Häagen-Dazs - Irish Cream Brownie

Irish Cream Brownie - Ice Cream infused Irish Cream with Brownie Pieces and a Fudge Swirl

Today's flavor is another from the Spirits Collection from Häagen-Dazs.  This flavor is called Irish Cream Brownie. Irish Cream is a cream-based liqueur which includes Irish Whiskey.  The mix-ins are brownies and a fudge swirl.  I checked online and I actually found a bunch of recipes for irish cream brownies.  I learn all sorts of things trying different ice creams!  Checking my archives, I do see a similar pint from Izzy's called Irish Moxie.  That one has cookie and heath bar mix-ins instead of brownies.  There is no coffee explicitly listed in the flavor description, but I checked the ingredients for this pint and I do see coffee listed.  So they do both have coffee.  It should be fun to see how today's pint compares!

Removing the lid, I see quite a bit.  The ice cream as a creamy-brown color with some evidence of marbling.  There is coffee in the base and it appears that the fudge swirl has been blended into the base more in some places than in others.  There are a lot of mix-ins pieces visible as well.  The brownie mix-ins appear to be ground up into many small crumb-like pieces.  The first spoonful delivers quite a bit of irish cream flavor.  As with the rest of the flavors in the Spirits Collection, the main affect of the alcohol is in the aroma.  It does not taste 'boozy', but your mouth gets flooded with the smell of the irish cream.  I've written this before, but I really like this effect.  There is coffee flavor and a fudge swirl.  They taste pretty good and go with the whiskey flavor quite well.  The brownie pieces are finely ground into mostly crumb sizes -- though some of the pieces are large enough as to create a chewy texture.

All in all, this is very good implementation of an irish cream flavor.  Compared to Izzy's Irish Moxie,  the whiskey flavor is more pronounced and aromatic in the Häagen-Dazs, but Izzy's has better coffee flavor.  Both have chocolate mix-ins, but they overall texture is soft here (brownies and a swirl) while it is crunchy with Izzy's (cookies and toffee).  Of course, Izzy's is a local brand and Häagen-Dazs is available nationwide.  If you like Irish Cream, check this flavor out.