Coffee buzz free
But it’s nice to have scientific proof of that. I suppose the result was foregone that the best flavors included real coffee instead of flavoring. Ice cream, gelato or frozen on a stick, coffee ice creams gave me great pleasure in sorting the tasty from the nasty.
I loved creamy textures but I also enjoyed the light grainy crunch of freshly ground beans in the mix. The Oikos flavor was like sour cream, with a tart, artificial coffee tang to it. The handful of “no” and “never” rankings include the horrible-tasting Haagen Daz gelato “Tiramisu” flavor, So Joy Coconut Milk dessert in “Mocha Almond Fudge” flavor, Nada Moo coconut milk frozen dessert in “Java Crunch” and worst of the worst, Oikos Greek frozen yogurt from Dannon in “Café Latte” flavor. What I found is that the top few were far, far away from the bottom bunch, and it is quickly apparent what tastes good and what doesn’t. The marketing calls this “bittersweet Dutch cocoa infused with Italian espresso,” and I can’t argue with that. Talenti Gelato, “Coffee Chocolate Chip,” fared well, ranking in a tie for fourth place with Safeway’s Open Nature brand “Coffee.” Talenti’s “chips” are really flaked chocolate that melt quickly. It has some artificial flavor and the icing is a bit waxy, but the flavors of oatmeal cookie and chocolate with coffee ice cream gave the confection a pretty good score overall. Another single-serve contender was the cappuccino-flavored It’s It–which scored seventh place. These HD ice cream bars are often available as singles at the corner market. (Blue Bottle was in this tie.) The other number twos were Strauss Creamery and Trader Joe’s “Coffee Bean Blast.”Ī well-known flavor from Haagen Daz, the “Coffee Almond Crunch” ice cream bar, fared well, ranking #3, tied with Gelato Massimo’s “Coffee Espresso” flavor. I dare ya.īen & Jerry’s “Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz” fared very well, tying for second place with three other contenders.
Just try and stop yourself from eating the entire carton, though. This flavor is caffeinated, so don’t eat it before bedtime. This brand is organic, fair-trade, and if you buy a pint, they’ll purchase six square feet of rainforest through Ice Cream for Acres. My other favorite (tied for first) was Petaluma, California’s Three Twins brand “Milk Coffee” flavor, icy-smooth and not exactly cream it’s more an ice-milk than ice-cream in texture. The flavor is a slightly burnt coffee with a faint smokiness, luscious cream and a nice ground coffee bean texture.
Coffee buzz free free#
The variety I loved above all others was Agave Dream “Cappuccino” flavor it’s gluten free with no corn syrup or refined sugar. I took notes on brand, flavor, texture, tasting notes and ingredients.Īs a natural whiz at coffee, Blue Bottle Coffee’s gelato ice cream bar was near the top, but it wasn’t number one. Some flavors I even had to taste twice (#sorrynotsorry). Regardless, that added up to about thirty pints of ice cream. However, I was unable to taste Blue Bell or other regional specialties that were not on the shelf at California Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Lucky, Nob Hill (Raley’s) or corner markets. I did not taste boutique or house-made ice cream at local restaurants or ice cream shops, only flavors that were more widely available. My system was scientific: I bought every brand and permutation of coffee (java, cappuccino, espresso, etc.) ice cream, frozen yogurt and gelato within a 20-mile range of my house. When you have a palate that appreciates good coffee and good ice cream, it’s a natural leap from tasting a bad combo to finding out which is the better, if not the very best, coffee ice cream. The flavor was a blend of waxy icing, stale chunks of cake doughnut, and artificially flavored coffee ice cream. Who doesn’t like coffee, doughnuts, or both together? Bad idea, B&R. I saw an ad for Baskin Robbins “ Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee and Donuts” flavor ice cream over the summer and thought I’d try it. It’s not rocket science, but it ought to be.