Sebastian Joe's - Toasted Almond Joy

Toasted Almond Joy - Chocolate Ice Cream with Toasted Coconut and Almonds

The final pint from my recent trek to the Sebastian Joe's scoop shop in the Lowry Hill neighborhood in Minneapolis is called Toasted Almond Joy.   It has the same ingredients as the candy bar -- chocolate, coconut and almonds.  Those make a winning combination of ice cream flavors that I had to get it.  I have had ice creams which include these ingredients several times, from Talenti, Graeter's, McConnell's and the local Pumphouse Creamery.  It'll be fun to see how this Sebastian Joe's pint compares. 

Removing the lid, I see a chocolate base!  These flavors are usually done with a coconut base with chocolate mix-ins but this pint is done with a chocolate base and coconut mix-ins.  I have seen this before with Graeter's (see link above).  As is common with Sebastian Joe's bases, the base ice cream is so thick and chunky that it doesn't smooth out when packed into the container.  It looks like a big hunk of cookie dough.  Digging in, the chocolate ice cream is quite delicious and there is a high density of mix-ins.  About half the mix-ins are crunchy almond pieces while the other half are strands of toasted coconut.  This is quite delicious.

This is a successful implementation of a coconut-chocolate-and-almond flavor from Sebastian Joe's.  Like Graeter's, this is a more chocolate-centric implementation than usual.  For a more coconut-centric implentation, I would check out Pumphouse (for ice cream) or Talenti (for gelato).  The Talenti is actually extra coconut-y.  McConnell's also has a pint with these flavors, but the coconut is so toasted as to create a different type of flavor (it is excellent for those who love toasted coconut, though).  You almost cannot go wrong with these ingredients.  If you like your coconut extra chocolatey, check out this Toasted Almond Joy flavor from Sebastian Joe's.