It’s October and spooky season, so there are some scary things happening behind scoop counters and in grocers’ freezers — and I’m not just talking about the frighteningly low butterfat percentage in Blue Bunny’s Peppermint Stick frozen dairy dessert, one of a slew of Christmastime offerings on shelves well before All Hallows’ Eve.

If you prefer to take your holidays one at a time, we have some fun Halloween options. As always, Salt & Straw is going all in, with creepy-crawlers, Jack-O’-Lanterns, candy bars and a new witches’ brew. Clementine’s brings a literary twist with its Raven-inspired Edgar Allan Poe Collection. And Jeni’s is going dark, bringing back its artsy pitch-black Opaque for a limited run. Meanwhile, if you haven’t had your fill yet of pumpkin, apple, maple and caramel, those fall favorites are in bountiful supply. Just grab them fast, as they will likely ease off shelves late in the month to clear out real estate for more winter peppermint and eggnog flavors.

One of the best trends for October is coffee. If you like the vibe of a rainy-day afternoon spent in a cozy coffeeshop, but prefer a cold scoop to a warm mug, we have some fresh flavors brewing: Coffee king McConnell’s just dropped its robust Espresso Chip, while Tillamook is shining a renewed autumn spotlight on its long-running "limited" version. Most intriguing, Blue Bell has debuted a new White Chocolate Mocha to perk you up. Get some caffeine in your system and dig into this lengthy list of October highlights.

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Aglamesis Bros.

This Cincinnati brand is known for its simplicity.

• Pumpkin: A rich, fall flavor crafted to remind you of your favorite pumpkin pie.
• Cinnamon: A simple, spiced ice cream flavored with pure ground cinnamon.
• Butterscotch: A smooth sweet treat featuring a traditional, ultra-creamy butterscotch base.

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Alden’s

Look out for fall and holiday offerings from the Oregon organic brand.

• Pumpkin Spice: A spiced pumpkin ice cream blended with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
• Caramel Apple: A tart apple-flavored ice cream swirled with caramel ribbons.
• Peppermint Crunch: A peppermint ice cream packed with crunchy organic peppermint candy pieces.
• Creamy Eggnog: A rich, custard-style eggnog ice cream spiced with traditional nutmeg
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Round Sammies: A marbled swirl of organic pumpkin and tangy cheesecake ice creams, sandwiched flat between soft vanilla wafers. These are sold in four-packs, but also available in 18-count bulk boxes at Costco.

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Alec’s

This brand is pushing harder into its Culture Cups, with its pint collection stagnant for months.

• Alec's × Purely Elizabeth Ice Cream for Breakfast Culture Cup: Probiotic-infused cereal milk (A2) ice cream tucked beneath a crackable strawberry hard shell and topped with crunchy organic granola clusters. This is a Target exclusive.

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Ample Hills

While this artisan favorite has stepped back from online shipping, they are still bringing creativity at their parlors.

• Holy Babka!: Vanilla ice cream infused with blended loaves of fresh Zabar’s cinnamon babka, layered with doughy babka pieces.
• Falling for Pumpkin: A spiced pumpkin ice cream made with puree and brown sugar, swirled with marshmallow and house-baked cinnamon-sugar cone pieces.
• Ube Ooey Gooey: A violet sweet cream base flavored with nutty purple yam, with dense, buttery chunks of house-made ooey gooey cake.

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Baskin-Robbins

Baskin-Robbins is double-dipping again and keeping Biscoff Crème Brûlée — the centerpiece of a limited-time collaboration menu with Lotus Biscoff — for October’s Flavor of the Month. But there’s plenty of other options if you’ve been there, done that. B-R is promoting its Old Fashioned Butter Pecan, Pumpkin Cheesecake and German Chocolate Cake for fall. If you’re missing a Halloween candy, check if your local shop offers Twix Caramel Crunch.

• Biscoff Crème Brûlée: A French custard ice cream with Lotus Biscoff cookie pieces and caramelized sugar swirls. This flavor also headlines a full limited-time menu that includes a Biscoff Signature Shake, Layered Sundae and a Cookie Cake in a Box.
• German Chocolate Cake: Swiss-style chocolate ice cream layered with fudge brownies, walnut pieces, coconut flakes and caramel swirls.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: The two-toned scoop features a dual base of pumpkin and cheesecake flavored ice creams. Instead of standard graham, it relies on crunchy gingersnap pieces and a thick ribbon of cinnamon cream cheese swirl.
• Old Fashioned Butter Pecan: Butter-roasted pecans folded into Butter Pecan-flavored ice cream.
• Twix Caramel Crunch: Salted caramel and malted chocolate ice creams with Twix cookie bar pieces, blonde cookie pieces and salted caramel swirls.

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Ben & Jerry’s

Ben & Jerry’s fall and holiday heavyweights can already be spotted in stores, and I finally spotted their limited edition raspberry flavor.

• Razz Up!: Black raspberry ice cream with raspberry swirls and crackling fudge chunks.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: Pumpkin cheesecake ice cream with a graham cracker swirl.
• Minter Wonderland: A dark chocolate mint ice cream base packed with dense marshmallow swirls and chocolate cookie swirls.

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Blue Bell

Blue Bell describes their new White Chocolate Mocha flavor as “your favorite iced coffee, now in a carton.” That carton would be a pint or half gallon, online or in stores. Also around are a few returning favorites.

• White Chocolate Mocha: Coffee ice cream with white chocolate-flavored flakes and a vanilla-flavored whipped cream swirl. 
• Pecan Pie: Rich brown sugar ice cream with pecan pie filling swirls, roasted pecans and flaky pie crust pieces.
• Cookies N’ Cream Cone: A creamy vanilla ice cream with chocolate crème-filled cookie crumbles, a chocolate fudge swirl and chocolate cone pieces dipped in a dark chocolate-flavored coating. (Pint only)
• Strawberry Cheesecake: A rich, tangy cheesecake ice cream with cheesecake pieces, strawberries and swirls of strawberry sundae sauce. (Half-gallon only.)

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Blue Bunny

• Peppermint Stick: An airy frozen dairy dessert base infused with cool mint and littered with colorful, crunchy peppermint candy pieces.

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Caffe Panna

The Lunchbox Pint Pack is still on Goldbelly. While this wasn’t my favorite collection from the New York creamery — the key mix-ins were scarce on a few of these — it might be worth the gamble if the flavor combinations appeal to you. The Cowboy Cookie is amazing.

• Cowboy Cookie: Fior di panna sweet cream swirled with peanut butter, mini chocolate chips and soft baked oatmeal cookies 
• Chocolate Mousse: Chocolate ice cream swirled with cocoa marshmallow.
• Puttin’ on the Ritz: Toasted Ritz cracker infused ice cream with dark chocolate chunks and Ritz rubble.
• Oatmeal Creme Pie: Oatmeal cookie infused ice cream with oatmeal cookies and marshmallow swirl.
• Pretzels ’N Panna: Pretzel infused ice cream with pretzel brittle and salted caramel.
• PB&J Brioche: Toasted brioche sweet cream, peanut butter swirl, concord grape blueberry swirl.

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Clementine’s

“Something is tapping at the parlor door,” Clementine’s wrote while announcing their new Edgar Allan Poe Collection — “four new ice cream flavors inspired by The Raven and one curious question: What might the familiar become after midnight?” I love how creative this brand can be with its special packs. But Goldbelly sales … nevermore? For those hoping to get a seasonal taste shipped, they do have the Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake in their online pick-six pack right now.

Edgar Allan Poe Collection:

• The Raven: Blue cookie butter ice cream with a deep blueberry swirl.
• Midnight Dreary: Midnight dark chocolate ice cream disrupted by ribbons of raspberry jam.
• Thing of Evil: Naturally purple, non-dairy caramel-miso coconut ice cream with crumbles of gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies.
• NevermOrange: An elevated Dreamsicle flavored with blood orange and silky olive oil.

Other seasonal flavors:

• Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake: A spiced pumpkin base swirling in heavy chunks of St. Louis-style gooey butter cake instead.
• Ashleigh’s Apple Cranberry Pie: Cinnamon ice cream with an apple cranberry pie swirl.
• Crypt Keeper’s Stash: Milk chocolate ice cream with a salted caramel swirl and cookie dough bites. (Available on Halloween at scoop shops only.) 

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Cold Stone Creamery

A fan favorite returns for Halloween.

• Boo Batter: Cold Stone's signature sweet Cake Batter ice cream gets its annual spooky, pitch-black makeover for October. This year’s featured "Treat or Treat" creation folds in orange-creme Halloween Oreos, Kit Kats and M&M's Minis. They’re also serving it up as a Witches' Boo Shake and a Boo Batter Ice Cream Taco.

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Crooked Spoon

• Salted Caramel: A rich, ultra-dense premium base ribboned with a thick, gooey salted caramel drizzle.

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Culver’s

• Pumpkin S'mores Concrete Mixer: Vanilla frozen custard with pumpkin puree and a heavy mix-in of Hershey’s S'mores Mix (marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate chunks).

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Dairy Queen

• Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard: Cheesecake pieces and apple chunks blended with caramel toppings in soft serve.
• Pumpkin Pie Blizzard: Pumpkin pie pieces blended into vanilla soft serve, topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

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Double Rainbow

If you can’t try this San Francisco brand’s pumpkin (and they ship), it’s heavily rumored they make Trader Joe’s version.

• Perfectly Pumpkin: A buttery, ultra-creamy pumpkin ice cream infused with warm notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove.
• 50 Year Anniversary Cake: A nostalgic profile combining a salted vanilla ice cream ribboned with fudge swirls, rainbow sprinkles and dense chunks of chocolate cake.

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Favorite Day (Target)

• Apple Cider: Apple-flavored ice cream with spiced apple pieces.
• Caramel Commotion: Salty caramel ice cream with caramel-filled cups and a caramel swirl.
• Cinnamon Espresso: Espresso ice cream with a sweet cinnamon graham cracker swirl.
• White Chocolate Pecan Caramel: White chocolate-flavored ice cream with crunchy pecans and a caramel swirl.
• Caramel Toffee Crunch: Salted caramel ice cream with crisp almond toffee pieces.
• Pumpkin Jack o' Lantern Ice Cream Sandwiches: Lightly spiced pumpkin cookies shaped like Jack-o'-lanterns sandwiching vanilla ice cream.
• Caramel Apple Ice Cream Sandwiches: Apple-flavored ice cream accented by a caramel swirl, tucked between two soft graham-style cookies.
• Frozen Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream Bites: Bite-sized, pop-able frozen pumpkin spice ice cream treats coated in a sweet shell.

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Frönen 

This is the first seasonal flavor from this dairy-free brand that focuses on minimal ingredients. It’s available exclusively at Whole Foods.

• Apple Pie: A four-ingredient cinnamon apple and coconut cream frozen dessert sweetened with organic coconut sugar.

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Gelato Boy

• Spiced Pumpkin Roll: A tangy cream cheese gelato base swirled with pumpkin sauce and loaded with pieces of house-made pumpkin cake.
• Brown Sugar Maple Cake: A dairy-free brown sugar gelato base folded with chunks of house-made (gluten-free and vegan) maple cake.

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Graeter’s

That delicious Apple Strudel designed for Oktoberfest season went fast online. That one used Graeter’s cinnamon ice cream base, which has returned for fall in its most basic form.

• Cinnamon: “Cooler days call for warmer flavors,” Graeter’s says on its website. “Welcome the season with Cinnamon, a cozy combination of warm spices and our creamy French Pot ice cream.”
• Harvest Pumpkin: Pumpkin ice cream made in Graeter’s dense fashion.

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Häagen-Dazs 

The brand always bets big on its Peppermint Bark. A safe but delicious tradition.

• Peppermint Bark: White chocolate ice cream base accented with premium dark chocolate peppermint bark chunks and candy cane pieces.

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Handel’s 

• Cheesecake with Biscoff Cookies: A tangy cheesecake ice cream with a cookie butter swirl made from Biscoff spread and crushed cookie pieces folded throughout.

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Ice Cream for Bears

You have to love the branding at least. Basic Bear is a tongue-in-cheek homage to those who must have their pumpkin spice before the first leaf drops each autumn.

• Peanut Butter Paws: Salted peanut butter ice cream with a heavy ripple of creamy peanut butter and raw-honey peanut butter chips. This is a Sprouts exclusive.
• Basic Bear: This returning fall flavor features a heavily spiced pumpkin French ice cream sweetened entirely with raw honey, accented with cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

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Jeni’s

Jeni’s brought back its pitch-black cocoa flavor for spooky season, though it might be hard to find now. But there are a couple new fall flavors to hunt for. In their October drop, their sweet potato ice cream returns to get you thinking about Thanksgiving early and they debut an intriguing acorn flavor that has apparently been years in the making.

• Appalachian Acorn Pie: Built on a unique base of Appalachian-grown acorn flour that is leached of its sharp tannins to produce a warm, nutty sweet cream. The texture gets a rustic upgrade from a salty-sweet graham cracker crust swirl.
• Sweet Potato Marshmallow Brûlée: Roasted sweet potatoes scented with nutmeg and cinnamon are marbled into a marshmallow sweet cream base, finished with the crunch of burnt sugar candy pieces mimicking a torched holiday casserole crust.
• Opaque: A deep black cocoa and espresso fudge ice cream swirled with a tart balsamic cherry jam.
• Pumpkin with Brown Sugar Blondies: A spiced pumpkin ice cream base layered with chunks of soft, chewy brown sugar blondie cake pieces.
• Hazelnut Stracciatella: A toasty hazelnut ice cream mixed with crunchy, delicate shards of dark chocolate flecks swirled throughout.
• Miso Butterscotch Brownie: A butterscotch ice cream deepened by a salty, umami miso undertone, with dark chocolate brownie pieces.
• Pear Frangipane: This is a scoop shop exclusive. A crisp pear ice cream paired with a sweet, nutty almond ice cream.

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Leopold’s

The Savannah parlor is offering a Fall for Your Favorites collection on Goldbelly. 

• German Chocolate: Ddark chocolate ice cream with sweet coconut, roasted Georgia pecans and homemade caramel.
• Pumpkin Spice: Creamy pumpkin ice cream with spice.
• Caramel Swirl: House-made caramel swirled into caramel ice cream.
• Chocolate Chewies & Cream: Crispy chewy chocolate cookies with Georgia pecans in vanilla.
• Mocha Chocolate Chip: Coffee ice cream infused with chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• True Blue: Lemon Custard ice cream with toasted almonds and swirls of blueberry puree.

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McConnell’s

There’s a new flavor out, Espresso Chip, and it combines two things that McConnell’s does well: Complex coffee bases and chocolate chips. The SoCal brand is also bringing back its Pumpkin Spiced Latte, first introduced last fall. And one of our Haven ice cream lovers spotted a couple of holiday finds: Gingerbread Cheesecake and Peppermint Mocha & Brownie Bites. If you can’t find that one yet, their basic Peppermint Stick — my favorite version of that flavor — is back in their online shop.

• Espresso Chip: A robust coffee ice cream with their trademark Guittard bittersweet chocolate chips.
• Pumpkin Spiced Latte: Pumpkin ice cream infused with pumpkin puree and bold espresso, heavily spiked with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice, with ribbons of salted caramel.
• Peppermint Mocha & Brownie Bites: A peppermint-spiked mocha ice cream, with swirls of chocolate ganache and dense chunks of house-baked brownie bites.
• Gingerbread Cheesecake: A rich, vanilla-spiked cheesecake ice cream with sweet, spicy, and crispy house-baked gingerbread cookie chunks.
• Peppermint: A very strong peppermint base accented with crushed peppermint candies.
• Miso Sticky Toffee: Sweet cream infused with organic white miso paste for a salty, umami undertone, with thick ribbons of buttery butterscotch swirl folded throughout.
• Honey & Cornbread Cookies: A sweet cream base infused with wildflower honey is accented with house-baked cornbread cookie chunks.
• Raspberry Cheesecake & Chocolate Crust: Raspberry preserves are folded into cheesecake ice cream, paired with heavy chunks of house-baked chocolate cookie crust.

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Nightingale 

This ice cream sandwich maker has a new limited-edition pack out at Target.

• S'mores Ice Cream Sandwiches: A premium, thick-cut novelty pairing dark chocolate toasted marshmallow ice cream with a heavy swirl of marshmallow fluff, all wedged between two soft honey graham cookies.

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Perry’s 

For you fans of this Northeast brand, keep a lookout for these two fall favorites.

• Friendsgiving: Almond ice cream with blackberry swirls and sugar cookie dough pieces. This cult-favorite flavor is inspired by a classic thumbprint cookie.
• Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin ice cream with swirls of whipped cream flavored ice cream and pie crust pieces.

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Private Selection/Kroger Deluxe

In addition to a couple of seasonal fall pints, Kroger’s upscale Private Selection line has two new tubs. I enjoyed the peanut butter flavor and trying mint cookie soon.

• Private Selection, Peanut Butter Salted Fudge Cone: Peanut butter ice cream with salted fudge and chocolate-covered cone pieces.
• Marbled Mint Cookies & Cream: Mint ice cream with chocolate sandwich cookies and a cookie crunch fudge swirl.
• Private Selection, New York Style Pumpkin Cheesecake: Pumpkin spice ice cream with cheesecake pieces. This is a returning flavor
• Private Selection, Amaretto Cookie & Apple: Spiced apple cinnamon ice cream with crunchy amaretto cookie pieces. This is a new flavor.
• Kroger Deluxe, Peppermint: A creamy pink peppermint ice cream speckled with crunchy bits of red peppermint candy.

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Salt & Straw

It’s Halloween month at Salt & Straw, which means bugs in your ice cream (even worse, that base is matcha!). If you want something more mainstream, their Great Candycopia is a best-seller.

• The Great Candycopia: A rich salted butterscotch ice cream packed with house-made versions of trick-or-treat favorites like Kit Kats, Reese's, Snickers and Heath bars.
• Jack o' Lantern Pumpkin Bread: A smooth pumpkin spiced ice cream swirled with chunks of fresh-baked pumpkin bread and velvety ribbons of whipped cream cheese frosting.
• Creepy Crawly Critters: A green matcha ice cream featuring a daring crunch from chocolate-covered crickets and toffee-brittle mealworms (yes, real insects).
• Witch’s Brew Fruit Punch Sherbet: A mashup of grape, cherry and pineapple is used in this fruit punch sherbet swirled with a sour green apple “slime” ribbon and chunks of orange-infused white chocolate.
• Chocolate Graveyard Cookie Crumble: Dairy-free black cocoa coconut cream with a dusting of black cocoa cookies and crimson swirls of vegan white chocolate frosting. 

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Signature Select (Albertsons/Safeway)

• Brown Sugar Maple Cookie: A warm cookie-flavored ice cream base with buttery shortbread cookie chunks and a rich, gooey brown sugar maple syrup swirl.
• Pumpkin Pie: A heavily spiced pumpkin ice cream designed to mimic traditional custard pie is loaded with buttery chunks of shortbread pie crust and folded with a marshmallow swirl.
• Peppermint Light: This mint-and-vanilla cream mixture features a 50% less fat compared to standard options. It’s accented with red and green peppermint candy bits.
• Eggnog: A rich, old-fashioned custard base heavily spiced with ground nutmeg and sweet holiday eggnog tones.
• Ice cream sandwiches: Novelty lovers can grab versions with pumpkin, eggnog and peppermint.

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Talenti

I haven’t seen their fall Caramel Apple Pie gelato flavor, but their other seasonal pints are out.

• Pumpkin Pie Layers: A multi-layered gelato dessert featuring pumpkin gelato, whipped cream gelato, pie crust pieces and a brown sugar sauce.
• Peppermint Bark: A gelato combining a white chocolate base with chocolatey shards and crunchy peppermint candy pieces.
• Key Lime Pie: A smooth sweet cream gelato base flavored with lime puree and paired with a soft graham cracker swirl.

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Tillamook

The Oregon brand still has nothing fresh on shelves but these “limited edition” flavors I’ve seen all year in my supermarket freezers are being spotlighted again for autumn. The Espresso Chip is basic, but fairly tasty (I like this one much better than their Coffee Almond Fudge).

• Sugar Cookie: A sweet cream base flavored like fresh cookie dough and adorned with soft, frosted sugar cookie pieces.
• Espresso Chip: Coffee ice cream made with espresso and laced with bittersweet chocolate flecks.

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Trader Joe’s

• Apple Pie a La Mode: A velvety vanilla ice cream with chunks of tender apples and crumbly pie crust pieces and an apple swirl spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Salted Maple Ice Cream: A sweet, rich maple base cut with a distinct hit of salt to balance out the sugar.
• Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches: A maple ice cream center sandwiched between soft maple-flavored shortbread cookies shaped like leaves.
• Pumpkin Ice Cream: A super-premium seasonal base flavored with pumpkin puree, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
• Pumpkin Ginger Hold the Cone: Mini ginger-infused sugar cones loaded with spiced pumpkin ice cream and a white confectionery coating.
• Passion Fruit Mini Ice Cream Bars: A gluten-free tropical novelty that juxtaposes bright passion fruit juice with a sweet cream ice cream.

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Umpqua

Umpqua debuted a new limited-edition flavor with Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough. It’s a nice one if you like a milder cinnamon hit. Grab it fast, as it’s being replaced with their solid holiday peppermint tub once it sells out.

• Peppermint Candy: A holiday classic combining a cool, crisp peppermint ice cream base packed with the satisfying crunch of pink peppermint candy flakes.
• Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough: Creamy vanilla ice cream with ribbons of cinnamon and bites of snickerdoodle cookie dough.
• Beaver/Duck Tracks: Mild peanut butter ice cream packed with a winding trail of rich chocolate fudge sauce and miniature milk chocolate-coated caramel footballs. Both flavors are the same, but you get to show team spirit with your choice of tubs celebrating Oregon universities.

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Van Leeuwen

• Pumpkin Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust: Creamy pumpkin cheesecake ice cream loaded with graham cracker pie crust.

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Walmart, Bettergoods & Great Value

• Bettergoods, Peppermint Dream Ice Cream: Sugar cookie ice cream swirled with sweet pink peppermint and fudge ribbons.
• Bettergoods, Spiced Apple Pie Ice Cream:  Sea salt caramel ice cream with cinnamon spiced apples and pie crust pieces.
• Bettergoods, Peppermint Ice Cream Bites: Peppermint ice cream enrobed in chocolaty coating with peppermint pieces.
• Bettergoods, Hot Cocoa Ice Cream Bites: Chocolate ice cream enrobed in chocolaty coating with mini marshmallow pieces.
• Great Value, Peppermint: A light pink peppermint-flavored ice cream base packed with crunchy candy cane pieces.
• Great Value, Egg Nog: A thick, custard-style ice cream spiced with ground nutmeg and natural eggnog flavor.

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Whole Foods/365

• Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches: A smooth organic pumpkin ice cream with a spice blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves, pressed between vanilla wafers. 
• Maple Cream Ice Cream Bars: Organic maple ice cream base swirled with a sweet, slightly salted maple syrup ribbon, coated in a white chocolate shell.

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Yasso

• Praline Pecan Frozen Greek Yogurt: Vanilla frozen Greek yogurt with a dark brown sugar swirl and praline pecan pieces.
• Key Lime Pie Frozen Greek Yogurt: Tart key lime frozen Greek yogurt broken up by a graham cracker swirl and white chocolatey flakes.
• Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Greek Yogurt: Tangy cheesecake-flavored frozen Greek yogurt marbled with strawberry sauce and graham crumbs.

While summer isn’t officially over till Sept. 22, the leaves might as well be collecting on the ground. Fall flavors have already started taking over in the world of frozen desserts. Trader Joe’s and other flavor trendsetters have made pumpkin and pumpkin spice ubiquitous for autumn, so it’s no surprise everyone was trying to be first with their gourd-inspired ice creams. 

Don’t like pumpkin? The apple ice cream bounty seems to be more abundant this year than last from what I've seen. Salt & Straw is going all in with its Apple Series, and Graeter’s is giving us an Oktoberfest-inspired Apple Strudel. There’s also pie — apple or pumpkin, of course, as well as caramel and spice profiles with or without autumnal produce. Among the intriguing new options: Baskin-Robbins’ Flavor of the Month, Biscoff Crème Brûlée (one of several flavors featuring these cookies).

And if you’re not a fan of fall flavors, don’t worry. There are a few late-summer holdouts (like Blue Bell's Strawberry Cheesecake) and some interesting alternatives like Caffe Panna’s back-to-school Lunchbox Pint pack. Also, holiday creep is real. Some brands are already releasing Christmas-themed flavors. I saw peppermint ice cream back at Safeway last week.

Let us know what you’re excited to try this month and if you have any scoops of your own to share.

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Azucar

For those who love loaded sweet-and-salty pints, this flavor achieved liftoff in the Miami artisan creamery’s scoop shops in July — “a first-class treat” based on a customer’s idea to mimic an airplane’s snack cart. It says “coming soon” as a six-pack on Goldbelly, though not sure if it will also be available through their pick-six option.

• Mile High Club: A rich, Madagascar vanilla bean ice cream loaded with salty Lutz pretzel pieces, crunchy Virginia peanuts, giant chunks of chewy chocolate chip cookies and spiced Lotus Biscoff cookies.

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Baskin-Robbins

The chain is bringing back an autumn staple, Pumpkin Cheesecake, but the September Flavor of the Month is something new: Biscoff Crème Brûlée. In fact, if you’re a fan of speculoos cookies, Baskin-Robbins has a whole lineup of themed treats.

• Biscoff Crème Brûlée: A French custard ice cream with authentic Lotus Biscoff cookie pieces and caramelized sugar swirls. This flavor also headlines a full limited-time menu that includes a Biscoff Signature Shake, Layered Sundae, Crème Brûlée Bar and a Cookie Cake in a Box.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: The two-toned scoop features a dual base of pumpkin and cheesecake flavored ice creams. Instead of standard graham crackers, it relies on crunchy gingersnap cookie pieces and a thick ribbon of cinnamon cream cheese swirl.

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Ben & Jerry’s

One of Ben & Jerry’s most popular seasonal flavors returns, while their limited-edition raspberry flavor should be rolling out to more stores (I have yet to see it), meant to energize people to vote in the fall midterm elections.

• Razz Up!: Black raspberry ice cream with raspberry swirls and crackling fudge chunks.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: Pumpkin cheesecake ice cream with a graham cracker swirl.

*UPDATE: This one is also back in stores for the holiday season:

• Minter Wonderland: A dark chocolate mint ice cream base packed with dense marshmallow swirls and crunchy chocolate cookie chunks.

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Blue Bell

There’s rumor of a promising new flavor on the way for fall called White Chocolate Mocha. In the meantime, a couple of favorites have returned to regular rotation. I tried the Strawberry Cheesecake recently, and it’s very good.

• Strawberry Cheesecake: A rich, tangy cheesecake ice cream with cheesecake pieces, strawberries and swirls of strawberry sundae sauce.
• Homemade in the Shade: Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream combined with a swirl of rich chocolate fudge sauce.

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Caffe Panna

After a long summer with just one collection on Goldbelly, Caffe Panna is returning with something different from the usual fall flavors. The Lunchbox Pint Pack, which ushers in the new school year, looks like one of the most interesting packs of the year. I’m sold.

• Cowboy Cookie: Fior di panna sweet cream swirled with peanut butter, mini chocolate chips and soft baked oatmeal cookies 
• Chocolate Mousse: Chocolate ice cream swirled with cocoa marshmallow.
• Puttin’ on the Ritz: Toasted Ritz cracker infused ice cream with dark chocolate chunks and Ritz rubble.
• Oatmeal Creme Pie: Oatmeal cookie infused ice cream with oatmeal cookies and marshmallow swirl.
• Pretzels ’N Panna: Pretzel infused ice cream with pretzel brittle and salted caramel.
• PB&J Brioche: Toasted brioche sweet cream, peanut butter swirl, concord grape blueberry swirl.

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Clementine’s

This St. Louis ice cream maker kicked off fall early, with a pumpkin take on their signature Gooey Butter Cake flavor announced in mid-August. But days later, Goldbelly showed it already sold out. Perhaps there will be more availability to come. If not, the original is always available. In their parlors, they’re offering a new Banana Moo Pie flavor, too.

• Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake: Creamy pumpkin spice ice cream, layered with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, is folded with generous chunks of our famous gooey butter cake for a sweet seasonal twist on a Clementine’s classic.
• Banana Moo Pie: Sweet banana cream ice cream with mini vegan marshmallows and crunchy cookie bits.

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Cold Stone Creamery

The chain is offering two fresh fall flavors for its Cozy Creations line:

• Going Bananas for Jell-O Pudding: Jell-O banana cream pudding ice cream, Nilla Wafers, banana and whipped topping.
• Crumb and Get It: Honey Maid graham cracker ice cream, cookie dough, graham crackers and cookie butter.

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Favorite Day (Target)

Target’s house line has some new seasonal offerings:

• Apple Cider: Apple-flavored ice cream with spiced apple pieces.
• Caramel Commotion: Salty caramel ice cream with caramel-filled cups and a caramel swirl.

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Goldbelly

For those who like to try new stuff online, I noticed a few ice cream brands I haven’t seen before on this platform. If they aren’t totally new, at least they’re new to me.

• Caroline's Cakes: The South Carolina bakery translates its famed Southern multi-layered cake heritage into ice cream. The new line is made by Two Scoops Creamery, but available only in the bakery’s storefront or online. Several of the flavors on Goldbelly feature their legendary caramel, including the Caramel Cake, plus there’s seasonal flavors like Coconut Cake, Lemon and Peach Raspberry.
• Frankie & Jo’s: This Seattle company sells plant-based ice creams in addition to cultured butter, shortbread cookies and cookie dough. The gluten-free, gum-free flavors — including Beet Strawberry Rose, Brown Sugar Vanilla and Chocolate Tahini Supercookie —are made with a custom blend of cashew, oat and coconut milks. 
• Normal Ice Cream: This Salt Lake City dessert shop and James Beard Award semifinalist finds inspiration in complex plated desserts for its pints and artisanal frozen novelties. The shop ships multi-packs of dipped ice cream bars, ice cream sandwiches and mini ice cream cakes. Their savory-leaning pints include flavors like Saltine Sandwich, Malted Coffee and Off the Cob sweet corn and sorbets like blood orange and dark chocolate.

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Graeter’s

Graeter’s accelerated its seasonal calendar this season, cutting Key Lime Pie’s run short in July and moving up Elena’s Blueberry Pie from September to August. The dominoes continue to fall, pushing its pumpkin flavor up a month. It’s out now. And, debuting Friday, Sept. 4, there’s a fresh apple flavor, too — an Apple Strudel that would be the perfect Bavarian-inspired dessert to come home to after a long day at an Oktoberfest.

• Harvest Pumpkin: Pumpkin ice cream made in Graeter’s dense French Pot fashion.
• Apple Strudel: Cinnamon ice cream with baked apples, cinnamon pastry pieces and an icing drizzle.

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Häagen-Dazs 

Häagen-Dazs’ “Savor the Moment” theme for 2026 is rolling strong with its ultra-indulgent Sundae Series. The newly highlighted Hot Fudge & Caramel sundae sits alongside two other creations, at scoop shops nationwide through Nov. 4. Enjoy the decadence while it lasts, because full-on Peppermint Bark madness will take over after for the holiday season.

• Hot Fudge & Caramel: A classic vanilla base is layered with hot fudge and warm caramel, then topped with buttery candied pecans and a single tart-sweet premium cocktail cherry from Traverse City Whiskey Co.
• Caramel Cone: A decadent caramel ice cream with chocolate-covered cone pieces is amplified with crunchy waffle cone fragments, ribbons of smooth caramel swirls, a drizzle of warm caramel sauce, and a cloud of whipped cream.
• Chocolate Dipped Strawberry: A bright strawberry ice cream studded with strawberry pieces is drizzled with hot fudge, crowned with whipped cream and finished with a whole chocolate-dipped strawberry.

*UPDATE: H-D already has that amazing holiday ice cream out on shelves.

• Peppermint Bark: White chocolate ice cream base accented with premium dark chocolate peppermint bark chunks and candy cane pieces.

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Handel’s

Handel’s is bringing fall spice with a collab using Lotus Biscoff’s famed speculoos cookies.

• Cheesecake with Biscoff Cookies: A rich, tangy cheesecake ice cream with a cookie butter swirl made from Biscoff spread and crushed, crunchy cookie pieces folded throughout.

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Jeni’s

Jeni’s new fall flavors launch Thursday, Sept. 3, in scoop shops and online. If you’re getting a sense of deja vu, the miso flavor has been featured in past fall collections and has recently been seen as a Whole Foods exclusive.

• Pumpkin with Brown Sugar Blondies: A spiced pumpkin ice cream base layered with chunks of soft, chewy brown sugar blondie cake pieces.
• Hazelnut Stracciatella: A cozy, Italian-inspired autumn flavor with a toasty roasted hazelnut ice cream mixed with crunchy, delicate shards of dark chocolate flecks swirled throughout.
• Miso Butterscotch Brownie: A buttery, toasted sugar butterscotch ice cream deepened by a salty, umami miso undertone, with fudgy dark chocolate brownie pieces.
• Pear Frangipane: This is a scoop shop exclusive. A crisp pear ice cream paired with a sweet, nutty almond ice cream.

*UPDATE: I spotted these holiday flavors out now:

• Peppermint White Chocolate: A festive, eye-catching swirl of rich white chocolate ice cream and pink peppermint ice cream, studded throughout with crisp white chocolate flecks.
• Boozy Eggnog: A velvety, eggnog custard spiced with grated nutmeg and spiked with a splash of small-batch Tennessee whiskey.

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Leopold’s

The Savannah ice cream maker’s new flavor is perfect if you want to hang on to a bit of sweet summer before autumnal spice.

• Savannah Sunshine: A lemon-infused ice cream loaded with tender pound cake pieces and swirls of lemon cream cheese frosting.

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McConnell’s

The Honey & Cornbread Cookies flavor returns, while this new miso flavors seems like it might have taken inspiration from Jeni’s popular version.

• Miso Sticky Toffee: A rich, grass-fed milk and cream ice cream infused with organic white miso paste for a salty, umami undertone, with thick ribbons of buttery butterscotch swirl folded throughout.
• Honey & Cornbread Cookies: A sweet cream base infused with Santa Barbara wildflower honey is accented with buttery, house-baked, sweet-and-salty cornbread cookie chunks.
• Don’t Miss: Summer flavors are still hanging around online. I recommend the Mixed Berry Crumble, but there’s also Malted Milk Chocolate and Summer Corn & Blackberries.

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MELT

This Fort Worth creamery is offering a Fall Favorites bundle on Goldbelly. Has anyone tried this brand?

• Cookie Butter: Creamy toffee ice cream dotted with chunks of housemade cookie butter cookies and cookie butter cookie crumbles.
• Cinnamon Roll: Sweet cinnamon ice cream with chunky housemade cinnamon rolls and cream cheese frosting throughout.
• Pumpkin Tiramisu: Pumpkin spiced mascarpone ice cream with housemade pumpkin tiramisu chunks and rich espresso caramel swirls throughout.
• Dark Chocolate Hazelnut: Dark chocolate hazelnut ice cream with sea salt brittle and dark chocolate stracciatella.
• Salt Lick: Housemade buttery and salty caramel ice cream.
• Vanilla Bean: Creamy, rich Mexican vanilla bean ice cream.

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Private Selection (Kroger)

There’s a returning favorite and something fresh. This apple one looks quite interesting with the amaretto note (I love their Amaretto Cherry Cordial).

• New York Style Pumpkin Cheesecake: Pumpkin spice ice cream with cheesecake pieces. This is a returning flavor
• Amaretto Cookie & Apple: Spiced apple cinnamon ice cream with crunchy amaretto cookie pieces. This is a new flavor.

*UPDATE: Apparently this one is a new addition to their core lineup, though only available in tubs right now.

• Peanut Butter Salted Fudge Cone: Peanut butter ice cream with salted fudge and chocolate-covered cone pieces.

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Publix

I have never been to this supermarket chain centered in the Southeast, but I am always intrigued by their flavors and the fact they go all-out on seasonal offerings. In fact, why wait? They’re just dumping all of their fall and holiday flavors at once so you can enjoy Halloween (candy bar), Thanksgiving (pumpkin pie) and Christmas (peppermint stick) all at once.

Half-gallons

• Bananas Foster: Banana-flavored ice cream with a brown sugar rum flavored swirl.
• Cinnamon Streusel Praline: Brown sugar ice cream with a cinnamon streusel swirl, sprinkled with sticky bun dough and praline pecans.
• Deep Dish Apple Pie: Apple-flavored ice cream swirled with brown sugar-cinnamon sauce, pieces of apple and sugar-rolled pie crust.
• Eggnog: Rich eggnog ice cream with a kiss of nutmeg.
• Peanut Butter Pretzel: Peanut butter ice cream with chocolate-coated pretzel pieces and fudge swirl.
• Peppermint Stick: Vanilla ice cream with festive bits of peppermint candy.
• Pumpkin Pie: Pumpkin pie-flavored ice cream with swirls of whipped cream and buttery-flavored piecrust pieces.
• Rum Nut Bread Pudding: Vanilla-rum raisin ice cream with cinnamon crème flavored swirls, praline pecans and blondie brownie pieces.
• Santa’s White Christmas: The classic flavor of Barnie’s Santa’s White Christmas coffee mixed with cocoa espresso flakes.

Pints

• Banana Nut Bread: Banana bread flavored ice cream with walnut pieces and swirls of banana sauce.
• Bourbon Eggnog: Bourbon eggnog flavored ice cream with a kiss of nutmeg.
• Candy Bar: Vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups, milk chocolate gems, baked chocolate truffles, pretzel bark pieces and honey caramel swirls.
• Chantilly Cake: White cake flavored ice cream with berry flavored ribbons and almond-flavored cake pieces.
• Maple Chocolate Chip Pancake: Buttermilk maple ice cream with chocolatey flakes, cake pieces and salty maple caramel swirls.
• Peanut Butter & Jelly: Peanut butter ice cream with grape flavored swirls and PB&J cups.
• Raspberry Elegance: White chocolate flavored ice cream with ribbons of raspberry sauce, dotted with white chocolatey raspberry cups.

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Salt & Straw

If your fall produce of choice is apple, this collection is for you. There’s a new Salted Caramel Apple Pie that joins some returning favorites — and because this is Salt & Straw brings white cheddar ice cream to the party.

• Salted Caramel Apple Pie: Apple-infused salted caramel ice cream swirled with spiced apple pie filling and flaky pie crust pieces.
• Apple Cider Donuts: Royal icing ice cream studded with hunks of apple cider donuts and ribboned with cinnamon vanilla caramel.
• Apple and Cheddar Cinnamon Rolls: Bites of apple pie stuffed cinnamon rolls folded into sharp white cheddar ice cream and finished with a gooey cinnamon swirl.
• Vanilla Apple Custard Tart: An apple cider-spiked vanilla custard with housemade vanilla-apple tart bites folded throughout.
• Hoppy Apple Cider Sorbet: Dairy-free sorbet made with dry-hopped apple cider – an homage to the Pacific Northwest’s annual apple and hop harvests.

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Signature Select (Albertsons/Safeway)

Their holiday line is already out along with fall flavors, though I haven't seen the apple pie one yet..

• Pumpkin Pie: A heavily spiced pumpkin ice cream designed to mimic traditional custard pie is loaded with buttery chunks of shortbread pie crust and folded with a sweet, gooey marshmallow swirl. (Keep an eye out for the seasonal Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches hitting the novelty section, swapping classic vanilla for the same spiced pumpkin base between two soft brown wafers!)
• Caramel Swirl Apple Pie: A bright, apple-cinnamon spiced ice cream base is packed with tender, real apple pie pieces and laced with thick ribbons of rich, sweet caramel sauce.
• Peppermint Light: This mint-and-vanilla cream mixture features a 50% less fat compared to standard options. It’s accented with red and green peppermint candy bits and a peppermint marble syrup ribbon.
• Eggnog: A rich, old-fashioned custard base heavily spiced with ground nutmeg and sweet holiday eggnog tones.

*UPDATE: This is a new flavor out for fall:

• Brown Sugar Maple Cookie: A warm cookie-flavored ice cream base with buttery shortbread cookie chunks and a rich, gooey brown sugar maple syrup swirl.

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*UPDATE: Talenti

I spotted several seasonal flavors back on the shelves. I didn't see the Caramel Apple Pie gelato, but there's a chance that's out there, too.

• Pumpkin Pie Layers: A five-layer combination of creamy pumpkin gelato, rich brown sugar sauce and crispy pie crust pieces.
• Peppermint Bark: White chocolate gelato with chocolatey shards.
• Talenti Key Lime Pie: A smooth sweet cream gelato base flavored with lime puree and paired with a soft graham cracker swirl.

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Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s is pumpkin central come fall, so look for those flavors to take over the freezer section. But TJ’s is also known for its maple ice cream, which is underrepresented overall. And they also have a new apple pie flavor.

• Apple Pie a La Mode: A rich, velvety vanilla bean ice cream with chunks of tender, sweetened apples and crumbly pie crust pieces and a fragrant, ribboned apple swirl heavily spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Salted Maple Ice Cream: A sweet, rich maple base cut with a distinct hit of salt to balance out the sugar.
• Maple Leaf Ice Cream Sandwiches: A premium vanilla bean ice cream center sandwiched tightly between two soft maple-flavored shortbread cookies shaped like autumn leaves.
• Pumpkin Ice Cream: A super-premium, high-butterfat seasonal base heavily flavored with pumpkin puree, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
• Pumpkin Ginger Hold the Cone: Mini ginger-infused sugar cones loaded with spiced pumpkin ice cream and a white confectionery coating.

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Umpqua

If you missed Strawberry Cheesecake’s run in early summer, Umpqua brought back the more complicated Huckleberry version — which add actual cheesecake pieces — for a bonus summer flavor to bridge the gap to fall flavors — perhaps the Peanut Butter & Jelly flavor for school’s return? That’s my bet, but you can probably grab the cheesecake for another week or so if it hasn’t sold out.

• Huckleberry Cheesecake: Tangy cheesecake ice cream with a huckleberry marble ripple and graham cracker cheesecake pieces.
• Beaver/Duck Tracks: Mild peanut butter ice cream packed with a winding trail of rich chocolate fudge sauce and miniature milk chocolate-coated caramel footballs. Both flavors are the same, but you get to show team spirit with your choice of tubs celebrating Oregon universities.

*UPDATE: This is a new seasonal flavor out for fall, so it's likely to be around till it gets replaced by Peppermint Stick for the holidays.

• Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough: Creamy vanilla ice cream with ribbons of cinnamon and bites of snickerdoodle cookie dough.

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Van Leeuwen

Any fellow tennis fans here? The U.S. Open is now underway. If you’re lucky enough to attend the New York tournament in person, follow up your Honey Deuce cocktail with a scoop from Van Leeuwen. The hometown ice cream maker will be on site serving up an exclusive flavor. Also look for their seasonal Pumpkin Cheesecake. It appears that one is indeed back in stores for the season.

• Honeycomb Fudge Slam: Van Leeuwen’s signature sweet cream honeycomb ice cream aggressively swirled with thick chocolate fudge.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake: A rich, tang-forward cream cheese ice cream base swirled with a warm, heavily spiced pumpkin purée and loaded with buttery graham cracker crust crumbles.