SpaceCase Speaks

I know it probably goes without saying that Haagen-Dazs makes some mighty fine ice cream.

I don't usually reach for Haagen-Dazs first, though, if I'm letting myself get some fancy ice cream. I'm usually a Ben & Jerry's girl - I like all of the extras in their ice cream, while I think of Haagen-Dazs of just your basic plain-ish flavors.

However, when I saw this flavor, I had to give it a try. It was just so... unusual. Even though I always avoid nuts in my ice cream, I had to try it.

It. Was. Delicious. I had figured it would have a vanilla ice cream base, but instead it was an amazing pear-flavored ice cream. They managed to make it very fruity and not too vanilla-y without tasting like a sherbet or sorbet. The amount of pecans was generous (almost too generous for me), and there were even large pieces of pears in the ice cream as well.

I'd be willing to give up on the crazy Ben & Jerry's flavor combos if Haagen-Dazs would release a version of this ice cream without the pecans. It was really that good.