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Brand
Flavor
Rating
8 of 10
Review
Vanilla Base: The first taste of this ice cream is a sweet, rich, dense, creamy flavor—the standard premium quality Van Leeuwen vanilla base. Then, almost as an aftertaste, spiciness, a subtle burn, especially at the back of the throat. It’s not super-hot, but the heat accumulates as I eat more of the pint.
It’s unusual for ice cream, but still pleasant—an interesting contrast. Whether you like this combination of sweet and hot may depend on how tolerant you are of spicy food. I didn’t get a lot of honey flavor from the base; instead, more of a rich milky flavor, and general sugary sweetness.
Honeycomb Bits/Hot Honey Swirls: Some descriptions online mention that this mix-in is honeycomb candy bits. For the most part, the honeycomb candy has melted into the base, leaving only small but delightful globs of sweetness with that delayed, mild kick of heat.
One or two globs have a tiny candy crystal in the center. There’s the slightest crunch when eating them. There’s a moderate amount of the melted honeycomb throughout the pint.
Overall: Van Leeuwen’s Hot Honey is a pleasant surprise. The vanilla base tastes sweet at first, then hot from the globs of melted hot honeycomb candy bits. But it’s a fairly mild spiciness. The combination of sweet and mildly spicy is frankly quite addictive.
I didn’t expect to really recommend this pint. I rarely find savory ice creams work for me. But I couldn’t get enough of this flavor. I credit Van Leeuwen for really dialing in just the right amount of spicy honey to balance out their decadent base.
I would note that the two crunchy honeycomb candy bits in my half of the serving were tiny. They left me wanting more honeycomb candy. So, yes, if most of the honeycomb candy hadn’t dissolved into the pint it would’ve added another dimension—some needed texture, not just hot honey flavor—and that would’ve improved this pint. But regardless, this pint is recommended because it left me wanting another scoop. 8/10.
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Front blurb
Limited Edition Van Leeuwen Hot Honey
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 Hot Honey Ice Cream. If you’ve never drizzled hot honey onto your ice cream, raise your hand…No? Really? It’s a combination you might not think of until you try it and then think, how have I never tried this before? It’s like that. So we’ve made things easy for you, no honey jar required.
Calories
- 2.5 servings per container
- Serving size: 2/3 cup
- Calories per serving: 320
- Calories per container: 800
Ingredients
Cream, Milk, Hot Honey (Tapioca Syrup, Cane Sugar, Water, Honey (Partially Produced With Genetic Engineering), Tapioca Starch, Molasses, Chill Peppers, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Salt, Annatto, Cane Sugar, Egg Yolks, Tapioca Syrup, Coconut Oil, Vanilla Extract, Baking Soda, Sea Salt.
Contains: Eggs, Milk, Tree Nuts (Coconut).
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!)
