Garlic bread? If that’s not exotic enough for comic Peter Kay, how about garlic ice cream?

Denby Dale-based ice cream maker Yummy Yorkshire has made a name for itself producing inventive flavours.

Now founders Jeremy and Louise Holmes have created an unusual ice cream containing black garlic and dark chocolate.

The flavour was born following a recent visit to Yummy Yorkshire by award-winning US journalist Karen Schaler , who filmed a culinary tour of the region for her networked, coast to coast, cable TV and online show.

The new ice cream is made with Black Garlic, which is produced by gently ageing white garlic. It has a soft texture and sweet taste with hints of balsamic and toffee, but none of the odour associated with white garlic.

The dark chocolate gives the ice cream an extra richness and was added following feedback from a tasting panel who found the idea of eating pure black garlic ice cream a touch bizarre.

Karen Schaler, whose tour was organised by Yorkshire Food Finders said: “I was so excited to help Louise and Jeremy create a new ice-cream flavour.

“With everything homemade and using natural ingredients, this ice cream is out-of-this world.”

Louise, who is responsible for the creation of new flavours, said: “It was great having Karen here to help with a new flavour. We like to try and break the boundaries a little to create unusual yet delicious new flavours, so we were delighted when she chose to work with this unusual ingredient.

“Developing the black garlic ice cream was relatively easy. The product is lovely to work with and it blends really well into our base mix.

“We like it on its own, but adding that hint of dark chocolate does add an extra richness to it.

“I have been pleasantly surprised by the consumption of black garlic and dark chocolate ice cream on the cone.

“You can hear customers walk into the shop and go ‘ohh…’ when they see the flavour tag. Then they ask for a taste and that’s it; they are converted!”

The flavour joins a long list of unusual ice creams supplied by the company and available at its Delph House Farm site, including Lou’s Liquorice, Salted Caramel and Spicy Pear & Vanilla Balsamic Vinegar – as well as all the traditional favourites.

The ice cream – without the dark chocolate – has been entered into the 2013 Great Taste Awards.

Each food entered receives feedback from a panel of over 350 judges with the results of the awards to be revealed in November.