Trader joes strawberry oat milk ice cream

Summer is synonymous with ice cream season, which is exactly why I'm stoked about a new sweet treat at Trader Joe's. The grocery chain recently started stocking its own strawberry-flavored oat milk frozen dessert for the dairy-free fans out there, but it's not your run-of-the-mill plant-based ice cream. Brace yourself: it's also packed with almond brittle and candied strawberries.

Eager shoppers have already snagged pints from stores for themselves, and the taste tests are overwhelmingly positive. "I had to grab myself 2," wrote foodie @traderjoesgorl. "It's soooo good I honestly can't even tell it's dairy free because it's so creamy! Also it's definitely not too sweet, I could inhale this whole pint!" Another reviewer noted it's their "new favorite non dairy frozen dessert" from Trader Joe's. If you're interested in trying the snack for yourself, make sure you snag a pint from your local shop soon — they're going fast!

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Sonia and I have lived in four different states since the inception of this blog. We traveled the country full-time with our two little doggies in an RV for 21 (non-consecutive) months. We've been to every region of the country in that time period.

During our travels, we've become hyper-aware of the plenitude of Trader Joe's locations in certain regions and the overwhelming dearth of them in others. Cities like New York and L.A. have dozens of Trader Joe's locations to choose from. Smaller cities like Omaha, Boise, and Spokane have exactly one TJ's store. Many big college towns have a single location, as well, such as State College, PA.

Then there are entire states that don't have a Trader Joe's yet. There are exactly six among the contiguous United States: West Virginia, Mississippi, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. And many of the folks who live in those states are within a two hour drive or so to a Trader Joe's in an adjacent state.

I won't disclose exactly where we're stationed right now, but I will say that we live a little farther from a Trader Joe's than we ever have before, and that makes buying Trader Joe's frozen treats just a bit more complicated. In this case, Sonia in particular was tempted just to consume this pint of "oat cream" in the parking lot outside TJ's rather than risk it melting in the cooler on the ride home. We only consumed about half of it before packing it away, and it made the trip completely intact, despite the hot summer temps.

So yeah, Sonia's crazy about this stuff. I like it, too, but I don't think I'd put it on par with good old fashioned cow's milk ice cream. To me, most of the flavor of this frozen dessert comes from the bits of almond brittle and candied strawberry they've tossed into the mix. The taste of the oat milk cream itself seems a little on the bland side. It's not unpleasant at all, and it does have hints of that natural nuttiness you'll find in oat milk, which we both like.

The texture is near perfect to both of us, very closely approximating that of dairyful selections. It's super smooth except for the above-mentioned almonds and strawberry bits. It's pretty darn refreshing in this August heat, too.

Maybe I'm just used to the taste of cow's milk ice cream, but I probably wouldn't reach for this oat cream again. Nothing against it. I just think the taste of true strawberry ice cream is a bit more pungent and flavorsome. Sonia will probably grab a pint on her next TJ's run and finish it right after her shopping, and will eagerly await more flavors to be released.

$3.99 for the pint. Three stars from me. Four and a half from Sonia.

Bottom line: 7.5 out of 10.

Ok, Technically it’s a Non-dairy Frozen Dessert

Most oat milks taste too oaty for me. But Trader Joe’s has done pretty well with its oat milk products, especially the refrigerated non-dairy oat beverage. You can add Trader Joe’s Oat Milk Strawberry Ice Cream to that list of hits, not even a hint of oaty-ness. At $3.99 a carton, it runs a dollar or two less than grocery store brands. And technically it’s called Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Oat Frozen Dessert (rolls right off the tongue, eh?).

Texture is nice and creamy on this frozen vegan treat, but it is on the softer side. It may be that my freezer is just so jam packed these days it’s tough to freeze it solid, but that’s a plus in my book. No need to wait around for this frozen dessert to thaw so you can scoop it. That said, you gotta eat it fast before it melts.

The strawberry flavor is fairly mild (but I think that about most strawberry ice creams). So Trader Joe’s has folded in some candied strawberries and almond brittle bits. The brittle doesn’t taste like much, but it does add some nice texture. The candied strawberries bump up the strawberry flavor a tiny bit, but I would have liked (a lot) more in the carton.

You might sprinkle it with some crushed up freeze dried strawberries or even the strawberries in syrup Trader Joe’s had around the holidays.

Overall, Trader Joe’s is headed in the right direction with this one. I’ll call it a win. I’d love to see Trader Joe’s bring out a chocolate or coffee version.

Check out some of our previous We Tried’s from Trader Joe’s:

High Protein, Light Ice Cream (Chocolate Peanut Butter and Cookies & Cream

Non-Dairy Oat Beverage

Sparkling Watermelon Juice

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mochi Ice Cream

Corn Cookie Mix

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