Steve's Whoopie Pies & Sweet Cream Ice Cream

Steve's Whoopie Pies & Sweet Cream Ice Cream

Steve's Whoopie Pies & Sweet Cream Ice Cream is labeled as "Whoopie pies mixed into light vanilla sweet cream. Large pieces of whoopie pies folded into lightly-sweetened grass-fed milk and cream and a swirl of buttercream." I have had quite a few whoopie pie's and cookie sandwiches in my time, so this was a flavor that really sparked my eye. How well would this hold up to some of Steve's premium flavors such as Salty Caramel, Speculoos Cookie Butter, and Sunday Morning.



Upon lifting the pint I was presented with black speckles and a very fine looking vanilla base. Upon first bite the sweet cream base provides a buttery vanilla flavor with a minor sweet/sugary aftertaste. It is not as strong as a Graeter's vanilla base, but a step up from the original vanilla Ben & Jerry's base. After taking a couple bites I was not seeing a buttercream swirl, I started to think this was infused into the base. Buttercream is usually dense in flavor, and the texture of this ice cream was much thicker than a usual ice cream pint you would buy at a grocery store. The density of the vanilla sweet cream base started to remind me of custard for how thick and rich in flavor it was.



Now onto the Large Whoopie Pies folded into the base. This was like striking gold after a few bites. I had full chunks throughout my entire pint. I almost thought I was looking at Graeter's signature chocolate chips by how dense and thick in size the whoopie pie pieces resembled. Each piece has a good chocolate flavor to them that compliments the fine vanilla base. The slight sugary aftertaste in each bite of the base and the rich chocolate pieces make a killer one two combo and piece a whoppie pie together perfectly. The Whoopie Pie pieces are very hard in texture more along the lines of a cookie compliment.



I would be mistaken to say this was not a home run. From first bite to last bite I was surprised at how well Steve's flavored a Whoopie Pie in ice cream form. I could honestly say they could call this Chocolate Buttercream Cookie Sandwich. Due to how thick and dense the ice cream and mix-ins are it almost seemed like a cookie more than a whoopie pie. When I think of a whoopie pie i think of it being much softer in texture that melts in your mouth compared to cream filled cookie. I have seen reviews where people got next to nothing mix-in wise in this offering, but mine was the complete opposite experience. I would rescoop this in a second! Head to Whole Foods or your local Co-Op and buy this now

Grade: A+
Found: Whole Foods
Cleveland, Ohio