Talenti - Caramel Pretzel Blondie

Caramel Pretzel Blondie - Sea Salt Caramel Gelato, made with Dulce de Leche, and Salted Pretzel Gelato with Blondie Pieces

 

Talenti Gelato has a new line of flavors for 2022.  They call them Gelato Pairings.  Basically, they have one gelato on one side of the pint and a second gelato on the other and then in many cases they add some mix-ins.  This new way for them to combine multiple gelatos contrasts with their Gelato Layers flavors where the gelatos (and thick mix-ins) are horizontal layers stacked from bottom to top.  With the left-right vertical layers it is perhaps easier for someone to eat right out of the jar -- I found that the stacked layers worked well when it was gently scooped into a bowl first.  There are four new pints, the first of which is called Caramel Pretzel Blondie.  The two gelatos here are Sea Salt Caramel (pint link here) and Salted Pretzel (previously seen as a layer in the Chocolate Pretzel flavor).  The mix-ins are blondie pieces.  Let's check it out.

Unscrewing the lid and peeling off the protective seal, the I can see the two bases cut the top of the pint roughly in half (there is an extra streak of pretzel base across the top, but that does not persist as I eat further down.  The caramel base, I am familiar with, the pretzel base here is light in color with small specks in it.  It looks like this base is created by grinding pretzels into crumbs and then blending them into the gelato.  Digging in, the caramel base is good like I remember.  The pretzel base is decent.  It is a relatively mild flavor, but I can taste the salted pretzel flavor in the mix.  The two go fairly well together and it is fairly easy for me to use my spoon to scoop from one side or the other.  I usually tried to get a little of both into each spoonful.  The blondie mix-ins are relatively small but provide a bit of chewy texture from time to time.

This is a solid mix of a caramel base with a pretzel-flavored base from Talenti.  The pretzel flavor is a bit mild but still very agreeable.  There are no crunchy pretzel mix-ins, so adjust your expectations for that.  For crunchier pretzel flavors from Talenti try Peanut Butter Pretzel.  I am liking this "pairings" format.  The older layers format allows for very extra thick non-gelato layers (fudge, peanut butter, jam, etc) but this side-by-side format appears easier for simpler combinations.  I am looking forward to trying more pairings flavors this spring.