The Best New Frozen Desserts in Grocery Stores This Year

These sweet treats are simply too cool to miss

Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Cookie Crumble Ice Cream Bars
PEOPLE Food Awards 2024: Best Frozen Desserts. Photo:

Fred Hardy

Yes, our testers screamed when tasked with tasting ice creams for the PEOPLE Food Awards 2024.

The final list includes more than just pints, though — there's chocolatey bars, fruity sorbet a and frozen cheesecake from the great Dolly Parton's dessert line. Look for them all in the freezer aisle next time a craving strikes.

01 of 06

Best Ice Cream

Tillamook County Creamery

Tillamook Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream

Testers lavished praise on this dark chocolate ice cream swirled with hazelnut butter and chopped nuts. One called it “practically perfect in every way.”

Buy it! $6.50 for 48 oz., target.com

02 of 06

Best Frozen Pie

Dolly Parton's Frozen Cheesecake

Dolly Parton’s Original Whipped Cheesecake

“It’s the best cheesecake of all time,” a staffer declared after trying the star’s thaw-and-slice pie.

Buy it! $10, instacart.com

03 of 06

Best Ice Cream Bar

Haagen-Dazs Chocolate Cookie Crumble Ice Cream Bars

Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Cookie Crumble Ice Cream Bars

The vanilla and fudge pop is covered in a milk chocolate shell studded with crunchy cookie shards.

Buy it! $6 for 3, walmart.com

04 of 06

Best Sorbet

Talenti Summer Strawberry Sorbetto

Talenti Summer Strawberry Sorbetto

Like a blast of summer, it’s “sweet and fruity” and “bursting” with “pure strawberry flavor,” said a tester.

Buy it! $5.50 for 16 oz., target.com

05 of 06

Best Frozen Dough

Hola Churros

¡Hola! Churros

Whether baked or air-fried, the treats— tossed in cinnamon and sugar—come out crispy and golden brown.

Buy it! $4.50, instacart.com

06 of 06

Best Ice Cream Sandwich

Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams Sandwiches Key Lime Pie

Jeni’s Key Lime Pie Sandwiches

A thick puck of key-lime-flavored ice cream is bookended by two graham cracker cookies. “It’s lick-your-fingers fantastic,” said a staffer.

Buy it! $9 for 3, wholefoods.com

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