Adventures in Ice Cream

December 1, 2012

Happy Holidays! We’re busy bees here at MilkMade headquarters – wrapping gifts, stuffing stockings, and of course making our last two flavors of the year. And do we have some treats for you! First up is our take on the scourge of Christmas, the fruitcake. We call it “The Best Worst Holiday Gift,” and we’re betting this is one you won’t re-gift. Then we have the literal last pint of the year, appropriately called “The Last Pint.” It’s a nod to the end of the Mayan calendar (and the world?), and it’s one of our favorites. It’s a velvety mix of chocolate, chili peppers, and pinch of Maine Sea Salt. We’re pairing both these pints with some good old holiday cheer (and maybe some brandy).

#75 The Best Worst Holiday Gift
fruitcake ice cream
Word on the street is that there is really only one fruitcake in the entire world. It just gets passed from family to family each year (hat tip, Johnny Carson). Well, this year, it’s our year. We’ve got the fruitcake (and now you do, too). And, as is our style, we reconstructed it in ice cream form. It’s equal parts pecans, raisins, currants, candied ginger, and glacéed fruit, soaked in a maple-brandy ‘scream. We guarantee it’s the best version of the worst possible holiday gift that you’ve ever had (yes, we know that is not saying much).

#76 The Last Pint
xocolatl ice cream (Mayan hot chocolate)
The end of 2012 is one for the ages. Speculation over what exactly will happen come 12/21/12 (the official end of the Mayan calendar) conjures such images as supervolcanos, geomagnetic reversals, and the mysterious appearance of a certain Planet X (on a collision path with Earth, natch). We took this opportunity to pay homage to the apocalypse-predicting Mayans with The Last Pint, a xocolatl ice cream, made with Mast Brothers chocolate and chilli peppers. See you in 2013 (or not?)…

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