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Brand
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Rating
7.5 of 10
Review
Disclaimer: Proper Ice Cream sent me a complimentary box of six pints to review. Thanks, Proper! While the free pints provide me with the opportunity for this review, Proper Ice Cream has no control over the opinions expressed in my review.
Butterscotch Ice Cream: A rich, creamy, sweet, mildly butterscotch base. I may be the exception here but I enjoy a bolder butterscotch with more bite to it. Also, after sampling several Proper pints, I must note that Proper doesn’t have quite as much of a fatty or buttery mouthfeel as some other premium brands. It’s not a criticism. Some don’t like that sensation of fat coating the tongue that comes from very fatty ice cream—they claim it interferes with tasting the flavors in the pint—and the Proper Ice Cream website suggests the owner is one such ice cream consumer.
To be clear, this Proper butterscotch base is pleasant and refreshing, premium quality. I’m not certain what the butterfat ratio is in this pint, but I would guess it’s less than some other brands that use lots of egg yolks in their bases. It’s a flavor choice, and a valid one. To each his own.
Cocoa Brownies: Big honking cubes of brownies, at least 1/2 inch across or larger. These are dry brownies, not at all soggy. A more cakey brownie style, not fudgy or crispy, perhaps from the inclusion of dry cocoa in the brownies which is noted in the name of this pint. Cocoa tends to draw moisture from brownies. They have a good chocolatey brownie flavor. The chunk size is nice and big, but there could have been more brownie chunks—especially given this is the only mix-in for this pint.
Overall: Proper Ice Cream’s Butterscotch Cocoa Brownie has a killer combo—butterscotch ice cream and brownies. But I would have preferred a bolder butterscotch base. I like when butterscotch slaps me in the face and says “I’m not caramel!” Instead, this was a more gentle butterscotch ice cream that held my hand and talked about existentialist French literature. Interesting, but not what I had in mind. Also: an actual butterscotch swirl would have been appreciated—really upped the butterscotch element. The swirl could’ve been included in the base or swirled into the brownie chunks. Either way, true decadence would’ve been achieved.
The brownie pieces were biggies, which I appreciate—you know I love the big, generous mix-ins. But because of the use of cocoa, these brownies leaned towards dry and cakey—they weren’t the fudgy, crispy-edged brownies that I frankly love more.
It’s a good quality pint, enjoyable, if not super decadent—but decadent is what the words “butterscotch brownie” will always mean to me. So not exactly what I was anticipating. 7.5/10.
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Front blurb
Proper Ice Cream
The Way It Should Be
Butterscotch Cocoa Brownie
Back blurb
As many artisan crafts begin, Proper Ice Cream started in our home kitchen. Many trips to Italy and “foodie” cities such as New York, San Francisco and Chicago left us missing such amazing textures and flavors until our next visit. Experimenting with trying to recreate these experiences was all it took.
There is real science to crafting an ultra creamy ice cream that uses entirely natural ingredients, and we’ve cracked it. We even use 20% less sugars than standard recipes!
Less sugar and zero additives results in custard-like mouthfeel that doesn’t require a drink of water afterward.It’s simply proper, the way it should be.
Calories
- 3 servings per container
- Serving size: 2/3 cup
- Calories per serving: Unknown
- Calories per container: Unknown
Ingredients
Whole Milk, Cream, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, 100% Cocoa Powder, Baking Flour, Butter, Coconut Oil, Liquid Sugars, Stabilizers, (Locust Bean Gum), Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Kosher Salt.
Purchase Location
Price
Free. (Thanks Proper Ice Cream.)
Books
Need to know how Proper Ice Cream makes their ice cream? I can you tell you this much according to their websise: Proper Ice Cream “makes small-batch ice cream using only the finest available ingredients and zero artificial flavors or coloring.” But their secret ice cream base recipe? Who knows!? Proper Ice Cream hasn’t put out a recipe book yet! Come on, Proper! What’s the deal? We love you and want to get to know you better—to know all your little ice cream quirks and secrets. Publish that ice cream recipe book already! Everyone’s doing it.
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Psst! You can make ice cream like Ben & Jerry’s, Jeni’s, and Haagen-Dazs at home. Here’s their secret ice cream base recipes!
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Last Updated on September 3, 2022 by Ice Cream Admin
