Jeni’s House Coffee Ice Cream Is Better Than Sleep

Whether it’s a generic take on mocha or a bizarrely bitter pumpkin spice, we’ve all had bad coffee ice cream before. Luckily for us, Jeni’s Ice Cream is here to not only clear but raise the bar. Based on past experiences, we have every reason to expect the new Jeni’s House Coffee flavor will knock the concept out of the park.

Jeni’s House Coffee Ice Cream launched on February 7th, aka “Ice Cream For Breakfast Day.” While I missed trying this flavor on launch day at my local scoop shop, Jeni’s sent over a pint (alongside the returning Maple-Soaked Pancakes flavor, which I ranked very highly last year), so we can have ice cream for breakfast on our own schedule.

New Jeni’s Flavor!

Jeni’s House Coffee Ice Cream

Pros: This is the perfect evolution of the last coffee ice cream we tried from Jeni’s, keeping the real coffee (sourced from Verve Coffee Roasters) steeped in milk and cream and adding finely ground espresso this time around for a little extra pep in your step. The coffee flavor is strong enough for the bean fiends without scaring off those of us who prefer our caffeine more chemical. Jeni’s House Coffee might be the first-ever ice cream ouroboros, because this is somehow the perfect affogato-flavored ice cream.

Cons: Half of my fellow taste testers really enjoyed the texture of the ground espresso mixed into this ice cream, while the other half weren’t convinced we needed little flecks of pure espresso throughout the entire pint. Personally, I didn’t think the textural difference was noticeable, let alone interesting.

Credit: Griffin Parker / Jeni’s Ice Cream

Rating:

9/10

Sporks

Wait, didn’t Jeni’s already have a coffee ice cream?

Jeni’s House Coffee is actually the third coffee-flavored ice cream from Jeni’s we’ve covered to date on Sporked. Editor-in-chief Justine Sterling loved the Slingshot Coffee-infused Dairy-Free Cold Brew with Coconut Cream so much that it’s #8 on our Jeni’s flavor ranking and #2 on our coffee ice cream ranking!

At #11 on that same Jeni’s ranking is Coffee with Cream & Sugar, which I assume today’s review subject has now replaced entirely. While I really enjoyed the original version made with Intelligentsia Coffee, I’m not surprised Jeni’s has continued to develop the concept with new coffee blends and the addition of ground espresso. That’s what we really love about Jeni’s; they just keep innovating.