** ~ Ice Cream Eating Now Thread -- Round 3 ~ **

[lazymuchacho]

Erick, I won't give you Handel's flavor suggestions because I know we different brah, but I'll just say the same thing I said to SOH: before committing on your pints, try any and every flavor that sounds remotely interesting to you.

They will be perfectly happy to let you do this.

[ErickStevens]

Erick, I won't give you Handel's flavor suggestions because I know we different brah, but I'll just say the same thing I said to SOH: before committing on your pints, try any and every flavor that sounds remotely interesting to you.

They will be perfectly happy to let you do this.

There's certain flavors I know I won't need to try (Graham Central, Spouse Like a House) but I will be sampling many things in order to round out my 8 pints.

[pkahnman]

Ample Hills pickup




cookie dough with swirls of vanilla ice cream?

[nakkiz]

I envy you pkahnman. One day I will get to scoop the munchies.

[The Solution]

Coolhaus Chocolate Molten Cake

http://theicecreaminformant.freeforu...te-molten-cake



Overall a good pint for a true chocolate lover. If I had more cake pieces I would of gave this a better score. While there was a lack of cake pieces, the swirl was far from weak. This reminded me of eating chocolate therapy from ben and jerry's without the cookies and added cake pieces. With a very unique chocolate base, and a killer fudge swirl that alone gives this a decent score. Between the Mint and this one, I would give this one the edge.

Grade: B

Sea Salt Caramel and Espresso Chip.



I'll probably get 6-8 pints.

i know you like pretzels
Caramel Pretzel Crunch may be a winner for you. Thick Swirl and legit pretzel pieces.

[nakkiz]

@Bob What a shame about the amount of mix-ins. I've had three pints of the molten chocolate, and I must admit that they have a slight problem in regards to having the same amount of mixns from pint to pint.

That said I think it's one of the best chocolate bases out there.

Have you had their bananas foster?

[The Solution]

@Bob What a shame about the amount of mix-ins. I've had three pints of the molten chocolate, and I must admit that they have a slight problem in regards to having the same amount of mixns from pint to pint.

That said I think it's one of the best chocolate bases out there.

Have you had their bananas foster?

Just dirty Mint
and i had their Peanut Butter, SnickerDoodle + Mint Cookie. Those are the only 3 i can find when i go to columbus. Nothing around erie carries coolhaus.

[SOH11]

So there's no 7-Elevens near me. Got into MI last night to visit family, and my grandma from Chicago surprised me with four pints of 7-Eleven Smores as my Christmas gift.

Good job grandma, very good job,

[nakkiz]

So there's no 7-Elevens near me. Got into MI last night to visit family, and my grandma from Chicago surprised me with four pints of 7-Eleven Smores as my Christmas gift.

Good job grandma, very good job,

You really do like S'mores, dont you?

Have you scooped it before?

[SOH11]

Haha yeah, I love Smores!

And yeah, had it once and fell in love <3

[ugasar]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!!!

Jeni’s Sweet Potato Pecan Praline


I am a huge fan of sweet potato casserole, but only with pecans. Therefore I was excited to see Jeni’s use pecans this year rather than the torched marshmallows from last year. From what I remember, the base tastes the same as last years version. It is pale orange in color and extremely dense. I really forgot how high quality of a base Jeni’s manages to make.



I wouldn’t say it tastes exactly like sweet potato, but it is close and does provide a fair amount of sweetness with a slight cinnamon aftertaste. Although not as sweet as I would have liked, the mix-ins make up for it. The pecans are crunchy, but coated in a cinnamon, brown sugar glaze that softens them slightly. The brown sugar coating sweetens this pint up tremendously, which makes you realize why Jeni’s didn’t go over board in making the base very sweet. The texture of the molasses coating is somewhat thick like a swirl, and you occasionally get some grittiness due to the sugar that gives the pecans that candied taste. On the back end, you are left with a great pecan flavor that was the perfect mix-in for the sweet potato base.



All in all, it doesn’t scream sweet potato, but I am definitely a fan of this one, especially compared to last years Sweet Potato Torched Marshmallows. The exceptionally dense and thick base coupled with the crunchy pecans coated in a brown sugar swirl is a great duo. This has me more than ready for Thanksgiving dinner! Well done Jeni’s.. And welcome back! B+

[nakkiz]

Haha yeah, I love Smores!

And yeah, had it once and fell in love <3

I agree - it's a great graham base, and marshmellow swirl. I like GF a lot too, but i'm a sucker for cinnamon.

When you try Handel's let us know how it compares! Never been to one that stocked it.

[The Solution]

All in all, it doesn’t scream sweet potato, but I am definitely a fan of this one, especially compared to last years Sweet Potato Torched Marshmallows. The exceptionally dense and thick base coupled with the crunchy pecans coated in a brown sugar swirl is a great duo. This has me more than ready for Thanksgiving dinner! Well done Jeni’s.. And welcome back! B+

Agree the marshmallow was medicore at best. Glad to see the pecan is an upgrade.

[ErickStevens]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!!!!

Jeni’s Sweet Potato Pecan Praline

Dude, if this stuff is a B+... S&S' Sweet Potato Casserole is going to make your brain implode.

[The Solution]

Spouse like a House -- Vanilla ice cream + Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel's
Handel's did not skimp on this one:

[gbullock32]

Spouse like a House -- Vanilla ice cream + Peanut Butter Filled Pretzel's
Handel's did not skimp on this one:

Mirin' so hard right now...

[Tdiguy]

us canadian bros get screwed on flavours but seen this today and figured id try it. ( i usually go across the border and bring back good ones)....This is a solid flavor over here tho and worth the pick up.

Great brownie swirl, lots of cookie dough chunks and peanut butter balls as well...if you like half baked this is a must try.

[nakkiz]

^ Sadly it was a limited edition in the US(I think?), but PB half baked is certainly worth a scoop!

[ugasar]

Agree the marshmallow was medicore at best. Glad to see the pecan is an upgrade.

Not a fan of marshmallows in/on my sweet potato! This one is much better..

Dude, if this stuff is a B+... S&S' Sweet Potato Casserole is going to make your brain implode.

Just what I wanted to hear! Placing order sometime today..

[ErickStevens]

http://saltandstraw.com/product/seasonal-pints/

Other than the Tequila Spiked Egg Nog (yikes) I'm pumped about these. We'll see if Peppermint Cocoa holds a candle to Jeni's Dark Chocolate Peppermint.

[jaredmus]

Mirin' so hard right now...

Sounds like a home made version of chubby hubby which is one of my favorites

[SOH11]

Just got my Handels. Quart of Graham Central. Pints of: Bday Cake, Banana Cream Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. Got my mom a pint of Coffee Chocolate Chip.

[The Solution]

Just got my Handels. Quart of Graham Central. Pints of: Bday Cake, Banana Cream Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. Got my mom a pint of Coffee Chocolate Chip.

Chocolate raspberry truffle wise pick up

Personally banana cream pie as not as good as 7-11 or wegmans for a banana ice cream (if you had that)

Prepare to be mind blown on GCC

[SOH11]

Oh I'm no stranger to the greatness of GCC! I've never had a banana ice cream and the sample I got was really good, no Wegmans near me. Chocolate Raspberry Truffle was delicious in the sample, so was Pumpkin Cheesecake.

I've got those and four pints of 7-11 Smores in my cooler under a 10 lb bag of dry ice. The dry ice doesn't touch every pint, so I'm worried some will melt. Hope not, never messed with dry ice before but I got it for 10 bucks...

[ugasar]

http://saltandstraw.com/product/seasonal-pints/

Other than the Tequila Spiked Egg Nog (yikes) I'm pumped about these. We'll see if Peppermint Cocoa holds a candle to Jeni's Dark Chocolate Peppermint.

I don't about that fruit cake man.. Not a fan here! I bet the peppermint cocoa is solid, but I don't know if it can touch Jeni's.. That is easily one of my favorites by Jeni's!

I've got those and four pints of 7-11 Smores in my cooler under a 10 lb bag of dry ice. The dry ice doesn't touch every pint, so I'm worried some will melt. Hope not, never messed with dry ice before but I got it for 10 bucks...

I have traveled over 3 hours in over 100 degree GA heat with regular ice.. You will be fine.. Throw some regular ice on top too just to be safe!

[nakkiz]

Like ugasar said, I wouldnt worry. Keep in mind that ice cream companies use it to ship ice cream which takes up to 48 hrs sometimes.

[SOH11]

Ice cream turned out fine! Was a little bit soft, but not nearly as bad as last time.

I lol'd though...again, my order got messed up but this time it was my fault. The first three pints I had scooped were Bday Cake, Banana, and Pumpkin Cheesecake and then I threw her for a loop when I shouted out to the girl I wanted Coffee Chocolate Chip as well. I think she thought I wanted that in place of Pumpkin, because I don't have that pint. Didn't get charged for it though like last time.

I did check all my pints this time though for the right flavor, I just completely forgot about Pumpkin Cheesecake. Oh well, out of all the flavors I got it was my least favorite but still very good.

Bob: if 7-Eleven or Wegman's is better than Handel's Banana Cream Pie, I need them. Now. I devoured that entire pint of Banana Cream Pie in about five minutes; I couldn't stop. Such a rich banana flavor/base and the whipped cream swirl was beyond generous. The pie crust pieces were ground up and I got small pie crust bits in virtually every bite. It surpassed Halftime as my 3rd favorite Handel's flavor. Easily an "A".



If you look closely you can see the ground up pie crust crumbs. I actually really liked the crumbs in this as opposed to chunks; they seemingly blended into the background of the banana base and gave it a great texture.

[The Solution]

7-11 Banana Cream pie is loaded from top to bottom in pie crust pieces, they do not short change you at all
Wegmans Banana is pure and ripe like a real banana out of the skin. Plus they load in a marshmallow + Fudge swirl + PB Cups
The base of wegmans alone IMO is the best banana out of the 3 i have tried, 7-11 being second. 7-11 Quality will shock you as you know with the S'mores. its a quality pint.

[SOH11]

Well I doubt I'll get to scoop Wegmans anytime soon, but 7-11 is a possibility based on travel...though that won't happen for awhile. I'll have to snag it in the future and see how it compares because I found Handel's version to be dense in the best way possible; loved every spoon.

Afterwards, I took two scoops of Chocolate Raspberry Truffle...such a rich dark chocolate base, and both scoops were just loaded in truffles. Loved that the raspberry swirl wasn't overpowering; very soft raspberry flavor. Such a good recommendation.

[The Solution]

Well I doubt I'll get to scoop Wegmans anytime soon, but 7-11 is a possibility based on travel...though that won't happen for awhile. I'll have to snag it in the future and see how it compares because I found Handel's version to be dense in the best way possible; loved every spoon.

Afterwards, I took two scoops of Chocolate Raspberry Truffle...such a rich dark chocolate base, and both scoops were just loaded in truffles. Loved that the raspberry swirl wasn't overpowering; very soft raspberry flavor. Such a good recommendation.

Would not let you down
My brother's wife's favorite flavor (Choc Raspberry Truffle) first flavor i ever tried. Loaded with truffle pieces and that swirl = HNNGG

She use to work there in her HS days, that is how i figured out about Handel's

That wegmans tho...