Van Leeuwen - Wild Blueberry Shortcake

Wild Blueberry Shortcake - Vanilla Ice Cream with a Blueberry Swirl and Chunks of Shortcake

The next flavor in Van Leeuwen Ice Cream's Walmart-exclusive flavors for spring is called Wild Blueberry Shortcake (instagram link here).  We have gotten past the eat-it-if-you-dare flavors like Kraft Macaraoni & Cheese and Pizza and into the more agreeable flavors.  This is a vanilla ice cream with a blueberry swirl and chunks of shortcake.  Let's check it out.

Removing the lid the vanilla base has a yellowish color (Van Leeuwen's 'French' ice cream includes extra eggs) and I can see quite a bit of the blueberry swirl already.  Digging in, I taste the blueberry right away.  It has a pretty good flavor, but it a bit on the mild side.  This could be specific to me, but I often think blueberry is milder than other berries.  It's still good, though.  The shortcake pieces are scattered throughout the pint.  Shortcake does not have a strong flavor either, but that's expected.  They provide something interesting to chew on.

This is a solid and agreeable blueberries and shortcake flavor from Van Leeuwen.  I found the blueberry flavor a bit mild, but that could be a personal preference of mine.  The more potent flavors of blueberry (not blended with other berries or paired with lemon) that I have had have been hand-packed flavors from local scoop shops like Milkjam and Izzy's (when they had a scoop shop).  Blueberry lovers who like Van Leeuwen will still want to try this.  Enjoy.