Stephen Colbert to Ben & Jerry: Make ‘Caramel Fiorina’ and ‘Martin O’Mallomar’

He suggested flavors for candidates besides Bernie on his show Wednesday.

By Kristin Toussaint @kristindakota

January 28, 2016

On Wednesday’s episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert critiqued “Bernie’s Yearning,’’ the limited-edition Bernie Sanders-themed Ben & Jerry’s flavor, for violating the “well-known ice cream equal time law.’’

“Legally, Ben [of Ben & Jerry’s] has to give equal churn time to all the candidates by making a flavor for each of them,’’ Colbert said. “We already have ‘Bernie’s Yearning,’ why not ‘Caramel Fiorina?’’’

Ben Cohen of the Ben & Jerry’s duo thought of the Bernie’s flavor all on his own, making pints in his own kitchen. The flavor is essentially mint chocolate chip but features a thick disc of solid chocolate on top of plain mint ice cream as a symbol for Sanders’s message about economic inequality.

“It’s a clever idea, but I’ve got some news for Ben,’’ Colbert said on his show. “In reality, that top 1 percent generally doesn’t have a lot of chocolate in it.’’

Colbert continued to suggest candidate-themed flavors:

– “Martin O’Mallomar’’ – “Mike Huckabee’s Life Begins at Confection’’ – “Hillary’s Whatever Flavor You Want This to Be’’

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