Best Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, introduced in 1991 based on a fan suggestion, is credited with popularizing edible cookie dough as an ice cream mix-in and became one of the best-selling ice cream flavors in the United States.

Graeter's Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip is the best-known flavor from Graeter's, a Cincinnati, Ohio ice cream company founded in 1870 that uses a small-batch French pot process producing notably large chocolate chips.

Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia, introduced in 1987, was the first ice cream flavor named after a living musician — Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia — and became one of the brand's best-selling flavors.

Ben & Jerry’s Core Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream offers a rich and indulgent treat. It features chunks of fudgy brownie combined with swirls of chocolate ice cream—a consistently popular combination known for its intense flavor and satisfying texture. This classic flavor is enjoyed by families a...

Jeni's Brambleberry Crisp is an artisan ice cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, the Columbus, Ohio–based company founded by Jeni Britton Bauer in 2002, known for craft flavors using whole ingredients.

Salt & Straw Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons is a foundational flavor from Portland, Oregon–based Salt & Straw, founded in 2011, and exemplifies the brand's focus on balancing sweet and savory profiles with quality dairy.

Ben & Jerry's Phish Food, launched in 1997 in collaboration with the band Phish, features chocolate ice cream with marshmallow swirls, caramel ribbons, and fudge fish, with proceeds supporting Lake Champlain conservation.

Jeni's Brown Butter Almond Brittle is a signature flavor from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, reflecting founder Jeni Britton Bauer's approach of building complex, savory-leaning profiles into small-batch artisan ice cream.

Jeni's Salty Caramel is one of the most recognized flavors from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, a Columbus, Ohio company founded in 2002 that helped popularize salted caramel as a mainstream American ice cream flavor.

Humphry Slocombe's Secret Breakfast is an ice cream flavor from the San Francisco-based ice cream shop founded by Jake Godby and Sean Vahey in 2008. The flavor combines bourbon with cornflakes, creating a distinctive taste that became the shop's signature offering. Humphry Slocombe became known for...

Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla is the flagship ice cream flavor of Blue Bell Creameries, founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas. The company produces over 2.5 million gallons of ice cream annually and distributes to 23 states, primarily in the southern United States. Despite a 2015 recall and production halt...

Häagen-Dazs Vanilla is the classic vanilla ice cream flavor from the premium ice cream brand founded by Reuben and Rose Mattus in 1960 in the Bronx, New York. Despite its Scandinavian-sounding name, the company is American and chose the name to convey an aura of old-world craftsmanship. The brand wa...

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie, introduced in 1988, features vanilla ice cream with fudge brownie pieces and was a pioneering example of the brand's long-running partnership with Greyston Bakery in New York.

Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey is a banana-flavored ice cream with fudge chunks and walnuts, produced by the Vermont-based company Ben & Jerry's. The flavor was introduced in the late 1980s and is one of the brand's longer-established varieties, distributed internationally through Unilever, which acqui...

Van Leeuwen Honeycomb is a premium ice cream flavor produced by the New York-based company Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream. The company was founded in Brooklyn in 2008 by brothers Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen, initially operating out of a yellow food truck. This specific flavor consists of a rich sweet cr...

Jeni's Gooey Butter Cake is an ice cream flavor from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams inspired by the St. Louis regional dessert gooey butter cake, demonstrating the brand's practice of translating American regional foods into ice cream.

Talenti Sea Salt Caramel Gelato is a commercially produced frozen dessert manufactured by Talenti Gelato e Sorbetto, an American brand acquired by Unilever in 2014. The product is packaged in distinct, clear plastic jars with screw-top lids and features a mixture of sweet caramel and sea salt. Found...

Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream is a premium ice cream flavor introduced in 2007 as a collaboration with comedian Stephen Colbert. The flavor consists of vanilla bean ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and caramel swirl. A portion of proceeds from sales supports the Stephen Colbert Americ...

Häagen-Dazs Chocolate is a premium ice cream flavor introduced by the American brand in 1961 as one of its three original varieties alongside vanilla and coffee. The product is formulated with a higher percentage of cocoa and a denser butterfat content compared to standard commercial ice creams. It...

Salt & Straw Strawberry Honey Balsamic with Black Pepper is a distinctive flavor from Salt & Straw that pairs fresh strawberries with balsamic vinegar and black pepper, showcasing the brand's culinary, savory approach to ice cream.

Jeni's Darkest Chocolate is an intensely flavored ice cream from Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams, made using the brand's signature grass-grazed milk base and high-cacao chocolate sourced from quality producers.

Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk is a dense chocolate ice cream packed with chocolate chips, white chocolate chunks, pecans, walnuts, and fudge chunks, introduced in the 1980s as one of the brand's most indulgent offerings.

Salt & Straw Honey Lavender is a flagship flavor from Salt & Straw, the Portland, Oregon artisan ice cream company founded by cousins Kim and Tyler Malek in 2011, known for locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.

Blue Bell Banana Pudding is an ice cream flavor produced by Blue Bell Creameries. It is modeled after the traditional Southern dessert, featuring a base of banana-flavored ice cream. The mixture includes pieces of vanilla wafers and a swirl of vanilla pudding. It is sold in pints and half-gallons th...

Cherry Garcia is a popular American ice cream flavor produced by Ben & Jerry's. It features chocolate fudge brownie chunks and cherry ice cream ribbons. Created in 1987, it remains a consistently favored choice for those seeking a rich, fruity, and decadent dessert experience. The brand caters to co...

Bastani Sonnati is a traditional Persian frozen dessert known for its intricate flavors. It combines layers of saffron-infused rosewater ice cream with crushed pistachios and a citrus syrup made from orange blossom water. This dessert is particularly popular among those seeking authentic Iranian swe...

Graeter's Buckeye Chocolate Chip is a regional specialty from Cincinnati-based Graeter's, combining peanut butter and chocolate in a nod to the Ohio Buckeye candy tradition, made using the company's French pot freezing method.

Magnum Almond Ice Cream Bar is a variant of the Magnum line distinguished by whole roasted almond pieces embedded in its Belgian chocolate shell, introduced alongside the brand's early 1990s European expansion.

Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Cup is an ice cream flavor consisting of chocolate ice cream mixed with chunks of peanut butter cups. Produced by the Vermont-based company now owned by Unilever, it represents one of the brand's long-running varieties that highlights the popular chocolate and peanut butt...