Cinnamon Ice Cream - Sweet AND Spicy
While in Cancun, Mexico last weekend, we asked the concierge where we should go for my friend’s birthday. She recommended La Destileria just a mile from our hotel. After a full dinner we came to dessert, and I was much too full to have anything too heavy, so I ordered ice cream. Our peppy waiter (I wish I had this guys energy!) recommended I try the Cinnamon Ice Cream. It sounded delicious, and so I order it. It came in a tall glass with a swirled brown cone on top and tasted just as good as it looked. Now I’m on the lookout for more. I hear that Ben and Jerry’s has a ice cream called Gingerbread Man that is similar, so I’ll have to give it a try. (It could only be seasonal here.)
One of my friends ordered a Banana and Caramel Crepe for desert that he said was quite tasty. Rather than rolling the crepe, they make it like a hobo’s purse (see picture below), and fill it with bananas, fresh whipped cream and toasted walnuts. It’s baked and and then served covered with cajeta (a carmel sauce made with goats milk) and cinnamon ice cream. My friend was surprise at how warm it was on the outside, yet nice and cool on the inside. Quite a nice treat after a hot day on the beach.
I’d like to encorporate some of these unusual finds into Tweet Sweet. Dessert choices that are different from the usual rich chocolate cake, tiramisu, New York cheesecake selection you get at every other eating establishment. So I guess more traveling, and more reviews!