Milkjam Creamery - Ridin' Duuurty

Ridin' Duuurty - Oreo Milk with Oreo Chunks and Salted Peanut Butter

Last week, I heard that Milkjam Creamery in Minneapolis came out with a mint chocolate chip flavor, so I went down there to pick up a couple of pints.  I am saving the mint chocolate chip for later.  The other pint I picked up is called Ridin' Duuurty.  Milkjam's flavor-name puns are often from way out in left field.  I believe it is likely a reference to a popular hip-hop song from the 00s called Ridin'.  I hadn't heard of it myself, but it was popular enough to get parodied by Weird Al.  The flavor itself looks like a modification of a cookies and cream.  The base is said to be flavored with 'Oreo milk'.  That likely means that the milk, cream and sugar were heated up with Oreo's in the pan which were then strained out later.  Some brands refer to this has a base which has been 'infused' with a flavor.  Here they add Oreo's themselves as a mix-in alongside peanut butter.  It should be fun.

Opening the pint, the oreo milk base is a grey-ish color.  There are no black specks in the base either.  Often cookies and cream implementations will allow the powdery Oreo crumbs to blend into the base.  This is a solid brownish-grey color.  The Oreo mix-ins are visible right away on top of the pint.  The pieces are large enough that you can discern the distinctive Oreo pattern.  Many gourmet ice cream brands are moving away from specifically Oreo-brand cookies and either making their own chocolate sandwich cookie or by using an organically-made version such as Newman-O's or Back to Nature.  Not here.  These are definitely Oreos.  With the first spoonful, you can taste the specific Oreo flavor in the base even without the Oreo pieces.  It is quite good.  Every once in a while, I encountered a sugar-cube sized hunk of salted peanut butter.  These provided an excellent compliment to the Oreos.  There were not a whole lot of these peanut butter cubes but they had a very strong flavor whenever I bit into one.

This was an excellent gourmet version of an Oreo cookies and cream.  The peanut butter in the mix reminded me a bit of this old limited batch flavor from Ben & Jerry's (no longer available).  Just a little bit of peanut butter but it went a long way.  Cookies and cream fans will love this.  Those who specifically love the Oreo brand will love it even more.