New Orleans - Mississippi Debris

Mississippi Debris - Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Brownie Pieces, Chocolate Flakes, Truffles, Malt Balls, Chocolate Almonds, Cherry Cups & Marshmallows

Today we return to the New Orleans Ice Cream brand.  New Orleans is not a super-premium brand, but they have a very bold and imaginative selection of flavors -- most of them based on the New Orleans area.  Today's flavor is Mississippi Debris.  It is a chocolate ice cream filled with almost every mix-in one can think of putting into chocolate.  The idea is to simulate the flow of the 'big muddy' river through New Orleans.  Looks like a fun flavor.

Removing the lid shows a fairly dark color for the chocolate base, with a fudge swirl and one of the mix-ins visible right away.  Digging in, the chocolate base is a bit icy still and I decide to let it sit for another few minutes.  After that, the ice cream is soft enough.  As advertised, there are a lot of different kinds of mix-ins dispersed throughout the pint.  Biting into each mix-in reminded me of the old Forrest Gump line about a box of chocolates -- you never know what you are going to get.  The malt balls and almonds were crunchy while the marshmallows and caramel truffles were chewy.  Some of those chewy mix-ins might have been 'cherry cups' but I didn't notice a lot of cherry flavor from them.  I think I got at least two of each kind of mix-in as well as lots of chocolate flavor from the base and fudge swirl.

This was a fun pint for chocolate lovers.  It reminded me more than a bit of Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk.  I think I like the Ben & Jerry's a bit better, but if you are a fan of that flavor and want to try a New Orleans twist on an old favorite then you could give Mississippi Debris a try.