Post by thesolution on Mar 31, 2018 19:42:12 GMT -5
Haagen Dazs Honey Salted Caramel Almond
Haagen Dazs Honey Salted Caramel Almond is labeled as "blend of honey ice cream, swirls of salted caramel, and crunchy toasted almonds". Honey ice cream is tricky because it is a base that will temper extremely fast. We saw this issue with Baklava from Little G's in it turning to soup in seconds. Due to the makeup of the ingredient it will be interesting to see how HD puts a spin on this pint including a caramel swirl and almonds.
The honey base is pure and luscious. Haagen Dazs is very good in the game when it comes to making a fantastic base. If you ask me they are the biggest sleeper for grocery ice cream when it comes to premium ice cream. While the base is not overly sweet from the honey it has the right mesh to give you a delicious and creamy base. I personally liked this much more then the honey ice cream found in Little G's Baklava as it did not temper as fast as I expected.
While the honey base was great the caramel swirls were far from showing up. The more I dug down the pint it seemed like the less luck I had. I ran into a few streams of caramel, but nothing that did resemble a true swirl like I have seen (such as banana peanut butter chip) off their line. The patches of caramel were a perfect compliment to the base to enhance the experience. The almond pieces were perfect in size. These were not flakes or massive halved almonds, but just large enough to be easy on your teeth and give you the desired crunch. There is a hint of salt on the outside of the almonds to improve the flavor.
In summary this was a good flavor, but nothing I would revisit in the future. Yes I did get a lackluster swirl, but that is the ice cream game for you. Not every pint is consistent from top to bottom. The almonds were perfect in size and had the right amount of salt. The honey base was fantastic as I would expect from a top tier premium grocery ice cream.
Grade: C+
Found: Walmart
Erie, PA
Haagen Dazs Honey Salted Caramel Almond is labeled as "blend of honey ice cream, swirls of salted caramel, and crunchy toasted almonds". Honey ice cream is tricky because it is a base that will temper extremely fast. We saw this issue with Baklava from Little G's in it turning to soup in seconds. Due to the makeup of the ingredient it will be interesting to see how HD puts a spin on this pint including a caramel swirl and almonds.
The honey base is pure and luscious. Haagen Dazs is very good in the game when it comes to making a fantastic base. If you ask me they are the biggest sleeper for grocery ice cream when it comes to premium ice cream. While the base is not overly sweet from the honey it has the right mesh to give you a delicious and creamy base. I personally liked this much more then the honey ice cream found in Little G's Baklava as it did not temper as fast as I expected.
While the honey base was great the caramel swirls were far from showing up. The more I dug down the pint it seemed like the less luck I had. I ran into a few streams of caramel, but nothing that did resemble a true swirl like I have seen (such as banana peanut butter chip) off their line. The patches of caramel were a perfect compliment to the base to enhance the experience. The almond pieces were perfect in size. These were not flakes or massive halved almonds, but just large enough to be easy on your teeth and give you the desired crunch. There is a hint of salt on the outside of the almonds to improve the flavor.
In summary this was a good flavor, but nothing I would revisit in the future. Yes I did get a lackluster swirl, but that is the ice cream game for you. Not every pint is consistent from top to bottom. The almonds were perfect in size and had the right amount of salt. The honey base was fantastic as I would expect from a top tier premium grocery ice cream.
Grade: C+
Found: Walmart
Erie, PA