Milkjam Creamery - Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake - Strawberry Sherbet with Vanilla Wafer Ice Cream

Today is another flavor from the Minneapolis-based Milkjam Creamery.   It is called Strawberry Shortcake.  Flavors based on strawberry shortcake are not uncommon -- I reviewed one a limited batch flavor from Ben & Jerry's a while back.  Strawberry is a strong and often very sweet flavor so it is common to cut it with cream cheese, rhubarb, sour cream or shortcake.  The combination here is a bit different.  The strawberry is delivered in the form of a sherbet (lower dairy, but not non-dairy like a sorbet) and the shortcake is delivered as vanilla wafers.  Sounds interesting.  Let's give it a whirl.

Removing the lid shows a lot.  I see a marbling of two bases -- the pink strawberry sherbet base and the vanilla wafer base.  Plus, I see a large hunk of a vanilla wafer on top as well.  It looks more breadish than the usual vanilla wafter.  Digging in, the texture is very soft, and smooth as is normal for Milkjam Creamery, but it is still creamy like ice cream.  The strawberry sherbet is a bit more tart than the usual strawberry but it is quite delicious.  The vanilla wafers are as soft and bready as they look.  A bit surprising but it works very well.  It reminded me a bit of the ladyfinger mix-ins in Milkjam's Turkish Tiramisu flavor.

This is a unique and delicious strawberry-themed pint.  Swirling sherbet with ice cream is a great idea and should be done more often.  'Strawberry shortcake' is a very loose inspiration -- it is a slightly tart strawberry and the bready mix-ins are soft -- but this is still a very good pint of ice cream.  Strawberry fans should check this out.