At Cold Gold Artisan Ice-cream and Sorbet, there is something for everyone. I was so excited when I heard of an ice cream store that caters for the customer- gluten free, dairy free, lchf (low-carb, high fat) and sugar free ice-cream. You name it, they have it!
Recently, I went on an all-natural eating plan for one month due to my immune system - or lack thereof. The thought of giving up sweet treats is almost incomprehensible to me. I have the biggest sweet tooth ever and I was devastated at the thought of giving up all things delicious. BUT - then I heard of Cold Gold Artisan ice cream and sorbet! A 100% natural, free of preservatives, chemicals and artificial additives ice cream and sorbet.
And to my delight, it tastes better than any ice cream I have ever had. TRUST.
I made my way to the Blaauwklippen family market in Stellenbosch one Sunday morning with one goal in mind: to eat Cold Gold ice cream. And hopefully, lots of it! As I arrived at the market, I dashed straight to the Cold Gold stand and was faced with the numerous flavours of the week:
Smoked caramelized vanilla
Chocolate
Vanilla
Chocolate and banana sorbet (sugar free)
Sugar free vanilla macadamia milk ice cream (banting, lchf, vegan, paleo)
Sugar free chocolate ice cream (banting, lchf)
Chocolate and Hazelnut (Nutella) Ice cream
Toasted coconut
Sugar free Macadamia, cinnamon and vanilla (banting, lchf)
I began tasting all the flavours I could and was absolutely blown away! My favourite was one of the lchf flavours - the macadamia, cinnamon and vanilla. I couldn't quite fathom how something could be so sweet and so delicious, yet so healthy. Apparently this was the fastest selling flavour of the day and understandably so.
My boyfriend and cousin - blessed with good genes and the ability to eat anything, decided to try the other flavours too, but both of them ordered the sugar free chocolate and the sugar free macadamia, cinnamon and vanilla in the end.
Not only is the ice cream delicious, but it is reasonable too! A single scoop is R25 , a double scoop is R40 or for those of us with that extra sweet tooth, a triple scoop is R55. There are also mini scoops available for only R12 for the kiddies (who never manage to finish their food). Cold Gold also supplies 500ml and 1l tubs of ice cream from their store in Stellenbosch at 53 Bosman's Crossing, Distillery Road.
In the space of my 45 minutes at the Blaauwklippen family market, I had not one but TWO ice creams (guilt-free) and I have been dreaming of it ever since
Cold Gold cater for everyone's needs and sell ice cream, sorbet, gold cones (homemade cones, ultra-creamy ice cream and various toppings), ice cream sandwiches, ice cream cookies, ice cream cakes and cream pops (the frozen sister of the cake pop) and last, but most definitely not least, delicious milkshakes from any ice cream flavour you choose!! There is over 500 flavours of goodness that rotate weekly and Janine, the owner, is always willing to help those out with special dietary needs.
Huge congratulations to Janine, owner of the store and brains behind the “goldmine” Cold Gold. 2 thumbs up! I look forward to my next visit and to a freezer full of only the best- Cold Gold Ice cream.
If you would like to get hold of Janine contact her at vzjanine@hotmail.com.
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