Sweet Science - Stracciatella

Stracciatella - Vanilla Ice Cream with Shreds of Milk Chocolate

We return yet again to Saint Paul's Sweet Science brand for their Stracciatella flavor.  You'll have to indulge me on the increase in frequency of pint reviews from this brand.  They've recently had their final tasting event where I was inspired to stock up a bit.  They will be opening their first scoop shop later in the summer.  Once that happens, I will be able to pick up any new flavors there but it may not have the urgency of a monthly tasting event.   The stracciatella technique of creating a shredded chocolate mix-in while the ice cream is churning was discussed in a previous review.  This is their flagship flavor for that technique.  A simple vanilla ice cream with shredded chocolate mix-ins.

Removing the lid, the vanilla base is the expected off-white beige color and plenty of the chocolate mix-ins are visible.  The chocolate pieces do look like little shreds.  Digging in, the ice cream has a soft texture and a bright flavor.  There is something else in the mix.  I checked the side of the pint and raspberry liqueur is listed in the ingredients.  I am surprised that is not listed in the main flavor description.  It's is just a twist of raspberry.  Not enough to dominate the flavor but you can definitely tell that it is there.  I like it.  The shredded chocolate is flavorful and delicious.  It has a different texture than the white chocolate mix-in of the previous pint.  Here the chocolate is soft and flake-shaped while the previous white chocolate was like a crunchy inner lattice to the ice cream.

This was a fun pint.  The stracciatella flakes are well implemented here.  I guess one could say that these are not all that different from standard flake-shaped chocolate chips, but they were still pretty good.  The raspberry twist was a surprise, but I quite liked it.  It made it more interesting than the standard vanilla chocolate chip.