Post by thesolution on Jun 11, 2016 12:40:56 GMT -5
Salt & Straw Cinnatopia
Salt & Straw Cinnatopia is labeled as "Cinnamon roll, cinnamon gaweyness with ribbons of frosting! – bits of cinnamon roll and cinnamon and sugar and vanila ice cream and ribbons of frosting". In other words a cinnamon lovers paradise. If you love cinnamon roll's this seems like a knockoff of Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns. The one thing we do know is that Salt & Straw is known for their quality ice cream and consistent mix ins. How well will this stack to the other cinnamon based flavors on the market?
The description states the ice cream is a vanilla base, but frankly after a few bites you do not even realize this. Due to the richness of all the cinnamon elements you would swear this is a cinnamon ice cream base. Even the color of the ice cream looks similar to the cinnamon snickerdoodle flavor. The addition of cinnamon and sugar to this pint really takes that vanilla to another level. Think about the richest cinnamon baked good you had, and then replicate that into ice cream. Salt & Straw hit a home run on this one. Easily the best vanilla/cinnamon base you could ever try on the market. I would rank this above Cinnamon Snickerdoodle even though it is labeled a vanilla ice cream.
Onto the mix-ins for Cinnatopia. After a few bites you get actual chunks of cinnamon rolls. Not shards, not small little pieces, but actual chunks very similar in size to Graeter's signature chocolate chips. Not only are they consistent from top to bottom, but provide that gooey and fresh baked taste even frozen inside an ice cream. The flavor of the dough is top notch like it is fresh from a bakery with a hint of butter glaze in the aftertaste. The one compliment that is overshadowed is the cream cheese swirl. While it is small and easily recognized this pint is very cinnamon heavy. The amount of cream cheese added is like the fresh frosting placed on top of a cinnamon roll. Job well done Salt & Straw.
Legit chunks of cinnamon roll's, a luscious cream cheese swirl, and one of the best ice cream bases found for a cinnamon roll flavor. This is the easiest way to dictate Salt and Straw Cinnatopia. If you ask me this takes the cake over Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns with ease. If they made this flavor a permanent flavor it would sell like hotcakes. The combination of cinnamon roll elements, the fresh dough of a baked good, and the glaze of cream cheese binds well to make one of Salt & Straw's best offerings.
Grade: A+
Found: www.saltandstraw.com
Salt & Straw Cinnatopia is labeled as "Cinnamon roll, cinnamon gaweyness with ribbons of frosting! – bits of cinnamon roll and cinnamon and sugar and vanila ice cream and ribbons of frosting". In other words a cinnamon lovers paradise. If you love cinnamon roll's this seems like a knockoff of Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns. The one thing we do know is that Salt & Straw is known for their quality ice cream and consistent mix ins. How well will this stack to the other cinnamon based flavors on the market?
The description states the ice cream is a vanilla base, but frankly after a few bites you do not even realize this. Due to the richness of all the cinnamon elements you would swear this is a cinnamon ice cream base. Even the color of the ice cream looks similar to the cinnamon snickerdoodle flavor. The addition of cinnamon and sugar to this pint really takes that vanilla to another level. Think about the richest cinnamon baked good you had, and then replicate that into ice cream. Salt & Straw hit a home run on this one. Easily the best vanilla/cinnamon base you could ever try on the market. I would rank this above Cinnamon Snickerdoodle even though it is labeled a vanilla ice cream.
Onto the mix-ins for Cinnatopia. After a few bites you get actual chunks of cinnamon rolls. Not shards, not small little pieces, but actual chunks very similar in size to Graeter's signature chocolate chips. Not only are they consistent from top to bottom, but provide that gooey and fresh baked taste even frozen inside an ice cream. The flavor of the dough is top notch like it is fresh from a bakery with a hint of butter glaze in the aftertaste. The one compliment that is overshadowed is the cream cheese swirl. While it is small and easily recognized this pint is very cinnamon heavy. The amount of cream cheese added is like the fresh frosting placed on top of a cinnamon roll. Job well done Salt & Straw.
Legit chunks of cinnamon roll's, a luscious cream cheese swirl, and one of the best ice cream bases found for a cinnamon roll flavor. This is the easiest way to dictate Salt and Straw Cinnatopia. If you ask me this takes the cake over Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Buns with ease. If they made this flavor a permanent flavor it would sell like hotcakes. The combination of cinnamon roll elements, the fresh dough of a baked good, and the glaze of cream cheese binds well to make one of Salt & Straw's best offerings.
Grade: A+
Found: www.saltandstraw.com