Baskin Robbins Jamoca Almond Fudge Ice Cream
Coffee Ice Cream with Roasted Almonds & Chocolate Flavored Ribbon
I’m going to be up front, I don’t exactly like roasted almonds all that much. I prefer them raw but if they’re roasted, I’d rather they be cocoa roasted like the ones Emerald makes. Hopefully the roasted qualities of the almonds will blend right in with the flavor of the coffee ice cream.
While not the prettiest looking ice cream, you’re able to see all of the components right off the bat. The almonds look like they’re a decent size and the chocolate ribbon like it has some thickness to it.
Well I was right with the bars. The ice cream is right on the border of super-premium territory. Think of it as a denser, more premium version of Blue Bunny. However, the flavor of the bar and the base of this ice cream are completely different beasts. While the bar was bold and more on the black side, this ice cream is milky with a less assertive coffee taste. I've grown to like both kinds of coffee ice cream but I wasn't expecting the flavors to be so different considering that they share the same name.
The chocolate swirl adds to that sweetness giving this one more of a mocha profile. It's funny how I typically complain about the consistency of companies that promise fudge swirls but that are more like syrup. Well Baskin-Robbins' chocolate swirl is actually the proper consistency of fudge when I was expecting something syrupy. The thickness of the swirl helps to intensify the rich milk chocolate flavor, almost canceling out the coffee base at times.
Now as I had thought, I'm not a fan of the roasted almonds. Their flavor just doesn't mesh with the other components properly. Now if this was the same ice cream as the bar and the swirl was dark chocolate flavored I could see them working. As is, they're just out of place and make the bite they're in unpleasant for me. I'm sure people who traditionally like roasted almonds might enjoy it but they just feel out of place to me. Hopefully I’ll have better luck with the other flavors in my freezer
Verdict? Should have used cocoa roasted almonds
Buy Again? I'd just buy the bars instead
I used to love buying this ice cream from B&R years ago but also hated the almonds. I used to spit them out which I guess kind of defeats the purpose!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the base is still good tho.
My very first time ever having coffee flavored ice cream was when I was about 10 years old at Baskin Robins, so having this flavor in a pint really brings back those memories for me. I would never purchase this though because I absolutely despise nuts in my ice cream. But I do remember loving the coffee base since it wasn't too bold.
ReplyDeleteAnon & Stride, I feel like this flavor would be awesome had they gone a mud pie route and swapped the almonds for oreos.
ReplyDeleteNick, I agree. Substituting Oreos for nuts sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteGag on the Oreos.
DeleteI have had the Jamoca Almond Fudge and i have to say i love the nuts. I thought the ice cream was smooth and extremely tasty. I have also tasted the bars. I see that the bars are Jamoca only with no fudge. I think they are a completely different experience and personally like the ice cream the best
ReplyDeleteJamoca Almond Fudge is one of my favorite ice cream flavors - in large part because of the roasted almonds. I think the coffee-chocolate-almond flavors blend and offset each other very well in this. (For me, substituting Oreos for the almonds would be a mistake, making this too sweet and throwing the textural mix off.)
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