We had a great foray into downtown Columbus yesterday which landed us right at the North Market in time for the end of the Farmer’s Market. We didn’t pick up any produce, but there’s far more interesting stuff inside anyway.

After enjoying some fine Vietnamese food for our afternoon repast, we wandered by Jeni’s Fresh Ice Creams for some dessert. Amidst various sweet flavors was one which stood out from the rest:

Thai Chile Ice Cream

If memory serves, the ingredients included peanut butter, toasted coconut, coconut milk, cream and cayenne pepper. We plopped some cash on the countertop and asked for a cone. The girl behind the counter asked,

Don’t you want to try it first?

Nah. If it has any spiciness to it at all, we’ll love it.

Okaaaayyyyy.

From the first lick, it was pure heaven. The cayenne was fairly subtle (without really any burn), and was offset just nicely by the peanut buttery taste. My only complaint was that it seemed to be melting faster than we could eat it.

Our nearly three year-old, who loves spicy food also, ate at least half of it himself.

If you want to make some of this yourself, or at least something vaguely like it, try:

Chile Ice Cream Recipe

Hey, it ain’t Rocky Road…but if you’re reading this here, you will probably like this better. We hope.

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