emotional eating

After writing that post last night, I needed a little something sweet to make me feel better.  Call it emotional eating if you must, but I haven’t had my silky smooth frozen custard in WEEKS!  A good cry + some pumpkin custard can make any day feel better.

And we still have a few places we need to get to before they close for the season.  [Some custard stands are outside and/or drive-thru only, where as others – think Culver’s – have indoor sit-down areas.]  One of the places I have been wanting to revisit was Silky’s.

Not only because their custard is the “world’s smoothest” [it’s pretty darn close!], but also because their pumpkin concrete is completely different than           any other frozen custard stand that I can think of.  And, you know, I must try EVERYTHING pumpkin flavored – but that’s a whole other post…

Silky’s Frozen Custard doesn’t put pumpkin pie mix or a piece of pumpkin pie in their custard.  No, they came up with their own version of the pumpkin concrete by mixing a pumpkin cookie into their deliciously smooth frozen custard.  I’m thinking it is like the Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights.

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Vanilla custard + pumpkin oatmeal cookie + whipped cream… It definitely wasn’t the best pumpkin concrete I’ve had, but I did like it a lot.  The best 3 bites were the last 3 – a big chunk of oatmeal cookie in each bite.  YUM!  Seriously, if there is any frozen custard stand actually reading my blog [which is doubtful], an oatmeal cream pie a la Little Debbie would make an amazing concrete mix-in.  I’m just sayin’…

The Hubs of course came a long and broke his sundae habit and ordered a Grasshopper Concrete, with Oreos instead of chocolate chips.  [The picture was terrible… nighttime + dark car doesn’t equal good food photography].

I just love the creaminess of Silky’s.  They still top my list as one of my favorites.  Too bad they’re only open for a couple more weeks… but I have plenty of other places to try and more to get to before they close for the season!

world's smoothest frozen custard

Matt and I just returned from a wonderful and relaxing trip in Branson, where we hit up one of our favorite frozen custard stands. But, before we left for our trip, we took a trip down the road in St. Charles/St. Peters to Silky’s Frozen Custard.

Silky’s was one of the places we used to hit up when we worked at Fritz’s and wanted a different change of pace. They have one of my all time favorite concretes: The Elvis Pretzley! Vanilla custard with caramel, chocolate sauce (I think it is hot fudge, not chocolate syrup), and pretzels. If you’ve never tried the sweet + salty combination of pretzels with chocolate, it is an absolute must! So, of course, on this trip, I went for the Elvis Pretzley in concrete form, while Matt decided on the sundae version.

I think one of the best things about the Elvis Pretzley is that even toward the end of the dessert, the pretzels are still crunchy, not soggy. It makes it all the more awesome and delicious!

Silky’s claims to have the “world’s smoothest” frozen custard, and I might actually have to agree with them. The plain vanilla is so rich and smooth. This would probably be one of the best places to just get a plain vanilla cone. Seriously amazingly smooth and so SO good!

As a health freak, I also really loved the fact that they had their vanilla custard nutrition facts page POSTED in their window. At 120 calories per half-cup, it’s a little high calorie once you add in toppings, but again, everything in moderation. And Silky’s is well worth the treat!