Clumpies Ice Cream: the perfect pairing for your holiday pies.
The only thing that can make pie better is a big ol’ scoop of ice cream on top. The hot and cold contrast creates a sensory experience that our taste buds love. Warmth intensifies the pies' aromas and flavors while ice cream cools and softens each bite. This classic combo is delicious, if not a little indulgent. With the holidays right around the corner, pie season is upon us, and we wanted to share our favorite ways to dress up the perfect slice.
The standard flavor for desserts à la mode (with ice cream on top) is typically vanilla. And let’s be honest, you can never go wrong with a good quality vanilla ice cream as it pairs wonderfully with just about anything. Our Vanilla Bean is a custard-style ice cream (meaning it contains a higher amount of egg yolks) and is made with the very best Ugandan vanilla. And while it’s truly delicious alongside every dessert, we believe in taking our desserts to the next level by utilizing some of our creative flavors.
Whether your guests prefer pumpkin, pecan, or apple pie, Clumpies has just the scoop to match perfectly, elevating flavor, texture, and overall tastiness.
From foodies and dessert lovers, here are our recommendations for some of the most popular pies...
Pumpkin pie
This classic autumn comfort food might be what comes to mind when you think about fall. Another popular fall favorite is the chai latte. Thanks to the complimentary cozy spices in both, we think our Chai Latte ice cream is the perfect pair for pumpkin pie.
With Chai Latte, we’ve turned the famous Indian spiced tea into a sweet and spicy ice cream. This flavor delivers a more aromatic kick due to its garam masala—a blend of ground spices, including cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg that compliment pumpkin pie perfectly. The black tea adds a depth to the flavor that helps balance the sweetness. This is a fall flavor pairing match made in heaven.
Pecan pie
Pecan pie is believed to have originated in the Southern United States, where pecans are native. Whiskey Caramel Cornflake Crunch is also native to the South, as it (like all Clumpies Ice Cream) is made at the base of Lookout Mountain, with local Chattanooga Whiskey.
Like pecan pie, Whiskey Caramel Cornflake Crunch is gooey and crispy at the same time. The salty cornflake crunch pieces freckled into the mix gives the toasted pecans an additional chewy crispness, and the Chattanooga Whiskey caramel sauce highlights the caramel notes in the pie filling. Sweet and savory, this vanilla-scented ice cream tones down the pie’s sweetness.
Apple pie
Apple pie is one of the most iconic American deserts and became a symbol of American tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries. Common apple types for filling are granny smith, honeycrisp, Braeburn, and golden delicious. Many bakers mix varieties for complexity in flavor and texture.
While it may seem redundant to double up on flavor, believe us you’ll love it. The ice cream base for Oatmeal Apple Butter is an elevated sweet cream which has notes of vanilla but added warmth with the toasted oats and cinnamon mixed in. Its crispy oatmeal cookie pieces are like the pie’s flaky crust. The apple butter and oat lacey inclusions are texturally different than apple pie itself however, making the flavors and textures of this ice cream layer nicely with apple pie.
Ice cream delivered to your door
Clumpies offers Pint Packs, an assortment of six pints of our handcrafted ice cream packaged and delivered straight to your door. It’s the best way to stock your freezer for family gatherings and prepare to wow guests with a fancy pie pairing.
Choose from one of our curated pint packs—like the Fall Pint Pack (Holiday Cheer Pint Pack coming soon!) or Build-Your-Own Pint Pack by choosing six of our nearly 30 irresistible flavors. Once you check out, Clumpies handles the rest. Each Pint Pack is packaged with dry ice in recyclable materials and shipped anywhere across the continental U.S. in just two days or dropped off for local delivery.
We’re proud to say every bite of ice cream is made right here in Chattanooga. Our team crafts Clumpies just nine gallons at a time in our small-batch kitchen at the foot of Lookout Mountain. Here we pasteurize our milk and cream for the highest quality ice cream base mixed inclusions sourced locally when possible. Our team cooks up each treat—like cookies, cakes, chunks, jams, and sauces—to layer into our flavors.
No matter how you slice it, Clumpies is always the best part of the dessert. And if pie’s not your thing? That’s cool too! Grab a big ol’ bowl or dig straight into the pint—because whether it’s classic Vanilla Bean or something bold like Whiskey Caramel Cornflake Crunch, you can’t go wrong with Clumpies.
No matter how you eat it—or how you serve your guests—Clumpies is always the best part of dessert.