How to Ice & Vice an OREO

When we were younger, OREO cookies were our favorite cookies. Everybody had them. It was in everybody’s lunch boxes, and they were the perfect complement to our milk. It even has its own ice cream with cookies n’ cream. Really, they’re perfect. And it’s childhood.

OREO cookies are still our favorite cookies to this very day. They’ve stood the test of time. Maybe it’s the nostalgia. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with OREO cookie! We couldn’t resist working with one of the most iconic brands in America. We couldn’t resist the opportunity giving this iconic brand an Ice & Vice face lift.

We were given the challenge of what Ice & Vice could do with an OREO cookie? We’re known for our experimental ice cream, but what could we do with a cookie that was already so perfect? Well, the answer is to make it even more perfect.

We decided first to give our spin on the classic cookies n’ cream, which is a piece of cake since we dedicated an entire seasonal menu to the concept of cookies n’ cream.  As lovers of both classic OREO cookies and golden OREO cookies, we decided to use both. We wanted to create a smoother texture than traditional cookies n’ cream so we created two kinds of cookie butter – classic OREO and golden OREO – and strewn them through malted vanilla ice cream.  We’re able to better preserve the flavor of the two types of OREO cookies this way. We used malt to enhance the flavor of the OREO cookies.

When it came to serving our version of OREO cookies n’ cream, we drew inspiration from the Choco Taco. We created OREO cookie taco shells from jumbo 3” OREO cookie wafers to nestle the OREO cookies n’ cream in. We then garnish the ice cream taco with classic and golden OREO cookie crumble. It’s the perfect finger food sundae. To top it all off, we serve it street style in a set of three.

This collaboration sundae will be available at the LES shop beginning April 5th for a limited time. Learn more about our journey on our socials and video spot.

Introducing #Frozen Seasonal Menu

Introducing our new winter seasonal menu “Frozen”, which launches February 1st. No, it’s not inspired by the movie (although we love it); it’s a very literal take on winter. Sure, we could’ve gone for warm, comforting, or citrus flavors, but we really wanted to do things a little different this time, and create a menu that reminds people, hey, it’s Winter. Although given the blistering cold and blizzards, that’s not too difficult to do here in New York.

This winter menu we really focused on ingredients and dishes that are eaten cold or frozen. As is usual in our approach, we like to draw on a number of global influences and things that we love or have eaten in the past.

KOALA CHIP

eucalyptus, black pepper chip

Though not technically frozen, who doesn’t like fresh breath? A play off of mint chip, we wanted to elevate the classic and really take the concept in to overdrive. We don’t hold back. This flavor is bold. Eucalyptus and black pepper chocolate chips are a perfect blend of fresh, bite, and chocolate bitter. And why not name it after our furry teddy bears from down under since it’s their favorite dish?

OVER ICE

ice wine, ice apple swirl

What, a wine that can only be made during the Winter? Ice wine is wine made from grapes plucked while frozen at the peak of winter, creating the most delicious dessert wine you’ve ever had. Who knew wine made at the peak of winter can be liquid gold. We pair ice wine with ice apple, also known as palm fruit, to create the perfect dessert cocktail over ice.

KPOP

kinako, red bean condensed milk jam

As you can probably tell, we here at Ice & Vice love frozen desserts, and not just ones from the U.S. We draw inspiration for this flavor from the birthplace of KPOP. Inspired by the Korean shaved ice dessert patbingsu, this dessert is the perfect combination of savory and sweet, using traditional ingredients such as roasted soybean, red bean, and condensed milk.

O CANADIA

maple, roasted ginger, maple chip

We love our brothers and sisters to the north, eh? We love all things snow: snowmen, snow angels, and maple taffy. Nothing says winter more than pouring hot maple syrup in to fresh fallen snow. We paired maple sorbet with a hint of burned ginger to give it that extra kick, and threw in maple chips to create a wonderful maple taffy texture. Here’s to you, O Canada.

TV DINNER

carrot, clove, sweet pea frosting

We love a good Hungry-man dinner. And really, that’s all there is to it. Inspired by the classic American TV dinner, this flavor is truly a blast from the past. We pair peas and carrots with a dash of clove to create a savory ice cream worthy enough to eat in front of the TV. We made it our mission to redefine “couch potato”.

And there you have it. Can’t wait for winter? Neither can we. Our new “Frozen” menu launches Feb. 1st.