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    Open Nature Cashewmilk Frozen Dessert is a Dairy-Free Store Specialty (DISCONTINUED)

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    By Alisa Fleming on July 29, 2020 Discontinued Products, Product Reviews

    The Albertsons Company opted to discontinue their Open Nature Cashewmilk Frozen Dessert line, but they still make Open Nature Oat Frozen Dessert and Open Nature Almondmilk Frozen Dessert pints in various flavors.

    A couple years ago, I shared the growing collection of Store Brand Dairy-Free Ice Creams, including Open Nature from Albertsons. They originally launched in six nutty varieties, three with almondmilk and three with cashewmilk. This post is a new home for product details and reviews on the Open Nature Cashewmilk Frozen Dessert flavors. You can see the almondmilk flavors here, and the details for the cashewmilk flavors below.

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews and Info - dairy-free, vegan ice cream in three cashew-based flavors.

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Frozen Dessert is a Dairy-Free Store Specialty

    We sampled the Cookie Dough flavor of Open Nature Cashewmilk dairy-free ice cream, when it first released. And as you can see from my photos, there was very little cookie dough and not a single chocolate flake! It looks nothing like the picture on the package. Hopefully it was just a production glitch that has been fixed. If you try any of the following flavors, leave your unbiased rating and review below, to let us know how your pint turned out.

    Vanilla Bean

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews and Info - dairy-free, vegan ice cream in three cashew-based flavors.Ingredients: cashewmilk (water, cashews), sugar, tapioca syrup, sunflower oil, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor, rice flour, potato starch, sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, guar gum, salt, ground vanilla beans. Contains: tree nuts (cashews). May contain: wheat, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts (pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds, coconuts, walnuts).

    Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 190 calories, 10g fat, 24g carbs, 0g fiber, 14g sugars, 2g protein.*

    Salted Caramel Cluster

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews and Info - dairy-free, vegan ice cream in three cashew-based flavors.Ingredients: cashewmilk (water, cashews), caramel swirl (sugar, water, coconut oil, salt, corn starch, pectin), sugar, tapioca syrup, sunflower oil, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor, cashews, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa powder, rice flour, potato starch, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, vegetable oil (peanut, cottonseed, soybean and/or sunflower seed), soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, guar gum, salt. Contains: soy, peanuts, tree nuts (cashews). May Contain: wheat, eggs, tree nuts (pecans, hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds, coconuts, walnuts).

    Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 220 calories, 11g fat, 29g carbs, 1g fiber, 19g sugars, 2g protein.*

    Cookie Dough

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews and Info - dairy-free, vegan ice cream in three cashew-based flavors.Ingredients: cashewmilk (water, cashews), cookie dough pieces (cookie dough [wheat flour, brown sugar, {sugar, molasses}, sugar, palm oil, water, invert sugar, salt, natural flavors, baking sosa], chocolaty flakes [powdered cane sugar {cane sugar, corn starch}, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa, sunflower oil, sunflower lecithin, natural flavors]), sugar, tapioca syrup, sunflower oil, contains 2% or less of: natural flavor, rice flour, potato starch, sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, gur gum, salt. Contains: wheat, tree nuts (cashews). May Contain: eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts (pecans, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, almonds, coconuts, walnuts).

    Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 230 calories, 12g fat, 29g carbs, 1g fiber, 17g sugars, 2g protein.*

    More Open Nature Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts

    This post is for their Cashewmilk Ice Cream specifically. But Albertsons offers other non-dairy frozen desserts under their Open Nature label. For information on those, see these posts:

    • Open Nature Coconut Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts
    • Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts
    • Open Nature Oat Non-Dairy Frozen Desserts

    Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews and Info - dairy-free, vegan ice cream in three cashew-based flavors.

    More Facts on Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

    Price: $4.49 per pint

    Availability: Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert is sold in the frozen dessert section at Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, and other Albertsons company stores. Product and flavor availability varies by store.

    Certifications: We did not note any certifications on Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert.

    Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Open Nature Cashewmilk Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, vegan, and vegetarian. Select varieties are made without wheat, soy, and/or peanuts.*

    For More Product Information: Visit the Albertsons website at www.albertsons.com.

    *Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy. 

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    Confusing

    Rated 1 out of 5
    April 22, 2022

    I had to literally check the container to verify it was supposed to be vegan ice cream. It tasted like bland dough, sort of frozen, and the texture matched. I spit it out, actually, which has never happened! I have pretty basic tastes, so I’ll eat almost anything!

    The WEIRD part, though, was the next morning. I had decided not to finish the ice cream on my spoon, so I tossed it into the sink. 8 hours later I went into the kitchen and the scoop of “ice cream” was STILL ON THE SPOON – NOT MELTED?! What?!?! Trauma. I’m traumatized

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    Rob Lowe

    10 STARS if I could

    Rated 5 out of 5
    May 24, 2021

    I was looking for it yesterday, but didn’t find it because I forgot what store it was from! So far, I’ve only tried the chocolate & vanilla. When I went vegan, I was willing to give up my beloved dairy for the sake of baby cows. I never knew I was taking their milk & their lives by buying dairy. Open Nature is every bit as delicious as dairy ice cream. If you don’t know it was plant based, you’d never guess that it was anything other than traditional ice cream. It’s a win-win for ice cream lovers and baby cows! Thank you!

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    Liz Bullock

    Meh...

    Rated 3 out of 5
    January 4, 2021

    Way too much water in it. Soy Delicious is way creamier, and much superior. This stuff is okay, but the competition doesn’t have much to worry about. Kinda bland in comparison too. I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s awful, but I’m not impressed. I tried the Salted Caramel Cluster.

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    Maya Rapp

    Where’s the cookie dough?

    Rated 1 out of 5
    November 26, 2020

    The cookie dough is non-existent and the taste of the ice cream is weirdly tangy. Didn’t bother to finish, not worth the calories.

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    Kay Todd

    Just didn't meet expectations

    Rated 2 out of 5
    October 21, 2020

    We tried the cookie dough variety and it was almost void of cookie dough and chocolate flakes. The flavor was also a bit flat, and in need of perhaps a pinch of salt or something else to help make it pop.

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