Contents
Brand
Flavor
Rating
8 of 10
Review
Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream: Creamy, sweet. Not very dense. It melts quickly. If there’s toasted marshmallow flavor, it’s subtle, easily overwhelmed by the generous fudge swirls.
Chocolate Fudge Swirls: The fudge swirls are a thicker version of Hershey’s chocolate syrup, perhaps with a slightly more intense flavor. Enough swirl that I taste some on every spoon. A strong chocolate flavor—even a small amount flavors the entire spoon, overwhelming other more subtle flavors. A common problem with chocolate competing against other flavors.
Graham Cookies: Small graham cookie bits are well distributed throughout the pint. The taste and texture is there—graham crackers. But a few larger graham cookie chunks would have conveyed the s’mores pint flavor more effectively. Pretty good as is though because there are plenty of those little cookie bits everywhere. VL seems to have got its manufacturing process down for these less expensive Walmart pints so that a solid product lands in the freezer case despite the $4.98 price point.
Marshmallows: Six or more mini-marshmallows in my half of the pint. They have a remarkable texture for a frozen marshmallow—very soft, light, fluffy, not at all stale or hard or crunchy. A solid s’mores flavor mix-in plentiful enough that I get the flavor vibe.
Overall: Van Leeuwen Campfire S’mores is a pretty darn good s’more flavor with a few unusual mix-ins. The base is supposed to be toasted marshmallow. There have been several of these toasted marshmallow s’mores pints lately. But in this VL pint, as in many of the others, I can’t taste the marshmallow let alone toasted marshmallow. I taste a sweet—very sweet—base; that’s it. Part of the problem here may be the fudge swirl that’s bold enough to overwhelm a subtle marshmallow flavor. The fudge swirl is everywhere in the pint, and it’ also pretty good; if not premium quality, it’s at least thicker and more flavorful than a basic Hershey’s chocolate syrup.
Chocolate chunks may have served better to carry forward the s’mores theme, but I think the thick chocolate syrup was acceptable, giving the sense of a melted chocolate one associates with s’mores. The mini-marshmallow mix-ins stay soft and puffy despite being frozen, again reinforcing the theme here. Finally, the graham cracker cookie bits also keep the s’mores theme going with great graham cracker flavor and texture, but larger chunks of graham cracker would’ve been ideal, even bolder in flavor and texture. Generally high quality, enjoyable, and a good value at $4.98 at Walmart. 7/10.
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Front blurb
Limited Edition
Van Leeuwen
Campfire S’mores
French Ice Cream
Back blurb
Ever since 2008, when Van Leeuwen was born out of a yellow truck on the streets of NYC, we’ve been making good ice cream from good ingredients that makes you feel good.
After all, happiness is healthiness.
And nothing makes us happier than this Campfire S’mores Ice Cream. It’s got toasted marshmallow ice cream. It’s got chocolate fudge swirls. It’s got loads of graham cookies and marshmallows. No campfire needed so there’s more time for s’more scoops.
Calories
- 2.5 servings per container
- Serving size: 2/3 cup
- Calories per serving: 310
- Calories per container: 775
Ingredients
Cream, Milk, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Syrup, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Egg Yolks, Cocoa Powder, Chocolate Liquor, Butter (Cream, Salt), Brown Sugar, Invert Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Carrageenan, Corn Starch, Cinnamon, Molasses, Salt, Sea Salt, Baking Soda, Soy Protein, Natural Flavors, Vanilla Extract.
Purchase Location
Walmart
Price
$4.98
Books
Need to know how Van Leeuwen does it? Get Van Leeuwen’s cookbook: Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream
Related
Psst! You can make ice cream like Van Leeuwen at home. Here’s Van Leeuwen’s secret ice cream base recipe! (Spoiler: their secret ingredient is 8 egg yolks!)
