D'Lites is my new favorite Austin business! Their ice cream and several of their other products taste too good to be true!
My husband and I came across D'Lites while doing some errands Sunday afternoon, and our errands turned into the fun outing I'd hoped it might turn into. I ordered a large ice cream, since their display labeled that as coming to about 150 calories. It's 50 calories per half cup. My husband got a small serving then had to go back and order another. He's on keto, so his considerations were based around carbs. Their chocolate flavors are only 2 carbs per half cup, so that's what he stuck to. They had 6 flavors, and they allowed me to mix several flavors in my bowl, but my favorite of the day was their simple vanilla custard. The Nutter Butter and Kit Kat flavors had a slight fake flavor, but nothing off-putting. It tastes like a brand of light ice cream I used to eat obsessively as a teenager back in Ohio called Wow Cow, but according to their website, D'Lites uses their own recipe. Maybe they use the same flavorings as Wow Cow? It's a distinctive flavor, and it took me right back to my teenagerhood!
While we ate, we checked out their other products. They stock a lot of Catalina Crunch brand things, which my husband usually avoids because it's not actually that low carb. However, they also had a brand called Wio that we'd never seen before. That's where things really seemed too good to be true. They say they contain carb blockers so only 20 calories of their cookies are digestible. I'm skeptical, so I'm going to research them more. However, we had to try some. They were expensive, so we only bought one pack to start with. The chocolate chip cookies taste like real cookies!
We bought several containers of ice cream to go. On Sundays they have promotions. This time it was buy 3 get one free. Or maybe that's their standard Sunday deal? It's convenient that Sundays are our errand days!
Later, I did feel a little gassy. I'm not sure if it was from the ice cream, the cookies, or other causes, but it's not enough to stop me from enjoying these things. I'm guessing it's the cookies. I still need to research carb blockers. I'll also count eating them as part of the research! The ice cream is understandably a lot harder once stored in a home freezer. It's best to let it soften before eating at home. Of the flavors we took home, the Creamsicle was the clear winner. read more