Cookie Dough On The Rise In Ice Cream And Frozen Desserts

LEEDS, U.K. - April 24, 2015 - PRLog -- Cafe-inspired flavours have increasingly appeared in both tub and hand-held ice creams globally over the last few years, evolving from simple flavours to speciality beverage styles including espresso and mocha – not to mention caramel which showed 31% growth as a coffee drink flavour between 2010 and 2013. Desserts have also helped to influence ice cream trends with cake and cheesecake pieces (http://www.pecandeluxe.eu/product.aspx?p=61) and doughs – desserts within desserts – becoming especially popular.

Pecan Deluxe pioneered the use of cookie dough in ice cream, firstly in the USA but rapidly creating massive demand across the world. EMEA Managing Director Graham Kingston explained its continuing popularity: “The beauty of cookie dough is its versatility and range of flavours. Premium ice cream producers are well known for their cookie dough tub variants – some of the leading lines across Europe and Asia – but cookie dough is also emerging as the ideal mouth-watering filler for hand-held cones, replacing the chocolate or other sauce in the base.”

A wide range of delicious, indulgent cookie dough flavours is available from Pecan Deluxe including its class-leading white chocolate and raspberry alongside traditional chocolate chip, classic and double chocolate variants. The company has also introduced highly innovative cheesecake pieces in both vanilla and lemon flavours – ideal for ice cream and frozen desserts alike – and new flavours are constantly being trialled and developed across these most popular inclusion ranges.

Pecan Deluxe cookie dough is unique in that every piece can be baked off as a genuine cookie – unlike certain inferior products. Developed from the company’s original all-American dough base, these products are currently available in varying formats and sizes from 19mm to 6mm. Like all Pecan Deluxe products the dough is made entirely of natural ingredients in segregated facilities - nut-free – and can be rolled out to in-store bakeries in various ambient or frozen formats, facilitating convenience and choice for the consumer.

The European ice cream market is expected to be worth over $28bn by the end of 2016. By far the biggest European supplier of cookie dough pieces, Pecan Deluxe also supplies an impressive range of inclusions to many global premium ice cream and dessert manufacturers, some of which are also available as Free Range.

Graham Kingston added: “As well as taking inspiration from external sources such as beverages and cakes or puddings, the ice cream sector is looking to explore hybrid products based on, for example, the cronut or ice cream cup-cakes. Aside from flavour diversity, ice cream cone innovation has also moved towards a focus on added value from indulgent cores, fillings and toppings – all of which can be supplied by Pecan Deluxe. We are already working with leading manufacturers on exciting tub and hand held developments, and expect others to come on board as demand for cookie dough increases.”

For more information visit www.pecandeluxe.eu.

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Sources: Mintel Inspire, Marketline