New Orleans - Praline Crunch

Praline Crunch - Praline Ice Cream with Crunchy Whole Caramel Pecans

Today we return to the New Orleans brand for their Praline Crunch flavor.   At first glance, this looks standard Pralines & Cream implementation as first popularized by Baskin-Robbins over fifty years ago, but a second glance at the ingredient list shows a praline base flavor.  So perhaps a minor twist on that popular flavor.  We shall see.

Removing the lid shows a beige color to the base.  There is a tiny amount of frost due to some air sneaking between the lid and the ice cream but it is not enough to affect the taste.  With the first spoonful, the base has a dark earthy flavor to it.  It is sort of like a brown sugar or perhaps a burnt caramel.  I guess this is consistent with what the praline coating would be like if it was fully blended into a base ice cream.  It is a noticeable difference from the usual vanilla base and I liked it.  The caramel pecans are crunchy and quite good.  I actually like a gooey coating to pecans better than a hard, praline candy coating.

I quite liked this pint.  The variation on the standard pralines & cream is quite minor, but it is a good one.  I liked the brown-sugar-like base and the caramel pecans.  If you're a pralines & cream fan and this type of subtle twist interests you, then give this flavor a try.