Ciao Bella Key Lime Gelato (Ice Cream) Sandwiches – Yum!
Ciao Bella Key Lime Graham Gelato Squares Review
Um, the title font on the box looks like a rando word game. That someone lost.
However, they are a pleasure to eat: tasty ice cream sandwiches, with the perfect balance of tart key lime gelato ice cream and sweet wafer cookies. The wet and dry of the ice cream and pastry is very hard to equalize; usually the cookie part makes you feel a little thirsty, but not this time. Nicely done, Ciao Bella! I’d call them Lime Graham ice cream sandwiches, made by Ciao Bella.
Key Lime Pie Comes From a Key!
The first time I tried a real Key Lime Pie I was actually visiting the Key Islands in Florida, right after college, and was pretty impressed by their famed dessert. In fact, it might have been the first time I’d ever tasted a lime! Any Key lime pies I tasted afterward were disappointing, jello-type wannabes.
Not this one, though. Ciao Bella’s lime ice cream really comes through with the flavor, and there are tiny specks of graham cracker in the ice cream, too. Not only that, but the crusts themselves are also tasty and thick. Sort of like a small meal! I don’t know how the crusts would taste separately – concoctions like this are MEANT to meld, after all – but the graham sweeter crust and the gelato are really a great combo. Cream is the 2nd ingredient in the ice cream 🙂 and the box says it also has real lime juice — although it does not say KEY lime juice.
What others think about Ciao Bella Key Lime Ice Cream Sandwiches (Gelato Squares)
I’m surprised that Whole Foods highlights them (UPDATE: oops, well they did, but at least they still sell them at some stores); it’s not exclusive with them, and I bought them at Vons. Customers at Ciao Bella also seem to enjoy them. On Second Scoop says he had to put whipped cream on it to enjoy it, however. Scoopalicious is another fan. We all scream for lime ice cream.
This is one of the very rare actual product images that I’m including. I like the color lime green. 🙂 The original box is above: the current one here is not nearly as persuasive.
Where to buy
Lots of grocery stores, including some Whole Foods.
Ooh, looks like Amazon did carry them – you might want to bookmark that. They do have Ciao Bella Sorbetto (Sorbet) in various flavors.
I also write about Ciao Bella Sea Salt Caramel Squares, almost as good!
