Haagen-Dazs Unveils Winning Combination

The winning flavor of Scoop: The Haagen-Dazs Flavor Search and the next limited edition flavor to be added to the Haagen-Dazs ice cream lineup is Caramelized Pear and Toasted Pecan, created by Leslie Zoerb of Buffalo, N.Y. Haagen-Dazs ice cream received 5,000 entries from all over the United States, but it was Caramelized Pear and Toasted Pecan that caught the eye of the judges, one of which was television show host, cookbook author and executive chef of Gourmet magazine Sara Moulton. Unable to bake a birthday pear tart due to a winter storm power outage, Zoerb created a luscious impromptu dessert to use her quickly melting Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Bean ice cream. Taking advantage of her gas stove, she caramelized pears in butter, sugar and rum and added toasted pecans for a crunchy surprise. To celebrate Zoerb and her new flavor, New York's Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed September 21, 2007, "The Big Apple" be named "The Big Pear." Caramelized Pear and Toasted Pecan is available nationwide at all major and local Haagen-Dazs retailers. Along with the honor of becoming the newest member to the ice cream line-up, this winning limited edition flavor will also be promoted in the October issue of Gourmet magazine.