It’s been another busy month of exciting launches in the ice cream industry! This month, we’re featuring two editions of What’s New Dairy, and today, we’re unveiling the first!
Taking our choice as our Pick of the Month is a fun debut from Doughlicious. Through its collab with PepsiCo, the brand recently launched an unexpected product: Flaming Hot Gelato Bites! Below, we provide details about this release and other exciting recent dairy releases!
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New Popcorn-Flavored Ice Cream From Strauss Ice Cream! Jerusalem
Froneri’s Raspberry and Brownie Extrême Launches! Switzerland
New Flaming Hot Gelato Bites From Douglicious! United Kingdom
New Eggo and Rice Krispies Treats Ice Cream and Ice Cream Sandwiches! United States
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Releases Three Flavors of Frollies! United States
Spinach Ice Cream and Ice Cream for Breakfast From Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream! United States
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ice Cream and 4 New Sundae Flavors From Ben & Jerry’s! United States
Garrison Brothers Whiskey & Pecan Praline From McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams! United States
New Popcorn-Flavored Ice Cream From Strauss Ice Cream! Jerusalem
POP CORNETTO—the newest offering from Strauss Ice Cream (a part of Unilever)—brings the magic of the movies to ice cream! The brand’s new 180mL cones combine the taste of popcorn with ice cream in two different flavors:
Popcorn and Salted Caramel Cornetto: Salted caramel ripple, crispy wafer, compound chocolate, and crunchy balls coated in milk chocolate with a popcorn flavor
Popcorn and Chocolate Cornetto: Chocolate and popcorn, a crispy wafer, compound chocolate, and crunchy balls coated in milk chocolate with a popcorn flavor
The product is certified kosher by the Badatz Eda Haredit and is available at all major retail chains for NIS 10.00–12.90 (USD 2.76–3.56).
Froneri’s Raspberry and Brownie Extrême Launches! Switzerland
Extrême fans have another flavor to taste test this coming ice cream season: Raspberry and Brownie!
Raspberry sorbet and chocolate cream ice cream blend with soft brownie pieces in the newest Extrême flavor, with extra raspberry sauce hidden in the waffle cone’s tip!
Made in Switzerland using solar power and Swiss cream, each box contains 6x145mL treats.
New Flaming Hot Gelato Bites From Doughlicious! United Kingdom
An exciting partnership between Doughlicious and PepsiCo has resulted in the creation of Flaming Hot Gelato Bites!
The bold, bite-sized treat blends fire and ice. It features Bird's Eye chili cookie dough encasing ghost chili-infused gelato, all finished with a dusting of chipotle cookie crumbs. The limited edition packs feature six morsels, each containing 102 calories.
A 192g box sells for £5 (USD 6.38) and can be purchased on Ocado, Zapp, and Go Puff.
New Eggo and Rice Krispies Treats Ice Cream and Ice Cream Sandwiches! United States
Kellanova and Golden West Food Group are launching ice cream flavors inspired by Eggo and Rice Krispies Treats!
A total of ten new products are now available at Kroger, Albertsons, and Walmart from this release.
Eggo Ice Cream Sandwiches: Ice cream sandwiched between two brown butter waffle
cookies. These 504mL boxes retail for USD 6.49 and come in either Buttery Maple, Chocolately Chip, or Blueberry flavors.
Eggo Ice Cream Pints: Buttery Maple, Chocolately Chip, or Blueberry flavored 14oz (276g) ice cream pints for USD 4.99.
Rice Krispies Treats (Ice Cream Pint and Sandwiches):
Original Ice Cream pint replicates the classic marshmallow treat (14oz/276g; USD 5.49)
Three flavours of ice cream sandwiches (Original, Strawberry, and Triple Chocolate) pair rich ice cream between crispy marshmallow squares. Available in a 3-pack (12oz/354mL)
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Releases Three Flavors of Frollies! United States
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream has three new flavors of ice pops available! Although they’re made with fruit juices and purees, they contain milk ingredients:
Watermelon: Watermelon, apple water, and chocolate pieces
Sweet Pineapple: Pineapple and apple juices
Strawberry: Strawberry and apple juices and chocolate pieces
The 6-pack, 15oz/443mL gluten-free bars have 60 calories each and retail for USD 4.89.
They’re available at select retailers now, with a nationwide rollout expected in April.
Spinach Ice Cream and Ice Cream for Breakfast From Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream! United States
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams recently released a new green ice cream flavor—Green Smoothie! Inspired by the wellness drink, the product mixes banana, pineapple, orange, mango, and coconut cream into your favorite ice cream base. According to the brand, the concoction’s “vibrant mix of tropical fruits creates a bright and juicy profile.”
Following the Green Smoothie release was a special offering for Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on January 27. Blueberry Johnny Cakes Pint—Jeni’s new, limited-edition breakfast-inspired flavor—combines cornbread pancakes and blueberry-maple jam in buttery sweet cream, capturing the taste and texture of a blueberry pancake with maple syrup.
Each 473mL pint retails for USD 12.00 online.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ice Cream and 4 New Sundae Flavors From Ben & Jerry’s! United States
Ben & Jerry’s new product offers an “extra indulgent at-home sundae experience without the hassle.” Inspired by classic sundaes with a Ben & Jerry’s twist, each 427mL flavor contains Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, chunks, swirls, and a whipped top!
Choco-lotta Cheesecake: Chocolate Cheesecake ice cream with chocolate cookies and cookie swirls, topped with fudge-swirled whipped topping and sea salt fudge chunks
Cookie Vermont-ster: Vanilla ice cream with chocolate chip cookies and chocolate cookie swirls, topped with fudge-swirled whipped topping and fudge chips
Dulce De-lish! Salted Caramel ice cream with pecan toffee pieces and caramel swirls, topped with caramel-swirled whipped topping and sea salt fudge chunks
Turtle Sundae: Buttery ice cream with fudge-covered almonds and pretzel swirls, topped with caramel-swirled whipped topping and fudge-covered pretzel pieces
Following the release of its Sundae pints is the brand’s launch of Chocolate Covered
Strawberry. The limited batch, 473mL flavor, has a creamy strawberry base with a strawberry jam swirl and rich chocolate fudge flakes.
Depending on the major grocery retailer, the pints are available for USD 4.99–6.49.
Alec’s Ice Cream Launches Culture Cup! United States
Culture Cup, the new product line from Alec’s Ice Cream, is a probiotic ice cream in a perfectly portioned snack-sized cup. Each 100mL cup is filled with billions of probiotics and a proprietary prebiotic fiber blend, then topped with a crunchy chocolate shell layer.
The better-for-you sweet treat has under 160 calories and 10g of unrefined cane sugar per cup, plus no artificial flavors & sweeteners, GMOs, gluten, sugar alcohols, gums, or seed oils.
Each Culture Cup is USDA organic, certified regenerative, and made using grass-fed A2 dairy.
They’re available in the following flavors:
Culture Cup Chocolate Covered Strawberry
Culture Cup Coffee
Culture Cup Dark Chocolate Honeycomb Crunch
Culture Cup Madagascar Vanilla Bean
Culture Cup Mint Chocolate Cookie
Culture Cup Peanut Butter Cup
Limited details about distribution and pricing were available at the time of publishing.
New Sticky Fingers Flavor From Handel’s! United States
Sticky Fingers—a flavor combining smooth peanut butter ice cream chock-full of caramel ripple, brownie pieces, and sea salt truffles—joins Handel’s 2025 menu!
Although the flavor was already available at Handel's Stow and Cuyahoga Falls locations, it’s now available for a limited time at all 150 locations throughout 15 states!
Prices range from USD 3.75–6.25 depending on the dish size, with cups and shakes also available. Pints are available for USD 6.25 each, and 4-packs for USD 23.50.
Garrison Brothers Whiskey & Pecan Praline From McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams! United States
Garrison Brothers Whiskey & Pecan Praline ice cream results from a recent collaboration between Hye, Texas’ popular Garrison Brothers Distillery and McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams!
This limited-edition flavor blends Garrison Brothers’ Texas Straight Bourbon with McConnell’s signature Central Coast milk and cream, creating a rich and indulgent treat. Salt-roasted, caramel-coated pecans add a delightful crunch.
The limited-release flavor is available at the eight McConnell’s scoop shops across California and through McConnell’s online store.
A 473mL pint retails for USD 12.00, whereas a single scoop costs USD 6.95 in-store.
Want to be featured in our next dairy ice cream round-up? Email Andrea Montreuil from Innodelice with more details!
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