Trader Joe’s Figo Half Dipped Frozen Sandwich Bars Review

Frozen desserts and ice cream never go out of season, in our opinion. Thirty-seven degrees outside? Bring on the triple scoop! In that spirit, today, we review Trader Joe’s Figo Half Dipped Chocolate & Vanilla Sandwich Bars.

Two things strike me about the name of this item.

“Figo!” which, according to Google, translates from Italian to “cool” or “sounds cool.” These are not called “ice cream” sandwich bars but rather a “frozen dessert.”

These bars are made in Italy! I’m unsure why these aren’t labeled as ice cream since they contain milk and cream. I’m guessing it’s some sort of regulation? Hmmm.

Price

The Figo Half-Dipped Frozen Sandwich Bars $4.49/12.27 Oz at Trader Joe’s. The box has 6 Sandwich Bars.

Ingredients

Vanilla-flavored frozen dairy dessert (nonfat milk, sugar, water, glucose syrup [corn, wheat], anhydrous milk fat, cream, whey solids, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, guar gum, carob bean gum, natural flavor, vanilla bean specks)

Chocolate wafers (sugar, rice flour, cornstarch, corn flour, coconut oil, breakfast cocoa processed with alkali, semisweet chocolate [sugar, unsweetened chocolate, unsweetened chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, soy lecithin {emulsifier}], honey, hazelnut paste, sodium bicarbonate [leavening agent], guar gum, dextrose, egg, salt, ammonium bicarbonate [leavening agent])

Chocolatey coating (vegetable oil [coconut and /or sunflower and/or soybean and/or canola oil], sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin [emulsifier], natural flavor).

Contains milk, egg, soy, coconut, hazelnut, wheat.
May contain peanut, almonds, pistachio.

Nutrition Facts

Calories per serving: 350

Serves 3	amount	%dv
Total Fat	17 g	22%
Saturated Fat	11 g	55%
Trans Fat	0 g
Cholesterol	15 mg	5%
Sodium	95 mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate	45 g	16%
Dietary Fiber	1 g	4%
Total Sugars	32 g
Includes	28 g Added Sugars	56%
Protein	3 g
Vitamin D	0.0 mcg	0%
Calcium	80 mg	6%
Iron	1.6 mg	8%
Potassium	270 mg	6%

Trader Joe’s Figo Half Dipped Chocolate & Vanilla Sandwich Bars Review

He says (Mark): A new twist on one of my favorite frozen treats! The half-dipped was a nice touch, but the smaller, step down in size was brilliant. Definitely eye-catching. Great cookie, ice cream, and chocolate dip combination. Serving size was two? Someone should have told me before I put the box back in the freezer 😉

Overall rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

She says (Bridget): I’m more of an ice cream sandwich gal than a dipped ice cream bar gal. I loved the combo of the two here, though. The chocolate “dip” coating is yummy and doesn’t break off in one massive piece as you bite in (looking at you, Dairy Queen). The sandwich cookie part is thick and has that classic “sticky” texture of an ice cream sandwich but is a bit thicker. I can taste the hazelnut paste in the cookie. They’re good! Are they Hold the Cone good? Not quite. 

Overall rating: 4 of 5 stars