Perry's Creme Brulee Light Ice Cream

[By Nick, discontinued] ‎We get requests to review Creme Brulee ice cream pretty often for the site. The problem is with both Ben & Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs discontinuing their versions recently, there really aren't that many on the market. Enter Perry's and their light version of Creme Brulee that I found at the Niskayuna Co-op!

Perry's Perfectly Churned Creme Brulee Light Ice Cream

Light Caramel and Custard Ice Cream with Swirls of Carmelized Sugar

The description of this one sounds really good especially for a light ice cream. You don't see custard flavored ice cream all too often and the caramelized sugar swirl sounds very tempting.

Removing the protective seal, not a lot is going on. At least you're able to see all the components at play. They obviously come more apparent as you scoop further down.

Now first off, I have to say I'm disappointed from the get go. You see, when I read caramelized sugar swirl, I'm expecting something along the line of the crunchy sugar topping you find on top of the traditional dessert or the mix-in I encountered in Ben & Jerry's version before it departed. What you're getting here is a traditional, buttery sweet caramel. Now it's a fine caramel and all but calling it a caramelized sugar swirl is a bit misleading when that's not exactly what you're expecting.

The ice cream's texture is better than I could have ask for. It's very creamy and smooth but doesn't melt as fast as their other light option on the market. As for the flavor of the bases, well I can definitely tell the custard one. It kind of reminds me more of a sweet cream with a heavier milkiness to it. I really enjoy it and wo‎uldn't mind something like it being used more often.

They were smart to label the caramel base as light because it is very light. To be honest, I would've thought it was a vanilla base if it wasn't for the description. Thankfully the caramel swirl makes up for the lack of flavor and it works more as a tempering agent to the swirls sweetness.

All in all this is a good flavor especially for the calories. While there's no real connection going on between it and actual creme brulee from an overall flavor standpoint, I wouldn't say no if I was given a bowl of this. Just think of it as an ice cream version of Stonyfield's Creme Caramel if you need a more realistic comparison.

After my first crack at a light flavor from Perry's, I look forward trying out their other options!

Verdict?  Very caramely but creme brulee it is not
Buy Again?  For a low calorie caramel fix, sure