I was in Columbus, Ohio last weekend visiting with some sweet friends that I’ve met through blogging… Wendy of Wenderly, Bridget of Bake at 350, and Amy of She Wears Many Hats. Hi guys! I mean girls.
Wendy lives in Ohio and invited us to spend a few days at her cabin in the woods. Has anyone seen that movie? And yes, I totally spent the weekend suggesting scary movie situations to them. What if this – and what if that. But mostly scaring myself. I definitely watch way too many SyFy Sunday movies. If you watch that channel, you know the ones I mean.
Anyway, we kicked off our fun cabining weekend with a straight from the airport pitstop for lunch and then Jeni’s ice cream. Yay!
Jeni’s is based in Ohio and I’ve been wanting to visit one of her scoop shops for some time now.
She has some incredible flavors. Or should I say splendid.
And yogurt too.
I love all the chalk writing and window words. So cute.
The inside of the store is perfect with the ceiling strung in little lights and paper garland.
You can buy ice cream by the scoop and by the pint. Whoohoo!
So many flavors. Signature and seasonal ones too.
Like this one for flu season. Influenza sorbet.
Soothing for the sickly. Made with cayenne pepper, ginger, bourbon, honey, orange and lemon juices.
Handwritten! Love it and love how the same flavors are written by different people. What a fun way to add that personal touch.
And now I have a strange desire get a job handwriting ice cream labels. I wonder if I could add hearts and smiley faces.
By the way, if you’re in Ohio, stop what you are doing right now and run and get some of that Maple Walnut ice cream. It’s fantastic. I think that container on the top right is actually mocking me right now with all of its maple amazingness. I even tried to order some more today online, but that flavor is seasonal and isn’t shipping. Wipes tear. So get it in stores while you can.
Sweet friends, ice cream and a great start to our winter weekend away.
You know what, you can also make your own Jeni’s ice cream. Check out her book: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home.
The staff at Jeni’s was great. Super patient. They didn’t even mind the 571 samples we asked for. But I think that’s pretty smart of them, because then we ended up ordering 571 scoops to enjoy. You know … just to be absolutely sure they were good. : )
Okay not really 571 scoops, but several. Here’s a few of the flavors we all sampled.
Enjoyed and instagrammed. It’s a mandatory food blogging thing … to share when something is so so good.
My favorites right now: Dark Chocolate (of course) and that Maple Walnut. Goodness. Very goodness!
While we were laughing and sampling, we had a fun surprise. Jeni stopped in the location we were at. With several stores, we certainly weren’t expecting that. Wendy had met her before so she introduced us.
Hi Jeni! Your ice cream makes my tummy happy.
Such a great smile. It’s nice to see when people are doing something they love.
Visit Jeni’s Ice Cream for online ordering, scoop shop locations and where to buy by the pint in other states.
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Had enough ice cream yet? Want more?
How about 17 of Jeni’s signature flavors?
That’s right. I’m giving away a complete set of Jeni’s Signature Collection including:
BANGKOK PEANUT • BLACK COFFEE • BRAMBLEBERRY CRISP • BROWN BUTTER ALMOND BRITTLE • CHERRY LAMBIC SORBET • DARK CHOCOLATE • GOAT CHEESE WITH RED CHERRIES • LEMON FROZEN YOGURT • PISTACHIO & HONEY • QUEEN CITY CAYENNE • RIESLING POACHED PEAR SORBET • SALTY CARAMEL • THE BUCKEYE STATE • THE MILKIEST CHOCOLATE IN THE WORLD • UGANDAN VANILLA BEAN • WHISKEY & PECANS • WILDBERRY LAVENDER
Enter for a chance to win Jeni’s Signature Collection (That’s 17 pints y’all!)
- To enter, just leave a comment on this blog post and answer the following question.
- Are you all about ice cream, serious for sorbet, or full on frozen yogurt? What’s your favorite frozen treat?
- Deadline to enter is
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 9 pm ET. SORRY, TIME’S UP. WINNER ANNOUNCED BELOW. This giveaway is open to US residents only since Jeni’s ships in the United States. I’m sorry international friends. - One winner will be selected at random and announced sometime Sunday on this post.
- Note: The winner can choose the collection or a gift card for the equivalent. You know, in case 17 pints of ice cream won’t fit in your freezer. : )
Good luck guys!
Well. I’m happy to see so many of you are as fantacial about ice cream as I am. And now we have a winner.
YAY! Nicole G – Start getting your freezer ready! Congratulations.
Giveaway sponsored by me.
All about Ice Cream!! Yum! Anything with chocolate in it! Or raspberries!
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I love it all but right now I am especially loving custard…yum!
I LOVE Jeni’s! My favorites are the Brambleberry Crisp and the Buckeye. I don’t live in Ohio any longer so last year for my birthday, my sweet girls sent me a box and I savored every last bite. I also have another connection to Jeni’s, my Nephew’s best girl did a super fun commercial for Jeni’s. Here’s a link and that’s our sweet Bree in the purple dress! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHeTWTaJdU
ALL THE ICE CREAM LOOKS SO AMAZING!!!
I forgot to talk about my answer. I am all about ice cream! My favorite flavor is Butter Pecan, BUT I am serious about Dark Chocolate!
Love Love Love ice cream!! Favorite is coffee with chocolate chunks.
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Strawberry sorbet may be my favorite but creamy ice cream filled with chocolatety goodness is definitely a contender!
I looooove ice cream, but I especially love making my own.
I think the best one I ever made was Nutter Butter ice cream. The creamiest vanilla bean base EVER with little chunks of peanut butter cookies dumped in. So good. So good that I can never make it again because I will eat it all in one sitting.
Ice cream…not picky about the flavor but mint chocolate chip sounds good at the moment!
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!(: now im craving some ice cream! im definitely all about ice cream. my favorite would have to be a peanut butter cups ice cream :)
Ice cream my favorite. Coffee, pecans, toffee, cookies…any of those items in the ice creams and I’m a happy girl.
Black Raspberry Chip from Graters in Cincinnati!!! So yummy
I love all frozen treats, but ice cream – especially an ice cream sundae – is tops.
all about ice cream!
LOVE all of the above!
I can’t choose just ONE!!!!!!
Just about anything frozen
I like butter pecan, just like my mom!
frozen yogurt with real fruit…mmm!
I am all about any kind of frozen treat – ice cream, frozen yogurt, gelato – I love it all! I like to try different flavors whenever I can but Rocky Road will always be one of my tops!
Anything frozen and chocolate. <3
I love ice cream, vanilla chocolate chip is my favorite.
Best. Giveaway. Ever. Winning this would be a dream come true!
I’m extremely interested in the lavender wild berry! I’ve always wondered how lavender would taste when incorporated with hints of lemon in maybe a cake or a frosting. I want it!!
I like it all! Even my coffee has to be blended. A shot of whip cream doesn’t hurt, either.
Orange sherbet is my all time, go to fave. But my best memories is making home-made vanilla as a kid (hand-crank machine, which dates me) and stirring in fresh peaches from our tree. Yum!
I love full fat ice cream. None of the low fat stuff for me! I’m also very into gelato!
I’m entering for my boyfriend because he is an ice cream fiend! The salty caramel sounds delish!
I don’t let lactose intolerance stop me from enjoying all of the above, no sir-ree! Bring on the Lactaid!
My husband and I are ice cream fanatics! I am so excited to hear about Jeni’s and add it to our list of Ice Cream Places to Eat As Soon As Possible :-)
Ben and Jerry’s Coffee Heath – a true wonder to experience! I’m currently stuck on Haagen Dazs plain ol’ chocolate. Simply and lovely.
I’m all about the ice cream! Full fat, full flavor. We have a lovely local place-Red Wagon Creamery-and their brown butter bourbon ice cream pie was a hit at our Christmas dinner.
LOVE JENI’S!!! My brother shipped us a box of 10 when he could not make it to Christmas this past year. I may or may not have been found in a coma in front of the freezer with a spoon :)
Love Jeni’s hair in the photos too!! :)
Ice cream ice cream and more ice cream especially if it is Chocolate peanut butter or Chocolate Marshmallow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE anything fruity, like sorbets. But occasionally, I do crave chocolate or rocky road ;) I’m a bit of a traditional ice cream girl. My favorite frozen treat would be ice cream sandwiches. It’s going to get the best of me someday!
Iam all about ice cream!!! Cookies n cream!!!!
I Love Jeni’s specially her goat cheese and cherries ice cream and the Riesling pear sorbet!!
I love ice cream…mostly unusual flavors or seasonal ones like pumpkin spice or rum eggnog.
I love ice cream but usually go for the frozen yogurt…just seems lighter . Any flavor will do as long as chocolate is in it somehow.
I am an ice cream addict! I always have some sort of ice cream in my freezer. It’s such a yummy treat to have. The more chocolate the better!
I love ice cream. Baskin Robbins Chocolate Peanut Butter is a favorite. I like to make ice cream in the summer. Will have to look up Jeni’s cookbook!
It is always about the ice cream! Summer, winter, anytime :)
I love them all but ice cream is my favorite. Salted caramel is on top of my list but I’d eat them ALL!!! :)
My day is not complete without a big, heaping bowl of ice cream! There is a time and place for every flavor, but chocolate and peanut butter perfect anytime!
Never had Jeni’s, but LOVE all things ice cream and frozen yogurt.
I love ice cream so much; who doesn’t? But frozen yogurt can be just as delicious, and I don’t feel as guilty eating it!
I AM ABSELOUTELY IN LOVE WITH Ben and Jerry’s ice cream! I just can’t get enough of it!
Ice cream or gelato!
My goal in life is to eat an ice cream cone in every country in the world. Ice cream is my passion! My favorite frozen treat is Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked. I could eat about fifty containers in one sitting.
Loooove frozen yogurt with mochi bits. Nooom.
All about the ice cream!
Oh, ice cream. Totally into the ice cream. BUUUT gelato is pretty darn amazing. Talenti makes a flavor called caramel cookie crunch and it’s like they sprinkle crack in there or something cause I can’t stop eating it!
ICE CREAM ALL THE WAY!
Ooh, I LOVE ice cream! You have given away so many awesome things, but seriously, I am more excited about this one than any of the other things you’ve ever given away!
This ice cream looks insane! I always love odd flavors, i think i would have a tough time picking a favorite!
Ice cream in a wafer cone! Yum!
My favorite frozen treat would have to be ice cream! I could live off of ice cream literally. XD My favorite kind would have to be mint chocolate chip or moosetracks.
I am all about ice cream, but I hate to scoop it from cartons. You would just need a spoon for those pints. I have a deep freeze so I could fit them all:).
I’ve been wanting to try Jeni’s ice cream! I am all about some chocolate ice cream! I’m sure I would love Jeni’s dark chocolate ice cream.
ice cream!!! *<:-)
I am full of frozen yogurt! :))
I am an equal opportunity frozen treat consumer! I love all three – just depends on my mood :)
i scream for ice cream, chocolate all the way.
I love ice creams as well as frozen yogurts!
All about ice cream!!!!! Chocolate lover! Or…. Rasberries in cheesecake ice cream.. Yummy!!!
Ice Cream!! Yum. Peanut Butter chocolate:))
I am crazy for ice cream!! It has been my special treat since my mom let me have it for breakfast after I had recovered from being down for a couple days with the flu as a kid and needed some meat back on my bones. my favorite is fruit flavored ice cream like strawberry, creamy but fresh. the best dessert I can think of is a strawberry milkshake with chocolate syrup and toasted marshmallows on top! to die for!
If it’s frozen (& sweet), I’ll eat it!
All about ice cream! That Maple Walnut looks yummy!!
Love ice cream….best flavor is Turkey Hill Chocolate Lover’s that is available only around Valentine’s day…yum
Ice Cream!!!Chocolate almond fudge!!! Yum
Definitely ice cream! My favorite is chocolate and peanut butter combo. :)
Wow, that looks so yummy. :) I”m so getting my ice cream maker out tonight!
Frozen yoghurt always!
Ice cream :) And my favorite has got to be Nestle Drumsticks – the best!
I would love this! I was in Columbus last weekend but unfortunately wasn’t in that area. this would be a gift from heaven, yummy!!
ice cream is my all time favorite!
I love any frozen treat that has chocolate…no wait fruit…no wait candy…no wait cookies. As you can see I have a hard time picking what my favorite is. I’d love to try some new flavors and expand my frozen treat horizons.
All frozen treats are delish. I love a Georgia Mud ice cream cone after every exam during finals week! Ice cream makes everything better. :o)
Ice cream family hear. Never had jenni’s, now I am intrigued.
I would love to try the lavendar ice cream! I love chocolate too!! 17 pints of ice cream sounds good! :-)
Ice cream all the way! Love Jeni’s too!
I love ice cream, especially with hot fudge!
These favors sound amazing!
I’m all about some ice cream. Come to mamma!
I love chocolate ice cream! The more candies in it the better! Especially heath or reeses! :) I’m 8 mos pregnant and this would be such a fun prize to win!! :)
i LOVE ice cream. the best kind of frozen treat?? any desert that combines a HOT cake/cookie/souffle/fried banana/pie TOPPED WITH A SCOOP OF CREAMY ICE CREAM. anything with ice cream on top of it = my immediate dessert order. i’d love to try jeni’s!! it gets hot in texas.
Yum! Would love to gift this to my American blogger friend!
Oh goodness, so hard to choose! If I HAD to pick one, it would be ice cream, but I love them all!
Ice cream, all the way. I had Jeni’s in Nashville…dark chocolate and roasted strawberry buttermilk. Not an exaggeration to say actually the best thing ever.
Sorbet! Or gelato.
Love full flavored ice cream such as salted caramel!
I love ice cream!!
I LOVE ice cream, but I try to stay a little healthier and tend to buy frozen yogurt. For Jeni’s though, I would throw healthy straight out the window!!
I prefer ice cream.
I love ice cream…my hips do too! I’ll make room in my freezer and on my hips ;) the dark chocolate peppermint looks yummy!!
Sorbet!!!! Absolutely LOVE anything that is tart. Oh my — the royal cranberry sorbet in the photo is just calling my name!!!
Any and all of it!!!!!!!
Yes. I love them all! Thanks!
I love ice cream, no matter what. I always eat ice cream, even if it’s cold, even if it’s snowing. I like Skinny Cow alot, although it does make it easier to justify eating three sandwiches instead of one. I would love to try Jeni’s!
Totally ice cream! I think one of the things that made me fall in love with my husband was the amazing milkshakes he used to make me while we were dating. The dark chocolate peppermint ice cream in that picture is making me drool!
I love sorbet because I love that I taste of fruit.in a creamy smoothness..yummy…
Love fun ice cream
Definitely ice cream!
I’m LOVE LOVE LOVE ice cream! When I was pregnant it was my go to food for dessert – EVERY DAY.
My favorite way to eat this as a special frozen treat is between 2 cookies. =)
I LOVE orange Sorbet!! Yummo!! It’s just so light and yummy!!! I live in Ohio, but too far northwest to get to Jeni’s anytime soon! I hope I win!!
Ice cream or sorbet would be my first choice, Fro yo would come in third, not a distant third though. Something chocolately for starters then I can go on to try all the other flavors. Mmmmmmmmmmmm!
I love homemade ice cream and red mango froyo!
I live in Ohio and next time I am in Columbus, I am stopping by Jeni’s!
I am an Ice Cream girl….toppings are my favorite part! :)
I adore ice cream! We have a local dairy farm that makes and sells ice cream, and they have this buttermilk lime cardamom ice cream that is simply outstanding. So here’s a shout out to Cruze dairyfarm farm in Knoxville, TN!
Ice cream! I just got her book for Christmas and I can’t wait to make some once the weather gets warmer!!
So serious about sorbet! I make small batches here and there throughout the year, it’d be nice to be exposed to some other awesome flavor combinations!
Ice Cream: peanut butter chocolate and mint chocolate chip are my favorites!
Absolutely an ice cream woman! My fave is peppermint during the holidays. This post makes me want to go to Ohio to Jeni’s
Gotta go with rasberry sorbet :P But definitley a hard choice!
Thanks for all your fun giveaway oppurtunities!
Loooove full one ice cream! I’m looking forward to checking her book out and putting my ice cream maker to use! :-)
Merciful heavens I need some of this in my life. Ice cream is my true love. And none of this fro-yo-no-sugar-added-no-dairy-low-fat junk…give me a pint of quality, full fat, creamy delicious joy and I’m yours.
I am all about chocolate ice cream with peanut butter in it. Thanks for the giveaway hope i win it.
Ice cream! I’ve had amazing results with Jeni’s recipes!
I love ice cream the best, especially if it has chocolate in it. I have a big freezer :-)
I am definitely not partial! Ice cream, yogurt, sorbet, sherbet, even a homemade creamy smoothie…it is all good in my belly!
My absolute favorite is homemade ice cream or yogurt at home though! I LOVE experimenting with flavors and then having a topping-palooza!
ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM! I scream for ice cream! I’ve never tried Jeni’s, it looks so amazing!
I am all about ice creammmm…and I loveeee Dark Choooocolate ice cream…hoping to get them soon…:)
Yum yum yum!!!! Those flavors look AMAZING! I think I like sorbet the best, because it’s fruity and refreshing. Ice cream comes in a close second though.
I just bought a pint of greek frozen yogurt… but truthfully I am ALL about ice cream!
ice cream all the way- had Jeni’s in Nashville and it was amazinggg
Love coffee and chocolate flavors together in ice cream, gelato, yogurt..you name it!!
I love all of them! Which I love most really depends on my mood. My favorite frozen treat is a thick and creamy chocolate milkshake.
Ice cream, totally! I love Jeni’s salty caramel flavor!! Oh, Bakerella, I can’t believe you were in Columbus! I live so close to there. Hope you enjoyed it- Columbus is awesome! :)
I’d love to try their ice cream. Funny thing is my mom lives in Columbus, but we’ve never been because her hubby is diabetic and we don’t want to tempt him :)
Ice cream! Even though I live in Minnesota and it’s currently 17 degrees out right now, I’d love a bowl!
Cookies and cream is my absolute favorite!! I love a nice, smooth coffee ice cream too :)
I am all about ice cream and the whiskey & pecan flavor sure sounds good!
Gelato!! Custard!! Ice cream!! Frozen Yogurt!! I am an equal oppertunity frozen treat eater!
I’m all about ice cream!
full on creamy icecream is my favorite and I make homemade chocolate sauce to top it.
Ice cream!! Love chocolate with “stuff” in it!!
I love ice cream and sorbet… if I had to pick, my favorites are moosetracks ice cream and raspberry sorbet. Though there really aren’t any bad ice cream flavors!
I love frozen yogurt-with hot fudge! I feel like the calories even out that way:)
I love that she labels the ice cream containers! I have to say I’m an ice cream lover–especially when it has peanut butter cups in it :)
Mint chocolate chip is my favorite, although I really like anything that is chocolatey and nutty, and carmely, or has lots of yummy things in it. My wife told me about this contest and asked me to also enter. She’s only two months pregnant right now, so having a freezer full of gourmet ice cream sounds like the perfect plan for keeping her spoiled when she gets really pregnant. ; )
My favorite is chocolate ice cream with chopped pecans or almonds! But I enjoy almost any frozen treat!
I love Jeni’s!! My husband and I drive the hour and a half to Columbus for the Reisling Poached Pear Sorbet…delightful! We also have her book and have made our own batches of several of the flavors.
Good ‘ole Ice Cream for me!
I don’t discriminate. I love anything cold and sweet. I’ve always wanted to try Jeni’s.
I love chocolate peanut butter ice cream. i think i could bathe in it.
I saw the flu sorbet on the news the other day, what a great idea!
Ice cream!! lol and my fav flavor is definately sweet cream mixed with fresh strawberries and g.cracker crust! taste just like strawberry cheesecake! yuumm
OMG!!! I am an ice cream addict and would so love to try all those flavors. It could be 50 below and I would still eat ice cream. Thanks for a chance to win this yummy give away.
I prefer frozen yogurt and im simple so i love to stick with good old fashion vanilla.
These look amazing. I love ice cream. Anything butters itch, caramel or toffee. Please check out my food blog http://www.surreyKitchen.wordpress.com. Thanks!
Oh man I am such an ice cream junkie. I even eat it when it’s the middle of winter and FREEZING outside. And my freezer is EMPTY!! Perfect!!
I use to work at a frozen yogurt shop and i fell in love with it . I love Vanilla frozen yogurt!:)
i LOVE ice cream, but lately i’m all over froyo!
Definitely sorbet for citrus flavors, but my favorite would be any type of spicy dark chocolate ice cream – yum :)
My husband makes me a sundae with Trader Joe’s French Vanilla, Midnight Moo and a big glop of peanut butter. It is the best ever!
Trader Joe’s ice cream is by far the best. Pumpkin spice, pecan pie…gotta go have some!
I looooooooove Ben n Jerry’s cake batter ice cream! Soooo hard to find in the winter though
Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream! Especially love chocolate chip!
I love ice cream. I remember growing up where the milk was delivered to your house in your little silver box on the porch…Grablick’s was the local dairy that also made ubber awesome ice cream…its been a long time since I experienced the love of fresh, home made, indulgent ice cream… I scream you scream …we all scream for ice cream…Yay Jeni!
I’m major for mint chocolate chip. It’s the tops:)
I love ice cream – hands down. :) I’ve been trying to convince myself that Greek yogurt tastes just as good as ice cream, but it hasn’t worked yet. I just need that gooey, chocolatey, frozen goodness sometimes… :)
I love ice cream! We took the kids to tour the Blue Bell Creamery a few summers ago…so fun!:)
I love Frozen Yogurt! We love to make our own and try new flavors!
I love ice cream!! The milky smooth melty goodness. It’s good on a cone, in a bowl and whipped up in the blender. Growing up we had sundaes on Sunday. Black Rasberry is my seasonal fruit favorite, Peppermint is great for the winter holidays.
I am all about some gelato, but it’s tough to find locally. I’ve trained myself to eat delicious ice cream instead :)
All about ice cream!!! I live in a rural area and the closest thing to gourmet ice cream we have is in the grocery store, so I would LOVE to win some REALLY GREAT ice cream! ps…love this site – I always feel happy when I’m done reading it and looking at all your fun pics!!
I am in love with Cool Swirl frozen yogurt. My absolute favorite flavor is Cake Batter (and it is even better with chocolate sprinkles!!!) Thanks for taking the time to share!
Looks delish! I am all about the ice cream!
i looove froyo its so goood!!
I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them, but if I *had* to choose I would probably say sorbet! Anything fruity!
It’s all about chocolate ice cream! Yum :)
Oh gosh, I love all three! I especially love ice cream with goodies mixed in – cookie dough, cookies, brownie bits, cheesecake chunks…
I’ve always been a huge fan of sorbet, gelato, ices, pretty much anything fruity and cool. We recently found out my daughter is allergic to milk & soy, so we’ll be keeping her to fruity non- dairy flavors
I scream for ICE CREAM!
Ice cream….by far! I love chocolate peanut butter!
We are all about the ice cream in this house. In fact, the same could be said for the area we live in. I used to work for a local ice cream shop/convenience store. And I learned that we sold the most ice cream on the snowiest, coldest, most miserable days.
Favorites include chocolate chip and coffee.
Sorbet, chocolate dipped strawberry ice cream.
Full on frozen yogurt, the best treat I have ever had is frozen key lime pie.