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| Toasted White Chocolate Almond - Caramelized White Chocolate flecked throughout a gentle Almond-Vanilla Ice Cream |
The local Sweet Science brand has one November flavor which I have not tried yet. That new flavor is called Toasted White Chocolate Almond. Their email-list says that it is actually an older flavor which they had available at the tastings they used to do before they had any scoop shops, but I haven't had it yet. The base ice cream is an almond-vanilla and the mix-ins are caramelized white chocolate. Let's check it out.
Removing the lid, the almond vanilla base is very light in color with lots of light brown strips of caramelized white chocolate visible. Visually, it almost looks like strips of toasted coconut, but of course that is not what it is. Digging in, the almond flavor in the base is fairly subtle. I notice it, but it is not overpowering. The goal of the base here is to serve as a vehicle for the mix-ins. The 'strips' of caramelized white chocolate are quite interesting. White chocolate is mainly cocoa butter and sugar so it makes sense that you could caramelize it. It has a bit of a caramel-like flavor. It's pretty good.
This is an interesting and well-done ice cream. Caramelizing white chocolate is a good idea. I don't know if I like it as much as regular caramel (caramelized sugar) or dulce de leche (caramelized milk) but it has a very similar caramel-like flavor. The almond-vanilla base is quite good and helps bring the pint all together. Try this out if you like caramelized thing and are curious.
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