What's the Best Vanilla Ice Cream at the Supermarket?
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Julia Collin Davison to a tasting of vanilla ice cream.
Read the full taste test: cooks.io/3AlwNFg
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Most brands use syrups and gums & thickeners in their ice cream. I appreciate the Haagen-Daz for their minimalist ingredients.
I like Hagen-Daz, but it's expensive.
I like Haagen-Daz but their vanilla is too sweet.
Overpriced trash
That's why I love Strauss, too. HD is better if you like a really high fat ice cream. I like the mouthfeel of Strauss better, but I might be in the minority.
Yeah it’s not that good since they changed the recipe though. Imho
I have tried so many vanilla ice creams and Haagen Daz is hands down the best pure fresh vanilla flavor. 🍦
Especially their Vanilla Bean!❤
Yes - it DOES - because Häagen-Dazs only uses pure vanilla extract. They also use the highest quality Madagascar vanilla beans - which are far more flavorful (and hence expensive) than those from Indonesia. I used to work for a flavor company that sold to Häagen-Dazs - and their standards were notoriously high: The bundles of beans had to be plump and fresh, and free from mold, cuts or other blemishes.
It’s very sad reading some of the comments on this video. The American palate has become so corrupted by artificial flavorings, cheap sweeteners, gums, additives and preservatives that it no longer appreciates high-quality food over adulterated versions. When kids are brought up with certain flavors, they usually end up developing an affinity for them, associate the taste with nostalgia and the comforts of home - even if what they’re consuming is of low value.
I read one guy waxing poetic about his favorite ice cream brand melting “into the perfect thick milkshake.” Except that REAL ice cream melts into a liquid - NOT a frothy thick sludge. Milkshakes are SUPPOSED be made by blending milk with frozen ice cream to obtain that characteristic soft, thick, drink - which is ALSO supposed to melt into a liquid.
The FDA has really allowed a lot of garbage to come to market - and it’s little wonder we have the health problems that we do.
@@jenniferlynn3537 You absolutely nailed it. I only buy Haagen-Dazs for my husband & me. None of the ARTIFICIAL FILLERS, ETC. - Europeans have a history of real food & HG is all real compared to the others. I consume only real dairy (pasture raised eggs, butter, cheese, cream, full fat milk products), meat, veggies & minimal carbs (love Basmati rice though) & I'm healthy & not fat at 66 years old. Life is too short not to enjoy good food - I just don't overdo.
haagen daz are you people nuts?
@@dianagodwin4504 Aside from the fact that peoples' tastebuds kind of have little "minds of their own" - what is your point, please??
Too bad they don't include Costco's Kirkland brand. They only have one flavor, vanilla. It comes in a two-pack - two actual half-gallons, not those shrunken containers everyone else seems to have gone to. I like it very much. The ingredients list:
Fresh Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Pasteurized Egg Yolks, Vanilla Extract, Carob Bean Gum and Guar Gum.
I googled the winner, Turkey Hill. Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Whey, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Annatto Color.
i suggest you google Haagen-Daz
Yes, Costco hands down!
Yep! I believe it’s made by Humboldt Creamery!
Now I want to try Kirkland.
The only ice cream I eat. It’s delicious.
Blue Bell Homestyle Vanilla is by far the best!! Biased since I’m from Texas, but I’ve had and enjoyed a lot, and nothing compares to Blue Bells taste and texture.
The little creamery in Brenham got it goin on.
I been liking Blue Bell since I found it in Alaska in the 1980’s. It is the best ice cream
100%
I always always, get Blue Bell. At first we didn’t get Blue Bell in our area. When my husband learned that we would get it here, he said that he was glad because it was better than any of the ones that we had then. I po,poed what he said. HOWEVER, fortunately ice cream is sweet, so I didn’t mind having to eat my words. 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦😋😋😋😋😋😅😅😅😅😅🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You know thats right brother and sisters! Bluebell has that unforgettable happiness taste factor others miss. The other are good but not as good in my opinion. But eat what makes you happy. Peace!
Every time I see one of these episodes I can’t figure out if the audience is real or weird stock footage. They always have an infomercial vibe.
You're right about that... You never see the audience in the same shot as the host
The production values of these segments are odd for UA-cam content. But I do watch them ;)
Yes! I’m so glad you said this. I totally agree. I’ve also wondered this. They seem too engaged with what’s going on and they seem too comfortable with acting like they don’t have cameras pointing on them. I say it’s stock video or extras…not normal people.
I like these episodes, but it's obvious the audience is fake. Either they are paid dorky actors, or stock footage like you suggested.
0:01 except......you see them LOL
I make my own vanilla ice cream. It's so easy and taste better than anything you can buy at the store.
What's your recipe?
Greek yogurt in mine🎉@@elsiebert2273
im a blue bell convert, holy cow, it is so rich and thick it has to sit for 30 min to soften cause its so dense. And if you let it melt all the way down? Perfect milk shake honestly!
Bing from texas, we have a great appreciation for blue bell. If you want to limit that softening time just toss it in the microwave for about 20 to 30
my favourite is the vanilla bean from Haagen dasz, nothing beats it
Try sprinkling cinnamon on it.
Nothing i tasted ever comes close to hagaan daaz vanilla bean. (Not the regular vanilla one, but the vanilla bean).
My favorite, too! 👍
Agreed. My go to.
My siblings would agree too! Years ago they did a vanilla test on me like this to prove the difference with regular vanilla and some other brands 😆. The vanilla Bean Haagen Daas was far and away the best. Although I will give the Ben & Jerry’s a go.
@@stardroplet9499 It really is a large step up from most vanilla ice creams. Jack threw in a little jab about vanilla beans in the ice cream calling them 'used for making extract' as though it was fact. Perhaps it is, but that does not change my personal preference/belief in the superiority of Haagen Daas vanilla bean.
@@zonacrs agree! I was gonna try the Ben and Jerry’s but I read other comments here saying HDaz VB is much better.
I've never had anything better than Blue Bell vanilla.
Bluebell has crap ingredients, see above answer.
@@rs5419 who cares as long as the person eating it likes it.
@@rs5419 Not true
@@anusuna anus, it is true, but you can eat whatever you want, but BB ice cream has unhealthy ingredients. HD has the best.
@@rs5419 Your statement is FALSE! I work at Blue Bell in Brennan Texas and I know the ingredients they put in and it's ALL good...nothing bad in any way.
Bluebell homemade vanilla is the only vanilla ice cream I care to eat as a stand-alone.
Here is what's in Bluebell vanilla: Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), salt, annatto color.
Not good ingredients at all but Texans love their Bluebell, but they never ever rank high in taste tests.
@@rs5419 What to you is good ingredients?
@@William1866 Haagen Daas
@@rs5419 "cream, skim milk, cane sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract" Looks like egg yolks is the only difference as far as health is concerned. Cane sugar is no better than high fructose corn syrup. Cellulose gum is just fiber.
@@William1866 William, let me spell it out for you, here is HD ingredients: milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla or chocolate, etc.
Here is BB: Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), salt, annatto color.
Night and day difference but I'm guessing you don't care about your health.
Bluebell homemade vanilla alllllllll the way!! Vanilla bean rocks as well.
Blue bell is my favorite ice cream. Can't believe it didn't make the cut. I think Ben and Jerry's is way overrated IMO.
I like blue bell too. I wish it was sold in California
I got the subscription for the full rankings, and all of them except the Halo Top were “Recommended”, so they’re still all pretty good, just different in their own way. I wish they’d show more than just 3-4 samples in the show but I guess that might take too long.
Without a doubt Bluebell homemade vanilla is the absolute best
More than likely because it's regional. It's no good sampling a brand if everyone in the contiguous 48 can't get it.
@@MedCodingGoddess well we don't have turkey hill in Oregon so...
This test was severely missing Tillamook. And corn syrup in other brands, no thanks!
Thank you! I was just getting ready to comment about Tillamook when I saw this... It's become my favorite, so much better than Turkey Hill and Ben and Jerry's!
@@Will_DiGiorgio I had to look for the comment before posting. Tillamook, 100% winner. Creamier and more vanilla tasting than any of them. Congratulations on your good taste Will and Mrchadder :D
Tillamook FTW. Their coffee almond fudge is amazing also
My tillamook people!!! I go to them for vanilla specifically.
@@nickf8028 I haven't tried that flavor yet. Not sure if my store carries it. I think the mint chocolate chip is my favorite, but all of the flavors I've tried are fantastic. I got all of my family hooked years ago muahaha
Don’t care how good it is I would never bye Ben and Jerry’s. Blue Bell is the my favorite.
Same. I hate their politics. Very good ice cream, but I dont ever buy it anymore.
I had blue bell when I was in Mississippi and fell in love. Unfortunately, we don’t carry it here in Ohio grocery stores.
Same here
Same
buy typo
I specifically like Haagen Daz for topping off warm desserts like apple pie.
As an Ice Cream Lover, my all time favorite is Blue Bell Homemade Ice Cream made in Texas. The BEST!!!
I agree!
Totally agree!
Most definitely!!!!
I do love the BB, but actually it is made in several other states now including Alabama where I am. I had the chance to drive to College Station when I lived in Houston for some work at A & M. I not only went by the site left where the best little whorehouse in Texas was located, but also got to drive by the BB farm in Brenham. And yes, the cows looked very contented
My great aunt lived in Brenham, Texas and owned a small grocery store and as a child in the 50’s and 60’s I used to spend time with her on school vacations. I remember eating Blue Bell ice cream and was so excited when they started expanding their sales area. I live near Dallas and Blue Bell is the only vanilla ice cream I will buy.
Vanilla? Ice Cream? Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla would destroy these guys.
I was going to say Blue Bell is like ice milk, horrible! Tillamook destroys everything shown here.
@@glennb3231 ice milk? Nah you must have it confused. Stuff gets a little icy but I'm a good way. It's definitely very rich unlike ice milk. Does anyone even make ice milk anymore?
@@SCYTHE2525 No, not confused. My brothers buys it because he likes anything from Texas. I'm an ice cream fanatic and every time he serves it I get the same reaction, maybe not quite as bad as ice milk but not far off, definitely not a premium icecream. As I said try Tillamook and you'll forget all about that Texas ice milk. It's not cheap, about $7 a gallon or $5.75 if you can catch a sale. You get what you pay for.
@@glennb3231 Hard to believe but if definitely give Tillamook a shot if they sold it around here. Unless you go Ben and Jerry it's Mayfield, Blue Bell, and Edy that dominate. I do miss B and J Wavy Gravy. It was really the only one by them I was crazy about.
@@SCYTHE2525 Tillamook is out of Portland Oregon. They are well known for their cheeses but their ice cream is top of the heap by a good margin. They have some awesome flavors also. If you try it let me know what you think, I doubt you'll be buying Blue Bell ever again unless you just like the name😀. Blue Bunny (not to be confused with Blue Bell) used to have an excellent product 35 years or so ago but they slowly cheapened the ingredients so not to draw immediate attention. Now Blue Bunny is trash! Tillamook, is really alone at the top, at least for now. Hopefully they never follow Blue Bunny's business tactics.
I've many brands of ice cream but Blue Bell Homestyle Vanilla is consistently the best. Makes me wonder the who is sponsoring America's Test Kitchen.
Bule bell use Haagen-Dazs vanilla recipe
Hagen Daz has the BEST ice cream!!!
Breyer's used to be good but not anymore. It's too...I can't explain it.
I LOVE love Costco's own brand Kirkland Vanilla ice Cream. I think it has 3 ingredients, milk, cream and sugar. Its dense, creamy, not too sweet, and delicious. Best ever.
It has to have some emulsifiers and stabilizers in it. My dad had 30 years of making ice cream experience and I worked with him for a little while but you got to have some type of emulsifier or stabilizer in it
You should read the label again, Lynnie. Kirkland Vanilla Ice Cream contains fresh cream, skim milk, sugar, pasteurized egg yolks, vanilla extract, carob bean gum, and guar gum. If it only had milk, cream, and sugar it would taste bland, and they couldn't legally call it "vanilla" ice cream if it didn't have any vanilla.
Good thing I'm not the cook! Stiil, it is sooo yummy. Lots of calories, though!
@@lynnie57 Yeah, it's good stuff. I'm diabetic, so I only have it in small amounts on special occasions, but when I do it's one of my favorite brands. I also make my own ice cream from time to time, but with a Costco close to home they're a faster and cheaper option.
It my favorite. Just had to go have a small bowl watching this. Yum!
Ben & Jerrys over Häagen Dazs? Somebody needs their taste buds examined!
David Sawedell hello I AGREE with yoy, I am old enough to remember when it was ONLY in the BRONX the family sold it to I believe PILLSBURY, then RUBEN MATTUS, developed the. ONLY GREAT TASTING NO SUGAR I had not seen it anymore since his death I STILL have an empty container of COFFEE !. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Tell me about it! 🙄
They are being vermont loyalists
Hagan daz is the better tasting vanilla ice cream
@@frankpeter6851 I agree! Why wasn't it on the final tasting panel? We all know this test was rigged for B&J.
That's literally saying you don't like ice cream, HD is the only ice cream on that list as it's not full of corn syrup and preservatives.
I moved from Texas to Wyoming in 2001.
The worst part was leaving Blue Bell behind.
But thank God Wyoming finally saw the light.
I can now get all the Blue Bell ice cream I desire.
Blue Bell is my favorite as well…….
Lived in Waco, Tx. for 1 yr. back in 2001. Still think about Blue Bell ice cream. Waiting for Pittsburgh to see the light.
You don’t have Wal Mart they have it
Live 10 minutes away from a super large Walmart Super Center but no Blue Bell. I'd have to drive
into Pittsburgh with much traffic.. 28 miles away. Lovely, scenic, rivers.....may ask mgr. to order Blue
Blue Bell if I have a few signature requests. Thanks for your comment. Baby boomer whose 2nd home
is Walmart followed by Lowes both nearby.
I would love to live in Wyoming. Lucky!
Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla is now my favorite, but back in the day, Borden's vanilla was the best. I wish they still made ice cream. Heck. I wish we still had milk men.
Back in the 70’s when my brother and I spent the night at my grandparents house, my Grandmother bought both kinds of Borden Vanilla ice cream because I liked the traditional one in the blue carton and my brother liked the golden vanilla. And my grandmother always accidentally stuck her thumb through my cone! Sweet memories.
They used to have a Borden’s ice cream parlor in downtown Houston but sometime in the late 70’s or early 80’s there was a big explosion there and they never rebuilt it.
@@tangyjoe4326 Borden's was soooo rich and great. You could taste the condensed milk, probably had thousands of calories in a half gallon.
Milk Men?...LOL the last time I saw one of those was in 1966 or so...it was Foremost Dairy. Since my Mom was a weekly customer, Foremost offered Child Photos, they drove up to the House with a Cab Over pulling a Trailer, White and Orange paint job. Inside the Trailer was the photo studio... I remember. Mom still has some of those photos all over the house... I was 4 then.
@@The_Timinator That’s so cool!
Häagen-Dazs is clearly the best! It's made with 5 ingredients and blows Ben & Jerry's out the water.
Haagen-Daz. Forever!!!!
I agree 100%!
Exactly! HD for the win in MY house, too. I think they're the last company that doesn't use a lot of fillers; it's delicious ice cream and oddly, doesn't spike my blood sugar that much which MUST mean that it has a lot of fat in it which is a good thing.
Depending on the pint you buy it can be really dense and sometimes even icy. It's good ice cream, I wouldn't refuse, but I wouldn't declare it the winner because of its toughness.
Bleck! Its so icy! No creaminess at all.
Personally myself I'm Hagen-Dazs lady its the best vanilla ice cream.
I'm with you. I'm going to try Ben and Jerry's again now, but I've always ranked it lower than Hagen Dazs.
NAh, their white chocolate raspberry is the best.
Finally, someone who knows good ice cream!
Haagan Dazs has always been my favorite brand of ice cream. It's the only one I eat. My favorite is their Coffee
@@kahledblackman318 not good...
Blue bell is my favorite. I think it taste the best from all the other ice cream brands.
Wow. It is amazing what people consider good. Häagen-Dazs has a ridiculous name, but their vanilla and vanilla bean ice creams are the best grocery store vanilla ice creams by far. Vanilla contains: cream, skim milk, cane sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla extract. The vanilla bean flavor also has ground vanilla beans after the egg yolks. For those who say it is icy, you must be getting it on a deep sale after the store's freezer gave out and it thawed and re-froze. It is usually naturally creamy due to the high fat and egg yolk content, unlike the other brands that have so many fillers. I guess people think those taste creamy, but to me they taste greasy and waxy and fake.
Ben and Jerry's? Their third ingredient is liquid sugar (sugar and water) and the fourth ingredient is WATER! And it has fillers like guar gum and carrageenan to try to make it artificially creamier. Gross.
People in the comments also seem to think Blue Bell "Homemade" vanilla is the best. Are they insane? It has high fructose corn syrup, artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, guar gum, carrageenan, carob bean, and annatto color (to give it a bit of an orange tint as if it actually contains egg yolk, which it does not.
Maybe people convince themselves stuff like Turkey Hill actually tastes good because it costs seven times less than Häagen-Dazs. I don't get it. I'd much rather have 14 oz of Häagen-Dazs than 3 quarts of these artificial brands.
I totally agree, and was thinking the same thing. Aside from Haagen-Dazs, the other brands have lots of junk and fillers. Haagen-Dazs has the best ingredients.
Agreed wholeheartedly* fillers and stabilizers in my ice cream, no thanks! Btw, the {vanilla bean truffle with bourbon} is outstanding from the Hagendaz Spirits Line-up!😊💚*
You don't know what you're talkin about! It's garbage is full of guar gum, xanthan gum and other rat piss!
I agree that HD has the most natural flavor, but B&J ice cream is still very good, and probably second only to HD for national brands. But due to the fillers in that ice cream, it has to take a backseat to HD.
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Haagen dazs best of all - and pure simple ingredients
Amen ! The Best !
For me, the purist, Haagen Daz Vanilla has an ‘off’ taste.
I've tried a lot of these brands, and Haagen-Dazs is far and away the best. Not sure where the criticism of it being too icy comes from. A lot of the other ones I've eaten frequently have a texture that is too soft or slimy by comparison, to say nothing of their comparatively subpar flavor.
I agree!
You beat me to it lol, yes I was gonna comment that too, Haagen-Dazs is the best bestest vanilla ice cream, I don't understand why it wasn't in the final three.
@@seanthemovieman7124 They probably wanted a healthier alternative like Halo to take the stage- possibly endorsed? I have tried many imitation/healthier marketed ice creams to find better options and at the end of the day I would rather have less of the genuine stuff than more of the semi-okay-iffy- not quite ice cream stuff. Haagen-Dazs I is a richer ice cream and should come with a 'eat in moderation' warning label. lol.
Haagen-dazs is the absolute best!! I can totally eat a whole pint in about a half hour
@@c.shields9252 definitely not endorsed, considering they both said it was bad and even reccomended another instead. It was probably in the top three because like he said halo has been getting alot of press recently
Where is Haagen Dazs in this ranking??
They didn't pay to play. It's by far the best national brand.
It’s the best!
Natural Vanilla Blue Bell is awesome! 🍦🍨👍👍👍👍
Definitely my favorite and the only flavor I buy..at least 98% of the time!
please review more products like chris used to do. limiting your tastings to 3 isn't really fair. i hate to keep bringing up chris, but i loved the way he would go up & down a long row of bowls of whatever was being reviewed & putting some out to eliminate, then whittling down the choices until he made his decision. he also had an excellent palate. please consider tasting more choices.
Chris always picked the loser from what I remember
yes, many times chris did pick the loser. he has a very refined palate which, possibly, is lacking with the tasting panel. but you have to agree that a wider selection would be more imformative, correct?
They taste tested many brands and just showed 3 in this clip
@@BlueHen123 yes, i know they taste many brands (i've been watching all the years atk's been on) -- my point was please show on air a larger selection of the products tasted.
I'm with you, there are so many brands, and brands sitting there that we heard nothing about.
Haagen Dazs is the best vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice creams from the supermarket hands down. No corn syrup, or emulsifiers, or weird stuff that shouldn’t be in ice cream. I don’t care what any tasting panel says.
I wouldn't know. I've never made it beyond the rum raisin, the vanilla swiss almond, and vanilla bean. I'm afraid I'd end up in the poor house if I tried the others.
HD RUM RAISIN IS HEAVEN!!!
@@totallyunmemorableVanilla Swiss Almond is my fav, by far! Also great in a parfait layered with Nutella and a mix of fresh berries and topped with whipped cream. My mouth is watering just thinking about it :)
If that's what you like, that's fine. We did a blind taste taste at my restaurant with myself, my wife, two chefs, 8 restaurant personnel, and a few guests right before closing - and Haagen Dazs didn't place all that well. The one that won came from a local premium copacker which is what we still use.
This is a joke. Häagen-Dazs has the best vanilla ice cream by far and they don't even pick that in the top three. LoL.
Haagen Dazs for the win. It's the only one without corn syrup and hydrogenated oils and fillers/emulsifiers/homogenizers. It has just a few ingredients and is BY FAR the only good choice for ice cream. The taste is perfect, it's dense and creamy with no air. It's the only ice cream I buy.
Häagen-Dazs is NOT an ice cream. It is a CUSTARD! It has eggs. It may have no air, zero corn syrup, and no other additives.
However, Haagen-Dazs has changed the recipe. It is now not as creamy as it used to be. Why?
The answer is in the ingredients list. Haagen-Dazs used to use condensed milk. Now they use skim milk, which is likely more watery. It apparently has changed the taste very subtly; it seems it is now not as creamy and yummy as it used to be. I can taste the lower satisfactory taste it leaves me with. So have many others, who have picked up on the taste being less satisfying.
@@Wateringman Well, you don't know your definitions of ice cream, do you? Ice cream can come with eggs or without. It only changes into frozen custard when it has MUCH MORE egg yolk added to it than regular ice cream (and less air mixed into it).
@@chrissygerwitz520 Ice cream has no eggs in it. Period. Eggs make it a custard. Now, some people for marketing purposes decided to BS, and claim that for ice cream to be called a custard, it must have more than 1.4 percent eggs. Wrong. True ice cream has no eggs whatsoever. Some others use eggs and still call it ice cream because eggs are the only emulsifiers they use. I believe they call that "organic ice cream". Too many blur the truth, all for the sake of marketing. Ice cream carries no eggs by tradition. And if you put enough eggs into ice cream, it is no longer a custard. Its called French Style Ice Cream.
@@Wateringman Oh boy. It is not my intention to educate you, but understand this: Ice cream made without eggs (Philadelphia-style ice cream) and ice cream made with eggs (French-style ice cream) are both true and legitimate forms of ice cream. Frozen custard is a similar, but different product than French-style vanilla ice cream (or "French Vanilla," if you will). Among other differences, French Vanilla ice cream is a hard product and frozen custard is served soft. Got it now? If not, then there is nothing else I can say to you.
@@chrissygerwitz520 Dear Chrissy, as I have understood it, the Phyladelphia style Ice Cream was created for the specific purpose of getting away from the labor intensive effort, employed to make French Ice Cream which is custard base. The US wanted something fast and soft enough, to stuff into cones. Philadelphia style had to have a certain amount of fat, to be considered "Ice Cream" That differentiated the American Style of ice cream from the French Custard Style. Hence the consideration of Ice Cream not having eggs, here in the United States. We are not in France. Whatever they want to call it in France is their business. But you must not use the French recipe an style, and then call it Ice Cream. Call it what it is. A custard ice confection. As far as soft serve versus hard product, it all comes down to the amount of fat, and air churned into the mixture,
However, for rule of thumb regardless, anything containing eggs is considered a custard.
Now why would companies like Haagen-Dazs, and Ben & Jerry's fight tooth and nail to call their egg concoctions an Ice
Cream and not a custard based frozen cream. Marketing. Read the calories in the Haagen-Dazs, and Ben & Jerry's vs true eggless ice creams. That would more likely allienate people away from Haagen-Dazs, and Ben & Jerry's because of the calories they provide.
Tillamook Old fashioned vanilla is hands down the best and never gets rock hard in freezer so easier to serve too. If you are vegan, my son says Forager Vanilla Bean flavor is best.
Agree. I'm going to every Tillamook comment because people need to know.
thats good to know for lactose people too
The texture is soooooooo smooth!
Sure, but if your waistline is a concern, HaloTop is awesome! If you eat less sugar, stick to a low sugar diet, your taste preferences change, and Halo Top fits in that kind of diet.
Correct. Halo is very good if you need a healthier alternative to super premium ice creams such as Hagen Dazs, but it has no place in this contest. Comparing apples to oranges.
Halo is ok for diet stuff but it certainly doesn’t compare to the best real ice creams.
How did you come down to those three? Kind of hard to believe that Haagen-Dazs isn't in the top 3. How do the others rank?
The Halo was not top three, it was the worst.
One factor that can spoil the reviews of ice cream is whether the container was rather freshly made or in the freezer for too long (potential freezer burn), and another factor is whether it was always stored at the proper temperature so that the ice cream did not melt and RE-freeze.
I love the Haagen Dazs chocolate, midnight cookies and cream, chocolate chocolate chip, and their other flavors but their vanilla ice cream is not great to me because it is too sweet.
@@Michael-zn2jc Try their Belgian Chocolate flavor with little flecks of dark chocolate.
Blue Bell hands down the best.
Oh yes
You couldn't be more wrong. BB vanilla: Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), salt, annatto color.
If you don't have Tillamook, you don't have a proper contest.
exactly my thought!
Or Grater’s…or McConnell’s
Just tried Tillamook this past week. I'm never buying anything else.
I concur
Yep Tillamook is the best!
In my opinion, Tillamook is the best tasting of the grocery store brands.
I agree!!
Tillamook really isn't technically a real "ice cream", it's a custard.
(Made with egg yolks)
@@QIKWIA That's not true at all. "Real ice cream" is regulated by milk solid and fat content, not the use of egg. Egg is commonly used as an emulsifier, and can help ice cream keep its shape as it melts. I'd prefer ice cream to just have egg instead of the common fillers in most store bought ice creams like gum guar and carrageenan. Ive even seen gelatin used. The most easily accessible pure ice cream brand is Haagen Dazs.
Umpqua or Tillamook chocolate peanut butter is my favorite
@@QIKWIA Yes, a lot of their flavors do, but they also make some flavors without the egg yolks. So they have both.
I haven't tried them all but have tried several, Including B & J's. I keep going back to Blue Bell. I like the flavor much better.
Sorry, I used to live in Texas, Nothing beats Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
Tillamook has the most creamy ice cream I've ever had! Love the creamery so much! They also sell cheese, yogurt. Haven't tried those, I bet they are not bad as well. Anyway, I recommend trying that brand of ice cream out! 👍
I buy their medium cheddar cheese and like their yogurt but feel compelled to warn anyone and everyone to steer clear of their butter. Oh my gosh, I’d rather eat margarine than Tillamook butter. Ghastly!
@@michellejoy6752 I’ve never come across their butter in any stores. Why exactly do you think it taste ghastly ? I’ll still steer clear if I ever see it, but I was just curious (does it taste spoiled, rancid, artificial, chemical, like feet, etc.). TIA.
Yuuup. Without question the creamiest ice cream
Just so you're aware, Tillamook creamery is a totally different corporate entity than the cheesemaker. There was a trademark dispute long ago, and they were both allowed to keep the name. Now that they're both national, they seem to be benefitting from the confusion. Not that either brand isn't any good! EDIT: I'm wrong on this, see my later message in the reply chain. It turns out there was meat smoker who used the tillamook name, NOT another dairy company!
@@pommedivan6908 It tastes like shortening (literally). Even my husband, who I love dearly but is hands down the most oblivious person I have ever encountered; buttered his toast with that Tillamook butter one morning & then said: “what’s up with this butter”? Had it been mayonnaise posing as butter, he may not of noticed. But Tillamook butter posing as butter, even my husband noticed. Their cheese and yogurt are very good.
Time. And. Time again , multiple flavors, Hagen Dazs is the best store bought ice cream. That remains my experience.
A classic my grandma always agreed on. Where I spend my ice cream dollars $$$ every time.
Hands down.
Yeah, like wth? I’m from TX and Blue Bell is law but for them to not even put HD is the top three has me second guessing every tasting ever done.
They have the best strawberry. Their Belgian Chocolate rocks, if you can find it.
@@robertmccoy9901 The bing cherry vanilla is bomb with brownies. Not sure if the name is correct. It's basically their vanilla with cherry chunks in it instead of pink goo with cherry 'flavor' in it like the mid grade brands.
I grew up in the south and homemade ice cream was a staple at family gatherings. If you’ve ever had this made-from-scratch ice cream then the only brand that comes close to being equal is Blue Bell. Some of the others may be good but not as good as Blue Bell.
I wouldn’t touch Ben and Jerry’s ever again.
I have boycotted them due to their politics. Otherwise, when I've eaten it, I think it's good.
@@menghic531 Me too. Before I heard them getting involved in politics, I had no problem with them. Too bad for them.
@@OneWildTurkey The rest of the US doesn't agree, lol.
@@shells500tutubo The future of the entire planet doesn't agree. But, backward, angry, egoic thinkers!
@@shells500tutubo Maybe about half of the rest.
If you have an HEB near you definitely try the Creamy Creations 1905 Vanilla Ice Cream, my absolute favorite vanilla ice cream 🍨
OMG it is honest to god, to die for
Yes! Third this statement.
Absolutely!! I also LOVE their chocolate chip ice cream!! They have chunks of chocolate, they don't skimp on their chocolate!!
Bought it because it was buy one get one free. It's the best I've ever had......ever. I posted it myself.
Yeesss! Banana nut ice cream it’s one of my favorites from the HEB brand
I really like Blue Bell ice cream, their vanilla and dutch chocolate are both fantastic. Although, Blue Bell is not a national brand, only available in a certain region.
Pecans, Pralines, and Cream. Try that one if you can find it.
@@torreydale that does sound good. I need to pick up another half gallon, I will look for that one.
My fave too. Something I took for granted in Texas. Now living in Missouri and about 150 miles North of the nearest supplier. Sigh...
@@torreydale checked one store today, didn't have that flavor. So, the hunt will continue.
It is available literally all over the south and beyond. We have a plant right here in Alabama, all of the grocery stores in Alabama carry it and all of the Publix stores carry it
I’ve tried most of the brands and Blue Bell is the best. Tried Tillamook awhile back and it was very good and creamy
but still pick Blue Bell.
I agree.
Where did Blue Bell fall in the taste test? It's expensive but soooo gooood!
Ingredients for Bluebell: Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), salt, annatto color.
Enough said.
If you're from Texas Blue Bell is the best idc idc
I’m from Louisiana 😩 and feel the same
Louisiana too. Now, if you can stop delaying production because of listeria…..
Blue bell has high fructose corn syrup. It's unacceptable to be in our foods. It's current day food terrorism. Haagen dazs has no unnatural or unnecessary ingredients
You can eat twice as much Blue Bell because it’s half air.
Texans think anything they do is better. They had a serious listeria problem in Brenham. It’s still hard to find pralines and cream because the machine they use to mix it was the one that gave so much trouble. Texas is the only state that fought two wars to maintain slavery.
Blue Bell is by far the best in my opinion.
Ingredients matter. Keep it minimal. No gum or preservatives.
Decades ago, an ice cream distributor friend of mine old me to compare the weight of 2 different ice cream brands. Pint, quart or gallon, it doesn't matter. He said the heavier one will have less air whipped into it. He was right!
That's one reason why I like Haggen Dazs Vanilla. Just 5 ingredients...Cream, Skim Milk, Egg Yokes, Sugar and Vanilla extract.
As with everything, quality doesn't come cheap.
Hands down, it’s the Homemade Vanilla made by Bluebell Ice Cream in Brenham Texas.
That Li’l ol’ Creamery where “They eat all they can and sell the rest”😉
Ya'all have it right, Mona.
Ew blue bell is disgusting
@@UCFBusinessAdministration It's literally the very best, you're probably a big fan of Dairy Queen's "ice cream". To me Haagen-Daz tastes like they used flour to thicken it up!
Artificial flavors and corn syrup. 🤮
@@catherinelw9365 Man (or woman) can not live by kale alone!
Can’t take anyone seriously who doesn’t choose Blue Bell vanilla.
Here is what you are eating with Bluebell: Milk, cream, sugar, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums (guar, carrageenan, carob bean), salt, annatto color.
Those are crap ingredients.
@@rs5419 What do you eat.
@@queent3343 Haagen Daaz only, read the labels, I live in Texas and I'm shocked BB hasn't upgraded their ingredients. And yes, I have eaten BB but not in years since I've gotten healthy. BB always scores low on natl taste tests.
@@rs5419 Proably the healthier ice cream is Halo. It's just gross. Glad you've found healthy ice cream.
Vanilla ice cream should only contain 3-4 basic ingredients, or be disqualified. Cream/Milk, White Sugar, Pure Vanilla Extract. Most of the brands on that shelf use low fat milk and corn syrup because it's cheaper, and then add carrageenan to thicken it. The resulting "ice cream" is quite vile.
Yep make it at home and you know what's in it.
Ben and Jerry's used to be the best. Then they started substituting quality for cheaper ingredients. Just look at the labels. All chemicals now. Made me sick to my stomach.. I still like Haagen Dazs for the price
@@dianasthings729 Yeah, Haagen Dazs uses simple ingredients, like it should be!
The added gums keep the solidity of the product should it sit longer on the skid unrefrigerated. Complaints led to the change.
@@dianasthings729 Unilever bought B&J's.
We Southerners love our Blue Bell❤️
Yes! yes! and yes!
Blue bell has never disappointed me 😮
The hubs and I are each insulin dependent diabetics, so ice cream is a once in a while treat. It has to be good. IMO Costco super premium vanilla is the best. Dense, Creamy. And it comes in any flavor you want, as long as it’s vanilla. I think it’s made by Humboldt, if that makes a difference to you.
Never tried the Costco vanilla. Thanks for the tip. I shop at Costco regularly so will definitely check it out.
BLUE BELL!!!!!! Texas loves us some Blue Bell
Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean is my favorite.
When my family visits from California, they load my freezer up with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla and binge on ice cream while they’re here in Texas!
I recently tried the vanilla ice cream from Trader Joe’s. It was one of the best vanilla ice cream I have ever had.
I believe TJ’s is a re-branding of Double Rainbow, a boutique super-premium ice cream out of San Francisco.
@@AnothrGtrPlyr thanks. It definitely tastes very good
I’ve been surprised how good the Trader Joe’s Vanilla is.
For a truly "homemade Vanilla" taste then Blue Bell is the best. For more of an "super premium" then Ben & Jerry's is good, but so is the Premium Select from Aldi
Love Blue Bell
Perry's Ice Cream is the best ice cream made. Only can find up North, an upstate NY brand
@@rapcat1271
I'm in the Midwest/South, so we don't get Perry's unfortunately, but I've heard the name before
Agreed. Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream is the best.
I've never tried Ben & Jerry's or Aldi's. Blue Bell is all we buy.
It's been a long time since Ben and Jerry's was Ben and Jerry's. They were bought out by the British conglomerate Unilever in 2000. Nothing has tasted the same since
Especially the Vanilla
Blue Bell is also my favorite and not just because I'm from Texas.
I’ll stick with my Breyers natural vanilla...
sugar
cream
milk
vanilla
that’s all I want in my vanilla ice cream
You forgot the Vegetable Gum which has been added to Bryer's since the mid-90's. Bryer's USED to have those plain ingredients but now they rely on a filler Guar Gum/Veg Gum.
It's not the same since they sold out 25 years ago
And natural flavoring, which when that flavor is vanilla can potentially come from a horrifying source.
Try Haggen Dazs- has limited ingredients also. Should have a disclaimer on some ice creams - to eat in moderation. Hard to do when it is so good. :)
Breyers used to be good some odd years ago now they're gross.
You needed Tillamook and Umpqua in your lineup. Both can be found easily (at least here on the West coast) and both are delish!
We finally got Tillamook here in Florida. We're happy now. 😊
Never heard of them in my 35 years of living in the northeast. Never seen them in Philadelphia or NYC high end supermarkets. I don't think it's popular enough to be tested
How does it compare to hagaan daaz vanilla bean. (Not the regular vanilla one, but the vanilla bean).
@@kojimasan444 So.....I've never heard of Turkey Hill here on the West Coast, so does that mean it doesn't merit being tested?? What a ridiculous arguement!
Those are my 2 favorites here in Salem Oregon.
Blue Bell only.
Kemp's vanilla frozen yogurt is great. No sugar added version for diabetics is also very good
I’m surprised Blue Bell wasn’t a favorite.
Texans must be fuming because Blue Bell didn't make it
I live real close to a Blue Bell distribution center.
Not fuming. They're just wrong and we'll eat what they don't.
Unfortunately, I haven't had the pleasure. I heard amazing things about Blue Bell and how passionate are the Texans when it come to it.
That's ok, more Blue Bell for us here in Texas!! It's all good!!😁😁
Y’all are cray-cray! Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla is the best ice cream in the world!!!!!
Ill have to give a try w all the good reviews
Breyer's Natural Vanilla is my favorite. Cream, sugar, milk and vanilla beans all non-GMO. It's perfect.
very sweet
Lactaid, in my opinion makes the BEST vanilla ice cream. Even if I wasn't lactose intolerant I would still buy it!
Haagen-Dazs is the best. Sad it didn't make the final cut. Made with fewer, better and known ingredients than competitors. Look at the label folks- who wants a list of 50 unpronounceable components. Made the way Ice cream should be! A delicacy. My grandma's favorite also! Possibly why I am a bit peeved with the results. Regardless, let your ice cream set out a bit before scooping. Be patient. Worth the wait- or have a very solid spoon. ;) I am surprised to see how many other agree in the chat below. I call for a redo! Ask where Haggen Dazs ranks- I saw it on the shelf. I would never buy B&J over HD!
This was really just a commercial. ATK/CC lost a lot of credibility with me on this one.
@C. Shields. I learned about HD because I saw Itzhak Perlman in a grocery store..he had a summer house near me and he had about 25 pints in his cart…
Blue bell is far superior
@@j.a.1785 love HD , never tried BB, dont have it here in Canada
The best is whatever you like!
Love Blue Bell homemade vanilla.
Where is Haghen Daz icevcream in all this?
I'm suprised they picked a brand that's actually available in most of America. instead of some brand that's only available in Brooklyn on Thursdays, during a full moon.
Regardless there is a 99.9999999999% chance they'll pick the most ridiculously expensive brand.
@@CaptainFabulous84 Ice cream isn’t something that should be consumed daily, but is best as an occasional treat, so spending a dollar +/- more per serving isn’t such a big deal for most *It’s a “treat.”*
@@altitudeiseverything3163 Thanks Jenny Craig, for telling people how they should eat.
@@CaptainFabulous84 Actually, I used to work counseling people on how to safely and effectively lose weight, and make dietary and lifestyle changes to keep it off. I witnessed a lot of unnecessary suffering. The US has the highest obesity rate among wealthy western countries, with correspondingly high rates of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, inflammatory diseases, and other health conditions linked to avoidable disability and premature death.
Hey, but you do you . . . 🙄
@@altitudeiseverything3163 It's completely possible to eat ice cream every single day of your life and still be a healthy weight and physically fit. You'd think a diet and nutrition counselor would know that. Moderation and all that junk.
No one made ice cream like my granny.... nothing better on a hot summer day than a fresh batch of soft cold ice cream hand churned under the shade of her big mulberry tree.
Yep tried all of them and blue bell is the best. It’s thick and creamy without being as fattening as Ben and Jerry’s. Somehow they managed to get the perfect of both worlds.
Blue bell is disgusting. Poor people ice cream haha
I like this video. Since there is ice cream, ice cream is my favorite food. Thank you for sharing 😘😍
Best vanilla ice cream I'd recommend is Humboldt. They're primarily on the west coast but I pick them up from Costco out here on the east.
Pound for pound, Turkey Hill is hard to beat and their "All Natural" line is terrific. Minimal ingredients and great homemade taste... but I'm biased, being from Central PA.
Turkey Hill All Natural Vanilla Bean is my "go to" for about 5 years now!
Their cookie dough is amazing too!
Agreed. Only 30 min from the Turkey Hill factory. Also important note is the difference between a frozen dairy dessert and ice cream. Ice cream is what you think it is. Frozen dairy dessert is when there are so many fillers and non cream ingredients they can't legally call it ice cream anymore. Look on the containers the next time you're in the store. You'll see the difference right away on the packages.
Turkey hill is absolutely horrendous
Ritchey’s, Meyer’s in State College, and of course, the Creamery at PSU. (Where Ben and Jerry took a course on how to make Ice cream)
If anybody here is lactose intolerant, try Lactaid ice cream. Really good!
For me it used to be Breyers Vanilla Bean which was creamy, more white cream, flecks of vanilla and just perfectly sweet, we used to purchase it in West Michigan. In middle Iowa, I can only find Breyers French Vanilla, which is heavy, yellow and is a custard type. Not at all the same. I usually get Blue Bunny Vanilla Bean Frozen Yogurt here, it is caramel/butterscotch flavor with the flecks and delicious. Magnum Mini Chocolate Bars actually have a really good vanilla ice cream inside, very smooth and that outside chocolate very good. I grew up with my Mother preferring Ice Milk, which is made with low fat. It is a curious, thin but sweet treat, but not ice cream. Hagen Das is close to Ice Milk in some of its products.
HD is FAR from ice milk - it is the highest fat national ice cream brand. It might remind you of ice milk because it melts quickly, due to the lack of fillers.
This was suuper interesting. I love the science behind our foods we eat and enjoy!
And the shade thrown at Halo Top made me laugh so hard!
The best vanilla ice ceam ive had so far is....homemade! Seriously, no churn vanilla ice cream is super easy to make (no salts, eggs or machines) and beats all the brands by far...i always add a bit more vanilla so the flavor is off the chart!
NOTHING (store bought) beats Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla.
Glad y'all didn't like Blue Bell..saves more for us Texans who actually enjoy delicious ice cream. :P haha
Agreed!
Sorry, but Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla is, hands down, the BEST!!!!
@@kahledblackman318 I know, right?!
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Absolutely!
Agreed
Definitely; even the "light" vanilla tastes amazing!
Total Blue Bell lover, but Handel's makes the best vanilla ice cream. And all other flavors!!!
Love your thoughtful & informative evaluations.
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I am here for her sass!
I swear they used to have this exact tasting, but explained why Edy's was bad and how you wanted to avoid ice creams with "natural vanilla flavors" because they didn't actually use vanilla, but other spices that people associate vanilla with
Ice cream makers sometimes change their recipes based on consumer feedback, so what was not recommended in the past might be recommended now, and vice versa.
When I used to visit my mom in Arkansas, there was never a trip when I didn't buy a pack of the individual Blue Bell ice cream cups. Heaven!
Blue Bell has been shut down too many times for Listeria. Good enough to die for.