Post by thesolution on Apr 14, 2016 16:09:35 GMT -5
Salt & Straw Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache
Salt & Straw Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache is Salt & Straw's Grandma Malek's Almond Brittle recipe to the next level with our own house-made, perfectly soft, chocolatey ganache. For those who have never had almond brittle it is basically sugar, corn syrup, butter, and crushed up almonds. This recipe is then baked and made into a very hard bark. Somehow Salt & Straw took a homemade chocolate ganache and combined the almond brittle element into ice cream. Being it is a vanilla ice cream base the mix-ins will really enhance the overall flavor of this pint.
The vanilla base in Salt & Straw is fantastic. I would be hard pressed to tell you its not one of the elite on the ice cream market. Sweet, packed full of flavor, and has a luscious sugary aftertaste. Everything you could want in a good vanilla ice cream. While many are bland and don't pack quality flavor, Salt & Straw won't shortchange you when it comes to that. The amount of flavor from the mix-ins did not take away from the base experience itself.
The almond brittle you can tell is very high quality. Not only are the chunks Graeter's signature chocolate chip in size, but are loaded with flavor. For those who have never had peanut brittle or almond brittle you are in for a surprise. Thinking this is ice cream you would imagine it would be rock hard. Wrong. Salt and Straw found a way to keep the buttery, sugary, and delicious almond brittle to not break your jaw. Each bite was delicious and had the perfect element to compliment the outstanding base. Combine the rich chocolate ganache and you had a sweet, savory, and salty combination. The chocolate ganache had an everlasting flavor of dark chocolate fudge.
This pint was win from the very first scoop. Breaching the top of the pint was a 1" shard of almond brittle, soon to be followed by loads more. The consistency of the mix-ins from salt & straw in all 5 pints I ordered were on point. Packed to the brim and were there to the very last bite. The amount of flavor in each and every bite of this offering made it incredibly enjoyable. Not only was the vanilla base great, everything else just followed suit to form a masterpiece.
Grade: A+
Found: SaltandStraw.com
Salt & Straw Almond Brittle with Salted Ganache is Salt & Straw's Grandma Malek's Almond Brittle recipe to the next level with our own house-made, perfectly soft, chocolatey ganache. For those who have never had almond brittle it is basically sugar, corn syrup, butter, and crushed up almonds. This recipe is then baked and made into a very hard bark. Somehow Salt & Straw took a homemade chocolate ganache and combined the almond brittle element into ice cream. Being it is a vanilla ice cream base the mix-ins will really enhance the overall flavor of this pint.
The vanilla base in Salt & Straw is fantastic. I would be hard pressed to tell you its not one of the elite on the ice cream market. Sweet, packed full of flavor, and has a luscious sugary aftertaste. Everything you could want in a good vanilla ice cream. While many are bland and don't pack quality flavor, Salt & Straw won't shortchange you when it comes to that. The amount of flavor from the mix-ins did not take away from the base experience itself.
The almond brittle you can tell is very high quality. Not only are the chunks Graeter's signature chocolate chip in size, but are loaded with flavor. For those who have never had peanut brittle or almond brittle you are in for a surprise. Thinking this is ice cream you would imagine it would be rock hard. Wrong. Salt and Straw found a way to keep the buttery, sugary, and delicious almond brittle to not break your jaw. Each bite was delicious and had the perfect element to compliment the outstanding base. Combine the rich chocolate ganache and you had a sweet, savory, and salty combination. The chocolate ganache had an everlasting flavor of dark chocolate fudge.
This pint was win from the very first scoop. Breaching the top of the pint was a 1" shard of almond brittle, soon to be followed by loads more. The consistency of the mix-ins from salt & straw in all 5 pints I ordered were on point. Packed to the brim and were there to the very last bite. The amount of flavor in each and every bite of this offering made it incredibly enjoyable. Not only was the vanilla base great, everything else just followed suit to form a masterpiece.
Grade: A+
Found: SaltandStraw.com