The dairy-free ice cream industry is exploding, and Halo Top Creamery is speeding to market with numerous flavors. Just months ago, they launched seven flavors of Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert, and now they’re doubling their line up. This week they announced five more dairy-free versions of popular flavors, plus two exclusively dairy-free flavors: Toasted Coconut and Vanilla Maple.
Getting to Know the Halo Top Dairy-Free Flavors
All of the Halo Top Dairy-Free pints are currently soy-free, vegan, and made with a coconut base. But unlike many coconut ice creams, these contain just 280 to 360 per full pint, and only a few grams of fat per half-cup serving. They’re also relatively low in sugar, with around 4 to 8 grams per serving. So what is in Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert? We’ve got all of the ingredient lists below.
Caramel Macchiato
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, caramel swirl (sugar, tapioca syrup, natural flavors, salt), erythritol, rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, natural flavor, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Chocolate
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), organic cane sugar, erythritol, rice protein, high fat cocoa, prebiotic fiber, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Chocolate Covered Banana
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, chocolate swirl (sugar, corn syrup, water, cocoa, coconut oil, chocolate liquor, natural flavor, salt), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, high fat cocoa, natural flavors, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Cinnamon Roll
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, cinnamon roll dough (wheat flour, sugar, water, cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt), cinnamon swirl (sugar, water, brown sugar, coconut oil, cinnamon, salt, natural flavor), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, natural flavor, cinnamon,organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract.
Oatmeal Cookie
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, rolled oats, rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, natural flavor, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, cinnamon, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Peanut Butter Cup
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, peanut butter (roasted peanuts, sugar, peanut oil, salt), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, natural flavor, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, high fat cocoa, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Sea Salt Caramel
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, caramel swirl (sugar, tapioca syrup, natural flavors, salt), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, natural flavor, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Birthday Cake
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, rice protein, vegetable glycerin, rainbow sprinkles (sugar, cornstarch, glucose, turmeric (color), annatto (color), beet juice (color), vegetable juices (color), beta carotene (color)), pea protein, natural flavor, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Candy Bar
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, caramel swirl (sugar, tapioca syrup, natural flavors, salt), chocolate swirl (sugar, corn syrup, water, cocoa, coconut oil, chocolate liquor, natural flavor, salt), rice protein, roasted peanuts, vegetable glycerin, natural flavor, pea protein, high fat cocoa, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Chocolate Almond Crunch
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, rice protein, roasted almonds, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, high fat cocoa, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, natural flavor, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), cookie dough (sugar, wheat flour, water, molasses, corn starch, salt, pure vanilla extract), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa powder, salt), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, pea protein, high fat cocoa, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, natural flavors, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract.
Pancakes & Waffles
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, maple syrup swirl (sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, natural flavor, molasses, salt), waffle cone crunch (wheat flour, sugar, molasses, natural flavor, salt), rice protein, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors, pea protein, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract.
Toasted Coconut
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, toasted coconut (coconut, sugar, dextrose, salt), erythritol, rice protein, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors, pea protein, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
Vanilla Maple
Ingredients: Coconut milk (coconut cream, water), prebiotic fiber, organic cane sugar, erythritol, rice protein, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors, pea protein, organic carob gum, organic guar gum, vanilla beans, sea salt, organic sunflower lecithin, organic stevia leaf extract. Certified Gluten Free.
But How Does it Taste?
The reviews on Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert are quite mixed. Most concur that it is a “frozen dessert,” but not “ice cream.” The consistency is icier and not as creamy as some might expect.
We haven’t been able to locate and purchase any Halo Top Dairy-Free Pints yet. But I will update this post with more tasting notes when any of our reviewers get the chance to sample some flavors. And you can read the comments below to see what others think!
And, in the mean time, please comment below and kindly share your opinion on any Halo Top Dairy-Free flavors you have specifically tried. It will help others! Here are what some of our readers have said via social media.
What You Are Saying
Gretty_betty said this via our Instagram:
These are legit so good and so much less sugar than other ice creams! Love the chocolate banana flavor.
The Facts on Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert
Price: The suggested retail price of Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert appears to be around $4.99 per pint.
Availability: Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert is available in major natural food stores and many mainstream grocers across the United States. Halo Top launched four of their dairy-free flavors in Canada in July 2018. The first roll out is the Peanut Butter Swirl, Toasted Coconut, Birthday Cake and Chocolate flavors at select Loblaw and Sobeys across the country as well as Metro stores in Ontario. Visit the Halo Top website to find where to buy.
Certifications: Select flavors of Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert are Certified Gluten Free. All flavors are Certified Kosher-DE for dairy equipment. See our Understanding Kosher Guide for clarification.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Halo Top Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, soy free, vegan, plant-based, and vegetarian. Many of the flavors are made without peanuts and tree nuts, and we’ve labeled the gluten-free flavors above. Nonetheless, check with the company on their manufacturing processes for all varieties if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. Processes and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company / product.
For More Product Information: Visit the Halo Top website at www.halotop.com.
22 Comments
I am really enjoying the chocolate covered banana. It is quite satisfying. The texture is pretty creamy.
This is the most disgusting ice cream ever. I came online to see if I wasn’t alone. I bought peanut butter, chocolate and sea salt caramel. The sea salt caramel is about the only one I can stomach. The other 2 taste like chemicals. It’s kind of gritty but I wouldn’t care if they were actually edible. I’m mad I bought 3 pints at once. I was so excited to finally see this brand go dairy free. I usually just make my own dairy free ice cream so I’m not use to real stuff at all and don’t have much to compare it too. I just know the taste is horrible. Between the chemical taste and maybe the pea protein I think it’s just a miss.
I promise you some taste amazing. Caramel Machiato, Candy Bar, & Birthday Cake don’t have the grit and are oh so creamy.
I love all the dairy free, gluten free flavors, my favorite being the sea salt caramel. My gluten and dairy intolerance made ice cream a no-no for me…until HALO came along. THANK YOU! Please keep those delicious DAIRY-FREE/GLUTEN-FREE flavors coming!!! We go through at least a pint a day in my house:)
I LOVE halo top dairy free frozen desert. My favorite is chocolate covered banana, I think I eat a pint a week (of just that flavor)! I am lactose intolerant and when I finally took it seriously, I was bummed that meant no more ice cream, especially halo top. I love how halo top is low calorie and good protein! I just wish I knew where all the newest flavors of dairy free halo top can be found, but I will always be happy with my chocolate covered banana!!!
I’ve tried three of the Vegan/ dairy free Halo Top ice creams, which are Peanut Butter cup, Cinnamon Roll, and Chocolate Chip cookie dough. I think it’s great that there is another brand making vegan ice cream but this brand does not make good vegan/ dairy free ice cream. The texture is all wrong and the flavors taste little to nothing like what it’s claiming to taste like. The three that I’ve tried all had a grittyness to it and has a very strong protein powder taste and smell. Maybe if they used less proteins and change from coconut milk to Almond or cashew milk, the flavor and texture would be much better. This ice cream is not worth your money, well for the dairy free ones at least.
I just finished a pint of dairy free (over a few days) of the oatmeal cookie. It was quite creamy, there was no gritty texture whatsoever. There are little pieces of oat which are chewy and delicious. It was not bland at all. I found all aspects of it to be quite good.
I do not eat regular ice cream due to health reasons. I imagine that if I were used to delicious, sweet, ultra creamy real-milk ice cream, I might not like this so much. But if you put it in a category with other frozen desserts like it, I would have to say it is at the top of the ranking.
I’m relieved to hear this after hearing this doesn’t taste great. Is it better tasting than simple old n’ice cream (banana based vegan ice cream?)
-NY Nomads
I have purchased the banana-chocolate flavor and also the chocolate in the dairy free and liked the banana best. I sprinkle it with a few dairy free mini chocolate chips, as I don’t see much chocolate in it. My only wish is that they would better distinguish the dairy-free from the dairy cartons as it is easy, when you’re in a hurry, to pick up the wrong one….as I did this Saturday. I had company and needed to run to the store to pick up some dessert and decided on getting the Halo Banana-Chocolate dairy free and instead, got the carton made WITH dairy…so hope this will help anyone else who might do the same,.
I have been non dairy my whole life so I have tried all I could get my hands on ,when I was young dairy free ice cream was not heard of !! Now I of course have my favorite flavor of dairy free halo top but they are all AMAZING,the texture is wonderful (not grainy at all)
There is nothing not to love !!! Thank you so much Halo Top for making this ,I’m allergic (not lactose intolerance) to milk and this is heaven sent!!!!
Darla
I love Halo Top! So far Cinnamon Roll and Red Velvet are my favorites. I did not experience any of the negative comments reflected above. I am a fan for sure. I just wish it were not so expensive.
I tried the Halo Top Caramel Macchiato for the first time and enjoyed it. It was not perfect. While the consistency was very creamy, it also have a bit of graininess. The flavor, however, was good and I was happy to see there was no coffee in it. I can’t have coffee so was curious to see how this would taste and it surprisingly resembled coffee. There was a slight aftertaste, but not too bad. There could have been more caramel, but for the number of calories, this was a satisfying treat for someone who can’t have dairy ice cream!
I’ve tried a couple of the DF flavors. Oatmeal Cookie was ok. The consistency was a bit grainy-as in I could feel the oatmeal. Currently, I have Caramel
Machiato. It’s pretty good. I expected a bit of a coffee flavor, but didn’t get any. Also, I would have hoped for much more caramel swirled throughout but there is very little. The overall consistency of all of their DF desserts are almost like whipped ice cream-light and fluffy, melts very quickly. I am SO excited to try Birthday Cake and Pancake and Waffles sounds interesting. I would LOVE if they started bringing out seasonal flavors like pumpkin pie! We DF eaters miss out of such things.
Thanks so much for sharing so much detail Erica!
I have tried many of the flavors and while they are all tasty, I do not like the texture as it accumulates at the back of my throat. It seems to be gritty, though it is tiny micron particles that might just be my palette. The chocolate covered banana is my favorite. We can find them here at our local target and HEB stores now, plus whole foods.
I don’t think it’s just you Sandy – I’ve heard “gritty” from a few people. Thanks for sharing!
This is Brittany Daniels. I have tried a lot of different dairy free ice creams out there. For me a lot of the dairy free Halo Top Ice Creams I tried so far either don’t have enough flavor to them or the ice cream base has a nasty aftertaste to it. The best flavor I found so far is the Chocolate covered bananas because I could really taste the banana in the ice cream base. One thing I didn’t like about the chocolate covered bananas ice cream was I couldn’t taste the chocolate at all. I wish they would use natural processed chocolate instead of the alkalized processed chocolate they used in the dairy free Halo Top ice cream flavors because natural processed chocolate has more flavor to it than alkalized chocolate has to it and plus natural processed chocolate is healthier for you. I found the dairy free Halo Top Ice Cream at a Kroger Grocery Store in Tucker, GA where I currently live. Maybe if you are having trouble locating the dairy free Halo Top Ice Cream please check to see if a nearby Kroger Grocery Store carries them at all.
Thanks for sharing such a detailed review Brittany!
Are the Halo products sold in Canada?
See the Availability note above in “The Facts” Lee! I do my best to include where you can buy them. Halo Top, yes, coming soon, but dairy-free flavors, not yet.
The Halo Top caremel machiatto is great! The peanut butter is good, but not as much my personal preference. I like the consistency – creamy, smooth and YUMMY!!
Good to know – thanks for giving your feedback on them Sharon!