Do ice cream bars have gluten?

Many flavors of popular brands of ice cream are gluten free. Brands like Ben and Jerry’s, Breyers and Häagen-Dazs have plenty of flavors that do not contain gluten. However, be careful: some brands and flavors do contain gluten and it is always crucial to read the ingredients to make sure your ice cream of choice is safe.

(As of June 2019, the ice cream flavors listed below were gluten free. Ingredients and formulations can change, so always be sure to double check the label and/or follow up with the manufacturer.)

Ben and Jerry’s has plenty of fantastic gluten-free flavors, including Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Macadamia, Chunky Monkey, Mint Chocolate Chunk, Phish Food and Triple Caramel Chunk. Click here for the full list. 

Breyers offers more than 30 gluten-free flavors, including Mint Chocolate Chip, Vanilla Caramel and Vanilla Fudge Twirl. Click here for the full list. 

Dove ice cream is one of your best bets, as almost all their ice cream flavors are gluten free (excepting Vanilla with Fudge Brownies). 

Häagen-Dazs has mouthwatering gluten-free options, from Banana Peanut Butter Chip to White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle ice cream. Click here for the full list. 

So Delicious tests their ingredients for all of the “Big 8” allergens in their plant (this includes soy, almond, cashew, coconut, peanuts, dairy, wheat and gluten). Most of their products are gluten free, including gluten-free Cookie Dough and gluten-free Cookies and Cream. Click here to learn more about So Delicious allergen testing.

Turkey Hill offers many gluten-free ice cream flavors, including Banana Split, Butter Almond & Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, Moose Tracks and many more. Check out their other gluten-free flavors here. 

Ice cream brands that have exclusively gluten-free products include Cashewtopia, Wink Frozen Desserts, NadaMoo and Coconut Bliss.

What about when I go out for ice cream? 

If your friends want to grab some ice cream from a shop this summer, refer to our guide on Eating Out Gluten Free for tips. Tell your server you have celiac or gluten intolerance and need to avoid anything with wheat, barley or rye and most oats. Ask your server about serving policies to find out whether the ice cream could be cross contaminated, and ask them to change their gloves and use a different ice cream scoop for you.

Make your own gluten-free ice cream

If you’re feeling adventurous, making your own ice cream can be a fun summer activity! Try one of these gluten-free recipes. 

• Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
• Choconana-Cherry “Ice Cream”
• Easy Pineapple Banana Ice Cream
• Blueberry Cardamom “Cheesecake” Dairy-Free Ice Cream
  

  What is gluten? 

Gluten is a name for the proteins found in wheat, rye and barley. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, gluten helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together. It is found in many types of foods, even ones that would not be expected.

Many people choose to follow a gluten-free diet because of celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the body mistakenly reacts to gluten as if it were a poison. When someone with celiac consumes gluten, the immune system reacts by destroying the part of the small intestine that absorbs vital nutrients. This malabsorption can lead to serious illness. Learn more about celiac disease here. 

Ice Cream For All

When it comes to the world of ice cream, gluten free options are a tough one – it’s not always that easy to find!

If you’re intolerant or sensitive to gluten and have been on the lookout for frozen desserts you can trust to be free of gluten, we say you can now stop your search! This gluten free range might be exactly what you’ve been searching for.

What’s more, some of our gluten free options are also vegan and dairy free! Check out the other tabs for more.

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• Weis Summer Berries Sorbet

  Weis Summer Berries Sorbet is lovely and light, glowing with the Summer-fresh colour and fruity taste of real raspberries and strawberries. This sorbet offers a delicious balance of intense raspberries and sweet strawberries, carefully blended together with our traditional sorbet recipe to create a light, refreshing dessert – dairy free with virtually no fat. And of course, these berry beauties are all inspected for quality to ensure they’re at their flavour peak. That’s why we can guarantee you the berry, berry best in every tub!

• Weis Refreshing Lemon Sorbet

  Nothing beats a scoop or two of our classic Lemon sorbet on a hot Summer's day. This classic, palate-cleansing sorbet is made by Weis in the true Italian style! To create this refreshing treat, we use the juice from Australian lemons and add just a dash of lemon oil (to add some zesty tang) and then blend and freeze it until it reaches a melt in your mouth texture. Delightfully refreshing!

• Weis Queensland Tropical Fruito Bar

  Sweet pineapple, ripened bananas, tangy passionfruit topped with cream is how we made our first ever bar "The Fruito Bar". It was developed by Cyril Wes in 1936 and first sold commercially by his son Les in 1957 - from Pop's Milk Bar across from the Empire Theatre in Toowoomba. Based on the simple concept of fruit salad and ice cream, the unique and refreshing taste of purity of ingredients remains unchanged today and is sure to quench one's thirst on a hot summer's day!

• Weis Minis Mango Bar

  Your favourite Weis Mango and Ice Cream bar in a perfect mini size, our Weis Mango Minis are great to share with the family or enjoy as a little treat for yourself. At Weis, we understand that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. That’s why we made Mango Mini bars. They are the perfect sized indulgence for any time of the day!

• Weis Mango & Ice Cream Bar

  If sunshine had a flavour, you'd find it in the cheek of a ripe Kensington Pride mango. You can smell the freshness - picked at the farm, ripened under shade cloth at Weis and delivered to you as cool, creamy goodness. Made from whole fuit and real Aussie dairy, our Mango and Ice Cream Bar creates a perfect summer escape at any time of the year.

• Weis Macadamia, Mango & Ice Cream Bar

  At Weis we are pretty nutty about the quality of our ingredients and how they taste when we blend them together. That's why when we created the recipe for our Macadamia Mango and Ice Cream Bar, the first thing we had to do was find the best tasting roasted macadamias available. The macadamias are cracked and then carefully cut into the right size chunks to complement our famous Weis ice cream and Aussie mangoes. We hope you are nuts about the taste and texture as we are.

• Weis Dairy Free Dark Chocolate & Coconut Bar

  A rich exchange between indulgent dark chocolate and smooth coconut. Each bite of this dairy free bar is a wickedly good moment. Dairy free, gluten free and vegan friendly.

• Weis Australian Mango Sorbet

  The Weis Australian Mango Sorbet isn’t a favourite by chance. Real fruit, Real Taste. Nothin' like It! Lots and lots of real Aussie mangoes are used in the recipe for this delicious sorbet! Weis Australian Mango Sorbet has a deliciously refreshing, yet creamy taste that is sure to have you going back for more.

• Weis Passionfruit and Coconut

  Tangy Passionfruit is perfectly paired with creamy coconut ice cream to give you this summery flavour combination that is sure to surprise and delight

• Weis Raspberry and Coconut MP4

  Weis’ Raspberry & Coconut bar is the perfect balance of tangy raspberry and smooth coconut for a dairy free delcious treat.

• Weis Pineapple Lime & Coconut Bar

  Delight in Weis' Pineapple, Lime and Coconut bars, the taste on everyone's lips.

• Weis Pineapple, Lime & Coconut Mini

  We are committed to capturing the true-to-the-source, natural taste of each and every ingredient we use. What better than a mini Weis bar - it's half the size of our original bars for those moments when you just want a little goodness in your day! Made in Australia with Australian pineapples and Australian Dairy. No artificial colours or flavours, we like to keep it simple, one bite and you're sure to be delighted!

• Weis Native Picks Lemon Myrtle & Coconut MP4

  Lemon, coconut & Lemon Myrtle paired with delicious coconut icecream for an indulgent, creamy Weis bar pick!

• Weis Mango Ice Cream Bar

  Real Fruit, Real Taste. Weis' Mango and Ice Cream Bar creates a perfect escape any time of year. Nothin' Like It!

• Weis Macadamia & Mango Bar

  Weis delivers the perfect combination of macadamia, mango and ice cream. We know you will be nutty for this delicious summer treat.

• Weis Half & Half Raspberry & Dark Choc

  An indulgent Dark Chocolate frozen dessert meets sweet Raspberry delight for a burst of flavour, delivering this true to fruit taste that is dairy free too!

• Weis Half & Half Pine Lime & Vanilla

  We have used real Austalian dairy to cretae the creamiest silky smooth ice cream and paired it with the refreshing taste of real pineapples and lime. A tropical blast!

• Weis Half & Half Mango & Vanilla

  The finest Vanilla Ice Cream meets delicious, luscious real Aussie Mangoes. A refreshing, mango experience now shared with a decadent vanilla ice cream. Nothin' Like It!

• Weis Blood Orange and Dark Chocolate

  Blood Orange delivering the deep citrus flavour paired with indulgent dark chocolate in a classic dairy free bar.

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