After scooping my way through more than a dozen options, it was clear that not all vanilla ice cream is the same.

Blue Bunny’s two new flavors take its Soft Scoopables lineup to nine varieties, with Vanilla, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookies & Cream, Chocolate, Salted Caramel, and Peanut Butter Cup.

2 cups whole milk. 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch. 1 1/2 ounces cream cheese, softened (3 tablespoons) 1 1/4 cups heavy cream. 2/3 cup sugar ...

A triple scoop ice cream cone made of, from top, mint chocolate chip, Wildberry Safari and Monsters Inc. Bubblegum is shown at the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor in LeMars, Iowa, Monday, April 4 ...

Thousands of gallons of ice cream are subject to a voluntary recall due to possible plastic contamination, according to a report by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall affects 22 ...

Ferrero’s brands include Fannie May, Nutella, Kinder, Tic Tac and Ferrero Rocher. Wells, based in Iowa, makes Blue Bunny, Halo Top and is one of the largest U.S. ice cream makers.

To determine the best vegan ice cream, I sampled 34 pints from brands including Ben & Jerry's, Cado and Jeni's. Here are the flavors that impressed me the most.