Haagen-Dazs Has New Flavors And I Get To Try Them! Pistachio Gelato Cookie Cups with Pistachio Brittle

Talk about indulgence!!

Haagen-Dazs is THE

superior ice cream and I 

get to try out these three new

flavors and tell you all about them!!

I know, I know, talk about Heaven!!

Which flavor to start with, 

and how to keep the kids out 

of them until I have a chance

to test them first??!!

Oh, the trials!

They arrived on my porch

while I was out of town and

fortunately my daughter

dropped by and called me to

tell me I had packages.

"Quick!! Open any packages!

It could be ice cream and melt!!"

Sure enough the highly anticipated

Haagen-Dazs had arrived.

Isn't the packaging just beautiful?

I am such a Europhile,

(Definition: a person who is fond of,

admires, or even loves European culture)

so I am going to start with

Pistachio Gelato.

Yes, I could have just dug into

it with a spoon and you probably

think I did, but I promise I gave

this gelato its due respect and

waited to taste until it was 

properly presented befitting

its gloriousness.

It is so smooth and creamy!

Probably the best pistachio gelato

I have ever tasted and we have 

tried a lot of them.

Wow!!  You are going to love its

smooth creaminess with just the subtle

saltiness of the pistachios.  The flavor

of the pistachios comes out perfectly.

I had to have a base fitting

Haagen-Dazs ice cream so

I created  Pistachio Cookie Cups,

a cookie baked on a non-stick griddle

that is shaped when hot to create a

crisp cookie bowl.

Then I garnished it with 

Pistachio Brittle.

I could have stopped with 

one scoop (hubby is my official scooper)

but I grew up in Wisconsin where

we ate our ice cream in cereal bowls

so who could stop at one scoop!

This beats allPistachio gelato 

I have had in Europe or the

United States.  

I don't know about you, but

pistachios are something we

always indulge in around the holidays

and this would make such a great

company dessert, or go ahead and

grab a spoon and dig in!

(Confession time:  hubby and I like

to eat a container of Haagen-Dazs while

watching a movie in bed.  How did

Haagen-Dazs know how much I 

love their product?!!)

Yes, I am going to torture you and

review one yummy creation at a time.

Which one will I do next???

Pistachio Cookie Cup Recipe

1 egg

1/3 C. melted butter

1/2 C. sugar

2/3 C. flour

1/8 tsp. salt

2 T. chopped pistachios

1/3 C. milk

1/2 tsp. almond flavoring

In a medium size bowl, lightly whisk the egg,

then whisk in the butter and sugar.  Add the flour,

pistachios, and salt and mix in, 

then stir in the milk and flavoring.  

Heat a non-stick electric griddle to 300 degrees.

Spoon a scant 1/4 C. batter onto hot griddle

(spray with a little Pam or butter it lightly

if desired).  Spread out the batter as

thinly as you can until it reaches about

6 inches in diameter.  Bake on the griddle

until the top is dry - about 7-8 minutes for 

one this size and then gently flip it over

for another minute just to brown it a little

and crisp it up.  Remove with a spatula and

immediately shape in a custard cup.  Let cool

until crisp.  

Pistachio Brittle

(made in the microwave)

1 C. white sugar

1/2 C. light corn syrup

pinch salt

1 C. pistachios, lightly chopped

1 T. butter

1/2 tsp. almond flavoring

1 tsp. baking soda

Prepare a Silpat pan on a baking sheet or

butter the baking sheet well.  Set aside.

Place the sugar, corn syrup and salt into a microwave safe large bowl.  

Glass is preferable as the mix

gets so hot.  Heat for 3 minutes on high, then

remove it and stir.  Heat for another 1 minute

then add pistachios and butter and 

heat for an additional

minute.  Remove and stir in the 

flavoring and soda.

It will foam up rapidly.  Quickly pour it onto the

prepared pan and spread out as thin as possible.

Let cool and break into pieces.  

I will be posting this with

Foodie Friday

Metamorphosis Monday

Many thanks to Haagen-Dazs who so honored 

me with this opportunity to try some of 

their new fabulous flavors!!!