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Pav's Creamery scoops new 'Dayum' ice cream flavor inspired by big storm, WKYC's Betsy Kling

Tawney Beans, Akron Beacon Journal
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Kiena Elekes, scoops up a serving of the new flavor, Dayum, Vanilla Kustard mixed with Hostess Pink Snowballs, at Pav's Creamery on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls.
Kiena Elekes, scoops up a serving of the new flavor, Dayum, Vanilla Kustard mixed with Hostess Pink Snowballs, at Pav's Creamery on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls.

Sometimes when you check the weather forecast, all you can say is "Dayum!"

Pav's Creamery's new "Dayum" ice cream flavor — created as Winter Storm Landon was bearing down on the region — is available until Saturday.

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Pav's Creamery launched its new "Dayum" ice cream flavor in honor of 3News chief meteorologist Betsy Kling's weather impact meter. The sweet treat consists of vanilla ice cream blended with chopped Hostess Snoballs.

A sign on the counter at Pav's Creamery on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls announces the new flavor, Dayum, Vanilla Kustard mixed with Hostess Pink Snoballs.
A sign on the counter at Pav's Creamery on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls announces the new flavor, Dayum, Vanilla Kustard mixed with Hostess Pink Snoballs.

"My family are huge Channel 3 News, Betsy Kling fans," said Nik Pappas, co-owner of Pav's Creamery. "That's the girl that we go to when the weather starts to turn on us."

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Earlier this week, WKYC's Kling unveiled the "Betsy Impact Index," to describe the severity of this year's winter weather. This week's storm is ranked at the most extreme end of the meter, labeled "Dayum!" The Akron area could receive 8 to 12 inches of snow by Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Chief meteorologist Betsy Kling created an impact index to track the severity of this year's winter storms.
Chief meteorologist Betsy Kling created an impact index to track the severity of this year's winter storms.

"We're just trying to have a little fun with an unfortunate weather experience," said Pappas.

Those who snag a "Dayum" pint and post a photo of themselves eating it with Pav's Creamery tagged will be entered in a drawing for tickets to an upcoming Cavs game.

The National Weather Service has revised its projected snowfall totals for the winter storm that is continuing through Friday.
The National Weather Service has revised its projected snowfall totals for the winter storm that is continuing through Friday.

"It's hard to make ice cream in the winter as is, let alone a winter-themed ice cream. I started thinking about snowballs and googling snowball desserts or novelties and saw that Hostess made one, and I was like, 'Of course, I remember those.'"

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Pappas grabbed some Hostess Snoballs from the store, chopped them up and threw them into some vanilla ice cream. The mix of vanilla, chocolate and marshmallow was better than he expected.

"I'm not a big Snoball guy," he said. "I was more [into] cupcakes or Twinkies, but Snoball with with some vanilla ice cream is a winnable combination and it turned out being pretty good."

Pav's Creamery has shops in the Portage Lakes area, Green, North Canton and Cuyahoga Falls. The flavor will be available at all locations until Saturday.

Contact Beacon Journal reporter Tawney Beans at tbeans@gannett.com and on Twitter @TawneyBeans.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Winter Storm Landon: Storm inspires 'Dayum' flavor at Pav's Creamery