[New for 2021] Well, check another ice cream company off of the to-try
list*. I finally made it back to Hannaford and while the selection is still
small, they are offering a few more Hudsonville flavors now. I almost went
with brownie batter cookie dough, but instead I went with....
Hudsonville Malted Milk Ball Ice
Cream
malt ice cream with malted milk balls
and a ribbon of milk chocolate
I love that seal!
This gives me vanilla fudge vibes.
And now those vibes are even stronger!
I dig in and immediately crunch in to a malted milk ball. I'm not sure how I
feel about this actually. Now for context, I was a big fan of Whoppers as a kid but they've gotten very cheap tasting over the last few decades.
I continue to quickly scoop through my serving. Now Hudsonville is a
mainstream ice cream (based in Michigan), so it's not unexpected that it's
not super dense and also a bit.... I don't want to say gummy, but you can
tell there are stabilizers in the mix to support the lower density. If you
want that said in technical terms, this is a third less dense than Ben &
Jerry's (87g vs 130g).
It's funny how some spots have melted extremely quick. The good part is
those spoonfuls make me really want to turn this one in to a milkshake in
the very near future.
So, this will sound dumb, but I was expecting more malt flavor and less
maltball flavor. No, expecting is the wrong word. Hoping is the right
word. I wanted a throwback to
three twins chocolate malt flavor. Instead, it reminds me much more of the
Whoopers Breyers Blasts!
from several years ago.
This isnt a bad ice cream, I'm just not in love with it by any means. Do I
wish the swirl wasn't here? Kind of. It's not that it's super strong, but I
would like to try it without the swirl. The MMBs are tasty enough, but maybe
a little too tasty? They are throwing me out of the moment. This is meant to
be a fun flavor, and it is, I just think today I was looking for something a
bit more classic.
On Second Scoop: So... Many.... Malted Milk Balls! You know
how sometimes you get less mix-ins on your second and third scoopings?
Yeah, not here. If anything, I feel like the quantity doubled on this
serving. I feel like I got at least one (if not two) per scooping. This
ice cream delivers what it promises, so I can't really complain!
*Foot note: technically I had Hudsonville ice cream when I tried the
little debbie ice creams, but I mean my opening statement in the sense of trying their
official branded products.
Verdict? busy!
Buy Again? try other flavors first
Buy Again? try other flavors first
allergen note: manufactured on shared equipment
6 comments:
oh, 3 twins memories, now I always was confused by that name, cause are three twins not triplets? or, if there were 3 actual twins, are we talking 6 people, or 3 twins whose respective twins are not in on the deal?
I'm a big fan of Hudsonville, my fav are their Pb cup and Traverse Cherry fudge. Reminds me of the old school Edys Choc Cherry. I tried the Brownie Batter and Strawberry Cheesecake flavors and was disappointed so I'm glad you didn't go that route.
all three of the founders were twins :)
more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Twins
I also like Hudsonville Ice Creams...They are one of the better non-premium ice cream brands out there. You should try Tillamook's version of this flavor:
https://www.tillamook.com/products/ice-cream/malted-moo-shake
I like booth equally, but for different reasons...the Tillamook version is smoother and richer with chunks of soft chocolate as opposed to the crunchy malt balls. I actually like how busy the Hudsonville version is.
This reminds me of Schweddy Balls!!
Hudsonville Triple Peanut Butter Cup is super fun - a nice peanut butter base with a salty peanut butter swirl and mini peanut butter cups. All the elements are fairly good and the swirl and mix-ins are plentiful. You are right that there is something odd about the texture - a bit gummy and it melts in odd little pockets. Still a nice scoop!
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