16 Popular Halo Top Flavors Ranked, According To Customer Reviews

I scream, you scream, we all scream for... light ice cream? If you're a fan of Halo Top, the answer is a resounding yes. While other ice creams have to be designated as frozen dessert, due to the lower percentage of milkfat, calorie-conscious brand Halo Top neatly circumvents this issue by declaring right on the label that its product is "light ice cream."

On the cute, clean packaging it informs customers of the calories of an entire pint, as well as the grams of protein involved, transforming ice cream into something that resembles an adequate source of nutrition. However, with great power comes great responsibility and, as an ice cream brand (even a light ice cream brand), it has to taste good, too. We took to the internet to rank popular Halo Top flavors, according to customer reviews. To form a clearer picture, we looked at Halo Top's own website, as well as websites for popular grocery stores like Walmart and Target to tell you what flavors should be stocked in your freezer.

Unlike a lot of other mint chip ice creams, Halo Top doesn't assault the eyes with fake green color. Instead, this pint is pleasantly neutral-looking, and you might even mistake it for regular chocolate chip at first sight. But make no mistake: Thanks to the inclusion of peppermint oil, this is definitely mint chip.

At 320 to 330 calories for the whole pint (different packages vary on this amount), consumers of Halo Top Mint Chip are encouraged to eat the whole container. And, if the reviews are anything to go by, this is a pretty easy thing to do. With over 1,600 reviews on the brand's website, Mint Chip earns 4.3 stars. Reviewers praise the flavor and relatively clean list of ingredients, but do admit that it's at its best when it's not too frozen, as this can present an icy texture. For an easy fix, pop your pint of Halo Top in the fridge for 20 to 30 minutes to soften up a little for a creamier experience.

Vanilla is a simple flavor, but it's one that's a pretty solid marker of the overall quality of a brand as a whole. If it can't get vanilla right, how are they supposed to succeed at other, more complex flavors? Fortunately, Halo Top does manage to do right by the humble flower, with a robust 4.4 star rating after 1,200 reviews.

While other brands use artificial flavors for their vanilla, we're happy to report that this offering from Halo Top uses the real deal: Ground vanilla beans are included in the list of ingredients, offering their characteristic dark flecks in the creamy white treat. For those counting their macros, a reviewer over on Target's website recommended a light, protein-packed root beer float made with Halo Top Vanilla Bean and a zero sugar root beer. That's a recipe we can get behind trying.

Cookie dough is a beloved flavor. Even though it's a dessert in and of itself, it's also been transformed into things like ice cream, donuts, and even a cookie dough cookie (which happened to be one of our writers' favorites when ranking Crumbl cookies). Suffice it to say, cookie dough is a crowd-pleaser, so it's not surprising that it's ranked as highly as it is for Halo Top.

According to Halo Top's website, this new Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavor is part of the brand's new Mix-Ins line, which promises more chunks and more calories. Previously, a pint of Halo Top's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough was 360 calories. The new version is 490 calories, which is still pretty good for ice cream. Included in this new iteration are crunchy chunks of chocolate as well as cookie dough, folded into a cookie dough-flavored base. The new flavor has a 4.5 on the brand's website with happy customers praising the amount of chunks as well as the overall flavor of the new and improved pint.

Another member of the new Mix-Ins lineup is our next flavor, Caramel Cookie Crunch. According to Halo Top's website, this selection of new flavors was released at the beginning of 2025, perhaps to fill a void of low-calorie ice creams that are a little lacking in the chunk department — unlike chunk all-star ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's.

The Caramel Cookie Crunch flavor begins with a caramel ice cream base that's swirled with a thick salted caramel ribbon and sprinkled with chocolate-covered cookie pieces. An accurate name for the flavor, to be sure. Reviewers stated that they enjoyed the overall flavor and that the amount of mix-ins take the dessert to another level. While the pint does have 490 calories like the new Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, it also boasts a pretty impressive 17 grams of protein. Like other Halo Top flavors, reviewers recommend allowing the pint to soften a bit to achieve a maximum level of creaminess.

Is it too meta to have an ice cream that's inspired by a cake that's made from ice cream? Halo Top doesn't think so, and didn't see any issue with calling this flavor "Chocolate Ice Cream Cake," which is in fact different from regular chocolate ice cream (a flavor that didn't quite make the cut in this ranking).

Amid a base of chocolate ice cream is a ribbon of white icing and chocolate cookie crumbs (which, as anyone who's had ice cream cake knows, is the best part of a slice). With an overall rating of 4.5 after over 400 reviews on the brand's site, it's clear that the flavor is a hit among customers. A pint of Halo Top Chocolate Ice Cream Cake is 360 calories with 18 grams of protein, meaning that it's easy for sweet treat lovers watching their calorie intake can, pretty literally, have their (ice cream) cake and eat it, too.

When it comes to ice cream, people are usually divided on the classics. There's the chocoholics, who love the deep, rich cocoa flavor; there's the vanilla fans, who enjoy the understated simplicity of a so-called boring flavor; and then there's those who prefer strawberry. In the world of Neapolitan ice cream, strawberry seems to always come third, if it's thought of at all.

Strawberry is front and center in Halo Top's rendition of the Barbie-pink flavor. The brightly colored pint is made with real strawberries and is a mere 270 calories per pint while offering 15 grams of protein. With over 1100 reviews rating this ice cream, we're as surprised as you are to see strawberry finally get its just desserts. The main gripe with strawberry ice cream for many is the artificial nature of the flavor, which can quickly become cloying. Reviews instead say that the strawberry flavor tastes fresh and natural and actually resembles real strawberries, which is pretty high praise for a light ice cream.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are important currency when it comes to trading candy at Halloween. It makes sense, then, that the iconic disc-shaped, peanut butter-filled candy would inspire ice cream flavors, including light ice creams like the ones made by Halo Top.

However, since Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are loaded with fat and sugar (just like its brand of peanut butter), Halo Top had to do some work in the food lab to make this an ice cream that fits their brand. Rather than chunks of peanut butter cups, Halo Top's incarnation is a chocolate peanut butter light ice cream with a ribbon of peanut butter. It sounds pretty simple — especially with the new Mix-Ins lineup on the horizon — but it's still a knockout with customers, who rate it highly for taste, texture, and calorie count (a reasonable 330 with 18 grams of protein). Happy customers state that the ice cream is the perfect blend of sweet and slightly salty, however they admit that sometimes the chocolate takes a backseat to the star of the show: peanut butter.

Birthday cake can be a divisive flavor. Some may call it too sweet, while others think it's barely a flavor at all — just vanilla with extra sprinkles. Not to be confused with Funfetti, which is a trademarked designation. While this 300 calorie pint of Halo Top does come with rainbow sprinkles, it's said to taste more like cake frosting than actual cake. That is to say, sweet, creamy, and, if a little one-note, still a pleasant experience, as evidenced by its high rating across the Halo Top website and grocery store reviews.

While some reviews bemoaned the fact that this particular flavor was more difficult than others to track down in their local supermarket, others said it was well worth the effort. Without being overwhelming — a lower in sugar than comparable ice cream brands with birthday cake flavors — this sprinkle-infused delight is a great addition for parties with kids, adults, or even just enjoyed solo. Party for one? Yes, please.

For those with, shall we say, more refined palates, the best desserts hit that perfect balance between salty and sweet. It's the reason why the best chocolate chip cookies (at least in this writer's opinion) are finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt or why more adventurous bakers might add a splash of soy sauce to their brownie recipe. Sugar and salt go hand in hand and, while you might not want salt in your coffee, it does pair beautifully with caramel.

It should come as no surprise then that Halo Top's Sea Salt Caramel is ranked highly among consumers of the brand. A caramel-flavored ice cream is threaded with a thick ribbon of salted caramel for a taste that's smooth, sweet, and just salty enough to keep you dipping your spoon into the carton. One particularly enthusiastic customer wrote on the brand's website that the Sea Salt Caramel ice cream was "the best thing to come into [their] life today." Some reviewers have even declared this flavor to be the best Halo Top has to offer.

If we may paraphrase Joey Tribbianni from "Friends," Cookies? Good. Brownies? Good. Ice cream? Good! A new member to the Halo Top team is the Cookies & Brownies flavor from the Mix-Ins lineup. Despite only hitting stores this year, it's quickly become a favorite among fans of the light ice cream brand. Consider this a more calorie-conscious version of Ben & Jerry's famous Half-Baked flavor (the opposite of this controversial flavor): cookie dough ice cream and chocolate ice cream are swirled together and then packed with pieces of fudgy brownies and chocolate chip cookie dough.

"Decadent," "indulgent," and "magic" are just some of the words used to describe this new flavor, and how could they not be? For a light ice cream, they've chosen to add in quite a bit of luxurious elements. Need even more convincing? One review over at Walmart.com declares this flavor "bombdiggity," writing, "I was able to fit this in my calorie deficit and this stuff slaps!!!!!"

Halo Top's decision to get chunkier with its ice creams has opened the brand up to a wide selection of flavor possibilities, including strawberry cheesecake. A classic flavor that's been recreated by premium ice cream brands like Hӓagen-Dazs, Ben & Jerry's, and many more, Halo Top still keeps the spirit of the dessert it's inspired by, but with a lightness synonymous with the brand.

Halo Top's Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream begins with a cheesecake-flavored base with chunks of real strawberries and a graham cracker swirl. Now, do we wish that there were chunks of actual cheesecake in the mix? Sure, but this is light ice cream we're talking about; there has to be a limit.

Happy customers stated that, unlike some of Halo Top's other flavors, this one wasn't icy, and didn't need the extra step of being allowed to thaw before digging in. Perhaps it's part of the magic of the cheesecake-flavored base that allows it to maintain a creamier, smoother texture similar to regular ice cream.

While standard Chocolate didn't rate highly enough for us to include it on this list, Chocolate Caramel Brownie certainly did. This makes perfect sense when you consider that the Chocolate Caramel Brownie flavor takes the chocolate ice cream and cranks it up a few notches by adding chunks of chocolate brownie and a thick caramel swirl. For 360 calories and 19 grams of protein, it's no surprise that the flavor is pretty beloved by Halo Top fans.

Multiple reviews on the brand's website state that the flavor is ideal for chocolate lovers, thanks to the double dose of the good stuff. While Halo Top's regular chocolate ice cream has been criticized for tasting too chalky or icy, that doesn't seem to be an issue here, as customers rave about how creamy and rich it tastes. This flavor seems to strike the perfect balance between those who like some chunks in their pint, but not too many as to feel like it's overloaded.

Cold brew is definitely having a moment among coffee connoisseurs (and shouldn't be confused with iced coffee), so it's not a shock that Halo Top took some inspo from Starbucks when it crafted its Sweet Cream Cold Brew flavor as part of the new Mix-Ins lineup. From here on out, all the top flavors come from the brand's Mix-Ins lineup, although novelty may be playing a factor in the ranking.

If you're a fan of coffee and a fan of ice cream, you'll want to pick up a pint of this ASAP. The Sweet Cream Cold Brew begins with a cold brew-flavored ice cream that has ribbons of sweet cream and chunks of coffee-flavored chocolate chunks and nets 490 calories per pint, as well as 16 grams of protein.

Fans of the new flavor rave that it's the best the brand has ever created and "scary addictive." Many are pretty shocked that the rich, decadent flavor can actually come from a light ice cream, which is further proof that Halo Top must be doing something right with their new lineup.

Some people love chocolate-covered fruit, while others are not fans. For the former, this is the flavor you'll want to be adding to your cart. Halo Top's answer to Ben & Jerry's beloved Cherry Garcia is the new Cherry Chocolate Chunk. Beginning with a black cherry flavored light ice cream, the pint gets packed with chewy Bordeaux cherry pieces and dark chocolate chunks for a textural explosion that contrasts with the smooth ice cream. A single pint is 490 calories (like all the other varieties in the Mix-Ins lineup) and contains 15 grams of protein. But how does it taste?

Reviewers on Halo Top's website are impressed with the large chunks of real cherries, rather than a few meagre speckles and say that the ice cream is so insanely good "it should be illegal." Others are surprised that the flavor tastes as good as it does, with plenty of mix-ins as promised right on the label. All in all, if you're a cherry and chocolate lover, we doubt you'll be disappointed scooping this one up.

Could this be the most decadent flavor Halo Top has ever created? While the Mix-Ins series does offer some stiff competition, we have to say that this one outdoes them all. Let's take a look, shall we? In a single, 490-calorie pint, we have a peanut butter and chocolate light ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, and swirls of crisp chocolate.

Although it's only been around since the beginning of 2025, this Halo Top flavor has earned an impressive 4.7 stars on the brand's website and on Walmart.com. Plenty of reviewers praised the flavor as a whole, with the ample amount of mix-ins as a delicious bonus. When you consider pints like Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Half Baked (the most similar flavor, with peanut butter and chocolate ice cream, peanut butter cookie dough, and fudge brownie) are 1,130 calories, Halo Top coming in at less than half of that is nothing short of remarkable, and definitely appreciated by calorie-conscious consumers.

We have reached the apex of our ice cream summit. The highest-rated Halo Top flavor (according to reviews) is none other than the brand's new Chocolate Fudge Brownie.

We know that Halo Top dallies quite a bit in the chocolate department. In fact, of the flavors on this list, 10 of them contain some form of chocolate. In the Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor, that dark, decadent, rich chocolate gets turned up — and then some. Chocolate ice cream is swirled with a rich brownie batter and then studded with chunks of fudgy brownie pieces. Is it overkill? It depends on how high your tolerance for chocolate is. According to reviews, it's not too much at all — it's perfect.

Rated 4.8 stars on both the Halo Top website and Walmart.com, Chocolate Fudge Brownie has the added bonus of being only 490 calories with 19 grams of protein. Reviewers praise the fact that the ice cream, which is described as rich and creamy, doesn't taste like light ice cream at all, thanks to the hefty amount of mix-ins. Instead, it tastes like the real deal, which is certainly one of the reasons the flavor is ranked so highly across multiple websites. Looking to satisfy your next chocolate craving? Grab a spoon.