3 New Ben & Jerry's Vegan Flavors Arrived, We Tasted Them, and They're Flawless

By Dominique Michelle Astorino
POPSUGAR Photography | Dominique Astorino

Last year when Ben & Jerry's announced their first dairy-free flavors, we thought we had peaked in life. Then we tasted them, and it was like experiencing a miracle.

It's no secret that we're fans of healthy ice cream, so when we got wind of NEW dairy-free flavors from our friends Ben and Jerry, we lost our minds.

Fast forward to today, when we sampled the new lineup: a vegan Cherry Garcia, Coconut Seven Layer Bar, and Caramel Almond Brittle. Here's exactly how POPSUGAR editors think each one tastes. Spoiler alert: "F*CKING AWESOME."

Coconut Seven Layer Bar
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Coconut Seven Layer Bar

Despite being made with almond milk, this decadent and creamy ice cream was as rich as a coconut-milk-based frozen dessert.

With a near-perfect score, CSLB only lost a single point on a few reviews from tasters who were not big coconut fans. Which makes sense . . . if you don't like coconut, chances are you probably won't like an ice cream that is coconut flavor.

Responses included:

  • "Damn, Ben & Jerry"
  • "SO into this, love all the seven layers of CHUNKS"
  • "The coconut oil addition was a good choice"
  • "Rich, creamy, decadent — DELISH"
  • "My fave! OMG love the coconut and caramel together"
  • "F*CKING AWESOME"
  • "OMFG THIS!!! I would and will buy this"

★★★★

Cherry Garcia
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Cherry Garcia

Dairy-abstaining fans of Cherry Garcia, you are going to be THRILLED when you try this new version. It's "like a light and fluffy Cherry Garcia," with "juicy cherries" and indulgent dark chocolate chunks.

Similar to the coconut flavor's down-votes, those who were not a fan of this flavor also weren't fans of the original Cherry Garcia or cherries in general.

Both our Food team editors loved this flavor — reviewers said "I love regular Cherry Garcia, and this is just as delicious!" and "So good — on par with traditional!"

★★★★

Caramel Almond Brittle
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Caramel Almond Brittle

This new flavor was created exclusively for the non-dairy lineup, and won the hearts of our taste-testing colleagues. It was truly a smart choice on Ben & Jerry's part to make an almond-flavored ice cream with an almond milk base — only one tester noticed the almond milk flavor, and everyone went crazy for the caramel ribbons.

  • "F*CK YES! The caramel is so gooey and ribbony. the crunchy brittle has a distinct almond extract flavor. Lovin' the texture of the ice cream. Tastes decadent!"
  • "Amazing. Love the brittle. Of the three, it tastes the most vegan."
  • "The brittle is SO crunchy and is the perfect complement to the creamy ice cream."
  • "Love dat crunch."
  • "So good! The salty crunchy is amazing."
  • "Sweet mother of caramel amazingness."

★★★★