Craving Chocolate Ice Cream

As a die-hard chocoholic, I think it would be wrong of me to miss out writing about chocolate ice cream. Yep, I do not only thrive on chocolates but also all other chocolate-flavored food especially ice cream, cakes and cookies. So, in this post, I would like to talk about chocolate ice cream and how to choose a really great one.

There are a lot of different types of ice cream out there from expensive designer ice cream to cheap, supermarket bought ice cream. We have the normal ice cream, the light (or low fat) ice cream, the premium ice cream, gelato, sorbet, frozen yogurt and home made ice cream.

Now, lets talk about expensive designer ice cream and premium ice cream. These are often the best type of ice cream in terms of consistency, flavor and taste. Often, these are very rich and absolutely heavenly but also very fattening so avoid gulping down a whole quart of this kind of ice cream if you are on a diet. Of course, there are also the low-fat types of premium ice cream. Just do remember, it only stated there low-fat and not zero-fat and definitely not zero sugar. Do remember it is the sugar that makes us fat, not only the fat content.

So, what type of premium ice cream do I like? I simply love Haagen Daaz. There is no doubt about it. When it comes to flavors, it has a variety of different chocolate flavors. They have plain chocolate, chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate chocolate chip, chocolate peanut butter, cookies and cream, mayan chocolate, mocha chip, triple chocolate, vanilla chocolate chip, vanilla fudge brownie and white chocolate raspberry truffle. And its light ice cream range has these flavours: chocolate fudge brownie and cherry fudge truffle. They even have a chocolate flavored sorbet.  My favorite is the chocolate peanut butter, a combination of rich chocolate combined with creamy nutty peanut butter.

Another premium ice cream brand I simply love is the Cold Stone Creamery.  This ice cream place is not just any ice cream parlor where they serve up ice cream topped with cherries and cream. No, they take it to a whole different level where they mix and prepare each order using two spades on a frozen granite stone. If you have not tried their ice cream, you should definitely give it a try.  They have a whole range of ice cream and various garnishes such as nuts, chocolate sprinkles, Snickers, chocolate chips and fruits for your to choose. Let’s say you choose dark chocolate ice cream, peanut butter ice cream, chocolate chips, roasted almonds and Oreo cookies. They will use the spades to mix these ingredients, kinda like stir-frying except that it is on a frozen granite stone and not a frying pan. Then only they will serve it with all the ingredients wonderfully combined for a unique, lip-smacking taste! If you prefer to try their own specialty creations instead of choosing your own flavors, you could always try their signature creations. The one I particularly love is Chocolate Devotion (what else?) which contain chocolate ice cream, fudge, brownie and chocolate chips. I also love the Peanut Butter Cup Perfection which contains chocolate ice cream, peanut butter, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and fudge. What else can I say but pure perfection!!!

All this talk about ice cream has made me hungry. Since there isn’t any Cold Stone Creamery nearby, I guess I will just have to make do with the tiny little amount of leftover Haagen Daaz ice cream in the freezer.