For the past week, it's been pretty cold outside and thanks to some heavy winter precipitation, it was white as far as the eye could see for a few days there. Sometimes, cold days like these have me craving big bowls of thick soups and stews along with endless cups of tea and cocoa. This week, I succumbed to a different kind of craving: sorbet.

In the summertime, I make my own using fresh fruits from the farmers markets (and sometimes little else). I always miss those summer fruits come January and the craving is a fierce pain in my soul. Ok, I'm being a bit dramatic. But I do love me some juicy fruit flavors so I was stoked to find satisfaction in my grocery store freezer. I picked up a single-serving cup of Blood Orange Sorbet by Ciao Bella. The 3.5 oz cup (with teensy plastic spoon included!) cost me just $2 and I'm happy to report that is the price of freedom from your dead winter blues. Ciao Bella's sorbet is completely vegan and doesn't contain icky corn syrups or artificial flavors. This treat is also fat free and just 70 calories. How d'ya like that? Their sorbet is pure, fresh, and tastes just like summer; a perfect pick-me-up for the winter doldrums!

If blood oranges aren't your thing, they have a ton of other tasty flavors. Unfortunately, their gelato isn't vegan but the sorbet line is amazing and all the flavors in my local store are vegan. Green Apple, Grapefruit Campari or Strawberry Merlot, anyone?

P.S. A disclaimer. Although I do sometimes receive products to test, Ciao Bella didn't ask me to review their sorbet. I stumbled upon it all by myself.