East Idaho Eats: Karrie Anne's Frozen Dessert

REXBURG -- VO: Karie Anne’s Frozen Dessert in Rexburg has Italian ice, custard combinations locals can usually get during the warm months of the year.

SOT: “It’s amazing!” 12-year-old customer Cassidy Bradley says.

VO: Owner Jessica Mortensen says the concept for gelati, two layers of smooth italian ice with the middle filled with custard comes from back East. She says she purchased the Kari Anne’s trailer from a Brigham Young University Idaho student who started the business for school credit.

SOT: “He ran his first little trailer around the corner from our house and we used to go and love the product, and so we thought when he leaves let’s offer to buy it and see if he’s interested because we loved it so much. It had become a family favorite,” Mortensen says..

VO: Mortensen has been running the dessert trailer for three years and has kept original flavors Karianne’s was founded on, but she still tries to mix things up.

SOT: “He had served blue raspberry, peach, mango, pina colada, Tigers Blood, most of our basic staples that we have right now were all the original flavors, and then we try to incorporate new ones every week,” Mortensen says.

VO: She says customers love the smooth texture of the italian ice, and the rich texture of the custard.

SOT: “Rather than being like a snow cone, our ice isn’t actually shaved, it’s put through a machine, and it’s spits it out in that smooth fashion. As far as the custard goes it’s just a smoother texture (that ice-cream). It’s just very different it has it’s own creaminess to it. The mix together is just a marriage of yumminess,” Mortensen says.

VO: Mortensen if you’re a first time Karie Anne’s fan, you could order italian ice and custard separately, but getting gelati is a must. True Karie Anne’s regulars know special combos like the Dragon Slayer.

SOT: Today I’m going to try what’s called the “Dragon Slayer,” it’s actually one of the owner’s favorite. It has Pina Colada Italian ice on the the top, Tigers Blood Italian ice on the bottom and it has a layer of vanilla custard in the middle.

VO: She says customers also order the pina colada or red raspberry italian ice with their choice of chocolate or vanilla custard.

SOT: “The top it tasted like actual raspberry. It tastes delicious it does,”

VO: Mortensen says this year Kari Anne’s is in a larger trailer, and their original is currently in Logan, Utah. She says there’s a possibility of Karrie Anne’s expanding.

SOT: “We’re trying a new outlet to see how well it does. If it can grow like that we’d love to be able to stick it in different places or maybe even allow others the opportunity to put one up and try to run a Karie Anne’s,” Mortensen says.

VO: If you’re looking for extra deals from Kari Anne’s on Monday’s it offers a family night special, and Thursdays a date night special. Karie Anne’s is also sold at select places, like Love At First Bite in Idaho Falls. In REXBURG, I’m Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com