Jeni's Ice Cream - Brambleberry Crisp

As per usual...During my recent Whole Foods trip, I purchased another $12 pint of Jeni's Ice Cream. This time I tried the Brambleberry Crisp, which caught my attention with two of my favorite things. Berries. And streusel (hence the "crisp" part of the flavor).

Jeni's website describes this ice cream as....

"Buttery, oven-toasted oat streusel and a striking, sweet-tart “brambleberry” jam of blackberries, black raspberries, and black currants layered throughout vanilla ice cream."

The only other words necessary to describe this ice cream flavor is heavenly. Brambleberry Crisp is unlike any ice cream I've had before. The ice cream itself is a lovely neutral flavor, with only a subtle vanilla flavor. The fruity jam swirled through the ice cream is very strong, and is both sweet and tart, with a unique flavor combination that is unlike any other berry flavor medley I've ever tasted. And the oat streusel has a fantastic chewy consistency with a mellow flavor, which really adds a nice touch to the strong flavors of the ice cream. The flavor combination, and borderline overwhelming sweetness, reminds me of Ben & Jerry's. Except unlike Ben & Jerry's, this ice cream is all quality ingredients, and you can taste them.

At the moment, I would say this is my absolute favorite Jeni's ice cream flavor. And I will be buying this again. Actually, I will be buying this regularly. And if this turns out to be a seasonal flavor, I fear I may be forced to spend a few hundred dollars, simply to be sure I have enough to last me through the rest of the year. 

Blueberry Cream Cheese

The other morning when I went to Whole Foods, I noticed a container with a blue cream colored spread, and I was immediately intrigued. As I went over to inspect the container, I realized it was Blueberry Cream Cheese. The Cream Cheese appears to be prepared in house (or is made for Whole Foods by a local company), and was being sold in 8 oz containers.

I love fruity cream cheeses, but I've only really had flavors like Strawberry, Pineapple and Raspberry. Intrigued, I decided to buy one, and for only $3.87 for the container I couldn't really think of a reason not to try it. I'm definitely glad that I did, it was by far the best fruit cream cheese I've ever had. Obviously, since it's prepared fresh, the quality is far superior to the standard grocery store varieties. But it was also better than the in house versions that the local bagel shops offer. It also had whole blueberries inside of the mixture, which added a great burst of flavor when eating a bagel with the spread. I will definitely be buying this again, and I truly hope that Whole Foods starts to expand their cream cheese flavor selection.

Wallaby Yogurt - Strawberry Guava

Yesterday while picking up some groceries, I selected a few assorted yogurts. One of them was the Wallaby Organic Yogurt brand, in the Strawberry Guava flavor. Unlike those around me, I LOVE guava. I'll buy almost anything if it has guava in it, so I was very anxious to finally try this flavor.

I was unsure how strawberry and guava would go together, so I was pleasantly surprised by how they complemented each other. The yogurt was delicious, and the fruits were both noticeable, they just seemed a bit too...weak.

Although you could definitely taste them, I would have preferred a stronger flavor. However, since this is not a fruit in the bottom style yogurt, the flavor strength was about where one would expect it to be. I will definitely be buying this yogurt again, though next time I think I'll eat it with fruit slices.