I’ll admit that cherry ice cream is one in every of my favorites. And traditionally, Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia hasn’t accomplished something for me due to its underwhelming variety of cherries. Nevertheless, the Glowing Cherry Pie ice cream from Jeni’s kicks issues up a notch with bitter cherries, Sichuan peppercorns, tart cherry jam, and chunks of shortbread sprinkled all through. 

Did I get the firecracker taste that I used to be anticipating from this ice cream? Effectively, after I initially noticed Sichuan peppercorns on the label, I anticipated one thing far more fiery and vibrant — like a taste that will singe the again of my style buds. However with each chew, I received a nuanced, balanced heat that rounded out the tartness of the jam and the bitter cherries. Entire cherries may have helped this pint rather a lot, however general, the flavour distinction of the bitter and the candy was admirable, and one thing that different ice cream manufacturers can be taught from. 

The key difficulty I had with this pint wasn’t the ice cream base, however the shortbread. This was one occasion the place I used to be glad there wasn’t lots of an add-in ingredient blended into the combination, as a result of the cookies that have been in there have been soggy, as typically is the case with shortbread-infused ice cream. I get that Jeni’s was making an attempt to emulate a pie crust, however the shortbread was a significant misstep for this taste.