The Wicked Vice That Isn't So Evil:
Nondairy Ice Cream

The nondairy ice cream world is growing almost daily, and keeping track of what I have tried, what I do and don't like, and what I want to try next, is getting ever harder.

All such positive problems!! This just means someone needs to get out there and try all those yummy vegan ice creams.

If you are an ice cream fanatic looking for a non-dairy ice cream alternative, this list will help you keep track.

I am starting with the companies that make the most types of vegan ice cream.

Turtle Mountain makes Soy Delicious, So Delicious, and Purely Decadent. Each of these nondairy ice cream lines has several different flavors, and a few extra novelty treats.

To avoid confusion, the quart containers are now all called So Delicious (they changed names and used to be Soy Delicious), and this line has the highest ratings among people I polled for brands available in the grocery store.

So Delicious quart flavors:

• Chocolate Peanut Butter
• Chocolate Velvet
• Cookies 'N Cream
• Creamy Vanilla
• Mint Marble Fudge
• Mocha Fudge
• Neapolitan
• Strawberry

The favorite flavor seems to be chocolate peanut butter. We love how smooth and creamy the mix is, and how the peanut butter tastes like freshly ground peanuts. Also, this flavor and brand is low on the flatulence meter.

The only drawback is that we find the vanilla flavors not to be as creamy as the chocolates. They have more similarity to ice milk than to real vanilla ice cream.

They also have some fun ice cream treats like ice cream sandwiches and bars.

So Delicious Novelty ice cream bars:

• Creamy Fudge Bar (organic)
• Chocolate Sandwich (organic)
• Mint Sandwich (organic)
• Neapolitan Sandwich (organic)
• Vanilla Sandwich (organic)
• Creamy Vanilla Bar (organic)
• Creamy Raspberry Bar
• Creamy Orange Bar
• Chocolate Minis Sandwich
• Mint Minis Sandwich
• Neapolitan Minis Sandwich
• Orange Passion Fruit Minis Fruit Bar
• Pomegranate Minis Sandwich
• Vanilla & Almonds Bar (organic)
• Raspberry Minis Fruit Bar
• Strawberry Minis Fruit Bar
• Vanilla Minis Sandwich (or full size bar)

Under the Soy Delicious name is a new type of vegan ice cream that is sweetened with fruit.

Soy Delicious Fruit Sweetened Pints:

• Almond Pecan
• Awesome Chocolate
• Black Leopard
• Carob Peppermint
• Chocolate Almond
• Chocolate Peanut Butter
• Espresso
• Green Tea
• Mango Raspberry
• Pistachio Almond
• Raspberry
• Tiger Chai
• Vanilla
• Vanilla Fudge

There are several other nondairy ice cream novelties under the So Delicious and Soy Delicious names:

So Delicious Ice Cream Novelties with Coconut Milk:

• Banana Split Minis Sandwich
• Chocolate Almond Minis Sandwich
• Coconut Minis Sandwich
• Vanilla Minis Bar

Soy Delicious Novelties:

• Chocolate Chip Sandwich
• Creamy Fudge Bar
• Mint Chocolate Chip Sandwich

So Delicious Novelties:

• Kidz Assorted Fruit Pops
• Fudge Bar (Multipack, Sugar Free)
• Sweet Nothings Fudge Bar (Single or Multipack)
• Sweet Nothings Mango Raspberry Bar

So Delicious has even branched into selling Coconut Milk (original, unsweetened, and vanilla), Coconut Milk Yogurt (blueberry, chocolate, passionate mango, pina colada, raspberry, strawberry, strawberry banana, vanilla) and Soy Yogurt (blueberry, cinnamon bun, peach, raspberry, vanilla.)

The other nondairy ice cream brand also made by Turtle Mountain is Purely Decadent. These ice creams are typically higher in fat, hence the decadence. We all know how that goes though, and this brand lives up to the expectation. It's delicious!

Purely Decadent Pint Flavors:

• Belgian Chocolate
• Blueberry Cheesecake
• Cherry Nirvana
• Chocolate Brownie Almond
• Chocolate Obsession
• Coconut Craze
• Cookie Avalanche
• Cookie Dough (Gluten Free)
• Dulce de Leche
• Key Lime Pie
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Mocha Almond Fudge
• Peanut Butter Zig Zag
• Pomegranate Chip
• Praline Pecan
• Purely Vanilla
• Rocky Road
• Snickerdoodle
• Turtle Trails

And, get this... Purely Decadent has come out with a new line of ice cream made with coconut milk.

Purely Decadent Coconut Milk Flavors:

• Chocolate (Soy Free)
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl
• Coconut (Soy Free)
• Cookie Dough
• Mint Chip
• Mocha Almond Fudge (Soy Free)
• Passionate Mango (Soy Free)
• Vanilla Bean (Soy Free)

See what I mean? Turtle Mountain is massive in the vegan ice cream world.

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Another big name is Taste the Dream, which makes both Rice Dream and Soy Dream. They are all made without refined sweeteners, and are obviously dairy-free. People tend to say that these nondairy ice creams are more likely to give them gas, and have a slightly "off" texture.

Rice Dream pint flavors:

• Carob Almond
• Cocoa Marble Fudge
• Cookies n Dream
• Mint Carob Chip
• Neapolitan
• Orange Vanilla Swirl
• Strawberry
• Vanilla
• Vanilla Swiss Almond

Rice Dream Novelties:

• Chocolate Frozen Pies
• Mint Chocolate Frozen Pies
• Mocha Frozen Pies
• Vanilla Bars with Chocolate Coating
• Vanilla Frozen Pies
• Vanilla Nutty Bars

Rice Dream Supreme is kind of like Turtle Mountain's Purely Decadent line. It has a creamier, richer taste and texture than the original Rice Dream line.

Rice Dream Supreme pint flavors:

• Chocolate Caramel Chai
• Sweet Peach Pie
• Vanilla Gingersnap
• Vanilla Hazelnut Fudge

Soy Dream is made from... you guessed it... soy! It is also organic and cholesterol free.

Soy Dream pint flavors:

• Butter Pecan
• Chocolate Fudge Brownie
• Chocolate
• French Vanilla
• Green Tea
• Mocha Fudge
• Strawberry Swirl
• Vanilla Fudge
• Vanilla

Soy Dream Novelties:

• Soy Dream Chocolate Lil´ Dreamers
• Soy Dream Vanilla Lil´ Dreamers
• Rice Dream Chocolate Frozen Pies
• Rice Dream Mint Chocolate Frozen Pies
• Rice Dream Mocha Frozen Pies
• Rice Dream Vanilla Bars with Chocolate Coating
• Rice Dream Vanilla Frozen Pies
• Rice Dream Vanilla Nutty Bars

Whole Soy & Company is another large non-dairy ice cream manufacturer. They specialize in yogurts, and are actually my favorite soy yogurt brand. I find some soy yogurts to be too sweet; Whole Soy's yogurt has the tartness of a real, unsweetened, dairy yogurt.

Whole Soy & Co. Frozen Yogurt:

• Vanilla Bean
• French Vanilla
• Chocolate Hazelnut
• Crème Caramel
• Black Cherry
• Mocha Fudge
• Very Strawberry
• Lemon Ginger
• Swiss Dark Chocolate

Tofutti is also a big-name nondairy ice cream maker. I recently learned that not all their products are vegan though, so make sure to read the ingredients. Evidently they focus more on making products for lactose-intolerant people than for vegans.

Tofutti flavors in pints:

• Vanilla
• Chocolate Supreme
• Wildberry Supreme
• Vanilla Almond Bark
• Vanilla Fudge
• Chocolate Cookie Crunch
• Better Pecan

Tofutti Cutie Flavors:

• Vanilla
• Cookies 'N Cream
• Totally Vanilla
• Strawberry Wave
• Chocolate Wave
• Chocolate
• Peanut Butter
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Coffee Break
• Wild Berry
• Blueberry Wave
• Key Lime

Tofutti also makes dairy-free soft serve in vanilla, chocolate, and peanut butter!

Temptation, made by Chicago Soy Dairy, is another tasty option for nondairy ice cream. Many of their flavors have nice chunky bits of goodness.

Temptation's flavors come in pints:

• French Vanilla
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Peach Cobbler
• Strawberry
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Organic Fair Trade Certified Chocolate
• Organic Fair Trade Certified Coffee
• Organic Fair Trade Certified Green Tea

What's really neat is that they actually sell vegan ice cream mixes in case you can't find Temptation at your grocery store. It comes in vanilla and chocolate (so you can make swirls!). It's also fat-free, organic, all natural, and of course--- dairy-free.

It's easy to make too. All you do is dissolve the mix in water and then dump it into a soft serve machine.

There's also mix to make the ice cream from home. This is so great for those of us who can't find Temptation at a store and would love to experiment a little with flavors and mix-ins.

Good Karma makes a delicious nondairy ice cream called Organic Rice Divine. It is dairy-free, vegan, organic, and gluten-free.

Rice Divine Flavors:

• Carrot Cake
• Very Vanilla
• Mudd Pie
• Mint Chocolate Swirl
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
• Banana Fudge
• Coconut Mango

They also have some dairy-free ice cream bars in vanilla, chocolate, and sundae cups with fudge swirl and strawberry swirl.

Larry and Luna's Coconut Bliss is somewhat of a far-off fantasy for those of us on the East Coast. It can be shipped to everyone in the United States now, but is only sold in stores from Texas to the West Coast. It's too bad, because I've heard amazing things about this dairy-free ice cream. And, it's a great vegan alternative to the soy ice creams.

Larry and Luna's Flavors:

• Naked Coconut
• Dark Chocolate
• Vanilla Island
• Mint Galactica
• Cappuccino
• Cherry Amaretto
• Piña Colada
• Cinnamon Chocolate Flake
• Strawberry Lemon Love
• Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge

Double Rainbow Soy Creamnondairy ice cream can be found at the grocery store, as well as at ice cream parlors that serve Double Rainbow ice cream. Yes, this company does make both dairy ice cream and nondairy ice cream. Hopefully the flavor makes up for that lapse in judgment!

The Soy Cream Flavors:

• Blueberry
• Butter Pecan
• Chocolate Chocolate Chip
• Coffee Almond Fudge
• Cookie Vanilla
• Mint Chocolate Chip
• Vanilla Bean
• Very Cherry Chocolate Chip

The Sorbet Flavors:

• Chocolate
• Coconut
• Lemon
• Mango Tangerine
• Marion Blackberry
• Rainbow- pineapple, orange and raspberry sorbets

Now to your favorites...

If you know of a great nondairy ice cream that I haven't mentioned, let us know about it. We would love to hear your comments on what you like about it, its texture, flavors, taste, etc.

What's Your Favorite Vegan Ice Cream?

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