25+ Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Brands

Mint chocolate chip ice cream was invented in 1973 by a culinary student in England. It quickly became the top ice cream flavor of the 1970s and still remains a favorite for fans of this minty, creamy treat.

If you are a lover of mint chocolate chip ice cream, you certainly have options. Here are 25+ mint chocolate chip ice cream brands that you might consider for your next dessert.

Brands of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Alden’s

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This Eugene, Oregon ice cream brand has sourced organic milk from family-owned farms since 2004 to create its products. The ice cream is made without questionable ingredients such as artificial flavors, carrageenan, antibiotics, artificial flavoring, or high-fructose corn syrup.

Alden’s makes USDA Organic Mint Chip ice cream. Its ingredients are as follows:

Ingredients: Milk*, Cream*, Cane Sugar*, Chocolate Chips* (Unsweetened Chocolate*, Cane Sugar*, Palm Kernel Oil*, Cocoa Butter*, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract*), Tapioca Syrup*, Tapioca Starch*, Peppermint Extract*, Guar Gum*, Soy Lecithin*, Locust Bean Gum*, Xanthan Gum.

The company also makes a Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate ice cream called Freckled Mint Chip. Here are its ingredients:

Ingredients: Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert Blend* (Water, Cane Sugar*, Coconut Oil*, Tapioca Syrup*, Inulin*, Brown Rice*, Whole Oat Flour*, Acacia Gum*, Pea Protein*, Soy Lecithin*, Guar Gum*, Locust Bean Gum*), Chocolate Chips* (Unsweetened Chocolate*, Cane Sugar*, Palm Kernel Oil*, Cocoa Butter*, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract*), Peppermint Extract.

*Organic


Alec’s

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Alec and Zach are the brothers behind Alec’s Ice Cream. This is a premium organic ice cream brand is available in pints and uses high-quality ingredients such as organic free-range eggs and milk instead of the not-so-healthy stuff like high fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredients.

Alec’s makes Organic Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream which is made in Petaluma, California using organic milk/cream from local cows. It’s not cheap but that’s to be expected for ice cream with top-quality ingredients.

Ingredients: *Cream, *Skim Milk, *Cane Sugar, *Chocolate Chunks (*Cane Sugar, *Coconut Oil, *Alkalized Cocoa Powder (*Cocoa Powder, Potassium Carbonate), *Soy Lecithin, *Vanilla Extract), *Egg Yolks, *Peppermint Flavor (*Sunflower Oil, *Peppermint Oil), Less Than 2% Of: *Locust Bean Gum, *Guar Gum

*Organic


Baskin-Robbins

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We suspect most readers are familiar with Baskin-Robbins from visiting one of its 2,500+ ice cream shops or from its cartons sold in grocery stores. The company has produced over 1,000 unique flavors since it opened in 1945. We think it’s safe to say that they know a thing or two about making quality ice cream by now.

When it comes to Baskin’s Mint Chocolate Chip, it is one of the top five best-selling ice cream flavors ever. It can be purchased by the scoop in one of the ice cream shops or picked up at a store.

Ingredients: Cream, Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Chocolate Liquor Processed with Alkali, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier)], Whey, Natural Flavor, Stabilizer/Emulsifier Blend (Cellulose Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Polysorbate 80), Spirulina Extract and Beta Carotene (Colors).


Ben & Jerry’s

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Ben & Jerry’s makes several ice cream flavors with mint that we think readers will enjoy. If you know Ben & Jerry’s, then you know they go all out with their flavors.

Minter Wonderland – dark chocolate mint ice cream with marshmallow swirls and cholate cookie swirls.

Topped Thick Mint – mint ice cream with chocolate cookie swirls and mint chocolate cookie balls topped with chocolate cookies and chocolatey ganache

Mint Chocolate Chance – mint ice cream with fudge brownies

Mint Chocolate Cookie – peppermint ice cream with chocolate sandwich cookies

Mint Chocolate Chunk (Scoop Shop Flavor) – mint ice cream with fudge chunks


Blue Bell

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Blue Bell was launched in 1907 in Brenham, Texas, and was appropriately called the Brenham Creamery Company. Its first product was butter, however, in a short time the company was making ice cream that they delivered to the local community. The company name changed to Blue Bell in 1930 and is named after a Texas wildflower.

Blue Bell’s Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream can be purchased in half gallon and pint sizes.


Blue Bunny

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Blue Bunny is a brand of Wells Enterprises, which is the largest family-owned and managed ice cream manufacturer in the United States. It is also the second-largest ice cream maker in the country. The company dates back to 1913 when Fred H. Wells Jr. began a milk route. Wells didn’t start making ice cream until 1925 which was sold locally in Iowa.

Today, Wells Enterprises owns not only Blue Bunny but Halo Top, The Original Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics (see below). Blue Bunny is available at major grocery stores such as Kroger, Target, and Walmart. Its Mint Chocolate Chip is available in a 48 fl. oz. carton.

Ingredients: Buttermilk, Dairy Product Solids, Cream, Whey, Sugar, Chocolate Flavored Chips, (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Cocoa, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavor), Corn Syrup, Coconut Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Milk, Contains 1% or Less of Natural Flavors, Natural Peppermint Oil, Mono and Diglycerides, Tara Gum, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Yellow 5, Blue 1.


Blue Ribbon Classics

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Blue Ribbon’s Mint Chocolate Chip is available in 48 oz. and 128 oz. sizes.

Ingredients: Buttermilk, Whey, Dairy Product Solids, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Milk, Cream, Skim Milk, Chocolate Flavored Chips (Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Coconut Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Peppermint Oil, Natural Flavor, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Guar Gum, Tara Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Yellow 5, Blue 1.


Breyers

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Breyers is undoubtedly one of the most popular ice cream brands featured here. It dates back to 1866 when William Breyer made his first batch of ice cream in Philadelphia. By 1918, the company was producing a million gallons of ice cream per year. Breyers is now owned by the British consumer goods behemoth, Unilever, which owns 400+ brands.

Breyer makes several varieties of Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. Here is what they offer:

Classic Mint Chocolate Chip – Milk, Cream, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Whey, Dutched Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Vegetable Gum (Tara), Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin.

Non-Dairy Mint Chocolate Chip – Almond Milk (Water, Almonds), Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water), Coconut Oil, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Solids, Sugar, Water, Dutched Cocoa [processed with Alkali], Less Than 2% Of: Fata Bean Protein, Soy Protein Isolate, Mono and Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum.

CarbSmart Mint Chip – Skim Milk, Cream, Maltitol Syrup, Water, Polydextrose, Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor (Processed With Alkali), Glycerin, Coconut Oil, Whey, Less Than 2% Of: Soluble Corn Fiber, Cocoa Butter, Mono and Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Color Added, Acesulfame Potassium, Milk, Sucralose.


Clover Sonoma

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This Sonoma County dairy brand got its start in the early 1900s selling its products locally. It currently sells both conventional and organic products. Clover is majority-owned by a Columbian dairy/food company called Alpina Productos Alimenticios. However, milk production and manufacturing still reside in the U.S.

Clover’s Mint Chocolate Chip is called Mint Chip. It is made with sweetened cream, mint, and dark chocolate.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Dark Choco-flakes (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa [Processed with Alkali], Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Wheat Flour, Nonfat Milk), Egg Yolk, Natural Flavor, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum


Dove

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Dove began in 1939 when Leo Stefanos opened Dove Candies & Ice Cream in Chicago. The famous Dove Bar was created in 1956 by Stefanos but it wasn’t until the mid-1980s that it began to take off nationally when the company took the ice cream to the Fancy Foods Show where it was a hit.

While Dove still makes the popular Dove Bars, they also make pints of Chocolate and Mint Chocolate Chunk. The Mint Chocolate Chunk ingredients are:

Ingredients: Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Coloring (Yellow 5, Blue 1). Chocolatey Chunks: Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate, Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial And Natural Flavors), Coconut Oil.


Dreyer’s

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Willam Dreyer and Joseph Edy combined their talents of making ice cream and candy to develop the Dreyer’s and Edy’s brands of ice cream. The men are credited with making the first Rocky Road ice cream, which was released in 1929. While the company was originally called Edy’s Grand Ice Cream, the name changed to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream in 1947 when the partnership ended and Willaim Dreyer took the helm of the business. In 1981, Edy’s was reintroduced as the East/Midwest brand of the company whereas Dreyer’s became the West Coast brand, as still is the case today.

Here are the Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream products made by Dreyer’s:

Classics Mint Chocolate Chip – Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Cholatey Chips (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali [Dutched Cocoa], fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), Corn Syrup, Whey, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Yellow 5, Blue 1.

Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip Non-Fat Milk, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Chocolate Chips, (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa (Dutched Cocoa – Processed with alkali), Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Cream, Maltodextrin, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Guar Gum, Monoglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Vitamin A Palmitate.


Edy’s

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Edy’s is the Midwestern and Eastern United States version of Dreyers (see above). Here are the Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream products they make:

Classics Mint Chocolate Chip – Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Cholatey Chips (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali [Dutched Cocoa], fractionated palm kernel oil, cocoa, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor), Corn Syrup, Whey, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Yellow 5, Blue 1.

Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip Non-Fat Milk, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Chocolate Chips, (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa (Dutched Cocoa – Processed with alkali), Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Cream, Maltodextrin, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Propylene Glycol Monostearate, Guar Gum, Monoglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Vitamin A Palmitate.


Friendly’s

Website: deanfoods.com/brands/friendlys

Friendly’s began as an ice cream shop in Springfield, Massachusetts that was opened by two brothers. Ice cream cones with two scoops were for only a nickel when they opened in 1935. Its packaged ice cream began to be sold in the 1950s at Friendly’s stores. They were sold in half-gallon sizes. The packages ice cream was available in grocery stores starting in 1987.

Today, Friendly’s Ice Cream is owned by Dean Foods. It makes a rich and creamy Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Chocolate Liquor, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey, Buttermilk, Natural Flavor, Cocoa Butter, Guar Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, Annatto Extract And Turmeric (For Color), Carrageenan, Blue 1.

Friendly’s also makes a Light Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. Its ingredients are as follows:

Ingredients: Milk, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Cream, Whey Protein Concentrate, Chocolate Liquor, Tapioca Starch, Natural Flavor, Cocoa Butter, Guar Gum, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Annatto Extract And Turmeric (For Color), Vanilla Extract, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate, Blue 1.

They also make Naturally Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream.

Ingredients: Milk, Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt.


Giffords

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Gifford’s started on a small dairy in Maine where the founders, Audrey and Randall Gifford, began producing small batches of ice cream. Today, the company owns five ice cream stands and sells its ice cream in cartons at grocery stores. According to Gifford’s, they sell over million cones and 2 million gallons of ice cream per year.

Gifford’s Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream can be purchased in stores or at the family stands if you live in or visit Maine. It can be bought in quarts at the grocery. Fortunately, you don’t have to haul home the giant bucket size from the supermarket which is pictured above.

Ingredients: Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Chocolate Chips (Sugar (Sugar, Cornstarch), Coconut Oil, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Butter Oil (Milk Fat), Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Whey, Nonfat Dried Milk, Peppermint Extract, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Yellow 5, Blue


Graeter’s

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The roots of this brand date back to 1870 when Louis Charles Graeter sold his handcrafted ice cream out of carts in the streets of Cincinnati. The ice cream was made in French pots in 2-1/2 gallon sizes. This small-batch technique is still used today. They still even hand-pack all of its ice creams.

Graeter’s Mint Chocolate Chip features a mint flavor derived from peppermint oil. It also contains fresh milk/cream, cane sugar, and tasty chocolate chips as its primary ingredients.

Ingredients: Cream, Milk, Cane Sugar, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Expeller-pressed Non-GMO Soy Oil, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Skim Milk, Eggs, Peppermint Oil, Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum.


Häagen-Dazs

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The name ” Häagen-Dazs” gives the idea that this ice cream is not an American brand. However, it was launched in The Bronx, New York in 1960 by two Polish immigrants, Reuben and Rose Mattus. Häagen-Dazs is actually a made-up name that the owner thought sounded Danish. It is believed that Reuben was showing his respect to Denmark which he thought acted honorably in their treatment of Jews during WWII.

Today, Häagen-Dazs is owned by Froneri, a major ice cream manufacturer based out of England. Its version of Mint Chocolate Chip is called Mint Chip ice cream. It’s available in 3.6 oz. and 14 oz. sizes.

Ingredients: Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Lactose Reduced Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Egg Yolks, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Powder, Butter Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Salt, Milk.


Halo Top

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Halo Top is known for its light ice cream that ranges between 280-380 calories per pint. The brand first appeared in California stores in July 2012 and has since expanded distribution across North America and beyond to places like New Zealand, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Halo Top makes Mint Chip light ice cream that has 330 calories and 19 grams of protein in a pint.

Ingredients: Skim Milk, Eggs, Milk Protein Concentrate, Cream, Erythritol, Organic Cane Sugar, Soluble Corn Fiber, Vegetable Glycerin, Chocolate Chips (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Vanilla Extract), Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavors, Acacia Gum, Sea Salt, Organic Carob Gum, Organic Guar Gum, Organic Stevia Leaf Extract.

You can also purchase Mint Chip Pops, which are essentially mint chocolate chip ice cream on sticks. One pop of Mint Chip has 100 calories and 5 grams of protein.


Homemade Brand

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Homemade Brand began in Norwood, Ohio in 1938 as a dairy. It was a true family business with even the children involved to ensure success. The company is credited with being one of the first to create the now extremely popular cookies and cream ice cream using real Oreos. Today, the brand is available in 20 states.

Homemade’s Mint Chocolate Chip is available in pint and 1.5-quart sizes. Its ingredients are:

Ingredients: Skim Milk, Sugar, Cream, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin, Natural Flavors), Corn Syrup, Pasteurized Egg Yolk, Natural Flavor, Stabilizer (Cellulose Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Guar Gum, Salt, Sugar), Artificial Color (Yellow #5, Blue #1)


Hood

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Hood is based out of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and recently celebrated its 175 year birthday. It owns many popular brands such as Heluva Good!, Planet Oat, Penn Maid, and Lactaid. The company sells a full range of dairy products including milk, eggs, cottage cheese, half & half, and delicious ice cream.

Hood’s Mint Chocolate Chip comes in a 1.5-quart carton. It is considered rich and creamy being made from Hood’s high-quality milk and cream.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Chocolate Flavored Chips (Sugar [sugar, Corn Starch], Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali Butter Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Milk), Nonfat Milk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Whey, Natural Flavor, Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Yellow 5 And Blue 1.


Hudsonville

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The Holland, Michigan Hudsonville Ice Cream was started in 1895 in Hudsonville, Michigan as a cooperative for dairy products. Its first batch of ice cream was produced in 1926 with the initial flavors being Butter Pecan, Orange, Pineapple, Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla, and Tutti Fruitie.

Hudsonville’s Mint Chocolate Chip ingredients are as follows:

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Whey, Coconut Oil, Alkalized Cocoa, Natural Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Mono And Diglycerides, Milk Fat, Cellulose Gum, Soy Lecithin, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Guar Gum, Annatto (Color).


Mayfield

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Mayfield is one of the many dairy brands of Dean Foods. It has been a business since 1923 when Mayfield Creamery was launched by T.B. Mayfield, Jr. Its products are primarily sold in the South.

Mayfield’s Premium Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream ingredients are:

Ingredients: Buttermilk, Cream, Sugar, Chocolate Flavored Flaks (Sugar, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Coconut Oil, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Vanilla Extract), Corn Syrup, Skim Milk, Whey Contains Less Than 2% Of Mono & Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Natural Flavor, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Annatto (Color).


Pierre’s

Website: pierres.com

Pierre’s began as an ice cream shop in Cleveland during the early 1930s. Alexander “Pierre” Basset, the founder, created such a good premium ice cream that the recipe is still used today using top-quality ingredients. The company now makes 55 unique flavors of ice cream in addition to other products such as frozen yogurt, sherbert, and sorbet.

Pierre’s Mint Chocolate Chip can be purchased in 1.5 quarts, pints, and 3-gallon buckets. It’s certified Kosher OUD and gluten-free. The company also makes a reduced-fat/no sugar added Mint Chocolate Chip under its Sleder line. Mint Chocolate Chip is also available in the brands Homestyle variety.


Rebel

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Rebel specializes in making low net carb ice cream. It has a high-fat content and no sugar added for a tasty treat without all the downsides that come with sugar. Rebel’s Mint Chip ice cream has only 4 grams of net carbs for the whole pint. This is an excellent ice cream to try if you are following keto or a similar diet.

Rebel’s Mint Chip ice cream ingredients are:

Ingredients: Cream, Water, Chocolate Flakes (Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Erythritol, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt, Dutched Cocoa, Vanilla Extract, Monk Fruit), Erythritol, Vegetable Glycerin, Egg Yolks, Chicory Root Fiber, Milk Protein Isolate, Natural Mint Flavor, Peruvian Carob Gum, Guar Gum, Salt, Monk Fruit.

If you like Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream, you may also like Rebel’s Double Chocolate Mint Sandwiches.

Ingredients: Ice Cream: Cream, Water, Chocolate Flakes (Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Erythritol, Sunflower Lecithin, Salt, Dutched Cocoa, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Monk Fruit), Erythritol, Egg Yolks, Chicory Fiber, Vegetable Glycerin, Milk Protein Isolate, Natural Mint Flavor, Peruvian Carob Gum, Guar Gum, Salt, Monk Fruit.
Cookie: Almond Flour, Chocolate Chips (Chocolate Liquor, Erythritol, Cocoa Butter, Stevia, Sunflower Lecithin), Allulose, Erythritol, Palm Oil, Butter, Dutched Cocoa, Chicory Fiber, Whole Eggs, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Baking Powder, Salt


Ruggles

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Ruggles is a brand of Smith Foods. It was acquired by Smith in 1988 from the original owners, Anne and Herb Ruggles.

Ruggles makes Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream in 1.5-quart sizes. It’s described by the company as a refreshing mint ice cream with chocolate chips.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Chocolate Chip (Sugar [sugar, Corn Starch], Chocolate Liquor, Coconut Oil, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor, Milk), Nonfat Milk, Whey, Stabilizer (Cellulose Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan), Peppermint Extract, Turmeric, Blue 1.


Smith’s

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Smith’s sells various dairy products including ice cream that are made in the Midwest. The company has been in business since 1909 when it was opened by a pair of brothers. It is still family-owned to this day.

The company makes 1.5 quarts of Mint Chocolate Chip that contain “handfuls” of chocolate chips scattered through this minty ice cream.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Dark Chocolate Chunks (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa Powder, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavors), Nonfat Milk, Whey, Stabilizer Cellulose Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan), Natural Flavor, Turmeric, Blue 1.


Straus

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Straus has been making premium organic dairy products since 1994. The business is family-owned and operated and located in beautiful Northern California along the coast.

Straus organic ice cream is considered super-premium. It makes a Mint Chip that has no artificial green coloring like other mint chocolate chip ice cream brands. It features organic peppermint, vanilla, and tasty chocolate chips in a creamy vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients: Pasteurized Organic Cream And Organic Nonfat Milk, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Chocolatey Chips (Organic Sugar, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Alkalized Cocoa Powder, [cocoa Powder, Potassium Carbonate], Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla Extract), Organic Egg Yolks, Organic Peppermint Extract, Organic Vanilla Extract.


Tillamook

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Tillamook is a farmer-owned cooperative made up of 80 farmers that are primarily located in Tillamook County, Oregon. While the co-op is best known for its cheese, it makes a variety of other dairy products such as cheese, yogurt, butter, cream cheese, and ice cream, of course.

Tillamook’s makes a creamy Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream that is made with cool mint ice cream and chocolate chips.

Ingredients: Cream, Skim Milk, Milk, Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Peanut Oil, Pasteurized Egg Yolks, Cocoa, Natural Peppermint Flavor, Natural Flavor, Tara Gum, Guar Gum, Soy Lecithin.

The co-op also produces Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream sandwiches.


Turkey Hill

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Turkey Hill began in 1931 when Armor Frey opened up his business selling milk locally in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In 1954, the company started to produce ice cream for the first time. In 1980, Turkey Hill began to expand its ice cream production, which help it to be distributed to almost all states over the following decades.

Under Turkey Hill’s premium line of ice cream, they make Choco Mint Chip. It is made in Conestoga, Pennsylvania using local milk. Its ingredients are:

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Choco Chips (Sugar, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Chocolate Liquor, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Whey, Nonfat Milk, Oil of Peppermint, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Yellow 5, Blue 1.

The company also makes Mint Chocolate Chip under its Simply Natural line of ice cream. Like Choco Mint, this ice cream is made in Conestoga, Pennsylvania. Its ingredients are:

Ingredients: Nonfat Milk, Cream, Sugar, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Oil of Peppermint.

Final Thought

We certainly did not include every mint chocolate chip ice cream brand that is available. However, we did provide many of the popular brands in America. We hope you find a brand you love!


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