After close to little hunting, I decided upon Maple Blondie for my next endeavor. After seeing it branded with the words "Limited Batch" all over the top, I got nervous (though the word batch was awkwardly quaint). Perhaps this flavor wouldn't even be on my list. Oh, the tragedy. I calmed down when I reminded myself Maple Blondie still sounded delicious, regardless of if it killed two birds with one stone and allowed me to cross a flavor off my seemingly never ending list. When did I become someone who solely wanted to eat ice cream if it meant fulfilling a criteria? Apparently, March 14. Thanks Blogger. I was simultaneously happy and relieved to see Maple Blondie, in its rightful place (alphabetically) on my B&J list when I returned home last night.
The flavor tasted like dulce de leche as it was almost sickly sweet with a caramel swirl running throughout. The swirl was said to be maple caramel but seeing as both maple and caramel are entirely comprised of sugar, it was hard to distinguish it from "regular" caramel. Moreover, the flavor of the ice cream was maple, though that too tasted like caramel. There were promised chunks of blondie to be found, though they seemed to be few and far between in my straight-from-the-pint-scooping.
The flavor was "created", or rather, endorsed by Hannah Teter, who I've discovered is a snowboarder. For those curious, I was confident she was one as the picture on the container featured her in snowboard goggles, though I later confirmed (via Google). She's from Vermont so I suppose the whole maple motif is pertinent, though perhaps pieces of candied maple would have fared better than blondie chunks. Or maybe I just saw that episode of Friends...
A whole pint seems like it would be a challenge, and perhaps it's a good thing it's limited "batch." Let Haagen Dazs relish in their Dulce de Leche glory.
