Milkjam Creamery - Candy Corn Killa

Candy Corn Killa - Blend of Creamy Fondant, Rich Marshmallow and Warm Vanilla Notes

 

In a recent review, I noted that I had already reviewed three of the four October flavors for the Minneapolis-based Milkjam Creamery.  The fourth flavor is the one that I am reviewing today.  Candy Corn Corn Killa (instagram link here).  This flavor is based on the common candy called Candy Corn.  Candy corn has an interesting history.  It was developed in the late 1800s with the original name 'Chicken Feed' which was thankfully changed to 'Candy Corn' not long after.  It became known as one of the first penny candies available in bulk.  What is it?  The base of the candy is a mix of sugar, corn syrup and carnauba wax (so if it tastes 'waxy' that's because it does contain an edible wax).  Fondant icing is added for texture and marshmallow added for a soft bite.  How does Milkjam create an ice cream flavor out of this?  It looks like they base it on added added fondant and marshmallow.  I wonder how this will turn out.  Will it taste like candy corn?  Will it be good?  Let's see!

Removing the lid, the ice cream has a very bright color with hints of some orangish and yellowish marbling underneath.  Digging in, it has a good ice-cream-like texture (below you can see the ripples that form as I scoop into it).  It has a sweet flavor to it.  It doesn't obviously taste like frosting (fondant) and it definitely not obviously marshmallow either.  That said, it tastes distinctly different than sweet cream or vanilla as well.  I guess it sort of tastes like candy corn!  Blending in all the milk and cream blurs the flavor a bit.  Perhaps the power of suggestion helps a lot, but I can totally imagine the candy corn flavor (a flavor which is itself hard to describe) in there.  Most importantly, the subtlety of the flavor does not cancel out all the appealing things that I normally like about ice cream in general.  So, this was an easy pint to eat.  Outside of some slight marbling of the colors (see pictures below), this is a homogeneous pint with no mix-ins (so no candy corn pieces).

This is an enjoyable implementation of a candy corn flavor from Milkjam Creamery.  It is not a very strong or impactful flavor but they managed to blend the two ingredients that distinguish candy corn from other confections (fondant and marshmallow) in a similar way so as to produce an ice cream that reminds me of candy corn.  It's worth checking out if you are a candy corn lover.  Otherwise, it's quite educational as I learned more about candy corn than I did before by trying this ice cream and writing this review.