Post by thesolution on Aug 1, 2015 18:47:23 GMT -5
Romolo's Chocolate Sponge Candy ice Cream
Romolo's is a famous Erie Pennsylvania Chocolate Shop. Recently after going there I noticed they have their own homemade ice Cream bar that is fixated right with their coffee Shop. Romolo's in Erie has specialized in making a candy called "Sponge Candy". Their Description is as follows:
"The Sponge Candy center is a simply flavored piece, caramelized sugar, almost molasses-like with a very unusual, crisp at first, then melt-away texture. We then load this center with as much milk chocolate as it will carry."
Romolo's luckily makes their own in house Sponge Candy Ice Cream which I had to grab a pint of for a review. Upon asking the employee about the Ice Cream it is a Vanilla base mixed with Romolo's famous sponge candy. After popping the lid I was presented with a fine looking vanilla base and a mixture of small light brown stream across the top. Not to be fooled because the inside of sponge candy has that yellow/brown looking color, so I assumed this was the center broken up throughout the pint. After taking my first bite I was blown away.
The base is a vanilla ice cream (as stated by the employee), but after a few bites of just the base it was more a "Vanilla Bean" in flavor. Right away you get the presence of a vanilla flavor, and a rich aftertaste which is very pleasant. The key part of this pint is the mix-ins of the Sponge Candy. If you ever experienced sponge candy it will melt in your mouth with the dense crunchy sponge center. That is exactly what you get in this offering. When you bite into a sponge candy mix-in the chocolate will melt in your mouth as the sponge center provides a nice texture to the pint.
Overall this was a hit from first bite to the last bit of ice cream at the bottom of the pint. Romolo's famous Sponge Candy infused into a well executed vanilla ice cream base was done right. If you have never tried sponge candy it is a must to try. Chocolate that melts in your mouth with a nice crunchy center. This pint did not lack sponge candy mix-ins, and they were heavy throughout the pint in good portions. It started to remind me of eating Graeter's Chocolate chips, but much softer in nature.
Grade: A
Found: Romolo's
Erie, Pennsylvania
Romolo's is a famous Erie Pennsylvania Chocolate Shop. Recently after going there I noticed they have their own homemade ice Cream bar that is fixated right with their coffee Shop. Romolo's in Erie has specialized in making a candy called "Sponge Candy". Their Description is as follows:
"The Sponge Candy center is a simply flavored piece, caramelized sugar, almost molasses-like with a very unusual, crisp at first, then melt-away texture. We then load this center with as much milk chocolate as it will carry."
Romolo's luckily makes their own in house Sponge Candy Ice Cream which I had to grab a pint of for a review. Upon asking the employee about the Ice Cream it is a Vanilla base mixed with Romolo's famous sponge candy. After popping the lid I was presented with a fine looking vanilla base and a mixture of small light brown stream across the top. Not to be fooled because the inside of sponge candy has that yellow/brown looking color, so I assumed this was the center broken up throughout the pint. After taking my first bite I was blown away.
The base is a vanilla ice cream (as stated by the employee), but after a few bites of just the base it was more a "Vanilla Bean" in flavor. Right away you get the presence of a vanilla flavor, and a rich aftertaste which is very pleasant. The key part of this pint is the mix-ins of the Sponge Candy. If you ever experienced sponge candy it will melt in your mouth with the dense crunchy sponge center. That is exactly what you get in this offering. When you bite into a sponge candy mix-in the chocolate will melt in your mouth as the sponge center provides a nice texture to the pint.
Overall this was a hit from first bite to the last bit of ice cream at the bottom of the pint. Romolo's famous Sponge Candy infused into a well executed vanilla ice cream base was done right. If you have never tried sponge candy it is a must to try. Chocolate that melts in your mouth with a nice crunchy center. This pint did not lack sponge candy mix-ins, and they were heavy throughout the pint in good portions. It started to remind me of eating Graeter's Chocolate chips, but much softer in nature.
Grade: A
Found: Romolo's
Erie, Pennsylvania
