You either love it or hate it.
Nothing will make you love a food more.
This article isn’t just for those who love the flavor.
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It’s low in calories and has zero added sugar, making it fit well into many sugar-free diets.
The look:The actual product is a pleasant light green and seems very creamy and rich.
The taste:I wasn’t familiar with Swedish-style ice cream until I bought this container of Nick’s.
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The approach is to replace dairy fats with plant-based fats, which seemed like a great idea.
Unfortunately, I didn’t really like what I tasted.
While Nick’s is diet-friendly, I really found the flavor of mint strange.
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It was reminiscent of schnapps or spearmint mixed with vanilla coffee creamer.
A pint is only 270 calories and the dessert is keto-friendly and gluten-free.
With 330 calories in this whole pint, it’s a great option for those watching their weight.
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The look:The ice cream was white, creamy ice cream with flecks of chocolate.
The taste:I expected Halo Top to excel with mint chocolate chip.
I’ve tasted other flavors, enjoying the creaminess and benefit of not feeling overstuffed and guilty after eating.
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Also, mint is a powerful flavor, covering up ingredients that are missing.
I was surprised that I wasn’t impressed with this diet version either.
Somehow, mint chip must be a hard flavor to cut calories.
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While Halo Top does taste like ice cream, it was grainy instead of smooth.
The look:The ice cream is green with large and small pieces of Oreo’s in every scoop.
It looks cool and refreshing.
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The mint flavor was secondary to the chipped up cookie.
I would recommend this to Oreo aficionados.
The look:Blue Bell’s mint chip is an almost disconcertingly bright shade of green.
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It comes in a generous half-gallon container and is highly scoopable and creamy.
The look:The white ice cream looks smooth and rich with chocolate pieces studded through the pint.
The taste:Rebel felt less dense than conventional ice cream and melted pretty fast.
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It was still smooth, probably due to the presence of that dairy fat.
The chocolate and mint combination was mild but satisfying.
Even if you don’t enjoy mint, this sugar-free ice cream would still taste pretty good.
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The chocolate pieces have a flavor profile reminiscent of Dutch chocolate.
Forthis minty variety, shoppers get quite a lot of bang for their buck.
The look:Publix has that traditional green color and plenty of chocolate pieces scattered in the ice cream.
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The taste:The mint flavor is milder than other brands, making for a broader audience appeal.
There’s plenty of chocolate and the ice cream itself tastes great.
The pink container has the logo and displays the familiar brand colors of the stores.
It’s nice to sample nostalgia at home.
you could smell the mint, but not overwhelmingly.
The taste:Baskin Robbins has tons of semi-sweet chocolate pieces in every bite.
There’s an equal mix of mint and chocolate, making each bite a balanced treat.
It’s the first ingredient listed on the back.
The taste:The premium ingredients in Tillamook make this ice cream super satisfying.
The chocolate pieces are big and fudgy and the mint is lighter.
The chocolate and mint flavors are well blended together, rather than mint alone with chocolate pieces added.
The mix starts with real cream, milk, eggs, and sugar.
A pint of itsmint chip flavorcost me TK.
The look:Haagen-Dazs only comes in smaller containers, which makes it feel like indulgent treat.
The taste:The ice cream is really rich, but also cool and refreshing from the mint.
This ice cream is truly indulgent.
It’s “topped” with mint chocolate chip cookie balls, chocolate cookies, and chocolate ganache.
More of those are mixed in the ice cream along with swirls of chocolate.
It was minty fresh, but had more chocolate than other brands.
You really felt like you were eating a dessert after a serving of this ice cream.
