I keep coming back to Bettergoods frozen flavors because the lineup is genuinely good now — and wide enough that a ranked guide actually earns its place. These 16 are worth buying.
1. bettergoods Pistachio Salted Caramel Premium Ice Cream – $3.44-$3.78
Two flavors that should crowd each other out somehow cooperate perfectly here — real pistachio base carrying both nut pieces and salted caramel swirls in every bite. It’s the kind of pint you pull out on a Tuesday night when you want to impress yourself. If store-brand pistachio has let you down before, this is the one to try.
Taste: True pistachio flavor comes through — not the artificially sweet green stuff — with crunchy crushed nut pieces and pockets of buttery salted caramel giving each spoonful a different payoff. The balance between the two is the rare kind you keep tasting to figure out.
Make It Better: A pinch of flaky sea salt scattered over your scoop punches up the caramel contrast and makes the whole thing feel more intentional.
Parting Thoughts: Regularly topping rankings for this line, and once you taste it you’ll understand exactly why — it earns the top spot.
2. bettergoods Dark Chocolate Amaretto Premium Ice Cream – $3.44
Amaretto in ice cream is a gamble — done poorly it tastes like almond extract went rogue. This one threads it exactly right, with dark chocolate doing most of the work and the amaretto-almond finish landing as a warm, nutty afterthought rather than a shout. A confident dessert for the chocolate-serious.
Taste: Intense dark chocolate anchors the whole pint, dense and smooth with crunchy almond bits scattered throughout. The amaretto sweetness is subtle — toasted and warm — so it reads as sophistication rather than sweetness overload.
Make It Better: Serve slightly softened with a small pour of espresso over the top; the almond notes turn the whole thing into something closer to a dessert cocktail.
Parting Thoughts: Buy the pint, set it on the counter for five minutes, and budget for zero leftovers.
3. bettergoods Ultimate Chocolate Ice Cream, 16 fl oz – $3.44
Serious chocolate people tend to be disappointed by most grocery-store chocolate ice cream — it promises depth and delivers milk-chocolate candy vibes. This one doesn’t apologize for being intense: thick, mousse-adjacent, made without artificial flavors or colors, and genuinely satisfying. A small scoop after dinner lands like a full dessert.
Taste: Deep cocoa bitterness balanced by sweetness — multi-layered rather than flat, closer to Dutch-process baking chocolate than the milk chocolate kind. The texture is thick and mousse-like, with excellent scoopability right out of the freezer.
Make It Better: A few fresh raspberries or a spoonful of cherry preserves on the side cuts through the intensity perfectly and makes one scoop feel like a complete, composed dessert.
Parting Thoughts: Rich enough that a pint goes further than most — chocolate purists, this one is squarely yours.
4. bettergoods Cold Brew Coffee Premium Ice Cream – $3.44
Made from Colombian cold brew with no artificial flavors or colors, this pulls off something a lot of coffee ice creams don’t: it actually tastes like cold brew, not just like coffee-flavored sweetness. I reach for it around 3 p.m. when I want dessert but my brain still wants caffeine.
Taste: Strong and authentically coffee — a clean bitter-sweet balance that reads like a cold brew concentrate rather than a light roast. Creamy and smooth, with an almost frothy quality as it softens.
Make It Better: Let it sit out for a few minutes before scooping, then pour a tiny splash of cream over the bowl — suddenly it becomes an affogato situation.
Parting Thoughts: Coffee lovers who’ve been let down by grocery-store coffee ice cream before should give this one a genuine shot.
5. bettergoods Plant-Based Salted Caramel Oat Milk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert – $3.74
Oat milk ice cream has a reputation for being good-ish and a little gummy — this one sidesteps both. Sweet caramel with a sea salt swirl in a creamy oat milk base, vegan-friendly and gluten-free. If you’re buying for a household with mixed dietary needs, this is the pint that doesn’t feel like anyone compromised.
Taste: Super caramel-forward with lightly burnt edges, rich enough that you almost forget the dairy is missing. The creaminess is genuinely close to the dairy pints — not a consolation prize, an actual contender.
Make It Better: Add a pinch of flaky sea salt before eating — the caramel depth is there but benefits from a small salt boost.
Parting Thoughts: Best plant-based option in the entire line, and it holds up against dedicated vegan brands charging nearly twice as much.
6. bettergoods Dulce De Leche Premium Ice Cream – $3.44-$3.78
Saturday evening, nothing special in the pantry, but you want something that feels considered — this is that dessert. A caramel-vanilla base that reads more grown-up than basic vanilla without asking you to work for it.
Taste: Elevated vanilla with a rich, burnt-sugar caramel profile that has real complexity. The caramel can run a little loose in pockets rather than coming through in distinct swirls, but the underlying flavor is warm and excellent.
Make It Better: Use it as the base for a quick caramel sundae — warm caramel sauce on top doubles down on the flavor in the best possible way.
Parting Thoughts: Some will find the caramel overpowering; everyone else will find it exactly right — worth knowing which camp you’re in before committing to a second pint.
7. bettergoods Chocolate Covered Cherries Premium Ice Cream, 16 fl oz – $3.44
Cherry-chocolate is one of those combos that should be cliché by now, but it lands differently when the cherry actually tastes like cherry. This new flavor brings in crimson cherry pieces and dark chocolate chunks over a cherry base — the kind of pint that disappears faster than intended and leaves you mildly surprised.
Taste: Cherry-forward with warm vanilla notes underneath, balanced by dark chocolate chunks that provide a genuinely bitter counterpoint. Creamy and smooth rather than icy, with satisfying mix-ins that make each bite a slightly different experience.
Make It Better: Scoop slowly to get cherry pieces and chocolate chunks in each serving — this one rewards patience over frantic digging.
Parting Thoughts: A strong new addition worth grabbing while it’s part of the drop — holds its own against the established favorites.
8. bettergoods Double Vanilla Premium Ice Cream, 16 fl oz – $3.44
Tahitian and Madagascan vanilla in the same pint — which sounds like it was designed by someone who takes vanilla very seriously, and tastes exactly like that. For the moments when you don’t need a gimmick: a scoop alongside pie, a bowl after a long week, letting the actual ingredient carry the whole thing.
Taste: Real, layered vanilla — not the one-note flavoring version common to most store brands. Smooth, rich, and properly creamy with a warm floral finish from the Tahitian variety alongside the deeper, more classic Madagascan notes.
Make It Better: Warm cinnamon apples spooned over the top take this from a very good vanilla to something you’d confidently put in front of guests.
Parting Thoughts: Proof that vanilla doesn’t have to be boring when the vanilla itself is genuinely the whole point.
9. bettergoods Milk Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Ice Cream Bars – $2.97
Three bars for $2.97, each built from rich chocolate ice cream dipped in smooth milk chocolate — premium-brand territory at a fraction of the cost. Stash these in the back of the freezer for a rough day and discover them exactly when you need them.
Taste: Chocolate on chocolate done right: dense, creamy ice cream interior meets a bittersweet snap from the milk chocolate coating. The layering is deeper and more interesting than a basic dipped bar.
Make It Better: Eat one straight from the freezer, no plate, no fuss — that’s the whole move.
Parting Thoughts: At under three dollars for three bars, the only real regret is buying just one box.
10. bettergoods Milk Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Ice Cream Bars – $2.97
Strawberry ice cream dipped in smooth milk chocolate — a classic pairing executed with real care here. The strawberry ice cream is indulgent rather than artificially pink-candy sweet, and the coating delivers the snap you’re looking for. A Magnum-adjacent experience at a fraction of the price.
Taste: Indulgent strawberry-chocolate balance that earns its reputation — the fruit flavor holds up against the sweet milk chocolate rather than disappearing underneath it. Creamy interior, snappy shell, satisfying contrast all the way through.
Make It Better: Keep an extra box stocked during summer — these go fast and are harder to stop at one than you’d expect.
Parting Thoughts: For the price, a genuinely strong dipped bar — the strawberry-chocolate combination delivers every single time.
11. bettergoods Spiced Apple Pie Ice Cream
Fall in a pint: a sea salt caramel base layered with cinnamon-spiced apples and pie crust pieces baked right into the mix. A brand-new flavor that arrived in time for the season and feels genuinely designed for it rather than just relabeled ‘autumnal.’
Taste: Warm spiced apple flavor leads, with caramel underneath adding depth and richness, while the pie crust pieces deliver a welcome crunch that softens as the scoop melts. The combination reads like a real dessert rather than a flavored approximation of one.
Make It Better: Scoop while still firm to preserve the most crust texture — a dusting of cinnamon on top amplifies the apple pie effect even further.
Parting Thoughts: New enough that availability varies by location — if you find it this fall, grab two.
12. bettergoods Half Dipped Raspberry Cheesecake Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches – $5.87-$6.12
Cheesecake ice cream nestled between spiced cookies, each sandwich half-dipped in raspberry yogurt coating — this reads as genuinely original rather than just another novelty. Six to a pack, and each one is a layered flavor experience worth slowing down for.
Taste: Spiced cookie provides a warm, complex contrast to the mild cheesecake ice cream, and the sharp raspberry yogurt coating is the move that ties it all together. Soft, sticky cookie gives way to a crisp exterior that melts cool and clean.
Make It Better: Eat these straight from the freezer, at peak cold, while the coating has its full snap — the experience changes noticeably once they start to soften.
Parting Thoughts: Pricey for six pieces, but the flavor combination is distinctive enough to justify it — nothing else in the freezer aisle does quite this.
13. bettergoods Plant-Based Mint Chocolate Chip Oat Milk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert – $3.44
Mint chip that actually tastes like mint without crossing into toothpaste territory — this oat milk version threads that needle, with dark chocolate planks providing the bittersweet counterbalance. A solid pick for anyone who went dairy-free and assumed they were done with genuinely satisfying mint chip.
Taste: Sweet, Andes-candy-style mint — soft and clean, never medicinal — with bittersweet chocolate crunch that keeps each bite from reading as one-note sweetness. The oat milk base is airy and creamy, holding up better than the category usually delivers.
Make It Better: The chocolate ratio runs a little lean — adding a handful of dark chocolate chips to the bowl solves it immediately.
Parting Thoughts: Best dairy-free mint chip at this price, worth trying even if you’re not eating plant-based.
14. bettergoods Alphonso Mango Pineapple Sorbet – $3.87
Alphonso mango — the dense, fragrant variety rather than the watered-down kind — pureed with a pineapple swirl in a generous 30 fl oz tub. Gluten-free and dairy-free by nature, this is the bright, fruit-forward option in the lineup for nights when you want something lighter than a full-cream pint.
Taste: Bright and genuinely tropical: the Alphonso mango carries sweetness with real floral depth, and the pineapple swirl cuts through with acidity that keeps it from tipping into cloying. Silky rather than icy, which is the mark of a well-made sorbet.
Make It Better: Serve alongside a richer pint — the mango cleanses the palate between bites of chocolate or caramel better than any palate cleanser has any right to.
Parting Thoughts: Technically a sorbet with no dairy, but it earns its place on the list — especially for anyone who prefers their dessert refreshing over indulgent.
15. bettergoods Peppermint Dream Ice Cream – $5.47
At 48 fl oz for $5.47, this is the tub you pull out when the family shows up and someone inevitably wants something festive. Cookie and fudge notes running through a minty base — a full holiday production in freezer form.
Taste: Minty-sweet with cookie and fudge notes that make each bite feel distinctly festive rather than just mint-flavored. More of a crowd-pleaser than a contemplative solo scoop — the kind of flavor that works best with toppings and good company.
Make It Better: Crush some chocolate wafer cookies on top — the bitter crunch and added texture balance the sweetness and make a bowl feel like an event.
Parting Thoughts: Built for holiday gatherings rather than solo pint sessions — buy it when you have people to share it with.
16. Bettergoods Peppermint Chocolate Vanilla Ice Cream Bites, 20 Count – $5.74
Bite-sized chocolate-covered bon bons with peppermint and vanilla ice cream inside, 20 to a pack — designed for the freezer-to-holiday-platter pipeline where no spoon or plates are required. Neat, snackable, and seasonally festive without asking anything extra of you.
Taste: A classic peppermint-and-chocolate combination in a truffle-like format — the chocolate coating and peppermint ice cream hit together in each small bite, clean and not oversweet. More snackable candy than contemplative dessert.
Make It Better: Set them in a bowl alongside other holiday desserts — they disappear fast and never need explaining.
Parting Thoughts: The 20-count makes them perfect for sharing, though that part is entirely optional.
