New Orleans - Cherries Jubilee

Cherries Jubilee - Cherry Ice Cream with Brandy-Soaked Cherries and a Dash of Orange Liqueur

We return to the New Orleans brand ice cream today for their Cherries Jubilee flavor.  This is the brand that likes to incorporate a lot of New Orleans-themed desserts into their ice cream flavors.  It looks like Cherries Jubilee was not invented in New Orleans -- it was likely invented by the French chef Auguste Escoffier for the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebration in London in 1897.  That said, the fruit liqueur flambe in the French style makes it fit right in with other New Orleans desserts such as Bananas Foster.  Indeed, Cherries Jubilee has become a popular menu item at famous New Orleans restaurants.  I am looking forward to trying this.

Removing the lid shows the cherry base is a bit purple.  It is a black cherry base!  There is some marbling of the ice cream -- some areas are lighter purple than others.  Digging in, the ice cream has delicious black cherry flavor.  It is fairly sweet and you can taste a bit of the brandy in there as well.  The cherry mix-ins were not obvious at first, but they did eventually appear, often clinging to the walls of the container.  They were similarly delicious as the base ice cream was and had a bit more intense brandy flavor to them as well.  I did not specifically notice the dash of orange liqueur but it did

This was a very good pint of ice cream -- my favorite New Orleans flavor yet.  It is simple -- basically a lot black cherry flavor with bit of a brandy kick -- but it was well-done and a good flavor mix.  Black Cherry fans should not hesitate to try this out.