Revered by ice cream lovers around the globe,
Ben & Jerry’s ice creams have carved a spot for themselves in the ice cream hall of fame.
However, with 42 years of ice cream making under its belt, it would have been impossible
for the American giant to create all its flavors equally. So, here are the Top 10 Ben And Jerry’s
Ice Cream Flavors Ranked Worst To Best Milk & Cookies: The Newcomer Vanilla Ice Cream with a Chocolate Cookie
Swirl, Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies. The appeal of this particular
pint revolves around the Vermont, USA, ice cream brand being able to capture the experience
of eating a crisp homemade chocolate chip cookie dipped in a big glass of fresh milk.
As of 2019, the Milk & Cookies finally made its debut in Ben & Jerry’s top 10 flavors
of the year, cementing the brand’s indisputable mastery when it comes to layering chocolate
chip cookies in ice cream. Despite being one of the brand’s most classic recipes, before
2019, this flavor never managed to crack Ben & Jerry's top 10 sales. With its universally
nostalgic flavor, this ice cream can positively transport anyone back to their ABCs learning
days, however, despite the what-you-see-is-what-you-get aspect of the recipe, the flavor of this pint
is quite strong. One reviewer even described it as the most intense chocolate chip cookies
flavored pint of the Ben & Jerry's bunch. This also explains why Milk & Cookies did
not make it further down our list. Mint Chocolate: The Controversial Peppermint Ice Cream with Chocolate Sandwich
Cookies. This next flavor is often said to be polarizing. The ice cream equivalent of
a pineapple pizza has often been dividing ice cream lovers. Either loved or hated, Ben
and Jerry’s Mint Chocolate can hopefully help even the most hesitant ice cream junky
get a scoop or two…or three. The distinctive taste of cooling peppermint laced with the
sweetness of chocolate sandwich cookies is as sweet for some as it can be disarming,
although everyone would agree: It has been a crowd favorite for several generations now.
This odd combination of flavors first originated from England. Chocolate and mint being used
as an ice cream flavor is attributed to Marilyn Ricketts in 1973, when she entered a culinary
competition where the contestants had to provide an ice cream dessert that would be served
at the British royal wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. Ben & Jerry’s
original take on the recipe, adding chocolate chip sandwich cookies instead of plain chocolate
brittles, is bold and tasty enough to at least pique the curiosity of the nay-sayers. Plus,
the word is that it would have made Marilyn proud. AmeriCone Dream: The Charitable Vanilla Ice Cream with Fudge-Covered Waffle
Cone Pieces & a Caramel Swirl. The extra creaminess of the vanilla ice cream that constitutes
the base for the AmeriCone Dream coupled with a slew of fudgy chocolate infused waffle cone
and a drizzle of caramel is, as one could expect, an explosion of flavors on the taste
buds. Taking after the concept of the American Dream, there seems to be a sense of attempting
to achieve some set of ideals when it comes to ice cream extravaganza. Despite its calorie
count, it feels good to indulge in the AmeriCone Dream pint. Created by the host of The Late
Show, Stephen Colbert, that particular flavor of ice cream was meant to support various
charities via a dedicated fund: The Stephen Colbert AmeriCone Dream Fund. Raising well
over $2 million USD since the ice cream’s inception in 2007, Ben & Jerry’s customers
seem to have taken it upon themselves to help with the charity effort, or maybe a pint of
AmeriCone Dream is just that good. Either way, some charities supported by the Fund
include causes like food and medical assistance for marginalized children, supporting veterans
as well as their families, and environmental causes. The rich taste of this ice cream is
definitely a steal but mostly it is the intent behind this specific flavor that explains
why it ranks so honorably on our list. Strawberry Cheesecake: The Challenger Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream with Strawberries
& a thick Graham Cracker swirl. So far, we have established that the cookie lovers had
it good. It seems that Ben & Jerry’s have made cookies and more especially chocolate
chip cookies their bread and butter, but what about the other type of cake aficionados?
Well, even if, let’s say, the pound cake enthusiasts are somewhat put in the corner,
let it be known that the cheesecake fans have it as good as the cookies team. With the flavor
of an authentic cheesecake on its bed of real graham crackers, the ice cream brand could
have called it a day. However, it is the bits of real and extra sweet strawberries that
truly make it a great ice cream. It is so good in fact that years after years the Strawberry
Cheesecake ice cream makes it further up on Ben & Jerry’s Top 10 flavors of the year.
The well-deserved break from the more traditional flavors, such as chocolate, puts this fruity
moment in a whole different lane. Nothing is left to chance; the crunchiness, and the
extra strawberry swirl will make ice cream lovers downright giddy. The Tonight Dough: The Decadent Caramel & Chocolate Ice Creams with Chocolate
Cookie Swirls & Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Peanut Butter Cookie Dough. Slowly
but surely becoming a favorite among Ben & Jerry’s customers, this pint is a real treat. Not
only does the pint deliver on Ben & Jerry’s usual (but oh so understandable) brittles
of chocolate chip cookies bias but it doubles the fun with peanut butter cookie dough as
well. The caramel and chocolate ice creams also provide the perfect base for the salty-sweet
combo brought out by the peanut butter, that so many ice cream lovers crave for. Following
in the footsteps of the AmeriCone Dream, the Tonight Dough was obviously made with The
Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon's infamous host in mind, going as far as making a spin
on the show’s name. Fans of Jimmy Fallon and of icy delicacies will be happy to hear
that The Tonight Dough is also dedicated to an important cause: The SeriousFun Children’s
Network. Whenever they are buying a pint of this ice cream, customers are actively donating
to a nonprofit organization that vowed to host 30 camps and programs for children plagued
by serious illnesses. Such a taste layered with those good intentions could certainly
melt even the coldest of hearts! Phish Food: The Addicting Chocolate Ice Cream with Gooey Marshmallow
Swirls, Caramel Swirls & Fudge Fish. This entry could legitimately stop after those
words because hearing them is sinful enough, and for these reasons alone, Phish Food had
to end up this high in our ranking. The clear nod to the brand owner’s Vermont, USA roots
is also a nice addition. The story goes as follows: The founders, Ben and Jerry, were
neighbors to a local band named Phish ever since the band's early years. Ben and Jerry
approached the band and asked them if they agreed to them creating a Phish ice cream.
The band was understandably delighted and the pint was introduced as part of a special
Phish benefit performance (after all this flavor was introduced in 1997 when the Ben
& Jerry’s brand was already an American ice cream household name, plus it is impossibly
flattering). Those who love rich flavor combinations have been praising this ice cream ever since,
but despite all this deliciousness, Ben & Jerry’s would like to remind ice cream lovers to not
“feed it to their actual fish, okay?”. Chocolate Fudge Brownie: The Experimental Chocolate Ice Cream with Fudge Brownies. Chocolate
lovers all around the world have been eagerly waiting for this one. The Chocolate Fudge
Brownie ice cream is a tasty chocolate avalanche in a pint and nobody (in their right mind)
would complain about it, although, all of this chocolate has a decadent feel to it as
the ingredient is also said to be an aphrodisiac. With being awarded as high as 4.7 stars on
Influenster, it seems impossible to think that such creamy craftsmanship was first created
almost by accident. The fudge brownie was revealed to be added as an experiment at first.
While seeking out new flavors, Ben and Jerry witnessed some broken pieces in their brownies
delivery and thought as they were tasting them that if they were already amazing on
their own they ought to taste delicious in chocolate ice cream as well. It would have
been difficult to prove them wrong with this kind of logic after all. Once they assessed
that brownie pieces plus chocolate ice cream were a heavenly mix, they asked Bernie Glassman,
the founder of Greyston Bakery—a Yonkers, New York, USA-based company whose mission
is to end poverty while giving back to their community—to provide the brownies that would
turn out to be everybody’s favorite fudgy nibs, setting the now-famous recipe apart
from their competition. The boldness of this flavor made it just one place off the podium
but ultimately, there are 3 more flavors ahead of it that turned out to be superior to this
already hard-to-top ice cream masterpiece. Cherry Garcia: The Well-Loved Cherry Ice Cream with Cherries & Fudge Flakes. If
the punny name did not give it away, Cherry Garcia was named after guitar legend Jerry
Garcia. A serious contender for the number one spot on Ben and Jerry’s Top 10 flavors
of the year, the cherry ice cream has honed a flavor combination that is still unmatched
amidst the Ben & Jerry’s brand, as well as amongst other ice creams that are cherry
flavored, and that is what makes it so good. While the cherry could have easily been overpowering
on the tongue, while developing the flavor, they made sure that the actual bits of cherries
had a sweet rather than acidic tang while still remaining more subdued in contrast to
the other flavors. The pieces of dark chocolate coming from the fudge flakes ensure a memorable
experience when tasting this otherworldly mix. There is a special dedication in the
craft of that specific flavor that goes way back to the early years of the brand. One
reviewer even confessed to consistently buying this ice cream since 1987 and swears to keep
buying it as long as Ben & Jerry’s are willing to sell it! Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: The Classic Vanilla Ice Cream with Gobs of Chocolate Chip
Cookie Dough. Consistency is the keyword here. Bits of chocolate chip cookie dough
are sprinkled everywhere in Ben & Jerry’s flavors’ catalog for a reason. It is because
the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream walked so that all these other flavors could
run. The American ice cream brand has been churning it since 1984. Despite some minor
tweaks done to the recipe, the taste holds just the same. Considered a classic flavor
nowadays, the perfect fusion of vanilla ice cream and spoon-licking bits of chocolate
chip cookie dough has won over ice cream lovers ever since its creation. It is a flavor so
well-beloved by the public that it seems outrageous not to find a picture of the pint right under
the definition of the term “crowd favorite” in the dictionary, so it is pretty harmless
to claim that this flavor is here to stay. Pioneers in perfecting the art of edible chocolate
chip cookie dough and its swift incorporation to ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s shared with
the world one of their greatest contributions to modern-day ice cream. The inspiration for
the flavor is said to have come from a fan that walked into the original Ben & Jerry’s
Scoop Shop and suggested the flavor in 1984, but the ice cream was not launched before
1991. Half Baked: The Reigning Champion Chocolate & Vanilla Ice Creams mixed with
Gobs of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Fudge Brownies. After 9 solid ice cream contenders,
the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream king has finally arrived; make way! From the development process
to the name that is perfectly on the nose, this pint is art in ice cream form and the
numbers are there to back it up. The flavor is miles ahead of the others and has been
sitting on the ice cream throne (or the very top of Ben & Jerry’s Top 10 flavors of the
year) for several years now. It is with a one-two punch sequence that Half Baked was
able to challenge every other pint. Created from swirling two popular flavors that appeared
earlier on our list (Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough), the mix
of chocolate and vanilla ice cream elevated by chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough and
fudge brownies is sure to take ice cream aficionados to new ice cream heights. The name Half Baked
comes from the fact that the fudge brownies are baked, while the chocolate chip cookie
dough is not, thus creating a divine contrast of textures, all supported by creamy chocolate
and vanilla ice creams. One scoop of this delicacy will surely make abundantly clear
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