Ben and Jerry's to sell vegan ice cream

[restorefreedom]

Ben and Jerry's is scooping up vegan ice cream.

The ice cream maker from Vermont has announced non-dairy versions of these flavors: P.B. & Cookies, Coffee Caramel Fudge, Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chunky Monkey. They'll be available by the pint and at the company's Scoop Shops.

The vegan flavors will be made with ice almond milk instead of cream.
Ben & Jerry's is not the first company to produce vegan ice cream. Various ice cream shops and distributors in New York City already offer it, including DF Mavens, Alchemy Creamery and Raw Ice Cream Company.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/04/news/companies/ben-and-jerrys-vegan-ice-cream/index.html

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unfortunately they are owned by unilever which is huge on animal testing, but for many who are vegan or have food allergies, its an option

[hobbit709]

1. Oxymoron, just like fat free sour cream.

[AngryAmish]

3. Vegan porchetta

It will probably taste OK, just won't be ice cream.

[restorefreedom]

4. i suppose you could use the term

"non dairy ice cream like frozen treat"

but its hard to fit that on a label

[frazzled]

2. In the parlance of the 90s

Gag me with a spoon.

[restorefreedom]

5. i have had a number of these

coconut, soy, rice, and cashew milk based.

they have come a long way, and for vegans and people with food allergies, they are a nice option.

[frazzled]

7. For those with allergies, fine.

But for all others, I don't see the point. I am not a big ice cream eater, but when I do have it, I am super choosy. I'd rather not eat it at all than have crappy ersatz ice cream. That's just me, though, so I'd better just shut up about it.

[restorefreedom]

9. for me as a vegan, its important to me to avoid dairy

i don't even have ice cream often, and it is usually on cake. but the ones now are pretty good. if they were awful, i would probably skip it altogether or switch to sorbet.....

and yes, for those with allergies, esp kids, its great for them not to have to be left out

[Blasphemer]

12. I've recently become vegan...

And while I've been disappointed (not greatly... just moderately) with most of the ice cream offerings, some are pretty good. I look forward to seeing what B&J's options taste like!

[restorefreedom]

13. my guess is it will be quite good

hope you like it! i have never been a huge ice cream fan, so it was never a big deal for me.

cheese, otoh,.....

thank goodness for daiya!

ps the book vegan planet is excellent if you are looking for a good all around recipe and info book

[Blasphemer]

16. Thanks for the recommendation!

I've definitely been impressed with vegan cheese substitutes - I love Daiya's Monterey Jack block. I'm not sure if I could have stuck with veganism for very long in the days before Daiya, Sour Supreme, etc. It was surprisingly easy to give up meat, eggs, milk and butter but, as a baker, I was really worried about things like cream cheese and sour cream. I love making stuff that is good enough to fool the omnivores!

[restorefreedom]

17. you're welcome! it must have been so much harder for those

who went vegan before all the cool stuff was available. as much as there is wonderful food that is naturally vegan, we have been so conditioned in the u.s. to use cheese and other things to "dress up" other foods.

and i am sure the usda and big ag had nothing to do with that. gotta go put my on..

(but i really do believe they have colluded into duping us to buy their big ag heart killing death products...)

[Bluenorthwest]

18. I love this stuff..Coconut Biss

http://coconutbliss.com/bliss/coconut-almond-chocolate-bars

[Blasphemer]

19. I've been meaning to try that brand...

Thanks for the positive review!

[FLPanhandle]

6. I'm far from a vegetarian but vegan ice cream with almond milk isn't bad.

It's not ever going to as good as a super premium buttery ice cream such as Graeter's Ice Cream but it's almost as good as a medium quality Ben & Jerry's type ice cream.

[restorefreedom]

10. for some reason almonds tend to make very smooth milk

soy, too. cashew is not quite as smooth but is still pretty good. i guess its all in what you like

[Brickbat]

8. Apparently they're on shared equipment, so for some with super-sensitive allergies, it isn't a fix.

[restorefreedom]

11. in this case, that may be.

it is probably better suited for vegans. some of the other companies only make the non dairy versions, so for allergies, they would be better. there are also some people (like myself) who can handle the shared equipment products most of the time.

for alleric folks, its read read read labels, always....

thanks for noticing that

[KamaAina]

14. "unfortunately they are owned by unilever which is huge on animal testing"

My abolitionist vegan friend just can't catch a break.

[restorefreedom]

15. it gets harder and harder

i dropped toms after they sold out to colgate palmolive. thats what this corporate practice of gobbling up small companies ends up doing....restricting our choices in every way.

sigh....

[meaculpa2011]

20. I made vegan burgers for dinner...

last night. That is, if you don't count the bacon, cheese and mayonnaise.

Had some some leftover eggplant and chick peas, so the burgers were vegan.

[restorefreedom]

21. i never thought of eggplant burgers....how were they? nt

[meaculpa2011]

22. Pretty good, but the bacon really helped. n/t

[restorefreedom]

23. fortunately for me, there are vegan versions of that, too! :) nt