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Ice cream taste test: Which brand is the best?

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SUMMER is here at last – even if it’s only for one day.

What better way to cool down than with a large scoop of your favourite frozen treat?

But with dozens of ice cream options in your supermarket freezer cabinet, you might need a bit of guidance.

The Sunday Post has bravely tried some of the leading brands of ice cream on the shelves, from supermarket own-label to luxury brands, as well as a few speciality varieties.

Luxury

Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Salted Caramel Ice Cream, 500ml, £2

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This won’t be in your freezer long. An intense combination of islands of chocolate and caramel in soft ice cream. Romantic? Not really – you won’t want to share. 4/5

 

Carte d’or light vanilla, 900ml, £3.50

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Very rich and creamy. A lovely vanilla flavour. Not much difference between this and a supermarket mid-range ice cream. Soft and flavourful, though. 3/5

 

Kelly’s Clotted Cream, 1 Litre, £1.99

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Who needs vanilla? This Cornish style clotted cream-flavoured number is a belter. Very soft and hugely creamy. 4/5

 

Ben & Jerry’s chocolate fudge brownie, 500ml, £4

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Very chocolatey with nice chewy pieces of chocolate brownie. Creamy and filling. Plenty of brownie pieces and feels substantial without being too rich. 5/5

 

Supermarket

Morrisons Vanilla Ice Cream,  900ml, £2

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Very creamy, visible specks of vanilla adding a good amount of flavour. Smooth, melts nicely in the mouth and tastes more like a luxury brand. 4/5

Asda Really Creamy Triple Chocolate, 900ml, £1.50

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Two types of chocolate, nicely swirled. Smooth and rich. Good flavour. Tasty chocolate shavings on the top and good chocolatey sauce throughout. 3/5

 

Sainsbury’s Chocolate & Vanilla, 900ml, £2

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Fine, but a little bland in comparison to Asda’s chocolatey effort. Not as creamy as it is foamy, but the chocolate is pleasantly rich. 3/5

 

Tesco Mint Chocolate Ice Cream, 900ml, £2

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For those who want the after-dinner Viennetta taste in the middle of a hot day. The minty burst is quite pleasant and not a little refreshing. 3/5

 

Speciality

Frank’s Diabetic Vanilla, 1 litre, £2

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Had a fresh, clean, almost sorbet-like consistency. Slightly unusual aftertaste, though. Not unpleasant, just a shade too tart. 3/5

 

Tesco Free From Strawberry & Vanilla Cones, £1.50

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No dairy, no gluten, no wheat…and no taste. It’s not what’s left out you worry about,  it’s what they’ve replaced it with. 1/5

 

Swedish Glace Vanilla Non Dairy Frozen Dessert, 750Ml, £2.20

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First there was ABBA, then Ikea, then Henrik Larsson. Now add this fantastic Swedish non-dairy ice cream to the list. Delish. 5/5

 

Budget

Tesco Everyday Value Soft Scoop Vanilla, 2l, 89p

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Asda Smart Price Vanilla Flavour Ice Cream, 2l, 87p

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Very bland, no real flavour at all. Quite grainy and was more ice than cream. No real vanilla taste. A bit like eating frozen snow. 1/5

 

Aldi Everyday Essentials Vanilla Ice Cream, 2l, 89p

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Lidl Soft Scoop Vanilla, 2l, 89p

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The vanilla is a little weak. Not the best on the list but probably ideal for feeding a group of children. 2/5


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