Stop 10: J.P. Licks - Sept. 3, 2009

We had all previously been to J.P. Licks and they deliver consistently good ice cream so we were excited about this stop. September's new flavors had just come out so we began by sampling sun-dried tomato basil ice cream. It was really strong - like eating dip or pizza. Andrea and Allison discarded their sample spoons after 1 lick, but I ate the whole thing. While the initial taste was strong, it mellowed out in your mouth as the creaminess came through. I still wouldn't eat an entire cup of this, but it was worth a taste.

Allison and Andrea ordered their favorite frozen yogurts - oatmeal cookie and mint chocolate chip. I was feeling adventurous and tried two new flavors - carrot sorbet and avocado ice cream. The carrot sorbet tasted just like carrot. I was worried it would be overly sweet, but it wasn't. It was a little icy, but had great flavor - overall 6/10. The avocado ice cream was very creamy, but only had a mild flavor. After the first few bites it was difficult to detect, so it also gets rated as 6/10. A small, which is about a cup of ice cream, is $3.75 - pricey, but worth it for the amount and quality of ice cream.