Baskin Robbins gets into the Halloween spirit

Although Halloween in Japan is not as major an event as it is in the U.S., more and more people have begun to “celebrate” it in recent years, albeit mainly in the form of pumpkin shaped cookies or Halloween-themed decorations in shops. Baskin Robbins Japan is no exception, and the ice cream chain is ready to offer their customers a little Halloween flavor, quite literally.

Through Oct 31, special Halloween-themed flavors and products will be available at Baskin Robbins stores around Japan. They’re offering four fun flavors – “Pumpkin Pudding” that combines the natural flavor of pumpkin with the sweet taste of caramel sauce, “Pistachio Scream” which combines the brilliant green color of pistachio with the tempting dark brown of chocolate, “Magical Mint Night” which offers a taste of refreshing mint and dark chocolate added with delightful pop rock candy, and “The Witch’s Trick”, a sherbet that seems to trick your senses with purple-colored apple sherbet and red-colored grape sherbet.

Each is available from 320 yen per cup and up.

In addition to the special flavors, there are other Halloween-themed items, also a delight to look at (and, of course, taste).

There’s the “Halloween Sundae” (priced from 590 yen and up) decorated with a pumpkin cookie and Halloween shaped chocolates, as well as chocolate sauce and colored mints running over a small “stair” of brownies.

There are also the adorable “Halloween Dolls” available in the form of a ghost, panda, bear or rabbit. For a more simple ice cream treat, there’s the “Halloween Variety Pack”, which offers a choice of 6 or 12 ice cream scoops (priced from 1,480 yen and up for 6 scoops and 2,650 yen and up for 12 scoops), topped with cute pumpkin and ghost shaped cookies and chocolates.

If you’re thirsty, you can have the “Magical Shake”, priced from 460 yen and up for a small size, that you can have custom made with 2 ice cream flavors of your choice, or it seems they also have original flavors such as Pumpkin Latte, Mixed Fruit Au Lait and Rum Coffee. They also have the “Marshmallows and Ghost Crepe”, available with or without ice cream.

Just in case all these sweet treats are not enough for you, Baskin Robbins is also conducting an instant lottery that offers customers a chance to win some cute novelty items for every 300 yen spent. You can win a set of playing cards, a ball-point pen or a 3D pop-up memo pad.

Source: Baskin Robbins 31 Ice Cream Japanese website via Narinari.com news (Japanese)

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