Coolhaus - Dirty Mint Chip ice cream - Nov. 16, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

Coolhaus
Dirty Mint Chip ice cream
Good - Good +
Weight: 1/2 cup (90 g.) / 1 Pint (473 mL) total container
Calories: 195 calories in 1/2 cup serving
Cost: $4.99 (sale) for 1 container
Purchased from: Safeway, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week.

This morning's gluten-free, Dirty Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream was constructed by the team at Coolhaus (Culver City, CA) using California milk, fresh mint leaves, cane and brown sugar, dark chocolate chips and other ice cream ingredients and vegetable gums.

The mint leaves gave this creamy, premium ice cream a very natural, slightly herbal mint flavor, that was not too overpowering (thank you!). And the miniature chocolate chips imparted tiny bursts of dark chocolate flavor.

Coolhaus itself was created by two women, Natasha and Freya, who founded the company in 2008.

Coolhaus - Chocolate Hazelnut AAlto-mond Ice Cream Bars - July 26, 2016

Chocolate of the Day: 

Coolhaus
Chocolate Hazelnut AAlto-mond ice cream bar
Good ++
Weight: 3 fl oz. (86.6 mL) / 9 fl. oz. (266 mL) in total box of 3 bars
Calories: 290 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $6.49 for 1 box of 3 bars
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Hope you all are enjoying summer. This morning I found relief from the warm weather with the first of several cold chocolate items. It was Day #1 of Chilled Chocolate Week.

Today's box of 3 Chocolate Hazelnut AAlto-mond Ice Cream Bars from Coolhaus (Los Angeles, CA) was one of a mouth-watering array of custom-made and pre-packaged ice cream creations (sandwiches—aka sammies, bars, pints, etc.) from the company.

Co-founders (Natasha Case and Freya Estreller) create "architecturally inspired gourmet ice cream." Check out their website for a complete explanation.

Today's individually-wrapped bar started with a core of chocolate hazelnut ice cream that was dipped in salted milk chocolate, and then rolled in roasted almonds. Hard to go wrong there. The result was a well balanced blend of creamy, crunchy, chocolatey and nutty. And this rich bar was also gluten free.

Examples of what you might find in a Coolhaus Culver City (or other shop) included ice cream and cookie pies, where you select your favorite combination of cookie crust, ice cream filling and cookie crumbles (topping). Peanut Butter Captain Crunch ice cream pie anyone?