Post by thesolution on Nov 30, 2018 18:18:51 GMT -5
High Road Roasted Pumpkin
This is my first venture into High Road's ice creams after a fantastic experience with their cookies. High Road Ice Cream is a craft, premium ice cream. Many ice cream companies begin with commercially available bases or have a dairy make a base for them. High Road makes their own 4 to 5 bases and those bases are flavored to fit the flavor Chef Schroeder and his team created, depending on the desired result.
High Road Roasted Pumpkin is labeled "Roasted pumpkin ice cream with candied pepitas folded into the base." Pepitas is not a common ingredient much used in ice cream as this is a pumpkin seed. Most ice cream companies will pair pecans and pumpkin as a classic combination. Let us see where it ranks on my all-time pumpkin list.
The roasted pumpkin base is bold and true to its name. If you ever cracked a fresh jar of pumpkin or made pumpkin at your house this is pinpoint accurate. The base does not provide any hints of pumpkin spice such as clove, nutmeg, and ginger. The purity of the pumpkin alone is superb, and for the true basic b's out there you will really enjoy how much flavor is crafted into this experience.
The sole mix-in is candied pepitas. As I stated pepitas are pumpkin seeds. Pepita's has a smooth surface and a texture similar to that of a sunflower seed. The flavor is light and nutty, but these are enhanced with cinnamon and sugar. The cinnamon and sugar really amplify not only the mix-ins but the flavor of the base. The mini pepitas are scattered consistency from top to bottom. Once you reach the surface you will get plenty in each and every spoonful.
There is no doubt I am a pumpkin lover at heart. The base highroad brings to the table is top notch, and the mix-ins provide the correct compliment. I personally felt like this was a good pint that had room for improvement. A small swirl or another mix-in would have put this one higher on the list.
Grade: B
Found: www.HighRoadCraft.com
List of All-Time Favorite Pumpkin Ice Creams:
1. Handels Pumpkin Ripple
2. Clementine's Gooey Pumpkin Caramel Pecan
3. Talenti's Pumpkin Pie
4. Turkey Hill Pumpkin Pie
5. High Road Roasted Pumpkin
6. Coldstone Pumpkin Cheesecake
7. Jeni's Buttercup Pumpkin
8. 7/11 Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
9. Perry's Pumpkin Pie
10. Trader Joe's Pumpkin
12. Ben & Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake
12. Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard
13. Graeters Pumpkin
This is my first venture into High Road's ice creams after a fantastic experience with their cookies. High Road Ice Cream is a craft, premium ice cream. Many ice cream companies begin with commercially available bases or have a dairy make a base for them. High Road makes their own 4 to 5 bases and those bases are flavored to fit the flavor Chef Schroeder and his team created, depending on the desired result.
High Road Roasted Pumpkin is labeled "Roasted pumpkin ice cream with candied pepitas folded into the base." Pepitas is not a common ingredient much used in ice cream as this is a pumpkin seed. Most ice cream companies will pair pecans and pumpkin as a classic combination. Let us see where it ranks on my all-time pumpkin list.
The roasted pumpkin base is bold and true to its name. If you ever cracked a fresh jar of pumpkin or made pumpkin at your house this is pinpoint accurate. The base does not provide any hints of pumpkin spice such as clove, nutmeg, and ginger. The purity of the pumpkin alone is superb, and for the true basic b's out there you will really enjoy how much flavor is crafted into this experience.
The sole mix-in is candied pepitas. As I stated pepitas are pumpkin seeds. Pepita's has a smooth surface and a texture similar to that of a sunflower seed. The flavor is light and nutty, but these are enhanced with cinnamon and sugar. The cinnamon and sugar really amplify not only the mix-ins but the flavor of the base. The mini pepitas are scattered consistency from top to bottom. Once you reach the surface you will get plenty in each and every spoonful.
There is no doubt I am a pumpkin lover at heart. The base highroad brings to the table is top notch, and the mix-ins provide the correct compliment. I personally felt like this was a good pint that had room for improvement. A small swirl or another mix-in would have put this one higher on the list.
Grade: B
Found: www.HighRoadCraft.com
List of All-Time Favorite Pumpkin Ice Creams:
1. Handels Pumpkin Ripple
2. Clementine's Gooey Pumpkin Caramel Pecan
3. Talenti's Pumpkin Pie
4. Turkey Hill Pumpkin Pie
5. High Road Roasted Pumpkin
6. Coldstone Pumpkin Cheesecake
7. Jeni's Buttercup Pumpkin
8. 7/11 Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
9. Perry's Pumpkin Pie
10. Trader Joe's Pumpkin
12. Ben & Jerry's Pumpkin Cheesecake
12. Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard
13. Graeters Pumpkin