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Grocery chain goes viral with ‘addictive’ butter-dipped ice cream cones, sparking divided reactions

Grocery chain goes viral with ‘addictive’ butter-dipped ice cream cones, sparking divided reactions

A regional grocery store recently went viral after unveiling an unusual — and intriguing — treat: butter-dipped ice cream cones.

Stew Leonard’s, a Connecticut-based chain with additional locations in New York and New Jersey, posted an Instagram video of the dessert on Nov. 20.

The video shows an employee dipping a vanilla soft-serve cone in a bowl of melted Stew Leonard’s-brand butter.

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« Soft serve … dipped in real butter, » the post read. « Yes, we’re testing it. Yes, it’s insane. »

The chain also shared a video of its CEO, Stew Leonard Jr., trying the dish himself. The Instagram video has been liked nearly 75,000 times, sparking reactions ranging from amusement to mild disbelief.

« My son just said (in awe), ‘We don’t even do that in Wisconsin,' » one person wrote.

« Just because you ameriCAN doesn’t mean you ameriSHOULD, » another joked.

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Many commenters were enthusiastic about the butter-and-vanilla combination and expressed interest in trying it.

« I would absolutely lose my mind over this, » an Instagram user said.

« I could have gone my whole life without ever fathoming this combo … and now I’m craving it so much, » another wrote.

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Other social media users made suggestions for the dish.

« Serve with French fries! » one person wrote.

« Gotta do that with sweet-corn ice cream! » another viewer said.

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Speaking to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Stew Leonard’s described the treat as « the perfect combination of salty [and] sweet. »

« I held off trying the butter-dipped cone for a few days for fear that I might like it too much, and I was right to do so, » the official said. 

« It’s absolutely delicious! »

She added, « The overriding flavors are obviously vanilla, butter and salt, but as you take your first bite, there’s a slight crunch from the cooled butter shell, and I think that’s what makes the cone a little addictive and totally decadent. »



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