Milkjam Creamery - Leila

Leila - Oatmilk Chocolate with Blackberry-Lavender Jam

Milkjam Creamery of south Minneapolis has released their May flavors.  They are going for a May-Flower theme -- all flower-based flavors (instagram link here).  I must apologize for being way behind in my write-ups.  It's not a big deal for the grocery-store brands, but the monthly scoop shop flavors go out of rotation at the end of the month.  Often, they still have pints of the previous month available early in the next month, though.  I will try to do better at keeping up in the future.  Also, keep an eye on their instagram page for flavor release announcements.  Today's flavor is called Leila (instagram link here).  It is their vegan flavor of the month -- so it is non-dairy.  It features a chocolate base made with oat milk and a swirl of blackberry-lavender jam.  Let's check it out!

Removing the lid, the oatmilk-chocolate base is very dark.  It is not as dark as their famous Black flavor but it is quite dark.  Digging in, it is very creamy, rich and super-chocolatey.  Chocolate makes for a very good non-dairy base because it chocolate has its own innate creaminess -- there is cocoa butter in the mix.  So, it doesn't become icy or slushy.  Scooping further down, I encounter the blackberry lavender swirl.  The chocolate base overwhelms it a bit.  I think it mainly serves here to accent the chocolate rather than stand alone as its own flavor.  It reminded me of those fruit-accented chocolates that you often find at a fancy chocolate store.  I just had a Dark Chocolate & Red Raspberry flavor from Tillamook which was the same way.

This is a rich and decadent berry-accented chocolate pint from Milkjam Creamery.  It is non-dairy, but there is so much chocolate that you do not really miss the chocolate.  As mentioned above, the chocolate was so strong and rich that it overwhelms the berry a bit -- but if you just expect accents of berry then you won't be disappointed.  As mentioned above, it does remind me of a recent Tillamook pint, but this flavor is clearly better -- more chocolate, thicker berry.  I was able to finish it in one sitting, but it was rich enough that I could see that being a problem for some.  So get a second spoon and share with a friend.  Enjoy.