Vanilla gets a bad rap sometimes. For some reason “vanilla” has a reputation for being safe and boring. I don’t agree. I love how warm, sweet, and welcoming vanilla smells and tastes. When we buy ice cream, it’s almost always vanilla because everyone likes it and it goes with everything from cake, pie, fresh fruit, in smoothies, or on its own. But I do agree it’s good to spice things up sometimes. You know what else pairs perfectly with vanilla ice cream? SnoSpice!
A few weeks ago I received a care package of four SnoSpice flavours. I was supposed to have the kids help us with a tasting party, but they were asleep so hubby and I tried them by ourselves first. Sorry kids, you snooze, you lose.
Hubby was a little skeptical about the idea. Adding spices to ice cream? He thought it sounded strange.
But I pointed out that people add all sorts of different mix-ins and toppings to their ice cream. Sprinkles, chocolate syrup, candy crumble, fresh fruit, etc. (And if you’re weird like my kids, gummy bears.) So why not spices? And unlike all those other options I mentioned, SnoSpice blends are all natural, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free, and contain no sweeteners. Because they’re made with real spices and seasonings with no sugar, they’re virtually calorie-free. Just flavour, and nothing else.
Just dish up some vanilla ice cream, sprinkle on as much or as little of your chosen SnoSpice flavour as you like, then stir it in. Each SnoSpice blend is super finely ground so there’s no grittiness or change in the ice cream’s texture.
So which flavours did we get to taste?
Deep Chocolate Sea Salt. This flavour was popular with everyone and hands down my hubby and Tee’s favourite. I was surprised by the richness of the chocolate flavour from just a few shakes of SnoSpice and a good stir.
Cinnamon for Optimists. Kay liked this sweet cinnamon blend the best. It reminds me of a cinnamon bun with icing. Mmm!
Lemon + Basil. To my surprise, this was my personal favourite. I really didn’t expect these flavours to go so well with creamy vanilla ice cream, but a few shakes transformed my ice cream into fresh and savoury lemon basil wonderment. It’s amazing!
Turmeric’d. Honestly, I was a little unsure about this one. Turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, and cumin on ice cream? But let me assure you it really is good. Different, but very tasty!
With SnoSpice I only have to buy one carton of vanilla ice cream, but everyone gets the flavour they like. Because you’re essentially making your own custom ice cream, you can adjust the flavour to be as mild or as intense as you want. We also have fun mixing the flavours: Deep Chocolate Sea Salt and Cinnamon for Optimists go really well together!
Honestly, SnoSpice is just plain fun too. The kids like mixing “potions” with their SnoSpice, though right now I sprinkle the spices on for Kay (or she’d use up the entire bottle in one go). We’ve had these for a few weeks now, and each jar, even the chocolate, looks hardly touched. These will last a loooong time!
It’s not just ice cream! We’ve also used SnoSpice on plain Greek yogurt for extra flavour without any sugar or preservatives. We don’t usually buy flavoured yogurt because those flavours comes with a ton of extra sugar, but SnoSpice adds fun flavours without anything else we don’t want. And for family members who can’t eat dairy, these go just as well with non-dairy ice creams too. I bet that Turmeric’d would be delicious with some coconut milk ice cream!
SnoSpice also comes in Pumpkin Carriage and Cocoa Cayenne. Simply based on how good the other ones we had were, I want to try those too. Isn’t this time of year perfect for some pumpkin spice? And I love spicy chocolate. I think I’ll get some to share with the extended family this Christmas.
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I most want to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt
I really want to try the deep chocolate sea salt. I bet that would be so delicious on vanilla ice cream!
What a great idea! I think I would love the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt.
I would like to try the Deep Chocolate & Sea Salt. Probably would try on vanilla first, but would most likely try it on chocolate ice cream as well.
I would love to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt.
I would like to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt – this would be awesome on a vanilla ice cream!
Ahhhhhhh, sign me up for the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt please! Looks like the most popular flavour, yum! Thanks for the chance to win. Love the idea of these!
I am a huge citrus fan, so I want to try the Lemon & Basil ASAP!
The pumpkin!! Im all about pumpkin 24/7 lol!! Not just in Fall 😉
I would have to try Deep Chocolate Sea Salt first! Who could ask for more?
My pregnant self is dying to try deep chocolate sea salt, and my non pregnant self is dying to try cocoa cayenne! They all look amazing!!
I would love to try the Pumpkin Carriage flavor first. I love to bake pumpkin pies and pumpkin muffins.
I’d like to try the lemon + basil, that sounds intriguing! And cocoa + cayenne sounds amazing too, I love spicy!
Deep chocolate sea salt sounds amazing, I would try it first!
Yum to spicy chocolate with the Cocoa Cayenne
Oooh I definitely would like to try the pumpkin carriage flavour. Sounds like it would go great on a homemade latte,too!
I mwould like to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt!
I’d love to try the deep chocolate sea salt. I am a real chocoholic. Thanks for the giveaway.
id love to try the deep chocolate one…or lemon basil…its a tossup!
I want to try the Pumpkin Carriage flavor, of course!
I would love to try the Pumpkin Carriage first. I like to try new Pumpkin recipes this time of year and this could be a new try. Thank you for this chance. I love reading your blog!
I’d love to try the Lemon + Basil. That sounds so un-ice-creamy that it could be absolutely delicious.
the first one I’d try would be the Pumpkin Carriage
I’d love to try the Lemon and Basil. Intrigues me. And I love anything lemon. Thanks for introducing this product and of course the giveaway.
The deep chocolate sea salt flavor sounds really good.
I would, of course, try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt first. I think it might be a while before I dared digging into the Turmeric’d. It’s just :/
they all look good but lemon and basil is top of my list!
Spices for ice cream? What a genius idea! I would love to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt and the Lemon + Basil SnoSpice. Both sound tasty!
I would love to try the Pumpkin Carriage flavor- great seasonal taste.
I’d love to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt first but i am sure i would love to try them all.
I would like to try Deep Chocolate Sea Salt.
I really want top try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt…yummy!!!
Deep Chocolate Sea Salt please. I love anything and everything with salt on it!
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I want to try deep chocolate sea salt!
I would love to try the lemon & basil or the Turmeric’d! Yummy!
MMM – the Lemon and Basil would be good to try – but any of them seem doable.
Pumpkin Carriage is the flavour I’d most like to try on ice cream.
Oooooo I would love to try them all, but because of the season I would most definitely want to try the Pumpkin Carriage, yummm sounds great!!!
I would love to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt. These all sound interesting and good
The Pumpkin Carriage flavour sounds really good!
I want to try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt first, it sounds delicious! Thanks for the chance!
I would love to try the Cocoa Cayenne because I like my chocolate with a little kick!
I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE DEEP CHOCOLATE. THEY ALL SOUND GREAT.
Cocoa Cayenne now that I’m hooked on Chili Mochas I’m going to need a replacement with ice cream to drain my sorrows:)
Pumpkin carriage is my pick!
I think I’d really enjoy pumpkin carriage. I love all things pumpkin this time of year.
I would like to try the Pumpkin Carriage first, closely followed by the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt.
I want to try the Pumpkin Carriage flavor.
Cinnamon for Optimists sounds like it would be wonderful on ice cream. Thanks
I’ve never heard of this but I’m so intrigued. I’m always jazzing up my ice cream with caramel and sea salt, so I’d try the Deep Chocolate Sea Salt flavour first.