We’re already halfway through the summer here in the North, and what a summer it’s been so far! With so many innovative debuts, ice cream has been an easy choice for snack or dessert – now, more than ever! Planning something sweet to enjoy at family gatherings has been a breeze!
This month, we’ve awarded our Pick of the Month to an exciting launch from Australia’s farmer-owned dairy co-operative, Norco! Featuring oversized inclusions, the recently released ice cream stick flavors are truly unique.
Besides Norco's debut, we have plenty of other treats from brands worldwide to review. Let’s get started, shall we?
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New Limited-Edition Magnolia Hershey’s Chocolate Ice Cream! Singapore
Turkey Hill’s New ‘Late Night’ Ice Cream Flavors! United States
Van Leeuwen Releases Yummy Berry White Chocolate Truffle and Pina Colada Flavors! United States
Beach Day Ice Cream Returned to Baskin-Robbins! United States
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams and See's Candies Create Four New Flavors! United States
Norco Cape Byron Sticks Now Available! Australia
Norco Co-operative Limited, a 100 percent Australian, farmer-owned dairy co-operative, has recently released a premium ice cream range! Even better, the release features the “biggest chunks of inclusions on an individual stick than any other ice cream on the market,” according to the brand.
Available exclusively at Coles Group stores, the first three flavors launched are:
Choco Lava Brownie: Featuring milk chocolate ice cream, brownie bites, and dark chocolate flakes
Affogato: Made with Robusta coffee ice cream, chocolate-coated hazelnut pieces, and dark chocolate flakes
Classic Cookie Dough: Made with oversized cookie dough chinks, chocolate biscuit pieces, choc sauce, and finished with a choc cookie crumb shell
Each 4x95mL pack retails for $11.50AUS ($7.52USD).
New Limited-Edition Magnolia Hershey’s Chocolate Ice Cream! Singapore
The latest Magnolia Hershey’s ice cream collab has resulted in two new products:
Magnolia Hershey’s Chocolate Almond Stick: A rich Hershey’s chocolate shell studded with crunchy almonds and containing decadent chocolate ice cream swirled with a gooey fudge ripple
Magnolia Hershey’s Chocolate Overload Cone: A decadent dark chocolate ice cream laced with chocolate curls, topped with gooey chocolate sauce and more chocolate curls
Each 70mL ice cream stick is available for $ 3.00SGD ($2.23USD), whereas the cones retail for $2.70SGD ($2.01USD) at select 7-Eleven outlets. Certain supermarkets will be selling a 3x70mL pack of the sticks for $8.70SGD ($6.48USD) and the cones for $8.15SGD ($6.07USD).
'The Berry Series' from Salt & Straw! United States
Salt & Straw’s July 2024 menu features 'The Berry Series' and contains the following dairy-based flavors:
Huckleberry Cornbread Pudding: Purple Mountain huckleberry ice cream with ribbons and chunks of dense and creamy homemade buttermilk cornbread
Birthday Cake & Blackberries: Hunks of rainbow-sprinkled birthday crumble cake with blackberry jam ribbon in double-vanilla ice cream
Wild-Foraged Berry Slab Pie: Wildberry pie filling and bits of double-baked pie crust
Goat Cheese Marionberry Habanero: Tangy goat cheese frozen yogurt swirled with a fruity, fiery marionberry and habanero jam
One additional flavor, GoNanas Banana Bread, is a vegan offering that rounds out the latest launch.
Each pint is available for $15.00USD at scoop shops or online.
Turkey Hill’s New ‘Late Night’ Ice Cream Flavors! United States
Turkey Hill’s seven newest releases were created to satisfy consumers’ ultimate late-night cravings.
In fact, the brand’s research findings that “94% of personal ice cream consumers eat ice cream in the evening, after dinner, and late at night”. This finding inspired the creation of the following new indulgent flavors:
Ultimate Cookie Overload: Premium cookie dough flavored ice cream swirled with a cookie crumb swirl and packed with chocolate chip cookie dough
Cherry Chocolate Chunk: Premium cherry-flavored ice cream with cherry chunks and rich chocolate flakes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup: Pemium chocolate ice cream swirled with peanut butter and loaded with chocolate peanut butter cups
Brownie Batter Cookie Dough: Premium brownie batter flavored ice cream swirled with a cookie crumb swirl and loaded with chocolate chip cookie dough pieces
Buttery Southern Pecan Pie: Premium butter pecan-flavored ice cream swirled with sweet caramel and piled with pie crust pieces
Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Espresso: Premium mocha chocolate ice cream with choco espresso chips and a sea salt caramel swirl
Mint Chocolate Cookie: Premium mint ice cream with crumbled chocolate cookie pieces and a cookie crumb swirl
Find the newest flavors (in 14-ounce containers) at select retailers nationwide, including Food Lion, ShopRite, Giant Food Stores, and Turkey Hill Minit Markets for $3.99USD.
High-Protein Ice Cream from Smearcase! United States
Smearcase’s mission – to “revolutionize the ice cream aisle by offering the most protein-packed frozen option available” – is certainly closer to success with its official launch!
Ice cream lovers looking for a guilt-free yet indulgent ice cream can find Smearcase’s range in select stores across New York City. The brand’s three core flavors are made with premium ingredients, including cottage cheese, collagen, and farm-fresh dairy.
Vanilla Bean: A rich, creamy classic updated with 39g of protein, Madagascar vanilla bean, cottage cheese, and collagen
Peanut Butter: Splendidly rich and nutty with 44g of protein, featuring all-natural peanut butter, cottage cheese, and collagen
Mocha Joe: A coffee lover's delight featuring 40g of protein, premium espresso extract, cottage cheese, and collagen
Besides select NYC retailers, you can order the 433ml frozen cottage cheese ice cream online. At the time of publishing, pricing couldn’t be confirmed since the products were sold out.
Dairy Queen's New Dipped Cone! United States
Dairy Queen is testing out another soon-to-be fan favorite: the Cookie Monster Dipped Cone!
Available at select locations, the chain’s newest dipped cone features classic soft-serve ice cream covered in a cookies and cream-flavored dip made with real chocolate cookie pieces and crème. Like DQ’s other dipped cones, the treat is topped off with the signature DQ® Curl before being covered in its flavored coating.
The chain’s newest offering could be a bid to reduce its reliance on cocoa due to its rising price and supply chain issues. Other dipped cones available include:
Confetti Cake
Chocolate Twist
Cherry
Pricing for dipped cones typically ranges from $3.49USD (Kids size) to $4.99USD for a large.
Van Leeuwen Releases Yummy Berry White Chocolate Truffle and Pina Colada Flavors! United States
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream celebrated Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary in tandem with National Ice Cream Day!
The brand’s newest release, Yummy Berry White Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream, combines white chocolate ice cream, bite-sized truffle brownie pieces, and red raspberry jam. Made in collaboration with Hello Kitty’s creator, Sanrio, the red swirls are reminiscent of Hello Kitty’s hair bow.
The flavor was offered as a limited edition on July 21 at all of Van Leeuwen’s scoop shops in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Half of the profits were donated to charitable organizations.
Van Leeuwen was feeling festive earlier this month, too. To celebrate National Piña Colada Day (July 10), the brand collaborated with Discover Puerto Rico to develop an authentic Pina Colada Ice Cream. The limited-edition flavor combines Van Leeuwen ice cream with the legacy of Puerto Rico's beloved cocktail, with the help of Puerto Rican mixologist Roberto Berdecia and Don Q rum. It’s available at most Van Leeuwen NYC locations while supplies last.
Beach Day Ice Cream Returned to Baskin-Robbins! United States
The fans have spoken – and Baskin-Robbins has listened! As of July 1, Beach Day ice cream returned to locations nationwide for a limited time.
The salted vanilla-flavored ice cream contains milk chocolate-flavored caramel-filled sea turtles, frosting flecks, and swirls of graham cracker ‘sand.’ Besides being the Flavor of the Month, it’s available in the following formats:
Beach Day Shake: Beach Day Ice Cream, caramel praline topping, and the perfect crunch of graham cracker ‘sand.’ Prices range from $6.99USD for a small (16 fl oz) to $8.99USD for a large (32 fl oz).
Beach Day Sundae: 2 2.5 oz. scoops of Beach Day Ice Cream with Caramel Praline topping, Graham Cracker Sand, and a Round Waffle Chip for $6.59USD.
Pre-Packed Quart: A 2/3 cup, six servings of Beach Day Ice Cream for $8.99USD.
To celebrate the fans of Beach Day ice cream – known as Beach Day Baddies – the chain is collaborating with the ultimate Beach Day Baddie and model, Hunter McGrady.
In addition to the ice cream release, the Beach Day Collection is also available for purchase. The exclusive merchandise includes canvas tote bags, tumblers, crewnecks, coolers, and pin sets.
French Fry Frozen Yogurt from 16 Handles! United States
GoodPop wasn’t the only brand to think of creating a French fry-flavored treat! 16 Handles’ newest frozen yogurt flavor celebrates people’s love of dipping French fries into ice cream! Bright yellow, the limited-edition French Fry flavor has salt, pieces of French fries, and dairy product.
The ‘wow’ flavor was available at the froyo chain’s 30+ locations nationwide until mid-July.
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams and See's Candies Create Four New Flavors! United States
Two California brands, See's Candies and McConnell's Fine Ice Creams, are offering a limited-time collection! The recent launch contains four McConnell's x See's ice cream flavors:
Vanilla with California Brittle: See's buttery almond brittle – enrobed in rich, dark chocolate – meets McConnell's classic, full-flavored (R.R. Lochhead) vanilla ice cream. Finished with additional crunchy, salt-roasted almonds and drizzles of chocolate ganache.
Coffee with Molasses Chips: See’s dark and milk chocolate-covered crispy molasses honeycomb wafers, enveloped in medium-roast coffee-infused Central Coast grass-fed milk and cream, with luxurious swirls of chocolate sauce.
Chocolate with Polar Bear Paws: See’s Polar Bear Paw – creamy caramel with salt-roasted peanuts, coated in rich white chocolate – paired with a peanut butter swirl and McConnell's favorite, Dutchman's Chocolate.
Banana Cream with Toffee-ettes: Ripe bananas pureed with Central Coast milk and cream, a swirl of salted caramel, and generous handfuls of See’s legendary Toffee-ettes (roasted almonds in rich Danish butter toffee, covered in creamy milk chocolate and topped with more crunchy almonds).
Each 473mL pint is available for $12.00USD, with a minimum order of four pints required.
Want to be featured in our next dairy ice cream round-up? Email Andrea Montreuil from Innodelice with more details!
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