Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Ben & Jerry's introduces 2 new vegan desserts

We all may not scream about Ben & Jerry's newest flavors, but many who follow vegan and non-dairy diets will certainly cheer.

The Burlington, Vermont, ice cream maker is now serving up two new vegan-certified flavors: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Caramel Cluster (priced at $4.48- $5.99 per pint).

What's in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is pretty self-explanatory – cookie dough and fudge flakes mixed within a vanilla-flavored non-dairy dessert made with almond milk. And Chocolate Caramel Cluster has peanuts, swirled salted caramel and fudge chunks in chocolate.

This brings to 11 the number of vegan-certified non-dairy desserts. The first four flavors, introduced about three years ago, were Chunky Monkey, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, P.B. & Cookies and Coffee Caramel Fudge.

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"Ever since we introduced non-dairy in 2016, our fans have been clamoring for more," said Ben & Jerry's "flavor guru" Sarah Fidler in a press release announcing the new products. "The biggest challenge this time was creating a chocolate chip cookie dough flavor that stood up to the original. I think we nailed it."

Fans have been asking for a #vegan version of our classic cookie dough flavor for ages, and we've finally gotten the recipe just exactly perfect. Coming soon to a freezer near you! Flavor details here >> https://t.co/Qkm5Pa2pXF#YearOfTheDoughpic.twitter.com/xaG2XmSAvM

— Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) February 12, 2019

Another new, non-dairy vegan flavor may be coming this spring, the company says. You can vote on flavors on the Ben & Jerry's website. Options include Strawberry Cheesecake, New York Super Fudge Chunk and Everything But The . . . (chocolate and vanilla with peanut better cups, fudge-covered toffee, white chocolate chunks and fudge-covered almonds).

You can also find a store that stocks the new non-dairy desserts on the website. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough will also be available at participating Ben & Jerry's participating Scoop Shops.

Ben & Jerry's fans applauded the announcement on Twitter. "YUM!! I LOVE your #dairyfree desserts!!" wrote one person.

YUM!! I LOVE your #dairyfree desserts!! #milkismurder

— Nicole McDonald Ⓥ (@nicolemmcdonald) February 12, 2019

Still, some others wanted more options, including one asking for gluten-free desserts. As for additional flavors, one request was for PhishFood, a chocolate ice cream with marshmallow, caramel and fish-shaped chocolate bits, named after the rock band.

"Non-dairy #PhisFood please!!" they asked politely.

Non-dairy #PhishFood please!! 😍

— Caitlin Wikel Caldwell (@cwikel_caldwell) February 12, 2019

Follow USA TODAY reporter Mike Snider on Twitter: @MikeSnider.

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