Ben & Jerry's two new vegan non-dairy desserts include Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Mike SniderWe all may not scream about Ben & Jerry's newest flavors, but many who follow vegan and non-dairy diets will certainly cheer.
The Burlington, Vermont, ice cream maker is now serving up two new vegan-certified flavors: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster (priced at $4.48- $5.99 per pint).
What's in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is pretty self-explanatory – cookie dough and fudge flakes mixed within a vanilla-flavored non-dairy dessert made with almond milk. And Chocolate Caramel Cluster has peanuts, swirled salted caramel and fudge chunks in chocolate.
This brings to 11 the number of vegan-certified non-dairy desserts. The first four flavors, introduced about three years ago, were Chunky Monkey, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, P.B. & Cookies and Coffee Caramel Fudge.
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“Ever since we introduced non-dairy in 2016, our fans have been clamoring for more,” said Ben & Jerry's "flavor guru" Sarah Fidler in a press release announcing the new products. “The biggest challenge this time was creating a chocolate chip cookie dough flavor that stood up to the original. I think we nailed it.”
Another new, non-dairy vegan flavor may be coming this spring, the company says. You can vote on flavors on the Ben & Jerry's website. Options include Strawberry Cheesecake, New York Super Fudge Chunk and Everything But The . . . (chocolate and vanilla with peanut better cups, fudge-covered toffee, white chocolate chunks and fudge-covered almonds).
You can also find a store that stocks the new non-dairy desserts on the website. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough will also be available at participating Ben & Jerry's participating Scoop Shops.
Ben & Jerry's fans applauded the announcement on Twitter. "YUM!! I LOVE your #dairyfree desserts!!" wrote one person.
Still, some others wanted more options, including one asking for gluten-free desserts. As for additional flavors, one request was for PhishFood, a chocolate ice cream with marshmallow, caramel and fish-shaped chocolate bits, named after the rock band.
"Non-dairy #PhisFood please!!" they asked politely.
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