It;s not countdown time quite yet, but I have a related question. What's your favorite new pint (or container) of ice cream been this year? I know what mine is.
This one worked it's way to the top of my 2025 favorites list.
There have been plenty of duds this year, and some winners, but I think this is the only new pint that I happily bought multiples of. I want to say that I'm up to at least 6 (faux) pints of this one. It's different enough, it's complex enough, it's got texture, and it's got enough flavor. It hits all points for me personally.
Now I'm not saying this is the greatest flavor released in 2025, I'm saying it's the flavor that brought me the most joy, and that's what I'm asking you. What new flavor brought you the most joy in 2025?
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I used to buy Haagen Dazs' mint chip pretty regularly, but I can't afford it anymore, so I've just been getting walmart brand mint chip. Have get my minty ice cream fix somehow! lol
ReplyDeleteIts so hard for me to accept that we (and I mean you, me, society in general) have to get cheaper brands of everything because we just cant afford the good stuff all the time anymore. It’s a splurge, rather than a weekly thing these days and it makes me sad. That being said, I dont have a “new” fave because i’ve been disappointed by any new stuff I tried this year, but my once-and-always- splurge will forever be Graeters Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip. And Im really not even a fruity ice cream fan, so that tells you how much I love it.
DeleteAfter thinking about it, I can't really think of anything that was truly new that stood out. I enjoyed the return of Blue Bell Groom's Cake and McConnell's back in my area at Whole Foods but I don't know if there was anything new that really stood out. Not from retail at least :(
ReplyDeletewe'll let a returning product count
DeleteMy family loves Blue bell. We bought multiples of strawberry toaster pastry and the cookie cake revival
ReplyDeleteMcConnell’s See’s Brown Sugar with Milk Bordeaux was awesome!
ReplyDeleteDubba, I gave it a little more thought. I was at Walmart, and they still had pints of Fudgy Flan on the shelves. I know a lot of people had QC issues, but I had it 3-4 times with no issues. I actually grabbed one since it was still around. Fudgy Flan gets my vote.
ReplyDeleteThat said it kind of speaks to the state or retail, Salted Brown Butter Cookie, Fudgy Flan, etc were solid but not mind-blowing IMO. This year with Talenti appearing to keep innovation focused on "Layers" and B&J releasing the Sundaes line, a lot of innovation is being given to products that aren't full pints or even 14 oz which for me is disappointing.
I spaced and bought a third pint of fudgy flan like a month ago for whatever reason despite having a different experience each time. I also forgot that I was gonna try another pint of choco-latta cheesecake. whoops!
Deletethat all said, i thought this year showed promise but it seems to have fizzled out. maybe next year?
Dubba,
DeleteI keep giving this more thought :) I guess i should look at them from a retail/scoop shop relative to me:
Blue Bell: Good year with overall variety which for me is their strong point
HD: Good year acknowledging the sorbets and similar flavors aren't my thing. I did like the NY Cheesecake and Salted Brown Butter Cookie
B&J: Down year to me, not a fan of the Sundae concept and the limited edition flavors were lackluster to me. The loss of Glampfire Trailmix also doesn't help.
Talenti: Incomplete, hard for me to judge when I simply don't like layers and the don't seem to release anything new in pints.
Technically HD NY cheesecake was from 2024 hehehe (I was thinking it was 2025 as well)
DeleteBut seriously, I appreciate the long response!
I could also throw in that the Talenti layers seem to have gotten more inconsistent this year. Maybe they changed (or sped up) the manufacturing process?
7-11's birthday cake was a pleasant surprise and probably #1 for me by leaps and bounds - actually captured the store bought frosting vibe in a way that felt very sweet but not at the expense of everything else; the chocolate swirl ended up far better than I thought too (I don't usually think chocolate with cake flavors!)
ReplyDeleteUsed to like their s'mores back in the day and didn't think anything else from them would top it because imo they had a long sour streak since then
Still doesn't beat the one time I got to have big gay ice cream's cake flavor, #1 all time for me
Ha! I forgot about "Birfdae Cek"! That was one fun looking take on birthday cake.
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