Anitha Bennett

You might not be able to make that dream vacation to the Alps, but there are other ways to treat your family to some out-of-the-world stuff. Find some exotic ice-cream flavours for them to sample. At the same time, drive home the point that such desserts are a rare treat, only to be consumed occassionally. Here are some recommended flavours.

Mint-Chocolate Chip
This super cool ice-cream flavour is made of a wonderful combination of light green mint ice-cream and small chocolate chips. The minty ice-cream is concocted by adding peppermint flavouring to plain ice-cream. A few drops of green colouring is added to emphasize minty coolness. The menthol combined with the already cold ice-cream gives the five senses a high! In addition to chocolate chips, mint candy bits are also sometimes added for extra crunch!

Oreo Cookies and Cream
If you love Oreo cookies, then this flavour is just right for you. Creamy ice-cream with bits of almost black oreo cookies makes it delectable. Oreo cookies are chopped into bite-sized pieces and the best part is they don’t become soggy in ice-cream. You can combine any Oreo cookie flavours available with ice-cream to get a lip-smacking dessert.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
The next best thing to a chocolate chip cookie is the cookie dough itself. And to have cookie dough mixed with ice-cream is a real treat! Cookie dough is chewy and the chocolate bits melt in the mouth. Sometimes the chocolate chip cookie dough also contains oatmeal and honey. The ice-cream that goes in with it is either vanilla, chocolate or coffee-flavoured.

Rainbow Sherbet
This ice-cream is a delightful combination of fruit juices of all flavours with milk, cream and sugar. Fruit flavours available include pineapple for yellow, orange for the orange, raspberry for the pink and lime for green. The colours manifest in streaks or swirls with the flavours blending beautifully. Hence the name — Rainbow Sherbet.

Birthday Cake Ice-cream
Cake with ice-cream is one of the most popular dessert combinations worldwide. Children love to celebrate a birthday with cake-flavoured ice-cream. This appetizing concoction has pieces of cake mixed with ice-cream. The cake comes in different flavours and so does the ice-cream, the most wanted being vanilla, strawberry and chocolate. And there’s the icing on top! The frosting is swirled around the top of cake ice-cream and colourful sprinkles are added to make it a decorative affair.

Visit a gelato shop for fat-free desserts.