Malted Marshmallow Milk Chocolate

The Shake Shack Wednesday flavor for April is malted marshmallow milk chocolate.  We had high hopes for this custard and couldn't wait to try it!

It wasn't quite so yellow in person, more of an off-white

M's thoughts:

I was excited for this custard.  I like malted milk balls and I like them in ice cream (I learned this thanks to the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck).  Marshmallows and milk chocolate remind me of s'mores, a custard which we think Shake Shack did really well.  Unfortunately, for me, this custard did not live up to the s'mores custard.  The custard itself just tasted like marshmallow sauce and was very sweet.  There were little pieces of chocolate mixed in which were crunchy but they just seemed to be "there" and not really integrated into a "malted marshmallow milk chocolate" flavor. I didn't taste anything that would make me think "malted" either. I thought this was just OK.

A's thoughts:

I was intrigued by this custard when I first heard about it. I love malted milk balls and I thought it might be like that with a hint of marshmallow. It... wasn't. As the name suggests, this was actually malted marshmallow which was really sweet but only sort of malted. I like malt flavoring with desserts, and I wanted more. The milk chocolate came in the form of big chunks. That was okay, but it didn't really mesh well. In the end I was just disappointed.

Malted Marshmallow Milk Chocolate

A's rating: 6/10

M's rating: 6/10