Get ready for the ultimate chocolate ice cream showdown.
Who doesn’t have a few pints ofice creamin the freezer for when the craving strikes?
If it’s not vanilla that you have on hand, it’s likely chocolate.
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And the ideal chocolate ice cream has to deliver on the chocolate flavor.
Whether dark or milk chocolate, dairy-free or regular, if it says chocolate it better mean it.
Don’t worry, we did the tough job of sampling nine of them for you.
After sampling all of the ice creams, each editor selected an overall favorite.
I tallied up all the overall favorites to find which brand was most loved.
Chocolate Ice Cream Brands We Tried
How The Contenders Scored
Recognize one you eat regularly?
You might be wondering how it compares.
Many noted it melted quite quickly; others found it too milky.
One editor found the aftertaste to be very off-putting.
Blue Bell Dutch Chocolate
Blue Bell’s ice creamsplit the editors.
Some rated it as high as a 4, while others thought it was a 1.
One editor thought it might be good for a milkshake, but didn’t love it on its own.
Talenti Belgian Chocolate Gelato
This was one of our lower-ranking candidates.
Many editors described the taste as tangy and not very chocolatey.
They all noted how pale in color it was in comparison to other ice creams.
Only one editor ranked it slightly higher on the scale, enjoying how creamy and sweet it was.
Most editors ranked it as good, but not great.
One editor called it a little lackluster, despite being decently creamy.
Two editors said they disliked the aftertaste this ice cream left in their mouth.
Another editor likened its flavor to a Tootsie Roll, describing it as nice but too sweet.
Mayfield Chocolate
The texture is what the editors noted most about this ice cream.
Overall, it was ranked as a pretty classic chocolate ice cream, creamy and not too chocolatey.
And The Winner Is… One editor noted that Jeni’s had the most robust chocolate flavor and was “delightfully dense.”
It turns out chocolate ice cream can be a bit divisive.
Some prefer a milk chocolate flavor, and others want it as dark as possible.
Some want a light and airy chocolate ice cream and others want it super dense and rich.
