Bernie's Yearning: Ben & Jerry's founder creates Bernie Sanders ice cream – and you could win one

Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Ben Cohen, has created a small batch of Bernie Sanders themed ice cream in support of the Democratic senator. Cohen made 40 pints of 'Bernie's Yearning', 25 of which he donated to the Vermont senator's presidential campaign.

On the website for the flavour, berniesyearning.com, Cohen says that it is a solo project not associated with Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.

"Jerry and I have been constituents of Bernie Sanders for the last 30 years. We've seen him in action and we believe in him. When we're out speaking on his behalf people always ask if there's a Ben and Jerry's flavor. There's not. But if I were going to come up with one, this is what it would be," says the website.

The back of the pot of ice cream explains that the flavour is inspired by Sander's attacks on 'the 1%': "The entire top of this pint is covered with a thick disc of solid chocolate. Underneath is plain mint ice cream. The chocolate disc represents the huge majority of economic gains that have gone to the top 1% since the end of the recession. Beneath it, the rest of us."

Consumers of the ice cream are given instructions how best to eat it:

People in the US can go to the website and fill in a form to be in with a chance of winning one of the limited pints.