Alec's describes this ice cream as "Cold brewed Groundwork coffee, sweet cream, and chocolate covered toffee". As you guys know, I love Alec's and I'm always on the hunt for flavors from them that I haven't tried yet. I also love coffee ice cream, so this was right up my alley. Found at Wholefoods.
The last coffee ice cream I tried was VL's coffee affogato. My main complaint with that one was that it tasted like cream with barely a hint of coffee, so when I saw the darker color in this Alec's pint I was excited. The coffee taste was strong and robust, but still creamy with the perfect amount of sweetness to balance it out. It had more of a genuine coffee coldbrew taste without being bitter, which I really enjoyed.
The chocolate covered toffee pieces were on the smaller side but still quite crunchy. I was actually very surprised at how much toffee flavor was packed into those little pieces! When you got one in a bite, it tasted like a deep, almost nutty caramel. The only downside was that there weren't quite as many as I would have liked.
To conclude, this ice cream was delicious and I would definitely purchase it again. It had a stronger coffee flavor than I usually find in store bought pints, and the toffee pieces were very flavorful and crunchy.
by -PrincessPumpkin-
3 Comments
Thanks for the tip! I love a strong coffee flavor in ice cream. The best coffee ice cream I’ve ever had was literally just a spoonful at a dessert restaurant. It tasted like the smell of a freshly opened bag of excellent coffee beans.
I think I’ll be down to try Alec’s coffee and toffee ice cream someday. I love toffee pieces and the crunch, and I think the coffee and toffee ice cream will at least be better than the triple chocolate blackout cookie ice cream.
I’d like to try it but I am completely anti-shrinkflation and I don’t buy any “pints” that have had 1/4 cup of ice cream removed before I even open the container.
Especially not at that price.