2 Scoops - Turtle

Turtle - Vanilla Ice Cream with Swirls of Chocolate Fudge, Gooey Caramel and Roasted Salted Pecans

 

I returned to the 2 Scoops scoop shop on Selby and Milton to have another pint or two packed.  Today's flavor is called Turtle.  It is a vanilla ice cream with chocolate fudge swirls, caramel swirls and pecans.  It is based on the popular chocolate-caramel-pecan candy of the same name.  The candy has an interesting history.  I guess chocolate covered caramel pecans had been done before but someone on Johnson's candy (late DeMet's) in Chicago noticed that dipped candies looked like turtles -- round globs and the pecans sticking out the sides looked like the head and feet.  So Johnson's/DeMet's trademarked the name.  Anyhow, chocolate, caramel and pecans make for great ice cream mix-ins so this is a good theme to use for an ice cream flavor.  Let's check it out.

The top of the pint appears hand-packed with all of the mix-ins visible.  Digging in, this is quite good.  I can taste all three mix-ins -- chocolate, caramel and pecans -- in almost every spoonful.  The caramel is gooey which is how I like it and the pecans are crunchy.  It does taste a lot like those turtle candies.  The vanilla ice cream does a good job of holding it all together.

I really enjoyed this turtle-candy-themed pint from 2 Scoops.  Mixing chocolate, caramel and pecans into ice cream is a winning combination.  Checking my archives, I have had two flavors with turtle in the name before.  Turtle Latte from Sebastian Joe's used a coffee base and the caramel chocolate mix-ins did not contain nuts.  Spiced Pecan Turtle from Häagen-Dazs' old limited-batch Artisan line was closer.  They used a chocolate base instead of vanilla and added some spice to the mix as well.  Today's flavor is straightforward (no variations or twists) but still very successful.  If you are at 2 Scoops and in the mood for something nutty, check it out.