Carl’s Jr. has had an Oreo ice cream sandwich on their menu for a while now, but have decided to test out a cool new take on the classic dessert… The Brrrger.  That’s right kids, an ice cream sandwich hamburger.  Chocolate ice cream and coloured frosting make the “burger”, which is sandwiched by cookie “buns”.

Where has this been all my life?  What will this ingenuity of engineering lead to next?

via FoodBeast

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