My/Mo Mochi ice cream (which is gluten free and some varieties are dairy free) is produced at a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles and sold in packages of six. The My/Mo Mochi brand launched in 2017, two years after Barnett joined the company after leaving his job as CMO of bottled water company JUST Goods. “We just retooled and adjusted it for today’s consumers,” he said. My/Mo Mochiīarnett recognized the inherent appeal of mochi ice cream to Millennials, a group he calls “a snacking generation.” Mochi is a portion-control snack of about 110 calories per ball, easy to hold and eat on the go. The ripe strawberry flavor has 2.5 grams of total fat (4% DV), 10 mg of cholesterol (3% DV), 15 mg of sodium (1% DV), and 18 grams of total carbs with 11 grams of sugar.Mochi ice cream, a ball of creamy ice cream encased in pillowly rice dough, has gone from niche to mainstream with American consumers. The double chocolate flavor has 3 grams of total fat (5% of your daily value), 10 mg of cholesterol (3% DV), 20 mg of sodium (1% DV), and 19 grams of total carbs with 11 grams of sugar. Nutrition information varies depending on the flavor, but all the My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream appears to have 110 calories per piece. The box has a symbol from the Islamic Services of America indicating that the product is Halal, and it also has a symbol indicating it is kosher. All the flavors also are processed in a facility that processes peanuts and tree nuts. The boxes have instructions for “how to enjoy.”īe aware that this mochi ice cream contains milk and egg, and some flavors (including the double chocolate) contain soy. My/Mo’s website indicates they also produce other flavors, including vanilla bean, cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, and even more exotic flavors such as chocolate sundae, dulce de leche, vanilla blueberry, and s’mores, but I’ve never seen any of those flavors for sale at Aldi. We didn’t care much for green tea, which I prefer to drink rather than eat in ice cream form, but perhaps it’s an acquired taste in ice cream. Our favorites are ripe strawberry and double chocolate (the harder chocolate bits add extra interesting texture). My family has tried all of the flavors available at Aldi except the salted caramel. The mochi ice cream is described as “premium ice cream wrapped in a sweet, soft dough.”įlavors at my Aldi store at the time of publication included double chocolate (chocolate ice cream with chocolaty bits), ripe strawberry, salted caramel, sweet mango, and green tea. One box contains six pieces of mochi ice cream, or six 110-calorie servings. My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream sold for $4.79 for 9.1 oz. In my area, it’s also sold at Target for $4.99 per box at the time of publication and it is sold at a regional upscale grocery chain. My/Mo Mochi Ice Cream is not exclusive to Aldi. Several times a year, Aldi sells mochi ice cream under the My/Mo brand, which is a company based in Los Angeles, California. The outside of the mochi ice cream ball is dusted with potato or cornstarch to keep it from sticking during handling. Mochi ice cream, according to Wikipedia, is a dessert made from Japanese mochi (pounded sticky rice) formed into a dumpling shape with an ice cream filling. Mochi ice cream, with some pieces cut in half to show what the inside looks like.
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