Mitten Gourmet & Hip Syrup Review

 

It was a fun night cooking, cocktails and dessert. And what made it even more special was the products!

From Mitten Gourmet, I received several of their yummy and fun products. I got to taste them all in a whole night.

The company is a family owned business, located in Bay City, Michigan. The products are handmade in small batch's which not only ensures freshness but quality. Mitten Gourmet products not only taste good, but are made fresh with very high quality ingredients. From cotton candy to olive oils, you will find something that interest your own taste.

Now let me share my fun evening with you!

First up was a side dish of oven roasted potatoes, coated with olive oil and, Mitten Gourmet, gourmet seasoning of parsley flakes. This is a gourmet seasoning out of, Mitten Gourmets spice collection. It is a home made product that you can use from dips to oven baked recipes. The color of the parsley flakes are a stunning green, and look like they were picked from your garden, and dried in your home.

The main dish of the evening was some air fried eggplant. Instead of bread crumbs, I smashed the parm garlic pork rinds into a coating, and covered the eggplant parm slices in it and air fried them. The garlic parm pork rinds made the most perfect coating. And the out come was a stunning golden eggplant. The rest of the parm garlic rinds, was enjoyed in our evening of great snacks. This handcrafted product from, Mitten Gourmet, was the first time tasting rinds with this type of flavor. And they were spot on, not only as a replacement for bread crumbs, but for a snack as well.

Eggplant Recipe

Ingredients

1 large eggplant

6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

1 cup Mitten Gourmet parm garlic pork rind breadcrumbs

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

 

To begin, prepare the eggplant by washing it and trimming off the green end. If you want, you can peel the skin. After that, cut the eggplant into 1/2" disks. Place all of the disks in a colander or on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt, and let aside for at least 30 minutes. In a separate dish, melt the butter. In a separate dish, combine the Mitten Gourmet parm garlic pork rind breadcrumbs, seasonings, and Parmesan cheese. Each eggplant disk should be dipped in butter first, then in the breading mixture. Place on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper.

Air fry at 400°F for 15 minutes, then flip each disk and bake for another 7 minutes. The breading should be crunchy and the eggplant golden brown.

After dinner the fun really began.

First up was a sour apple cocktail topped with some of, Mitten Gourmet, watermelon cotton candy. It was really refreshing even in a cocktail. Of course the rest of the cotton candy was a snack for the evening. This is a nice treat everyone can enjoy, since it's sugar free. It is spun by hand with the perfect blend of summer cotton candy taste.

One of the treats was a cheesecake shot with, Mitten Gourmet, blue raz cotton candy on top, and a dapple of whip cream. It was a fun topping for the dessert. This cotton candy from, Mitten Gourmet is also sugar free. It has a nice flavor of raspberry, with a tinge of tartness. But not sweet at all, just perfect.

For the adults, a nice espresso with whip cream and a addition of, Hip Syrups, French toast syrup for a special flavor. Hip Syrups are another brand of products from, Mitten Gourmet. This syrup flavoring comes sugar free as well. It's a perfect way to add the flavor of French toast to drinks, shakes, even ice cream. This is a handcrafted product, that taste just like you cooked French toast for breakfast. The flavor is spot on, not over powering at all.

With some left over cheesecake, I made some mini ones and topped them with, Mitten Gourmet, cherry cotton candy. This was a special treat for everyone. It made you feel like a kid at the circus. This hand spun confection was not sugar free, yet was not overly sweet at all. It tasted like cherries just picked fresh and spun into this fun treat.

Next with a nice cold drink, we all shared a bowl of, Mitten Gourmet spicy dill jalapeno popcorn. Yum is the best word to describe it. Mitten Gourmet makes many flavors of popcorn, but this spicy pickle jalapeno dill is the bomb. The dash of jalapeno is spot on for heat. Nothing over powering or burning. You get so many flavors in this Mitten Gourmet popcorn. The pickle, the dill and then the jalapeno, such a perfect combo for popcorn.

Next with, Mitten Gourmet, wasabi pretzels, I added them into a nice and tasty trail mix. And with the wasabi pretzels and some wasabi peas it was delicious. My oldest daughter loves wasabi and she really enjoyed the pretzels of this flavor from, Mitten Gourmet. The special ingredients for the spice blend really makes this a heat lovers pretzel. Every bite just invites you in for more.

To end our evening, I made some hot chocolate and added, Hip Syrup, toasted marshmallow in for a unique flavor. It was like drinking smores in a cup. This syrup is a natural flavoring, that comes in sugar free as well. It's perfect in hot chocolate, but versatile enough for smoothies, shakes and so many other recipes. If you love marshmallows you will really enjoy this product from, Hip Syrups.

You can find any of these products online, Amazon or Faire. There are so many fun flavors in all the products, that your family and you will enjoy. They also make a fun addition to a gift basket for any occasion or Holiday.

www.mittengourmet.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: Momzdailyscoops has personally reviewed the product listed above. Momzdailyscoops has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Momzdailyscoops did receive a free product to try out so Momzdailyscoops could evaluate and use it for her review. Momzdailyscoops thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Camera and lighting might effect appearance of product/products.