American ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s, which is part of Unilever, has unveiled a list of its most popular flavors of 2019. The company says it has counted “every chunk and swirled scooped up this year” and these are the results.
10. Milk & Cookies
The Milk & Cookies flavor has cracked the top 10 this year, and Ben & Jerry correlates this breakthrough with the popularity of cookies.
9. Mint Chocolate Cookie
Mint was a big favorite in 2019, with the Mint Chocolate Cookie flavor making the top for the first time, alongside Milk & Cookies.
8. Americone Dream
Founded in fudge-covered waffle cones, the caramel-swirled dessert is the only flavor that gets the seal of approval from The Late Show host, Stephen Colbert, says the company.
7. Strawberry Cheesecake
For strawberry cheesecake lovers who have always wanted to have their cheesecake & scoop it too, Ben & Jerry has created a flavor featuring strawberry cheesecake flavor and graham-cracker swirl.
6. Phish Food
Created in partnership with Vermont-based rock band Phish, this flavor features chocolate ice cream with gooey marshmallow swirls, caramel swirls & fudge fish. A portion of the royalties from this flavor goes towards environmental efforts in Vermont’s Lake Champlain Watershed.
5. Chocolate Fudge Brownie
The fudgy brownies in the flavor come from New York’s Greyston Bakery. The flavor is based on chocolate ice cream.
4. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
The flavor blends vanilla ice cream with gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough. The company produced the world’s first batch of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in 1984. Today the flavor still reigns among the firm’s all-time most popular concoctions.
3. The Tonight Dough
Inspired by the show & host, Ben & Jerry’s also offers a Caramel & Chocolate Ice Creams with chocolate cookie swirls, gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough and peanut butter cookie dough. It’s dedicated to SeriousFun Children’s Network of global camps for children to serious illnesses.
2. Cherry Garcia
A tribute to guitarist Jerry Garcia & Grateful Dead fans everyone, this option is the most popular fan-suggested flavors. It includes cherry ice cream, cherries and fudge flakes.
1. Half Baked
Ben & Jerry’s top one flavor for 2019 features chocolate & vanilla ice creams mixed with gobs of chocolate cookie dough and fudge brownies. The company has partnered with B Crops Greyston and Rhino Bakeries to bring customers this option.