Plant-based ice creams abound! This summer, enjoy some of these delicious ice cream flavors to help you cool off.
Just like dairy-free milk, there is an abundance of dairy-free ice creams you can choose from, including from your favorite brands.
Here are some of the best dairy-free ice cream flavors you can buy this summer.
1. So Delicious
Not only does So Delicious have pints, it also has ice cream sandwiches, bars, and cones! So Delicious offers a variety of ice cream flavors and bases, including those made from cashew milk, coconut milk, almond milk, oat milk, and soymilk, ensuring everyone in your family can enjoy their favorite!
2. MUD
This brand, available at select Whole Foods, is a dairy-free ice cream sweetened with dates. MUD is vegan, paleo, and gluten-free, with flavors including vanilla, coffee, and chocolate.
3. Tofutti
The OG, Tofutti has a number of ice cream options for those who love the brand’s other products. From pints to bars and sandwiches, Tofutti comes in traditional flavors done right. The Yours Truly cones have a little bit of chocolate at the bottom, making a perfect surprise to the finish!
4. Ben & Jerry’s
While Ben & Jerry’s does have non-vegan ice cream flavors, it also has a dairy-free companion line! These non-dairy flavors have oat milk, almond milk, and sunflower butter bases and feature favorite flavors like P.B. & Cookies, Cherry Garcia, The Tonight Dough, and Phish Food.
5. Van Leeuwen
With scoop shops and local and nationwide delivery, Van Leeuwen offers a variety of non-traditional flavors that will surely hit the spot! It even has a Peanut Butter Brownie Honeycomb made from caramel, Strawberry Shortcake, Churros and Fudge, Brown Sugar Chunk, and more. Van Leeuwen scoop shops have even more variety with summer specials, including Vegan Marionberry Chocolate Chip Sherbet and mango sorbet.
6. Oatly
Famous for its delicious oat milk, Oatly has a number of oat-based frozen desserts, including raspberry swirl ice cream, banana split, salted caramel, and coffee. And you know those Dixie ice cream cups you’ve had as a kid? Yeah, Oatly sells those, too.
7. NadaMoo!
Rated Best Vegan Ice Cream in the 2023 10 Best Readers Choice Awards, NadaMoo! is certainly a brand doing ice cream right. With flavors like Peppermint Bark, Pistachio Nut, and Rockiest Road, the brand is expanding ice cream horizons. In 2024, NadaMoo! launched its “bites” line, with flavors like salted caramel, mint, mango, and peanut butter. BRB, running to get every bites package and trying them all!
Honorable Mention: Brave Robot
While it may not be dairy-free, Brave Robot is animal-free! This revolutionary ice cream uses precision fermentation to create whey protein from microflora (like yeast and plants). This ice cream is creamy and sustainable, and not a single cow was exploited. We dig it!
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