Apple Pie Gelato from Pure Gourmet is a scoop of sweet apple goodness

Product: Pure Gourmet Apple Pie Gelato – $5.99+

I think I need to get the roomie to indulge in beer flights more often…especially just before we hit up Whole Foods.  Because when the roomie gets tipsy…the grocery budget gets a little bigger.  Mostly because I find stuff I’ve been wanting to try…but know the budget won’t handle it.  When the Tipsy Wonder is feeling the after affects of a beer flight with dinner, well…suddenly I start getting gluten-free gifts.  Yes…this needs to become a tradition.

Why am I relaying this little anecdote?  Well…because this happened on Friday night.  And as a result, I ended up with quite a few bits of goodness in my freezer, pantry, and refrigerator.  One of my new Thinking Outside The Gluten-Free Budget Because Someone Had A Beer Flight™ purchases happened to be a pint of Pure Gourmet Apple Pie Gelato.

Pure Gourmet was created by Philadelphia natives, Andrea Perrier, Kelly MacLeod, and Michael MacLeod.  The three of them all shared a love for everything natural and gourmet.  That’s why they launched their first line of sorbets, using natural, healthy ingredients.  Soon after, they launched a line of gelato.  Pure Gourmet’s entire concept is built upon the founder’s passion for enjoying pure foods with naturally bold and intense flavor.   And all of their products are gluten-free and kosher.  Loving it.

So…out of all the flavors to choose from…I grabbed the Apple Pie Gelato.  Why?  Because it was on closeout.  Whole Foods was getting rid of that flavor.  Which meant, the other gelato flavors and the sorbets would still be there.  But not this one.  Not for much longer.  And that is how it beat out the Chocolate Caramel Sorbet.  Honestly.

Tonight, the power went out (which means I took pictures of the product by the light of my oil lamp…so they are a bit dark…so sorry!).  We had some huge storms sweep through the area and I had, thankfully, just finished toasting up my gluten-free veggie quesadilla when the lights went out.  I was hoping they wouldn’t be out too long…but alas…my roommate and I managed to eat our dinner in the dark and there was no sign of the power returning yet.  In fact, the storm was still raging outside.  So…dishes and then dessert would have to be prepared in the dark.

Dessert was something I had been thinking about all day.  I tend to think about food a lot.  We had been working on a container of Udi’s Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles, but only one serving (2 cookies) remained.  So I came up with the idea of Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles A La Mode.  For real.  Each of us got one of the remaining cookies in the bottom of the bowl.  Then, one small scoop of the Pure Gourmet Apple Pie Gelato and a sprinkling of the cookie crumbs from the bottom of the container and…BAM…easy dessert.

I passed off a bowl to my roommate and went to tuck the gelato back in the freezer, which would remain closed until the return of the power.  She dove in immediately and all I heard was, “The gelato is sooooooo goooooood!”

Happy squee time.  But I had to find out for myself.  I settled in on the couch.  The first thing my spoon touched was that gelato.  I wanted to see for myself.

She was so right.  It tasted like a frozen apple pie.  But…creamy and rich and smooth.  I loved the apple flavor.  And pairing it with a gluten-free snickerdoodle was an amazing combination.  It was like having a cinnamon crust on a delicious apple pie.  Honestly.  And the sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar over the top just gave it that extra little bit.  However, this gelato is crazy-good on its own.  Trust me.  I tried it without any embellishments as well.  You can really taste every flavor in this gelato.  And it has the perfect consistency too.  Creamy and dreamy.  Apple pie…taken to the next level.  It definitely satisfied the ice cream lover in me.  I wish my Whole Foods wasn’t going to stop carrying this variety.  It is fresh apple pie meats gourmet ice cream good.  Apple pie a la mode…in just the a la mode part.  SO good!

Nutritionally speaking, this is gelato…so understand that it’s a dessert.  A treat.  Treat it as one.  Don’t overindulge.  Do NOT…I repeat…DO NOT sit down and eat the entire pint in one sitting.  I always measure out or weigh my servings so I know exactly how much I am eating.  I am very, very good about sticking to the portion-size.  And I do everything to make sure this is always the case.

That being said, a serving of Pure Gourmet Foods Apple Pie Gelato is 1/2 cup (or if you prefer to weigh food, like I do…102 grams).  This serving will contain a cold helping of 210 calories and 10 grams of fat.  This gelato has 21 grams of sugar, 70 mg of sodium, 40 mg cholesterol, 1 gram of fiber, and 4 grams of protein.  Remember…this is a treat.  You should never feel bad about having dessert.  Just plan accordingly.

And as far as ingredients go, this gelato is not only gluten-free but also kosher.  It is made from milk, cream, sugar, evaporated apples, glucose, nonfat dry milk, whey, natural green apple flavor, cinnamon, guar gum, lotus bean gum, and carrageenan.  So…I recognize most of those.  I had to look up what carrageenan was…and for those of you who want to know, it is a member of the linear sulfated polysaccarides that are extracted from red seaweeds and used throughout the food industry for their gelling, thickening and stabilizing properties.  These are most often used in dairy and meat products due to their strong binding to food proteins.

Good to know.

I guess.

Anyway…if you haven’t found this yet in your grocer’s freezer…and you love gelato…I highly recommend Pure Gourmet.  It is delicious and the perfect compliment to any meal.  And I highly recommend the Apple Pie Gelato…should you be able to find it.  If not, talk to customer service and see if they can order it for you.  Trust me…you’ll want to devour this.