New dairy products: 10 must-try ice cream products
July is National Ice Cream Month and we’re continuing the celebration by highlighting some of our favorite new ice cream products and new ice cream flavors.
Ice cream companies are going far beyond the standard vanilla and chocolate flavors, new flavor innovations include cinnamon horchata, blueberry passion fruit and chocolate mascarpone.
Click through the slideshow to learn more and check back each week this month for more ice cream news.
Tillamook, Tillamook, Ore., added three new ice cream flavors to its line, including Cinnamon Horchata (horchata ice cream with cinnamon).
The ice cream is available for a suggested retail price of $4.99 to $5.99 per 56-ounce container.
The new ice cream flavors are on shelves at major grocery retailers in the Pacific Northwest, California, Texas and Intermountain regions, including Fred Meyer, Safeway, Vons, Ralphs, Winco and Albertsons.
Click through the slide show to see the other two flavors.
Tillamook's other new flavor — Malted Moo Shake is made with malted ice cream, Madagascar vanilla and crunchy bits of milk chocolate.
Tillamook's other new flavor — Salted Butterscotch is made with butterscotch ice cream, a dash of sea salt and a butterscotch swirl.
New York, N.Y.-based Ciao Bella gelato and sorbetto introduced two new flavor profiles to its line —Blueberry Passion Fruit Sorbetto and Chocolate Mascarpone Gelato.
- Blueberry Passion Fruit Sorbetto features a combination of blueberries, swirled with the sweet-tart taste of passion fruit.
- Chocolate Mascarpone Gelato combines double cream with milk chocolate gelato.
The frozen desserts are available at Whole Foods Market locations nationwide in 14-ounce containers for and suggested retail price of $4.99 each.
Culver City, Calif.-based Coolhaus, a gourmet, all-natural, premium ice cream company (that features sustainable and locally sourced ingredients), added two new products to its line — pints and bars. The company is known for its sweet and savory flavor combinations.
The pints come in five flavors: salted caramel, dirty mint chip, chocolate molten cake, bananas foster and balsamic fig & mascarpone. Each is sold for a suggested retail price of $6.49.
The ice cream products can be found in over 4,000 retailers nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Jewel Osco, Kroger and Safeway.
See the next slide for information on the ice cream bars.
Coolhause ice cream bars come in three varieties:
- Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream dipped in salted caramel milk chocolate and pretzels.
- Coffee ice cream dipped in salted milk chocolate and crushed cookies.
- Chocolate hazelnut ice cream dipped in salted milk chocolate and almonds.
The bars are sold in packages of three for a suggested retail price of $6.49 and can be found in over 4,000 retailers nationwide including Whole Foods, Sprouts, Jewel Osco, Kroger and Safeway.
Holland, Mich.-based Hudsonville Ice Cream created an all-natural line, which is also part of its all-season portfolio. The four flavors, available in the green packaging, include vanilla bean, salted caramel, strawberry and chocolate cocoa bean.
The Naturals line is made with milk, cream, cane sugar and natural flavors (strawberries, vanilla, organic cocoa, etc.) and other natural ingredients. It contains no artificial colors or flavors.
The ice cream is available in stores across Michigan, Illinois, Northern Indiana and Northern Ohio.
A slew of new flavors were added to Unilever’s Talenti Gelato & Sorbetto, Dallas. The seven unique, new flavors are: chocolate chip cookie dough, coffee toffee, hazelnut chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin cookie, salted peanut caramel, raspberry cheesecake and tiramisu.
The gelato is available at major retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $4.99 to $5.99 per pint.
Turkey Hill Dairy, Conestoga, Pa., launched an all-natural gelato line.
The gelato is made with cream, milk and sugar, and other natural ingredients, and has less air than most ice creams, giving it a richer mouth feel, according to the company.
It's available in eight flavors: vanilla, sea salted caramel, chocolate chocolate chip, peach mango, hazelnut, coffee chip, chocolate peanut butter and mint chocolate chip.
It's sold in a 32-ounce container. It's available at select grocers and convenience stores where Turkey Hill products are sold.