Ice cream is a popular treat throughout the year, but there’s something about summer that makes it extra special! On a hot summer day, there’s nothing like ice cream to cool you off and make you forget about the heat, for a little while at least.
The Scoop On Panel Data
Let’s take a look at some NCP data related to this cool topic!
The top 10 ice cream flavors purchased by NCP panel members based on total dollars spent in the past 12 months were:
1 Vanilla
2 Chocolate
3 Butter Pecan
4 Mint Chocolate Chip
5 Cookie and Cream
6 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
7 Strawberry
8 Coffee
9 Neapolitan
10 Chocolate Peanut Butter
And, can you guess in what months NCP panel members purchased the most ice cream (based on the last 12 months of data)? Let’s find out!
1 July
2 May
3 June
4 August
5 September
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What’s your favorite flavor? Let me know in the comments below!
Ice Cream Fun Facts
Although vanilla may be the most popular ice cream flavor in America, there are so many other yummy flavors to choose from.
Back in July 2021, Instacart conducted a survey just in time for National Ice Cream Day (which, by the way, is Sunday, July 17!) to determine each state’s favorite flavor. Instacart looked at ice cream sales and compared it to the national average.
They shared the survey results with Travel+Leisure. Let’s take a look!
Alabama: Moose Tracks
Alaska: Green Tea
Arizona: Rocky Road
Arkansas: Rainbow Sherbet
California: Rocky Road
Colorado: Green Tea
Connecticut: Pistachio
Delaware: Cherry
Florida: Rum Raisin
Georgia: Rum Raisin
Hawaii: Mango
Idaho: Green Tea
Illinois: Moose Tracks
Indiana: Moose Tracks
Iowa: Moose Tracks
Kansas: Rainbow Sherbet
Kentucky: Chocolate Chip
Louisiana: Birthday Cake
Maine: Coffee
Maryland: Cookie Dough
Massachusetts: Coffee
Michigan: Moose Tracks
Minnesota: Moose Tracks
Mississippi: Birthday Cake
Missouri: Cookie Dough
Montana: Rainbow Sherbet
Nebraska: Moose Tracks
Nevada: Rocky Road
New Hampshire: Coffee
New Jersey: Pistachio
New Mexico: Chocolate Chocolate Chip
New York: Pistachio
North Carolina: Birthday Cake
North Dakota: Moose Tracks
Ohio: Chocolate Chip
Oklahoma: Cookie Dough
Oregon: Green Tea
Pennsylvania: Mint Chip
Rhode Island: Coffee
South Carolina: Moose Tracks
South Dakota: Birthday Cake
Tennessee: Moose Tracks
Texas: Rainbow Sherbet
Utah: Rocky Road
Vermont: Coffee
Virginia: Birthday Cake
Washington: Green Tea
Washington, D.C.: Mango
West Virginia: Moose Tracks
Wisconsin: Moose Tracks
Wyoming: Rocky Road
Panel Members: Don’t forget to scan all of your ice cream purchases! Thanks!
Best regards,
Taylor
I live in Oregon and my favorite right now is banana split from Tillamook but my favorite changes every so often. Before that it was the white mint chocolate chip from Dreyers. Not sure just why the white is better than the classic green but it just is! I’m addicted to fudge pops too….should probably seek help about that one…
Homemade vanilla is my favorite because add whatever topping to make whatever flavor you want at that time. Peanutbutter, chocolate, caramel, cookies & cream…just add your favorite to make it your yearning at that moment!!
I love vanilla ice cream blended with seedless watermelon. Yummy in KY 😋
1. Peppermint stick (hard to find these days).
2. Anything chocolate except rocky road.
Then again vanilla ice cream with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Is pretty darn good, too.
I would like to give a shout out to our local GO GROCERY on Leicester Hwy NC. ITS my favorite store! I went there yesterday and got a gallon of blue ribbon chocolate ice cream for $3.89!! Also got the rest of my groceries there I got cube steak 2 packs of chicken thighs 3pack hamburger meat and a family size pack of pork chops plus lots of can foods and spent only $150 dollars! Love this store!!
My favorite ice cream is a Dark Chocolate by Publix grocery called Bear Claw. It has dark chocolate ice cream with chocolate covered cashews and denali caramel .
Hi, my name is Kitty Purry and I am an addict to all things ice cream. What? This isn’t Ice Cream Anonymous?!!
Brides Cake is my favorite ice cream flavor. I eat ice cream year-round, it can be freezing cold outside, and I’ll have some ice cream.
I like my good old-fashioned chocolate ice cream just with a dash of milk so it makes those crunchy little icy things mmm so good
It’s Never too hot or too cold to enjoy some ice cream😋
Mint chocolate chip.
Butter pecan is still my favorite ❤️
Texas- Blue Bell, 1/2 vanilla 1/2 chocolate
My favorite ice cream is BlackbWalnut! Hard to find today. I am 80 years old. Old timers ice cream. Won’t refuse any other flavor.
Old fashioned ice cream favorite was called cherry vanilla. Red maraschino cherries in vanilla ice cream. In Pennsylvania we had a store called Italy’s and they served a big tall scoop in a regular cone and wow we only paid a quarter. I think this is called the good old days.
Sometimes Blue Bunny has it available in areas like Fl., we were able to find it. Sure do miss that flavor here in Mi.
#1 Mint chocolate chip
#2 Vanilla (it goes with so many things!)
#3 Coffee
I live in Pa, and love teaberry ice cream. Hard to find, it’s a Pennsylvania Dutch thing!
My favorite ice cream is Birthday Cake with a drizzle of Hershey chocolate syrup then mixed in with colorful sprinkles all in a bowl yummy
My favorite ice cream is Rocky Road
My favorite 💖 is Cherry Cordial!!
From Kentucky 💙
Great Blog 👍
Angela July 19
Chocolate Peanut Butter My favorite ice cream
From Florida
Blue moon or Superman are my favorites.
Butter pecan…has to be BLUE BELL! (Texas)
2nd pick Chocolate Chip BLUE BELL