Ample Hills The Munchies (2019)

Ample Hills The Munchies is labeled as "Pretzel-infused ice cream bursting with a mishmash of snacky mix-ins: our housemade munchies mix of Ritz crackers, potato chips, pretzels and crushed M&M's". Ample Hills has recently brought back The Munchies & Snap Mallow Pop to their online ordering. In my last experience I had a bum pint that had no mix-ins. It was pretty upsetting, but I had to give this one another chance to redeem its glory.

The first bite of the pretzel infused base is spectacular. The base is very smooth, creamy, and has a strong salty flavor to it. There is a small hint of vanilla infused with the dominant pretzel aftertaste. For those who are sweet and salty fiends you will be in your glory. While this is not a flavor you typically see being made in the ice cream industry it leaves the door open for countless possibilities with mix-ins and additions to enhance the saltiness and flavor of an ice cream base.

Ritz Crackers, Potato Chips, pretzels, and mini MnM's are the mix-ins provided in the Munchies. As you work your way down the pint the crushed M&M's are the dominant mix-in with my experience. You get a subtle milk chocolate flavor with an extra crunch. The little pieces of crumbly pretzel and the bigger balls of Ritz and potato chips add a great salty pop to the experience with a wonderful buttery chew. As good as these pieces are, I wish there were more.

Overall the base was quality, and the mix-ins provided an abundance of flavor. Everything meshes very well throughout the experience, but there is one little gripe I have. The Mini M&M's bleed a variety of colors throughout the pint, but they lack a depth of flavor. If there is one small tweak I would enhance the amount of chocolate to improve the sweet and salty complimenting flavors. None the less this is a classic from Ample Hills, and it should be put in your cart if you have never tried it before

Grade: A-
Found: AmpleHills.com