The Best Vegan Ice Cream Brands Photo: Adam Corey Thomas Eclipse Vintage Vanilla Be sure to read disclosures on labels carefully if this is a concern for you. One note to keep in mind: A number of vegan ice cream brands are processed in facilities that also produce dairy ice creams, in rare cases even using the same equipment. Everything in these recommendations was purchased straight out of the freezer at large chain grocery stores near my home in Los Angeles. And, ideally, it shouldn’t have to be mail-ordered or hard to get. If I wanted granita, I would eat granita! I was also looking for flavor, of course, sweet but not cloying, and with no weird aftertaste. We’ve all experienced that gritty, icy texture that befalls lesser plant-based frozen desserts. The best vegan ice cream makers know that cream is key. First, and perhaps most important, texture. When it came to narrowing down my recommendations, I had a few key criteria in mind.

In honor of National Ice Cream Day, I decided to stage a taste test and highlight the best vegan ice cream choices out there. There’s now an almost overwhelming number of options at the supermarket. While I would still crush a Tofutti Cutie today, it’s exciting to live in the midst of a dairy-free ice cream boom.

If I did want something creamy, I might be able to talk a grown-up into buying a box of Tofutti Cuties at the grocery store, but there weren’t a lot of there options. Get access to everything we publish when you sign up for Outside+Īs a kid who didn’t consume dairy, my frozen treat selections in the summer typically ran towards the fruity side – sorbets, popsicles, Italian ices – rather than ice cream.

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