Today, Kevin and I are excited to try some Howdy Homemade ice cream. We picked up a few pints from Publix, each costing $6.29. These include the Birthday Cake, Cookie Monster, Chocolate As All Get Out, and Strawberry Milkshake flavors.
About Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, based in Dallas, Texas, is committed to creating job opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Over 80% of this population is unemployed, and Howdy Homemade aims to change this by hiring, training, and developing job skills for more people. Every pint sold helps further their mission.
Meet Hannah
Featured on the Birthday Cake pint, Hannah is a proud scooper at Howdy Homemade. She makes customers feel at home and entertains her co-workers with Broadway show tunes. School is her top priority, and she has big plans for college.
Birthday Cake Ice Cream
This flavor combines vanilla cake and rainbow sprinkles mixed in sweet cream. It’s a full pint with three servings, each 2/3 cup serving containing 150 calories, totaling 490 calories for the entire pint.
Taste Test: The ice cream is soft and filled with cake pieces that are dense and chewy, similar to cookie dough but not as fluffy. The sprinkles add a slight texture, and while you can taste the dye, it’s not overpowering.
Meet Rig
Rig, the face of the Cookie Monster pint, owns and operates Mr. Rigoro Shaved Ice in Portland, Texas. Despite facing employment challenges due to autism, he started his business in 2016 and has been thriving ever since.
Cookie Monster Ice Cream
This blue sweet cream ice cream is mixed with chocolate cookie crumbles. Each 2/3 cup serving has 310 calories, and the whole pint contains 1,000 calories.
Taste Test: The flavor resembles an ice cream sandwich with a delicious chocolate flavor. The cookie pieces add a satisfying texture.
Meet Brent
Brent, featured on the Chocolate As All Get Out pint, is an Eagle Scout with Down syndrome who enjoys catering and counting cash while blasting country music. He’s also active in the Special Olympics and looks up to WWE wrestlers and Kevin Hart.
Chocolate As All Get Out Ice Cream
This rich chocolate ice cream includes fudgy flakes. Each 2/3 cup serving has 310 calories, and the full pint is 920 calories.
Taste Test: This ice cream has a strong chocolate flavor with small, crunchy chocolate flakes that melt on your tongue. It’s a rich and satisfying treat.
Meet Austin
Austin, on the Strawberry Milkshake pint, scoops ice cream at the Howdy Homemade shop in Katy, Texas. He loves to travel, ride horses, fish, and paint.
Strawberry Milkshake Ice Cream
This flavor combines fresh muddled strawberries churned in vanilla sweet cream. Each 2/3 cup serving has 180 calories, totaling 590 calories for the pint.
Taste Test: This ice cream has a fresh strawberry flavor with pieces of strawberry and seeds. It’s a perfect treat for a hot summer night and would be great on a banana split.
Final Thoughts
All the flavors are excellent, but here’s our ranking:
- Cookie Monster
- Chocolate As All Get Out
- Strawberry Milkshake
- Birthday Cake
While the Birthday Cake ice cream has a nice texture, the dye flavor was a bit strong. Nonetheless, all the ice creams are high-quality with great textures and flavors. We hope Howdy Homemade expands its distribution beyond Publix and into more stores nationwide. Have you tried Howdy Homemade ice cream? Let us know your thoughts!
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