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This week I’m going to reviewing another one their pint-size flavors (they’re just so convenient), Chocolate Covered Strawberry, and this time it’s a gelato. How fancy!

Have I ever actually had chocolate covered strawberries? It’s very possible, but I don’t remember if I did. I love strawberries and I’m just going to assume that they’re good with chocolate on them.

For this flavor, it contained a mascarpone gelato, strawberry ripple, and fudge pieces.

It was really pretty when I opened the carton! The gelato was an ivory color, and the strawberry ripple was a gorgeous red that seemed to easily spread and swirl throughout gelato.

When I took the first bite, I literally could NOT stop.

The gelato itself was great and the fudge pieces were too; it reminded me of a classic chocolate chip ice cream. However, the strawberry took it to another level.

The strawberries were sweet, but not too sweet. Unlike the the strawberries in the sweeter ice cream, Oregon Strawberry (I reviewed that one here), these strawberries had more of a tanginess to it. The tanginess was PERFECT! If the strawberries had been sweeter, the entire flavor may have been too sweet for my liking. The tang contrasted with the other flavors and left me in awe.

When I say I couldn’t stop eating after the first bite, I meant it. I ate it all in one sitting. Technically I was supposed to finish it all off, because the seal on the carton clearly said, “Don’t stop until you reach the bottom.” I did my job well.

Would I recommend this? Of course I would! Tillamook has done it again. Am I really surprised? Not at all; they always come through for us. I hope you decide to try it for yourself!

Thank you so much for reading, and I’ll see you next time! 😊

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I hope everybody who celebrates Easter managed to have a nice one even in these times.

The next flavor I’m going to be reviewing is actually a frozen custard. I found out that Tillamook apparently also sells little pints! I was so excited that I had to pick some up. This one is called Oregon Marionberry Cheesecake.

In all honesty, I definitely tend to stick with flavors that I know I’d be more comfortable with, and this time I just wanted to try something that I wouldn’t have really considered trying before.

Cheesecake is really good to me, but I had no idea what a marionberry was. When I looked up marionberries, I discovered that it’s also called a “Marion blackberry” and that they actually originated in Oregon. They have a somewhat tart flavor with a hint of sweetness as well.

When I tried it, I was in HEAVEN. The marionberries are so good! They do have a tartness to them, and it complements the sweetness of the ice cream itself very well. The cheesecake pieces in there were very good, and I’m very impressed by it.

Once I took that first bite, I almost couldn’t stop. It truly felt like every single bite was even better than the last, and I went on a little tangent. I eventually stopped because my mom said she wanted to have some of it as well.

The ice cream is also very pretty! The marionberries created a nice purple swirl that was absolutely gorgeous and made the ice cream all the more exciting to dig into.

Do I recommend this? Without a doubt. This is officially going to be one of my go-to flavors.

Check here to see if you can find it in a store near you!

Thanks for dropping by, and I’ll see you all next week!

Welcome back to Tilla-Maya! Happy Good Friday to you all!

First of all, I just wanted to say that I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and secure during this time. With everything going on in the world right now, I hope everyone is doing what they can to help themselves and the people around them. 😊

Now, we’re back with another flavor! This week, I decided to review Tillamook’s Waffle Cone Swirl. It was labeled as a new flavor, and it consists of chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream, a caramel swirl, and chunks of waffle cone – specifically a chocolate waffle cone.

I’ve always been more of an “ice cream in a bowl” kind of girl rather than one for ice cream cones, but this is almost like the best of both worlds since it’s practically an ice cream cone in a bowl!

As always, Tillamook’s chocolate and vanilla ice cream was amazing. They have a classic taste that I just adore. The caramel that’s in it honestly made the ice cream for me.

I absolutely LOVE caramel. I used to eat an ice cream very similar to this – chocolate, vanilla, and caramel – and it was one of my favorite flavors when I was younger, so I was very excited to dig into this.

Basically, if you like ice cream cones, you’re going to love this ice cream. The classic flavors along with the chocolate waffle cone produces a timeless creation. The waffle cone that was added in gives it a little boost for most, and it still holds the crunch even inside the ice cream.

If I’m being honest, it’s not really my favorite. Do I still like it, and will I continue to eat it? Yes, I will, but not as much as I would eat the other flavors I’ve tried. Like I said before, I’ve never really been big on ice cream cones. I’ll eat one, but I prefer ice cream by itself, or even with cookies.

With all this being said, it is still a good ice cream and I do still recommend that you try it! Look here to see if you can find it in a store near you!

Thanks so much for tuning in, and I’ll see you next time!

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The next flavor I’m reviewing is Tillamook’s Mint Chocolate Chip!

Mint chocolate chip ice cream actually used to be my favorite flavor of ice cream growing up, until I eventually got more into cookies and cream. Since then, I haven’t eaten much of mint chocolate chip ice cream. I still enjoy it, but it’s never one of “go-to” flavors anymore nowadays.

With that being said, I was still excited to try this flavor.

I was a little surprised – yet again – when I noticed the color. If you think back to my last post about the strawberry ice cream, I noted that the strawberry ice cream was very pale in color; it was very light pink, almost white. Well, it’s a similar case with this ice cream, except that this one is just white.

At first glance, it just looks like chocolate chip ice cream. I even double-checked the label afterwards just in case. Sure enough, it was still the mint chocolate chip – minus the mint green color we’re all used to seeing.

The first bite made me completely realize why Tillamook doesn’t use brighter colors. It’s because they don’t NEED to.

Hear me out.

The flavor was so, so tasty. It was a classic mint chocolate chip ice cream, but somehow 10 times better. They made sure not to skimp on that mint flavor, and it was for the better. It left me wanting more, and I even got a second full serving after my first – and one serving for me is about three scoops. The chocolate chips were much more like chocolate chunks, and I was 100% here for it. I’m not sure where they get their chocolate chips from, but they don’t ever need to get them anywhere else.

Tillamook doesn’t feel the need to use bright colors in some of their ice cream flavors, because the flavor speaks for itself. When your ice cream is amazing, you don’t need to worry as much about how it looks, because the flavor really is just THAT good. People are going to choose it over other ones regardless of how “pretty” it looks when they know how good it tastes.

I’m sure some of you are probably thinking, “Is it really that great? I mean, it’s just mint chocolate chip ice cream.” For you guys, I’d especially love for you to find it near you right here, so you can try it for yourselves. I’m sure you’ll understand afterwards. 😊

That’s all for now! I’ll see you next time, bye!

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Next up is . . . Oregon Strawberry!

My relationship with strawberry ice cream is similar to that of mine with the gym – appreciative, yet practically nonexistent.

Is the gym a good concept? Of course it is. However, I’m almost never in the mood for it, and the same goes for strawberry ice cream.

When I got this ice cream, I didn’t anticipate on being a huge fan. Strawberry ice cream in general is exceptionally tasty, but I wasn’t really interested in eating it myself and I just assumed that my family could finish it off themselves after I got my own little share.

First of all, the color of it isn’t super bright. When I think of strawberry ice cream, I typically picture the bright pink color, but this one was very pale in comparison to others. It was a little weird to me at first. Yet when I took the first bite, I was absolutely HOOKED.

It’s hard to describe exactly what I felt when eating it, but it was beautiful.

The ice cream contained little strawberry pieces in it, like most strawberry ice creams, but this one just “hit different” than any others.

Usually, the fruit just sort of seems to be placed into it. You have the ice cream, and you have the strawberries. They’re both good, and we leave it at that. Tillamook somehow did something different. I don’t know what they did with the strawberries, but they almost morphed into the cream perfectly.

When I bit into my first strawberry, I was taken aback. I really had to take a second and reflect on it before taking another bite. It had the perfect “slush-like” feeling to it, and it left me wondering where this ice cream had been all my life.

Remember when I said I didn’t really eat much strawberry ice cream before? That has completely changed, and I bought a new carton as soon as I finished off the other one.

The blend of textures in this one is impressive – just indescribable. It’s really something you’d just have to try for yourself in order to fully grasp what I’m saying. Take a look here and see if you can find it near you!

That’s all for now! Thanks for stopping by, and I’ll see you next time!

Hey there, everybody! Welcome to my blog, Tilla-Maya. My name is Maya Goodlow, and I am currently an advertising and mass communications major and psychology minor at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

If someone were to ask me about what food I loved most in this world was, it would honestly be a little difficult, because I love food in general. On the other hand, if that same person asked me what food I could never get tired of, I would say ice cream, with no hesitation.

As a relatively picky eater, I eat all my food the exact same. Whether it’s a sandwich, pasta, a burger, a salad, or anything else, I tend to stick to a preferred way of eating it, and I don’t particularly like changing things up. Why fix what isn’t broken? Therefore, ice cream never fails me. I may be picky with everything else, but ice cream is one of the few foods that I am willing to try in a variety of ways and flavors, and I’m sure that many other people will agree with me too.

Recently, I stumbled upon Tillamook, which is a brand that was based in Tillamook, Oregon. I had heard of them before, because they are famous for their cheeses, but I did not realize they made ice cream as well! Truth be told, the reason I decided to try it was because my mom recommended it after I had gotten nervous about ice cream following the whole Blue Bell situation (I was definitely a little dramatic, but for good reason!). Tillamook ice cream is sealed, so I knew I had to give it a try.

With that being said, I am simply going to be reviewing different flavors of Tillamook ice cream. I have tried a few, and I’m really interested in trying more! I hope this can give a little insight to those of you in the audience who love ice cream like me and are willing to try a different brand or flavor that you may not have before. I can’t wait to start sharing my experiences with you all.

Thank you for visiting; I really hope you’ll stick around. For more updates on future posts, make sure you follow my Twitter, here.

I’ll see you next time! 🙂