Description

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Net Wt. .7 oz. (19g)

Rating

Category

Dessert

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 Package (19g)
Amount per Serving: Calories: 160, Calories from Fat: 70

Ingredients

Milkfat, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Corn Syrup, Whey, Stabilized and Emulsified by Mono Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum and Carageenan, Artificial Flavor, Vegetable Annatto Color, SemiSweet Chocolate Chip Drops, Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Lecithin, Vanilla, Mint Green Flavor/Color, Propylene Glycol, Natural Flavor, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Blue #1.

Allergens

Milk

Shelf Life

This Mountain House freeze dried ice cream product has a shelf life of 2 years.

Preparation

None

Taste

This tastes very good and is very different from the Mountain House Freeze Dried Ice Cream Sandwich I had in the past. If you missed that review, you can find it here:

          Review of Mountain House Freeze Dried Ice Cream Sandwich

This Freeze Dried Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream has a rich, creamy taste, and is slightly crunchy. Whereas the Ice Cream Sandwich I had in the past was crunchy and the ice cream had a fine malted-milk-like texture, this mint chocolate chip ice cream is much closer to the original frozen ice cream treat. Still a little crunchy, but in my opinion, much closer to the original.

When eating it, I can’t really distinguish the chocolate chips from the ice cream. I think that both of these ingredients just combine together to create the final taste.

For fun, I rehydrated a portion of the ice cream and then ate it. I added some water on a piece and let it soak in. Upon tasting it, it is even closer to the original frozen ice cream than the bites I took of the dry freeze dried ice cream right out of the wrapper.

Leftovers

This was a one serving pouch, so none was leftover.

Bottom Line

This ice cream slice was delicious. I can see how astronauts would really enjoy this in Space. Also, if you buy a bunch of this and put it into your food storage, you won’t be disappointed. It will be a welcome treat when times get rough.

Again, I understand why parents love to buy cases of this stuff for their kid’s birthday parties.

Remember, it’s okay to be a Space Cadet when you eat freeze dried ice cream.

To read an article on how Freeze-Dried Food is made, click here.

To read an article on the Shelf Life of Mountain House Freeze Dried Food, click here.

To learn about the Shelf life of Mountain House Freeze Dried Pouches and #10 Cans, click here.