What’s the best freezer ice cream?

[Jalapeñomel]

Brand and flavor?

By freezer, I mean grocery store bought.

[ssmjlm]

We all like bluebell in our house.

My mom loves talenti, which is gelato with stuff mixed in.

[mpm]

Jeni’s.

[nextbigthing]

BlueBell! Chocolate chip is my fave but their Homemade Vanilla is another good one

[bittybomb]

Haagen Daaz and friendly’s are my favorites.

[7costanza]

Not sure if these are just available in the PNW, but Tillamook and Umpqua.

[acr]

Broadly available - tillamook

Niche - jeni’s

As a Texan, I am sadly lukewarm on Bluebell.

[deadwing]

Tillamook is the most affordable good option. Jeni's and Milk Bar are the best splurge brands.

[sadie]

I grew up with Turkey Hill ice cream and loved them for their seasonal and large variety of flavors.

Regionally here, Oberweiss is a splurge ice cream.

[Nonny]

Jul 3, 2023 19:13:58 GMT -5 7costanza said:

Not sure if these are just available in the PNW, but Tillamook and Umpqua.

I really want some Umpqua chocolate brownie thunder right now.

I only buy Tillamook when it's on sale, otherwise I'm cheap and buy the Safeway Select Vanilla bean, because I'm probably putting a ton of butterscotch syrup on it, or eating it on a crisp. I don't actually need fancy ice cream when the ice cream isn't the star.

[Saudade]

Jeni’s is in one local grocery store

Kemps Simply Crafted

We have a local ice cream store that is better than both of those and I love it so so much

[mala]

Tillamok (im sure i spelled it wrong). Look, i made I've made ive cream professionally in a commercial kitchen. Tillamook is the only one I'll buy from the grocery store on a regular basis. Ben and jerrys or hagen daz on occasion.

[agnes]

Tillamook!

Well every flavor except the cookie dough. That one always seems so dry.

[Roc A Bee]

Jul 3, 2023 19:13:58 GMT -5 7costanza said:

Not sure if these are just available in the PNW, but Tillamook and Umpqua.

We have these in CA and are the best brands. I buy cheaper sometimes but those are the creamiest.

[babsbunny]

If you want to fall in love with an ice cream bar, try a Magnum.

[sadlebred]

I'm in the Southeast. I am an ice cream snob. Clean ingredients. Simple.

Publix Organic
Some Talenti

[shortstax]

Toft’s (I think it’s regional)
Jeni’s
Graeters (black raspberry chocolate chunk)

[cricketwife]

Tillamook mint choc chip is the best, followed closely by their white choc raspberry

Jeni’s, also delicious but $$$$

ETA: also, anyone who does not know the best ice creams (even if just the best to them) are not my people.  😂

[Velar Fricative]

Milk Bar, especially Cereal Milk omg.

[turboteal]

Bluebell homemade vanilla is my favorite vanilla, but I dont like vanilla bean styles (with the little seeds visible)

Bluebell dutch chocolate is also great, and I like their mint choc chip and cookies n cream (these are like standard, solid quality ice creams, always have a half gallon in the freezer, not too expensive when bought on sale)

Jeni's brown butter almond brittle is beyond delicious, pricey though, especially bc I will just eat the whole pint at once

Jeni's bramblebererry crisp is equally fantastic and a nice summer flavor

Talenti has a great raspberry sorbet for non dairy option

I also love getting a quart of sweet cream (with chocolate chips mixed in) from cold stone creamery (as I get older and bougier I keep this in my freezer more than bluebell)

[redheadk]

Widely available: Tillamook

Absolute best: Van Leeuwen Buttermilk Berry Cornbread but their Honeycomb is a close second

Best vanilla, especially to top desserts like cobblers: Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla

[krystee]

Another vote for Tillamook!

[cherry1111]

Bluebell Pecan Praline and Cream

[tacokick]

Now I have to try Tillamook! We only got it here the last few years and I didn’t know it was supposed to be good!

My favorite is Friendly’s Forbidden Chocolate. Turkey Hill is good. Weis made a really good sherbet and then stopped—twisted cactus? I haven’t forgiven them.

[isabel]

Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla is by far my favorite.

[Patsy Baloney]

How far is Prairie Farms’ reach? My dad always finishes the night with a few scoops of Prairie Farms Swirl (or as he calls it, “Squirrel”) and it’s my favorite.

[CurlyQ284]

We live in Michigan and we pretty much only buy Hudsonville (favorite flavors: Deer Trax, Traverse City Cherry, Strawberry Cheesecake, and I just found limited edition Peanut Butter s'mores earlier this week)

We will get Guernseys every once in a while but they usually just have the basic flavors at the grocery store.

[oregonpachey]

Tillamook or Umpqua forever and ever amen.

The Marionberry Pie from Tillamook is amazing, as is the chocolate peanut butter.

[MixedBerryJam]

Honestly, store brand but my store is Wegman’s. No better than the expensive stuff but no worse too.

[Gato]

Tillamook—uper high quality for the price.

When I’m in Texas, Bluebell. That’s some good stuff.

I always lie and say I love it when I’m at my best friend’s in Columbus, but I’m only lukewarm on Jeni’s. I think Graeters is better and wish we could get it in Maine.

I will sentimentally always love Ben and Jerry’s best—I’ve been eating it since the 1980s.