Haagen-Dazs Destination Series Sweet Cream Coffee Caramel
I really like that Haagen-Dazs has decided to parter with smaller companies for their Artisan Collection and their new Destination Series line. It's put a lot of small, awesome, dessert-oriented companies on my radar. I recently picked up Sweet Cream Coffee Caramel, described as Collaborating with the small batch artisans at CC Made , we swirl sweet cream and coffee ice cream with thick ribbons of chicory coffee caramel for an experience rich with New Orleans flavor. Before I talk about the ice cream, I just want to say that CC Made have some really interesting looking caramel sauces including a rosemary infused caramel sauce and a bay leaf infused caramel sauce. I can think of so many ideas for this in both sweet and savory dishes. So, how was the ice cream? I think it was really designed to be the perfect backdrop and let the chicory coffee caramel swirl stand out, but my pint didn't have very much caramel! There was a giant glob at the very top of...