here because I was looking up this new “Enlightened” ice cream I heard about, while actually eating half a pint of the Salted Caramel. I don’t know who this guy is that wrote the descrips for the flavors, but not only is he dead on — at least with the flavor I was eating — completely agree, but he’s friggin hysterical. I read through EVERY flavor description just so I could get a chuckle.
“Walden Farms frankensyrup” ?
— HYSTERICAL!
“Stevia on cucumbers” ? …
— I CAN’T EVEN!!
#cuteverycute
PS – I really enjoyed the Salted Caramel. It did the trick for fulfilling that need for sweet. Will definitely try more flavors and will steer clear from the more plain chocolate ones. ?
PS – And I never claimed to love kale.
#kalesucks ?
Glad to hear you enjoyed the review so much, Sarah! Makes my day.
This “ice cream’ is beyond vile! I don’t believe these reviews are genuine. They may have been written by people who profit from selling the ice cream. They appear to be a knock off of Halo Top. I eat Halo Top all the time. Aside from the fact that Halo Top is a bit sweeter than premium ice cream, I like it as much. Enlightened tastes like it is made out of a mix of chemicals. It appears to me to be a Halo knock off in terms of the flavors being sold and the packaging. But Enlightened is simply vile while Halo Top is delicious. I suspect that the company making Enlightened has also put up deceptive posts all through the internet with positive reviews of Enlightened. I have staff who are tracking those down and looking into where it is produced and what is really in it. The company itself does not answer their phone. They have answering messages that direct you to the internet. They have no customer service that takes calls, as far as I can tell. By the way, this stuff is not edible at all. I let it become nearly soup to give it another try after having allowed it only to soften at first. And it was as vile in soup form as it was soft. Vile is vile! What is in it? Where is it manufactured?
Thank you for your comment. Just like my Halo Top review, I received no benefit from this review. I don’t profit from Halo sales or Enlightened sales and I have zero ties to either company. As I state in my review, I think Halo Top is better at some flavors and Enlightened is better at others. You are entitled to your criticisms, however I personally find it odd that you think Enlightened is that much different than Halo in terms of quality and ingredients. Mostly everyone I speak to in the fitness community likes some Enlightened flavors a lot, and some not at all. I am the same way. I also ripped apart their new protein marshmallow crispy treats in a review, and they were gracious for the honest feedback (no matter how negative it was). I’ve met the family that created this business at the Sweets & Snacks Expo, and they’re genuinely nice, hardworking people. It’s fine that you don’t enjoy it, no taste buds were created equal, but it’s unfair to cry conspiracy when there simply is none.
triple chocolate is great….. I only eat bitterswet chocolate and do not like milk chocolate so this being very chocolaty and not very sweet only makes it better.
Haha you’re great. Thanks for the reviews man! I’m convinced certain batches of enlightened and halo are different. I’ve had the same pints taste completely different on different occasions. Or it could just be my weird ass taste buds (I didn’t like peanut butter as a kid). You’re hilarious though. Keep the reviews and ig posts coming. I live vicariously through you.
Thanks so much! I really like kale too by the way.
My husband and I are on weight watchers. So happy I found this ice cream. My husband is a big ice cream fanatic. Just love the salted Carmel bars. The fudge need a little work very bad aftertaste.
I found enlighted to be much creamier, but so much blander, than halo top. If you look at the sodium content of each I think that’s where the difference lies. Halo top has more sodium, similar to regular ice cream. The oatmeal enlighted was pretty good and I realized it’s got more sodium. I was SO excited to try birthday cake and snickerdoodle, but they were incredibly bland, and they have almost no sodium. If I could salt them I seriously would because at 60-70 calories a serving I can eat the whole pint. The other flavors with 100 cals per serving? I might as well get some Edy’s slow churned cookies and cream, which has 110 cals/serving, tastes like actual ice cream, and costs less than half of the protein ice creams.
Some solid observations for sure, but I disagree so much that Birthday Cake and Snickerdoodle are bland. I think Enlightened’s Birthday Cake flavor is much better than Halo Top’s in fact. For some of the other flavors, I’d agree with your analysis. I think the the two trade their head-to-battles.
These aren’t knock off reviews. I love enlightened and eat it all the time. Halo top on the other hand is way too high in sodium and cholesterol albeit I do like the pumpkin pie one just not enough to drive up my cholesterol.