Pumphouse - Orange + Tangerine Sorbet with Sweet Cream

Orange & Tangerine Sorbet with Sweet Cream - Sweet Cream with a Swirl of Orange and Tangerine Sorbet

The Pumphouse Creamery in South Minneapolis is the source for the next flavor:  Orange + Tangerine Sorbet with Sweet Cream.  Their flavor page says that it seasonal flavor designed to take advantage of the citrus season.  This appears to be another one of those 'dreamsicle'-based flavors.  I had a similar flavor last month from Sweet Science.  This flavor is a little different.  There is both orange and tangerine in the sorbet and the base is sweet cream instead of vanilla.  This is the second pint I have had with tangerine in it.  The first being one of the lesser-known but still-on-the-menu Häagen-Dazs flavors called Vanilla, Tangerine & Shortbread.  Citrus flavors in the winter are a fun antidote to the cold weather.

Opening the pint, the sweet cream base is a bright white color and there is quite a bit of the sorbet on the top.  The colors are so bright and the top of the pint is so smooth that I had trouble getting my camera to focus in the first picture.  I usually catch this, but oh well.  The subsequent photos are in focus as scooping leaves some texture on top for the camera to focus on.  Digging in, the sorbet is a bit icy in texture, but the flavor is really good.  The inclusion of tangerine in the mix makes the flavor much more interesting.  The sweet cream base is quite thick -- it took a little effort to get my spoon through it.  Perhaps I should have left the pint on the counter for a few minutes before digging in.  It was good, though.

I liked this pint.  The orange/tangerine sorbet has a very good flavor which went well with the sweet cream.  I liked this about as much as last month's Sweet Science flavor I mentioned above.  The sorbet here had a more interesting flavor because it included tangerine, but the texture here was a little icy.  Check this one out if you like the idea of a tangerine dreamsicle.