McConnell's - Churros Con Leche

Churros Con Leche - Cinnamon Vanilla Ice Cream with Churros Pieces

Today's review is the Churros Con Leche flavor from the Santa Barbara-based McConnell's brand.  There's a few non-homogenous flavors of McConnell's that I haven't reviewed yet but I'd been having trouble finding grocery stores that carry them.  This particular pint was found at Ralph's last week.  The use of churros as a mix-in looks interesting.  I associate Churros with Mexican Food but it appears to have originate in Spain.  It is basically fried dough extruded through a star-shaped die and is typically covered in cinnamon and sugar.  The con leche modifier simply means "with milk" or in this case with ice cream.

Romance copy on McConnell's pints is always fun

Removing the lid of the pint shows the beige color of the cinnamon base.  The cinnamon is fully mixed in and is not a swirl.  The first spoonful tasted like cinnamon as expected but not in a spicy way.  I could also taste a little bit of vanilla in there.  Usually vanilla is hard for me to pick out when there are other flavors present but there it was.  At first I thought there wasn't going to be any mix-ins but a few spoonfuls in I started encountering them.  The churro pieces had a flavor that blended into the base rather than contrasting it, but it did provide a mild crunchiness to the spoonfuls that contained it.

A simple well-implemented flavor.   The Cinnamon Buns flavor from Ben & Jerry's is a bit similar -- caramel instead of vanilla, dough instead of fried dough.  I guess it depends on whether you are in the mood for a churro or a cinnamon bun.  If you're in the mood for a churro, then this pint replicates that flavor quite well.