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Ice cream flavors

Meet 66 ice cream flavors in nine groups, each with a moon badge showing how easy it is to find.

This section is for curious eaters and home ice cream makers. Start with the flavor of the month, then browse all 66 flavors as cards, grouped into nine sections such as Fruit, Classics and Regional and international. Each card carries a moon badge that shows how easy the flavor is to find, not how well liked it is.

Every flavor page gives a profile, where it comes from, a base formula to make it at home with the Base Builder, pairings and toppings, how common it is in surveys, typical nutrition from USDA FoodData Central, and sources.

Flavor of the month

October

Pumpkin

Pumpkin ice cream is a spiced custard that tastes like pumpkin pie. It is easy to make at home with canned puree and pantry spices, and it is only sometimes found in stores.

Pumpkin ice cream: how to make it, and more

What the moon badges mean

  1. Rare Rare enough that you would most likely make it at home.
  2. Hard to find Look for it in specialty shops and seasonal runs.
  3. Sometimes found Found in some shops and some grocery freezers.
  4. Easy to find Common in most grocery freezers.
  5. Classic A classic you can buy almost anywhere.

Classics

Classic ice cream flavors

  • Vanilla

    The cream-colored classic that many other flavors start from

  • French vanilla

    Rich, cream-yellow vanilla ice cream made on an egg yolk custard

  • Chocolate

    Smooth cocoa ice cream, sweet with a little bitterness and roast

  • Strawberry

    Pink, sweet-tart classic with soft bits of ripe berry

  • Neapolitan

    Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry in three even bands

  • Chocolate chip

    Vanilla ice cream with firm chips of chocolate that snap

Chocolate and candy

Chocolate and candy ice cream flavors

  • Mint chocolate chip

    Cool peppermint ice cream with chocolate chips or shards

  • Rocky road

    Chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and almonds or walnuts

  • Peanut butter cup

    Salty-sweet peanut butter or chocolate ice cream with chopped candy cups

  • Peanut butter fudge swirl

    Vanilla with a fudge ribbon and small peanut butter cups

  • Toffee crunch

    Vanilla or caramel ice cream with buttery, brittle toffee pieces

  • S'mores

    Chocolate or vanilla with marshmallow swirl, graham crackers and chocolate

Fruit

Fruit ice cream flavors

  • Peach

    Sweet, floral ice cream with soft bits of ripe peach

  • Banana

    Sweet, pale yellow ice cream with the flavor of ripe bananas

  • Cherry

    Sweet-tart pink ice cream with chopped cherries throughout

  • Cherry chocolate chunk

    Cherry or vanilla ice cream with cherries and dark chocolate chunks

  • Blueberry

    Sweet-tart, jammy fruit ice cream colored by cooked blueberries

  • Raspberry

    Tart, pink-red fruit ice cream made with strained raspberry puree

  • Black raspberry

    Deep purple, sweet-tart and floral, made from strained black raspberry puree

  • Lemon

    Pale yellow, bright and tart, with zest, juice or curd

  • Orange cream

    Orange ice cream or sherbet swirled with creamy vanilla

  • Mango

    Golden, sweet and tropical, made with ripe mango puree

Nuts and caramel

Nut and caramel ice cream flavors

  • Butter pecan

    Buttery vanilla ice cream with salty, crunchy butter-toasted pecans

  • Pistachio

    Pale green, nutty and a little savory, made with pistachio paste

  • Salted caramel

    Cooked caramel flavor with a pinch of salt and an amber color

  • Praline pecan

    Vanilla or caramel ice cream with candied pecans and caramel

  • Maple walnut

    Maple syrup sweetness with toasted walnuts, a New England classic

  • Peanut butter

    Tan, salty-sweet ice cream made with smooth peanut butter

Coffee and tea

Coffee and tea ice cream flavors

  • Coffee

    Roasted, a little bitter, with milky sweetness

  • Mocha

    Coffee and chocolate together, bittersweet and roasty

  • Matcha (green tea)

    Powdered green tea ice cream, grassy, a little bitter and creamy

  • Chai

    Spiced black tea with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and clove

Bakery and dessert

Bakery and dessert ice cream flavors

  • Cookies and cream

    Vanilla ice cream with crumbled chocolate sandwich cookies

  • Cookie dough

    Vanilla ice cream with soft chunks of chocolate chip cookie dough

  • Birthday cake

    Sweet vanilla tasting of cake batter, with colorful sprinkles

  • Brownie fudge

    Chocolate or vanilla ice cream with brownie pieces and fudge ripple

  • Red velvet

    Red-tinted chocolate ice cream with cake pieces and cream cheese swirl

  • Cheesecake

    Tangy cream cheese ice cream with graham crust and a fruit swirl

  • Tiramisu

    Mascarpone ice cream with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and cocoa

  • Key lime pie

    Tart lime ice cream with graham cracker crumbs, like the pie

Spice and floral

Spice and floral ice cream flavors

  • Cinnamon

    Warm, sweet-spicy and light tan, with cinnamon all through

  • Peppermint

    Cool, sweet mint ice cream with crushed peppermint candy

  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin puree and pie spices in a custard base

  • Honey lavender

    Pale, floral and gently sweet, with lavender steeped in cream

Regional and international

Regional and international ice cream flavors

Modern and unusual

Modern and unusual ice cream flavors

  • Sweet corn

    Pale yellow custard that tastes like fresh summer corn

  • Black sesame

    Toasty, nutty and charcoal gray, made from toasted sesame paste

  • Olive oil

    Rich, fruity, peppery ice cream made with extra virgin olive oil

  • Goat cheese and honey

    Tangy fresh goat cheese and honey in a smooth cream base

  • Basil

    Pale green, herbal ice cream with basil's sweet, peppery scent

  • Brown butter

    Nutty, toffee-like ice cream made with butter cooked until brown

  • Toasted marshmallow

    Campfire flavor from browned marshmallows blended into a creamy base

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