PUMPKIN PIE ice cream! It’s so nice to see that yet it is Febuary 7th, there is somewhere in America serving Pumpkin Pie (even if it is in ice cream form). I have always wondered why we can’t enjoy pumpkin flavored desserts all year round?! Luckily, in East Lansing you can! At Quality Diary, a sort of Michigan 7 Eleven, they serve ice cream. Pretty good ice cream in many different flavors. For $1.49, I had a HUGE scoop of perfect pumpkin ice cream with chunks of graham crackers, and a thick gooey marshmallow fluff swirl! $1.49!!!!!!!!! I am pretty sure it doesn’t get cheaper than that! I loved the graham cracker pieces adding a nice crunch against the fluff and ice cream. If I closed my eyes, I transported myself back to Canton, Ohio sitting at my dining room table eating Thanksgiving desserts. Thank you Quality Diary for keeping Pumpkin ALIVE! xoxoBlondie
Woodberry Kitchen might be one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. I’ve been dying to go here to try the CMP sundae ever since I saw it featured on Food Network’s, “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.” Walking into Woodberry is like walking into a giant log cabin. Cathedral like ceilings add a cavernous feel to the already warm, rustic ambiance. Everything is locally grown and organic, which is why they pride themselves with the motto…”From the farm to the table.” I didn’t leave room for dessert, but luckily I have a whole other compartment in my stomach for it! The CMP sundae is definitely their best seller. It is made with homemade malt ice cream. Layered between the scoops is hot fudge, wet nuts, and marshmallow sauce. A hard sugar disc is placed on top to secure the sundae is done! When the waiter brings you your CMP, it is your job to crack open the sugar disc and DIG IN! The result is a bite filled with warm fudge, marshmallow fluff adhering onto the spoon, with a crunchy wet nut, and the smooth chill of the malt ice cream. Oh, and I can’t forget the extreme crack from the broken sugar disc that almost cuts the roof of your mouth! It sounds to good to be true, right? Well, it is. I not only finished mine, but finished my friends as well. I wasn’t going to let any amount of CMP left uneaten. xoxoBlondie
Scoop DeVille
1734 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.988.9992
“Life is short…EAT DESSERT FIRST!” is the motto here at this unique ice cream parlor in Philadelphia! I wish I lived in Phili so that I could go here everyday! Luckily, I happened to be walking by this heavenly place and stopped in. Even more luck crossed my path when Matthew Shore, the owner, was there working! I had no idea what to order here! There were so many options that all sounded AMAZING! What makes Scoops DeVille so unique is the drill like machine that takes either your ice cream or yogurt base along with your toppings of choice and creates a speciality soft serve!!!! It’s absolutely incredible!!! You can either create your own flavor or they have blends that Scoops suggest. Matthew made me my first pick, Amber’s Ample Apple! With a yogurt base, he blended apples, sugar cookie dough, caramel, and marshmallow together and out came APPLE PIE IN ICE CREAM FORM!!! Matthew left two spoons in the cup, one that scooped the caramel and one that scooped the marshmallow. So, as you eat you can choose which spoon and sauce topping you want your bites from. I mean, this is taking ice cream to a whole new level!!! Why aren’t more places doing this???!!!! Ok, so the second flavor I tried is the #1 most ordered, Snicker Doodle Dough. The Snicker Doodle Dough was incredible! I can see why it is very popular with the costumers at Scoops. They blended yogurt with sugar cookie dough, Snickers, and caramel syrup. I could not stop eating this one! Each bite I took off the caramel coated spoon was chock full of candy! The sugar cookie dough blended perfectly and added extra sweetness!!!
I was amazed with both flavors how I could taste every ingredient, yet they were blended so well. It was really fun to have this blizzard like creation in a soft serve form. I tried to talk Matthew into opening one in New York City so that I could go everyday….or maybe work there! I’d spend all day creating new flavors and EATING THEM ALL! What a wonderful world that would be!!! xoxoBlondie
I know that everyone goes to Magnolia Bakery for cupcakes or at least associates it with cupcakes, but they actually have amazing pies too! I recently tried the Snickers Ice Box Pie and was blown away! The crust is really thick, almost an inch, and made from chocolate cookies! It was the perfect base and really crunchy. The inside was a cream cheese concoction that seemed to be sweetened with vanilla and sugar! Then the famous Snickers Bar candy was chopped into small pieces and placed on the edges!!! The chocolate crunchy crust mixed with the cream cheese center and chewy candy topping was definitely SNICKERS SATISFACTION! xoxoBlondie
OK, so we’ve already reviewed Jacques Torres, but I must give a shout out to their PEANUT BUTTER HOT CHOCOLATE! It’s still quite cold so this is the perfect way to warm your insides. Here’s the deal: they take a cup, smother the edges with creamy PB, and then pour in their thick melted chocolate. SERIOUSLY. Not only do you get to enjoy the hot chocolate, but they give you a spoon to eat the chocolate and PB from the sides of the cup. It’s the perfect ending to a glorious sweet treat.
Also, did you know you can get their amazing chocolate chip cookies served to you WARM. Try it! You won’t go back. My recommendation is to get the PB Hot Chocolate and a warmed cookie together. That’s what I did. Mmmmm life is good. xoxoBrownie
326 N Charles St # 105
Baltimore, MD 21201-4365
(410) 244-8790
Located on Charles Street is an adorable cupcake shop, Charm City Cupcakes. They serve a variety of flavors such as caramel praline, vanilla, chocolate cherry, red velvet, and ghirardelli. Sandra, the lovely and very helpful employee, assisted me in my choices! I ordered the caramel praline first, but she insisted on trying the ghrirardelli and red velvet as well! The more the merrier! All the cupcakes had delicious, thick buttercream icing. I really enjoyed it because it wasn’t overly sugary, just rich and buttery! They each had a topping as well. The caramel praline had a mound of sticky pecans and caramel drizzel, yummy! The red velvet had two chocolate chips that added a nice crunch against the SUPER moist cake! The ghriradelli had chopped pecans and a ghriradelli chocolate swirl. My favorite cupcake at Charm City was the red velvet. It was so moist and fluffy, it tasted like it was right out of the oven. With the thick cream cheese icing, it was absolutely perfect! The chocolate cupcake was also very moist and surprised me with an intense chocolate flavor. Adding the chocolate swirl and chopped pecans created more texture and flavors to this traditional cupcake. Charm City also offers mini versions of their cupcakes which would be great to bring to a party or just to have for sampling all their different creations! xoxo Blondie
Cone E. Island
2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20006-1830
(202) 822-8460
Walking around George Washington University the other day, I happened upon a small ice cream parlor called Cone E Island. It looked so good from afar, I knew I might find something unique inside! I simply couldn’t resist ordering their Red Velvet Cake Ice Cream! Since Red Velvet Cake is one of my favorite cake flavors, I was hoping the ice cream form wouldn’t let me down. The only other time I tried this flavor was at Tasti-D, which sadly tasted NOTHING like Red Velvet Cake. Here, there are actual pieces of cake mashed into a vanilla based ice cream with generous swirls of cream cheese frosting mixed in. It was PERFECT! It was almost like someone threw a freshly baked cake into an ice cream maker and VIOLA, your cake is now ice cream! So head on over to GW University whenever you are in DC. Cone E Island also makes some fantastic looking sundaes and milkshakes! xoxo Blondie
A quick ride on the L train to Bedford Ave will bring you to the most awesome place in my book right now…Brooklyn Bowl. This is a fierce bowling alley. With live music and a dance floor, plush leather couches in the lanes, and food by the highly acclaimed Blue Ribbon Restaurants, you honestly can’t go wrong. Hanging with some good friends and having a great time bowling (I scored some major strikes!), we enjoyed delicious food. Of course, we ordered dessert and A LOT of it. That’s the great thing about a group of peeps, you can order a bunch of sweets and try ALL of the them! So here we go with a recap…
Above is a Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. OMG. First, hold your breath for what I have to tell you…the homemade bread from Blue Ribbon Bakery is soaked in creme brulee to make this bread pudding!!!!! CRAZY!!! Crazy good I mean;-). Chocolate chips consumed the inside and the warm chocolate sauce with vanilla ice cream were, of course, the perfect compliment. It tasted like a moist and creamy french toast, yet had a chocolate chip cookie dough taste to it as well. We couldn’t get enough of it!
I’ve found the best brownie in NYC!!! I mean, just look at it’s greatness. It’s also the BIGGEST brownie I’ve ever seen. This is “Becca’s Brownie A La Mode.” It was so warm it tasted right out of the oven but it didn’t lack the thick fudgey texture I love. Blue Ribbon does it right with the fudge and vanilla ice cream with their desserts. It just makes everything taste even better. WOW is what I have to say about this gigantic dessert.
Banana Split! Always a classic and this one didn’t disappoint. Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream with whipped cream, hot fudge, nuts, banana, and of course a cherry on top. Note to all, never change the staple cause it’s always good and makes you feel like a kid:-).
Fresh Berry Sundae….AHHHH. This was refreshing after a lot of chocolate. Strawberry ice cream, strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries with whipped cream and fruit sauce. Simple and fruity….delicious.
Go out for a night of bowling, dancing, and food/desserts. Hey, even though these desserts are huge, you can always work it off with some major strikes!!! xoxoBrownie
My good friend is a regular at the Union Square Market and discovered these delicious French truffles. She brought them to the theatre for me as a treat before our show. She was extremely strict when saying I could not chew the chocolate but I must let it melt in my mouth. This was perfect for me since that’s the only way I eat chocolate. I don’t see why you should do anything other than let chocolate melt in your mouth so you can enjoy every last bit of the rich flavor. It’s like creating thick hot chocolate right in your mouth. Well, I tried one of these “No Chewing Allowed!” Mon Ami chocolate truffles and let me say…”Magnifique!” For me, it was a discovery for my palate that I had never experienced. I felt as though the rich chocolate came alive in my mouth; the truffle creams as it hits the tongue and the roof of your mouth. It started to soften and melt immediately. This French bonbon is extraordinary and must be tried by all. I’m not surprised they are incredible since the world-renowned chocolatier “Mathez” has been manufacturing them in France since 1934. Head down to the Union Square Market and let these truffles melt in your mouth…NO CHEWING ALLOWED:-). xoxoBrownie
PUMPKIN PIE ice cream! It’s so nice to see that yet it is Febuary 7th, there is somewhere in America serving Pumpkin Pie (even if it is in ice cream form). I have always wondered why we can’t enjoy pumpkin flavored desserts all year round?! Luckily, in East Lansing you can! At Quality Diary, a sort of Michigan 7 Eleven, they serve ice cream. Pretty good ice cream in many different flavors. For $1.49, I had a HUGE scoop of perfect pumpkin ice cream with chunks of graham crackers, and a thick gooey marshmallow fluff swirl! $1.49!!!!!!!!! I am pretty sure it doesn’t get cheaper than that! I loved the graham cracker pieces adding a nice crunch against the fluff and ice cream. If I closed my eyes, I transported myself back to Canton, Ohio sitting at my dining room table eating Thanksgiving desserts. Thank you Quality Diary for keeping Pumpkin ALIVE! xoxoBlondie
The Snicker Doodle Dough was incredible! I can see why it is very popular with the costumers at Scoops. They blended yogurt with sugar cookie dough, Snickers, and caramel syrup. I could not stop eating this one! Each bite I took off the caramel coated spoon was chock full of candy! The sugar cookie dough blended perfectly and added extra sweetness!!!
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