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

A regional grocery store not long ago went viral after unveiling an remarkable 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 The video shows an employee dipping a vanilla soft-serve cone in a bowl of melted Stew Leonard's-brand butter GAS STATION SPIN ON CLASSIC ITALIAN DESSERT GOES VIRAL 'ROAD TRIP LUXURY' 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 times sparking reactions ranging from amusement to mild disbelief My son just commented in awe 'We don't even do that in Wisconsin ' one person wrote Just because you ameriCAN doesn't mean you ameriSHOULD another joked CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERMany 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 explained I could have gone my whole life without ever fathoming this combo and now I'm craving it so much another wrote CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESOther 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 stated TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZSpeaking 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 limited days for fear that I might like it too much and I was right to do so the official noted 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