Mint and Peanut Butter Cup

The combination is something I have never heard of before.

The last time I went to Cold Stone I was almost killed. This time however, we were celebrating our one year wedding anniversary and we had a coupon so I somehow convinced my wife we should go.

It has been 3 long months since I last stepped foot in a Cold Stone and I must say there is no better ice cream joint. Cold Stone does it right. They have a variety of flavors (all hand made in store) and you can basically put anything known to man in your ice cream.

This was only the beginning of my problem. What flavor should I get? I didn't want to order something off the menu and I didn't just want to get a single flavor. I knew in the back of my mind that I may never go in a Cold Stone again. For some reason, the mint ice cream was standing out at me. It looked light green, fresh and tempting.

What's good to mix in the mint green ie cream aside from Oreos or M&M's? Nothing really. Thinking out loud I said, what I really want is Reese's Peanut Butter cup.

The genius Cold Stone employee looked at me and said, "Why don't you get the mint ice cream with the peanut butter cup...it's amazing."

I look in shock - what? Wait, wait - you want me to put the peanut butter cup in the mint ice cream? That doesn't sound right. That sounds like "green ketchup" or chocolate chips in my salad.

The employee said, trust me. You'll love it. I took a leap of faith....and I ordered it.

My life has never been the same. What happened afterward is a blur of ecstatic food pleasure. The taste combination sensation was taste bud shattering.

Amazing. Unheard of. How could something so simple and original be so good? The peanut butter cups complimented the green mint ice cream in a way that felt like dancing. It's always a pleasure to go to a restaurant and talk to an employee that knows what they're talking about.

Nothing else can really be said here except for go to Cold Stone, get the mint ice cream and ask for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in it.