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Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich - Single Serving

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Freeze-dried vanilla ice cream sandwiched between chocolate wafers makes a great trailside treat no matter what the weather.

No preparation necessary--just open and enjoy
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Ingredients: ice cream: milkfat, sugar, nonfat milk, corn syrup, whey, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, artificial flavor, and annatto color. chocolate wafers: bleached wheat flour, sugar, carmel color, dextrose, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn flour, and contains 2% or less of cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified corn starch, baking soda, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin. Allergens: milk,soy, wheat.

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Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich - Single Serving Customer Reviews

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Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich

4.0

(based on 15 reviews)

87%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (11)
Easy to prepare (7)
Flavorful (7)
Quick cook time (4)
Tasty (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking (11)
As a snack (10)
Car camping (5)
Weekend trips (5)
Extended trips (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (6), Casual/ recreational (3)
- Was this a gift?:
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REVIEWS

Reviewed by 15 customers

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Feb

2009

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

surprisingly good

By Cuda383

from Canyon Country, CA

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Can take it anywhere
Lightweight

Cons

Crumbly

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

My nine year old says the texture of the cookie is like a Graham Cracker with a good chocolate flavor. The ice cream tastes like ice cream, but the texture is like a whopper (malted milk ball)and melts in your mouth. Its a sweet treat with enough calories for a complete snack. Great for kids and I liked it too. The wife still won't try it.

Aug

2008

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I loved it

By DHM

from Missoula, MT

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

I loved it. Sure it has the texture of styrofoam but what do you expect for one of the lightest in weight treats you can find. I felt that it realy did taste very much like the real thing.

Jun

2008

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Not Bad

By Novice Backpacker

from Burbank, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Car Camping
Quick Boost

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

I wanted to try this product before a backpacking trip. The texture bothered me at first, but it's a freeze-dried product, so it's expected. The taste was pretty good.

Jun

2009

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Good - if you never had ice cream before

By Doodlepacker

from San Jose, CA

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Lightweight
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Lacks Flavor
Looks stale

Best Uses

As bait

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

I tied this before I was going to backpack with my 8 year old daughter - she loves ice cream. "This doesn't taste like ice cream; even if you imagine it's cold it doesn't". After she told me that, it was my turn to try. Beside the fact that it looks like a stale piece of meringue it also tastes like it. I can also imagine that if you transport this in your pack for more than a few hours in rough terrain, all you will find inside the pouch is broken pieces and crumbs.

Sep

2007

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great snack and/or desert for hiking

By outside guy

from atlanta, ga

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Extended Trips
Quick Boost
Weekend Trips

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

great product light easy to eat and no prep time

Jul

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Awesome!

By countrygirl

from Alaska

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Pros

Lightweight
Tasty

Cons

Texture is Odd

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Weekend Trips

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

This freeze dried ice cream bar is actually pretty good. Of course it's not cold, and it's dry, but the taste is pretty good. You can tell it's made with real ice cream.

Oct

2009

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Essentially a novelty item

By zidar

from Kotzebue, Alaska

About Me Outdoor Professional

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Pros

A strange diversion
Easy To Prepare
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking
Space travel

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

I bought one and ate it in my kitchen for a snack. That's not really a fair test. A real test is to try it on the trail in the wild. So I'll write another review once I've done that. I love Carnation ice cream sandwiches and this looks, feels, and tastes like one. Tastes pretty good, but the sensation of eating it is very strange. The packaging weighs more than the sammich...this is a cool snack, but I think I'm more likely to pack an Almond Joy, or maybe M&Ms.

May

2009

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

exactly like the real thing, except dry

By lilsnowe

from Northern Cal

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Easy To Prepare
Flavorful
Lightweight
Nostalgic

Cons

Unhealthy

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Car Camping
Weekend Trips

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

If you don't like freeze dried ice cream don't buy this item. We love them!! I would recommend breaking off small chunks and let them melt in your mouth. If you like the feeling of biting chalk then go ahead and eat it like a real ice cream sandwich.

Jul

2008

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Wonderful

By TAW TOE

from Mississippi

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Pros

Flavorful
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

As a Snack
Backpacking
Car Camping
Extended Trips
Weekend Trips

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

Wonderful product. A favorite of mine. Easy to carry and no preparation needed. Quick and Easy.

Apr

2008

(1 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Yuk!

By Wildewudu

from Washington/Oregon/Maine

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight
Quick Cook Time

Cons

Lacks Flavor

Best Uses

Gross trail snack
Vomit inducer

Comments about Mountain House Ice Cream Sandwich:

I bought this "dessert" and I wasn't sure what to think of "dehydrated ice cream." It's one of those weird things, like fried ice cream.

I gave it a shot and I have to tell you, it's the most disgusting "dessert" I have ever had the misfortune to try. It tastes and feels like cardboard. Not sure if there's really any way to improve this odd product.