Every year at this time the Burlington, the Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company releases its Top Ten Flavors list. Reigning supreme among consumers once again is the beloved Half Baked offering. Ranked #2 for the eighth year in a row is Cherry Garcia, followed by Chocolate Chip Cooked Dough, which has been a popular pick since 1984.
A list with brief descriptions of all Top Ten products follows:
1) Half Baked: The cookie dough in it is unbaked, but the fudge brownies are baked. It’s literally half baked.
2) Cherry Garcia: A fan flavor suggestion. Introduced in 1987, it’s been in or near the top three ever since.
3) Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: Ben & Jerry’s best-seller worldwide; inspired by a fan suggestion.
4) Chocolate Fudge Brownie: Featuring brownies from New York’s Greyston Bakery, which provides jobs and training to low-income people in Yonkers.
5) Tonight Dough: Jimmy Fallon’s second Ben & Jerry’s flavor. Proceeds he receives for sales go to SeriousFun Children’s Network.
6) Strawberry Cheesecake: Complete with graham cracker swirl.
7) Phish Food: This flavor will celebrate 25 years in 2022.
8) Americone Dream: Stephen Colbert donates his proceeds and his staff gets to pick who benefits.
9) Chunky Monkey: Launched in 1988, it’s one of the old school flavors.
10) Brownie Batter Core: A core flavor, with a stream of unbaked brownie batter running straight through the middle of the pint.
