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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Does anyone start eating ice cream with the intention of consuming that 1 serving on the label but then ends eating the whole thing.....???

    Even at my heaviest I couldn't get past half a pint. But weight it, put it back in the freezer, profit.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Does anyone start eating ice cream with the intention of consuming that 1 serving on the label but then ends eating the whole thing.....???

    If I don't weigh out my portion I definitely have.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    Cortelli wrote: »
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Cortelli wrote: »
    sistrsprkl wrote: »
    @cortelli, haven't tried the ricotta fig yet but I want to! Headed down towards SB this weekend so I'll be going back to McConnell's. Let me know how you like Mission Hill, the best in CA I've had so far...
    ETA, Mission Hill is $7 at my store - guess that's a deal :\

    Tried a bit of the Ricotta Fig last night. Very good - very creamy and rich. Both the ricotta and fig flavors were a little muted by vanilla and cinnamon in the ice cream, but it was very, very yummy as was.

    Side note: Not sure how to log it. The pint lists a serving size as 4 oz (88g). Of course, 88g is only a bit over 3 oz. Emailed the creamery but I am guessing that the serving size should actually be 1/2 cup (88g).

    They probably mean 4oz in volume, which is half a cup. Crazy Americans and their ounces for weight and volume... not confusing at all :pensive:

    I've seen fantastic flavors at Whole Foods too but I'm too cheap to pay $7 or $8 a pint.

    Ahhh - so 4 fluid ounces! Yeah that makes sense (even if not a fluid").

    And yes, the price of some of these ice creams / gelatos makes them a special treat, and something I sort of have to do unconsciously ("no, no dear . . . I didn't just spend $30+ on a few pints of ice cream").

    Just another reason to keep your portion size responsible!

    (In other news...a "pint" of dry food like berries. STAHP, MURRIKA)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    EWJLang wrote: »
    Does anyone start eating ice cream with the intention of consuming that 1 serving on the label but then ends eating the whole thing.....???

    Nope. I measure (weigh) out my 100 grams, put away the pint, and go into another room to sloooooowly eat my one serving. When the bowl is licked clean, into the dishwasher it goes!

    This.

    I was really disappointed this weekend, because I was walking home past the Jeni's on my street Friday night around 10:30 pm and decided it would be a good time to go in and buy a pint or two of some flavor not sold at WF, as it was only March and couldn't be crowded yet. Yeah, right--March, in the 50s, and the beginning of St. Patrick's Day (observed) weekend in Chicago meant a line halfway down the block.

    Some day I will go!
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    Watch out for some Blue Bell bars.

    I'm really going to miss winter because I'm going to have to start lugging around a cooler or something anytime I want more ice cream variety than my crappy Krogers provides.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    I have a baby spoon from when my eldest was a baby that I use for things like gelato and ricotta (things I will pile drive into my face hole). I take much smaller bites and enjoy it far more.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.

    The Ben and Jerry's salted caramel core is awfully good, but Talenti is easier to fit in my calories at this point.

    Still trying to achieve what I'm looking for in Hazelnut frozen treats. I have a plan for tonight and will report back in group. Spoiler alert: it involves mixing.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Just finished some. Total awesomeness in a bowl.

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.

    Yeah I didn't like the HD version at all. It was much too sweet for me.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.

    Yeah I didn't like the HD version at all. It was much too sweet for me.

    I can totally see that. It's the caramel ribbon running through it that really makes me enjoy it more. I don't know why. I do really like both - I just find myself reaching for the HD more often.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.

    I don't believe it, either.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.

    Yeah I didn't like the HD version at all. It was much too sweet for me.

    I can totally see that. It's the caramel ribbon running through it that really makes me enjoy it more. I don't know why. I do really like both - I just find myself reaching for the HD more often.

    Have you tried the HD Pralines and Cream? It's probably my favorite ice cream at the moment. It has a caramel ribbon that's to die for-- although it's been so long since I had the salted caramel that I'm not sure if it's the same.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I did get Talenti hazelnut, too - so I have another to try.

    Yeah I didn't like the HD version at all. It was much too sweet for me.

    I can totally see that. It's the caramel ribbon running through it that really makes me enjoy it more. I don't know why. I do really like both - I just find myself reaching for the HD more often.

    Have you tried the HD Pralines and Cream? It's probably my favorite ice cream at the moment. It has a caramel ribbon that's to die for-- although it's been so long since I had the salted caramel that I'm not sure if it's the same.

    Mmm no - but I will now.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.

    I don't believe it, either.

    It's good! It's really creamy and has a fairly strong caramel flavor.

    I'm not saying the Talenti isn't delicious, just that I prefer the HD. I'm probably in the minority there ;)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.

    I don't believe it, either.

    It's good! It's really creamy and has a fairly strong caramel flavor.

    I'm not saying the Talenti isn't delicious, just that I prefer the HD. I'm probably in the minority there ;)

    I get it. I like ribbons of things too haha. I like the chocolate chunks or whatever in the talenti though.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.

    I don't believe it, either.

    It's good! It's really creamy and has a fairly strong caramel flavor.

    I'm not saying the Talenti isn't delicious, just that I prefer the HD. I'm probably in the minority there ;)

    I get it. I like ribbons of things too haha. I like the chocolate chunks or whatever in the talenti though.

    I like those chocolate covered caramels, too. One of my good friends told me she thought the HD was better than the Talenti, and I almost dropped her! I think I tried it once, maybe I'll buy it again to be sure. For SCIENCE!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    MrM27 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    I have the Talenti Southern Butter Pecan to try tonight. Good?

    Incredible in my opinion.

    Yay! Can't wait.
    I'm probably going to get kicked out for saying this, but:

    The Haagen Dazs salted caramel is better than the Talenti salted caramel.

    I don't believe it.

    I don't believe it, either.

    It's good! It's really creamy and has a fairly strong caramel flavor.

    I'm not saying the Talenti isn't delicious, just that I prefer the HD. I'm probably in the minority there ;)

    I get it. I like ribbons of things too haha. I like the chocolate chunks or whatever in the talenti though.

    I like those chocolate covered caramels, too. One of my good friends told me she thought the HD was better than the Talenti, and I almost dropped her! I think I tried it once, maybe I'll buy it again to be sure. For SCIENCE!

    Yeah, you get it and let me know. I never buy HD. Doesn't call to me.