It’s hot, it’s July, and it’s National Ice Cream Month. Do you need more reasons to grab some new scoops? If so, let these 10 new ice cream treats be those reasons. It’s time to taste your way through the season and discover the coolest treats hitting freezers, cones, and even tacos.
10. Carvel’s Mother Earth Ice Cream
Carvel’s new Mother Earth Ice Cream is a total stand out for three good reasons. First, that blue-green swirl magic—it makes the ice cream visually striking! Second, the satisfying crunch. The ice cream is layered with Mother’s Chocolatey Dynamite Dinosaurs Cookies. And third, Carvel’s classic soft-serve goodness, perfected since 1934!
9. Dairy Queen’s Peanut Brittle Crunch Dipped Cone
If you want your ice cream treat salty, sweet, and colorful, Dairy Queen’s Peanut Brittle Crunch Dipped Cone is exactly what you need. Its cone is coated in peanuty brittle‑crumb layer and bright sprinkles, making every bite crunchy and craveable. Of course, underneath, you get that world-famous DQ soft-serve.
8. 16 Handles’ Vanilla Pineapple Ice Cream
This ice cream flavor will launch on July 15, 2025 as a SpongeBob-inspired treat, bringing with it the essence of “pineapple under the sea.” We’re expecting it to feel like piña colada in ice cream form, serving a creamy, tropical flavor profile. With this unique treat, 16 Handles continues the tradition of releasing bold, limited-time ice cream creations.
7. Dairy Queen’s S’mores Blizzard
In case you missed it, S’mores Blizzard is back at Dairy Queen! The treat made its grand return, thanks to the persistent requests from fans. This blizzard treat gives us the full s’mores experience in a cup, offering the perfect balance of gooey marshmallow, choco chunks, graham cracker dust, and of course, the vanilla soft-serve. It’s nostalgia meets indulgence with this treat!
6. Cold Stone’s Birthday Ice Cream Taco
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month at Cold Stone with their newest Birthday Cake OREO Cookie Ice Cream Taco! This features Birthday Cake OREO Cookie Ice Cream wrapped in a waffle taco and coated with chocolate and rainbow sprinkles for that extra birthday cake feel!
5. Dairy Queen’s Dirt Pie Blizzard
OREO fans, here’s another treat you wouldn’t be able to resist. The OREO Dirt Pie Blizzard has returned for a limited time, but you can only get this by ordering online or through the DQ app. Don’t miss the treat crowned as “millennials’ favorite dessert,” made with fudge crumbles, OREO cookie pieces, and gummy worms, mixed into vanilla soft-serve.
4. McDonald’s S’mores McFlurry
If you can’t get enough of that campfire nostalgia this summer, we’re brining s’more for you. Head over to McDonald’s and grab the S’mores McFlurry—but grab it quick because it’s available for a limited time only. This spoonable dessert blends vanilla soft-serve with HERSHEY’S milk chocolate chunks, mini marshmallows, and graham cracker bits.
3. Ben & Jerry’s UltraViolet
Sweet, chewy, crunchy, and stunning. That’s Ben & Jerry’s UltraViolet for you! It’s impossible to miss this new offering because of its striking purple hue. Of course, don’t forget the dreamy mix-ins. This ice cream is also loaded with gluten-free chocolate cookies and studded with fudge flakes and gooey marshmallows. Each spoonful is playful yet indulgent.
2. Häagen-Dazs’ Blueberry Crumble Dazzler
This limited-time treat is giving berry pie vibes in a cup! It features Summer Blueberry & Lemon Sorbet, combined with blueberry preserves and shortbread cookies. Each bite is meant to transport you to warm summer days, all while delivering an awesome mix of flavors and mouthfeel.
1. Baskin-Robbins’ Sydney’s Signature Scoop
Created by a fan for fans, this new ice cream treat at Baskin-Robbins, in collaboration with Sydney Sweeney, isn’t just another promo. It’s Sweeney’s actual favorite! Sydney’s Signature Scoop features Rainbow Sherbet served in chocolate-dipped waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles, and then topped with gummi bear minis. It’s tart and refreshing, and hits just right on a hot afternoon.