Out of LA: Mackinac Island Fudge

So, my favorite ice cream ever is called Mackinac Island Fudge, and it can only be found in the Michigan area (as well as some parts of Wisconsin, and one store in Illinois, where it is seasonal).

I love it.

There was a point in time where I went two years without having it. Those two years were sad.

At any rate, when I was home visiting Chicago in July, I took a short trip to Upper Michigan (where my family has a small house), and I was able to indulge. I think I had Mackinac Island Fudge ice cream three times in five days.

And the thing about Michigan...is that a single dip there is equivalent to a triple dip anywhere else:



Yum.

It's a very simple mix--vanilla ice cream, with ripples of chocolate fudge and chunks of chocolate fudge--but it's just so effing good.

Someone on Twitter just introduced me to the Wisconsin Made website, which actually sells pints of Mackinac Island Fudge from a company called Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream. Their ice cream is INCREDIBLE, although I'm not sure I've ever had their MIF. The ice cream is so good that their logo says, "You want nutrition, eat carrots." Amen.

Ordering their pints of ice cream and shipping them to LA isn't cheap (approx. $60+ to ship 4 pints to LA), but it might be worth it...I'm thinking about it. :)