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Several weeks back, Max wrote about the launch of Haagen Dazs' new Five ice cream. Last week, Slashfood was surprised by 14 pints of the new recipe. That's right, 14 (2 pints each of the seven new flavors). Needless to say, everyone got a bite.
All of the Five offerings are made with milk, cream, sugar, eggs and one of the following ingredients to create the seven single-note flavors:
- Brown Sugar
- Coffee
- Ginger
- Milk Chocolate
- Mint
- Passion Fruit
- Vanilla Bean
| Chocolate | |
|---|---|
| Vanilla | |
| Mint Chocolate Chip | |
| Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough | |
| Coffee | |
| Other |
Here's the verdict:
The brown sugar, chocolate and coffee flavors came out on top.
Some said brown sugar had notes of coffee, but really, is that such a terrible thing? The vanilla bean shocked this true chocolate fan. With specks of real vanilla bean throughout the container, this is easily my new favorite vanilla -- unbelievable creamy and decadent. When it comes to root-beer floats, I may only use this.
Ginger was also a favorite. Most responses noted that a single scoop of this ice cream would pair well with a peach cobbler in the heat of the summer.
As for the passion fruit and mint, they were so-so. It could be we were just blown away by the other flavors or maybe we were just ice-creamed out.
If you had a mint-chocolate chip craving and wanted to splurge on calories, I suggest going with your tried-and-true favorite. Either way, if you feel the need to splurge on a great container of ice cream, Five is the new way to go.
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3-17-2009 @11:07AM Baron said... I was looking for this in the store the other night, but came across some single serving Ben and Jerry's instead. I settled on the Ben and Jerry's due to the size making sure we stopped at 220 calories (b/c there wasn't any more to eat!) instead of the dangerous possibility of a whole container disappearing.
I am glad to hear that you liked it this well though, I might have to really get some, caloric intake be darned.
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3-17-2009 @11:30AM lesliedegrassi said... I've only tried the brown sugar one so far. I thought, rather than notes of coffee, it had notes of burnt sugar. It really is deliciously unusual.
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3-17-2009 @12:08PM Bape Nerd said... Cannot get enough Milk , Ice Cream!!
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3-17-2009 @1:17PM Mark said... Are you sure Haagen-Dazs sent over 7 "pints"? Or were they 7 of those "14-ouncers"?
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3-17-2009 @1:23PM Bear Silber said... Dang, I really want to try this, I haven't seen it yet. Do you happen to know the nutritional facts per serving?
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3-17-2009 @2:19PM Sally said... I've only tried the brown sugar so far. Initially I thought it had notes of burnt sugar, but when I finished it, I tasted coffee. I'm not complaining, it was delicious. I think I'll try the milk chocolate next.
You might be able to find the nutritional analysis at the web site. Here's my theory: If you need to read the nutritional analysis, you shouldn't be eating the food.
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3-17-2009 @10:22PM K said... the brown sugar reminded me of caramel ice cream. the nutritional info is posted on the haagen dazs website. it's less calories & fat (per serving) than the normal haagen dazs ice cream.
i think i'm going to try the vanilla next!
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3-18-2009 @12:32AM Greg said... I've only tried the passion fruit and I loved it. The flavor is true to the fruit and even finishes with a tiny hint of astringency.
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3-18-2009 @1:13AM KF said... Sally, people need Nutritional Data for more reasons than losing weight and counting calories. Don't be ignorant of those need to monitor intake for blood sugar or other nutritional levels, and account for the occasional treat.
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3-27-2009 @2:36AM Shelly Borrell said... Hello Slash Food. Good review -- I'm excited to try the Vanilla Bean now. I received one of each too, but I'm trying to wait for a friend to join me on Saturday to try them. However, I did sneak a bite of the Brown Sugar, Milk Chocolate, Ginger and Passion Fruit. And I'm already in love with the Passion Fruit, and the Ginger is pretty great too. I'll be posting our verdict in the near future, but wrote a mini post yesterday on Nibbles of Tidbits.
Thanks, Shelly Borrell
http://www.ineedtext.com/FoodBlog/?p=3592
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5-11-2009 @3:22AM Tim said... Funny, of the ones I've tried so far, Mint and Passion Fruit are my favorites.
Mint was refreshingly simple - I like the taste of mint on its own without having annoying chocolate chunks littered throughout it, so this was my favorite. It was like a gourmet Shamrock Shake.
I wasn't expecting to like Passion Fruit at all, as normally I don't find cream and fruit flavors to mesh well, but it worked pleasantly well.
Brown sugar was disappointing - It was too overpowering. Ginger was pleasant for the first few tastes but after a while, my mouth got tired of it. I've had better in Japanese restaurants. It would be best used as a topping for a desert, perhaps a spice cake or pumpkin pie.
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5-18-2009 @10:49PM Dave T said... I love the passion fruit flavor. Oddly enough the sour fruitiness of the passion fruit gives the ice cream an almost cheese-like taste. I'm not sure if I will even bother trying the other flavors!
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