De Ijsboetiek, Hasselt

Yesterday we went to the Ijsboetiek for the first time this year. It's a nice little ice cream place that also does excellent (huge) pancakes and apple pie. Also, their ice cream is home made and made from goat's milk - my favourite is the white stracciatella, so delicious. Also worth a try is their Ferrero Rocher flavour.

But this isn't a blog about ice cream, but about tea.

Sat out in the heated tent, our order was brought out to us, pancakes for hubby, hot apple pie with ice cream and whipped cream for me, and a cuppa.

The brand of tea is one I don't know very well, but see now and then in cafés, never seen in a shop. It was a decent earl grey that didn't take long to infuse its flavours. The water was hot enough, despite it being cold outside, and the glass kept it at a good temperature until I'd finished my tart. (which I did wolf down a bit...it was that good). 

As if I didn't already have enough cream with my slice of pie, I got a little extra with my tea, as pictured below. This is quite popular in Belgium, to get a small wafer, filled with cream. Sometimes, it's a chocolate pot. The tea was also accompanied by the usual creamer, sugar, and a biscuit. 

Despite the string coming off the teabag, all in all a good cuppa, in a nice area, with a very good dessert. Next time I go there, it'll probably more be for the ice cream than the tea, but it's good to know that in the colder months when its open, you can enjoy a decent cuppa for less than 2€. 

An extra note - The Ijsboetiek isn't in the centre Hasselt itself, but out in one of the suburbs, about 10 mins by car. Worth a visit

If you want to find out more about it, here's their website - http://www.deijsboetiek.be