On my last trip through Trader Joe's it was very much pumpkin
season. A lot of old favorites and a lot of new items on the shelves.
One of those new items that I opted to pick up was the Trader Joe's Mini Ginger Pumpkin Ice Cream Mouthfuls.
I figured it was a double bingo because it would kill my want for an
ice cream sandwich while it would also give me a taste of delicious
pumpkin ice cream.
I had these tucked away in the
freezer and my sweet tooth got the best of me so I pulled out the box
last night. Size wise, I'd say the sandwiches are slightly bigger than
the size of an Oreo cookie. The cookies have a little bit of a sugar
'crust' on the outside of them. Truthfully when I purchased them I
didn't notice it was a ginger cookie - I thought it might be spiced
pumpkin ice cream. But upon first bite, I learned they are very much
ginger cookies .... and a spicy ginger cookie at that. They do pack
quite a bit of heat in them, so if you're not a fan of spice or ginger,
you're probably not going to be a fan of these. I wouldn't say the
ginger is all around overwhelming but it is noticeable and at the
forefront. The sandwich filling is a delicious pumpkin ice cream. The
ice cream is smooth, creamy, deliciously fragrant with pumpkin flavor
and very reminiscent of pumpkin pie. It's a very rich pumpkin ice cream
which is what brings the whole dessert together. When eaten together it
does give the flavor effect of a spiced pumpkin pie but it's not as
overwhelming on the palette as I find spiced pumpkin pie to be.
Overall,
they're pretty good and are quite refreshing ... but I found that by
the second sandwich my taste buds were getting zinged here and there
from the ginger flavor. Admittedly, that effect does help in stopping at
a serving size possible.
A serving is 2 sandwiches, which are 120 calories or 3 points plus values.
