Best ice cream flavour
Twenty scoops, from the classics to the daring. Which flavour deserves the top spot?
Tier list by PairTier · 20 items
- Vanilla — The classic, flavoured with the cured pods of a Mexican orchid; the world's best-selling flavour.
- Chocolate — Rich cocoa ice cream, a favourite since the 18th century.
- Strawberry — Fruity pink favourite made with strawberries or strawberry purée.
- Mint chocolate chip — Cool mint ice cream, often tinted green, studded with chocolate chips.
- Cookies and cream — Vanilla ice cream packed with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.
- Rocky road — Chocolate ice cream with marshmallows and nuts.
- Pistachio — Nutty, pale-green classic of Italian gelato counters.
- Salted caramel — Sweet caramel balanced with a touch of salt.
- Cookie dough — Vanilla ice cream with chunks of raw cookie dough.
- Butter pecan — Buttery ice cream with roasted pecans, a North American favourite.
- Coffee — Made with coffee or espresso for a creamy caffeine kick.
- Stracciatella — Italian gelato of milk ice cream with fine shreds of chocolate.
- Neapolitan — Three stripes in one block: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.
- Rum raisin — Raisins soaked in rum folded into a creamy base.
- Hazelnut — Roasted hazelnut ice cream, known in Italy as nocciola.
- Coconut — Creamy coconut ice cream with a tropical twist.
- Mango — Bright, fruity ice cream or sorbet made from ripe mangoes.
- Liquorice — Black liquorice ice cream, a Nordic favourite, sometimes with salty liquorice.
- Matcha — Green tea ice cream made with powdered matcha, popular in Japan.
- Tutti frutti — Ice cream mixed with chopped candied fruits.