26 Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Flavors, Ranked

By far one of the worst-tasting items on the menu, the daiquiri ice flavor is light blue and slightly resembles the appearance of a slushy in the form of an ice cream scoop. Though it's clearly meant to mimic the taste of frozen, fruity alcoholic drinks and the texture of crushed ice, for some reason, it's imbued with a very biting, chemical, and overall unappetizing taste. 

Baskin-Robbins makes the daiquiri ice by mixing a bit of rum flavoring with lime puree. The perk of this selection is that it lacks both dairy and fat. Even though other low-ranked items on this list may be underwhelming or bland, the daiquiri ice is the one flavor that is absolutely inedible to us. That being said, there are clearly people online who enjoy this flavor, so perhaps it's a matter of different palates.

Baskin-Robbins' rainbow sherbet has an array of vibrant colors that give this ice cream the appearance of candy or perhaps an amusement park treat. Though the ice cream looks very inviting, the flavor is, unfortunately, a bit of a letdown. It has a very strong artificial taste, even though, according to the Baskin-Robbins website, no artificial dyes are included, and calls to mind an overly sweet slushy. 

Perhaps the problem lies in that the fruits picked for this ice cream have incredibly strong flavors, which may overly compete with each other in a confusing blend of tastes. Rainbow sherbet counts orange, raspberry, and pineapple in its mix, which creates a combination that's too sweet.

Once again, how highly you rank the mint chocolate chip flavor at Baskin-Robbins will depend on your palate and, specifically, how much you enjoy the taste of mint. However, most people will find the ratio of mint to chocolate chip unbalanced. The flavor is way too overpowering in favor of the mint. 

Unlike similar flavors from other brands, the mint leaves a lengthy and strong herbal aftertaste on your tongue after your last bite. In addition, the chocolate flavor is barely noticeable, perhaps because the chocolate at Baskin-Robbins tends to be on the subtle side to begin with, but also because the mint taste is so strong. 

Even though the color of the lemon custard ice cream is blindingly yellow, the taste is surprisingly natural. When you bite into this Baskin-Robbins flavor, you will get a refreshing feeling in your mouth, followed by a sour yet slightly sweet lemon dessert taste. 

However, you may find it difficult to finish the whole scoop of lemon custard ice cream, as the flavor is quite strong. Even finishing one kid's scoop proved to be a challenge because of the custard's richness. However, it may make a great complement to a more subtle flavor if you order two scoops of ice cream together. 

Though usually considered a relatively boring flavor, vanilla has its perks. It's typically a nice and refreshing dessert that sometimes has a fair amount of that delicately sweet vanilla bean flavor. The Baskin-Robbins' version of vanilla ice cream is relatively subtle but functions as a beautifully creamy palate cleanser. Perhaps that creaminess comes from the fact that this vanilla ice cream is made with just fresh cream and real vanilla. That being said, some ice cream connoisseurs may find it too bland.

Chocolate ice cream is one of the most popular and beloved desserts in the country. It's hard to go entirely wrong with this flavor, and Baskin-Robbins does a good job of infusing its ice cream with chocolate flavoring while keeping the taste relatively light. Though this may not be enough to satisfy the real chocolate aficionados preferring to richly indulge in their favorite treat, it's likely to appeal to most ice cream eaters out there. However, the flavor can be a little bit chalky rather than rich and creamy, making it rank a little lower than other chocolate flavors on this list.

Of the two peanut butter and chocolate combinations available in stores, the original peanut butter 'n chocolate flavor from Baskin-Robbins definitely outranks Reese's. This flavor consists of chocolate ice cream with a thick ribbon of peanut butter coursing through it. It's one of the better selections available at this franchise and generally popular among customers. The only thing that keeps it from a higher ranking is the way that the peanut butter ribbon leaves a slightly dry texture in your mouth. 

Fans of strawberries will undoubtedly gravitate towards the very berry strawberry ice cream flavor at Baskin-Robbins. The pink color interspersed with red bites of actual strawberries is both visually appealing and an indication that this ice cream was created with real fruits. The flavor is fresh and sweet, providing a great alternative to the more indulgent ice cream flavors; however, perhaps due to the naturally sugary strawberries mixed into the ice cream, this dessert can actually be a little overly sweet at times.

The Baskin-Robbins Jamoca flavor is essentially coffee-flavored ice cream. It's quite delicious on its own, with a strong coffee taste, but the addition of toasted almonds and a swirl of chocolate thrown into the mix certainly adds some intriguing notes to the ice cream base. However, the overall taste can actually be a little overwhelming. However, this is still a great ice cream to order at Baskin-Robbins, especially if you appreciate richer, more indulgent flavors. It is widely reported that Jamoca almond fudge was one of Baskin-Robbins co-founder Irvine Robbins' favorite flavors when he was alive. 

In our opinion, this is one of the best chocolate flavors on the Baskin-Robbins menu. Chocolate fudge is darker colored than most of the other chocolate options, probably caused by how it's made up of chocolate upon chocolate upon chocolate. This also lends the ice cream a richer and more indulgent chocolate flavor, much as you might expect from some thick, delicious, classic chocolate fudge. However, the ice cream manages to create a great balance, so unlike some other decadent flavors, you can eat multiple scoops of chocolate fudge and feel absolutely fine.

Nothing is better than homemade cookies from mom's kitchen, and Baskin-Robbins seeks to recreate that comforting and tasty experience with a flavor appropriately titled Mom's Makin' Cookies. This is a relatively new addition to the franchise's catalog, as Baskin-Robbins originally released it in 2014 in honor of Mother's Day. The base of Mom's Makin' Cookies is brown sugar ice cream. In addition, you will find small chocolate chips, a cookie dough swirl, and actual small chunks of chocolate chip cookies within the ice cream as well. The idea is to approximate the flavor of freshly baked cookies, and after our taste test, we agree that it achieves this goal pretty well.

The mixture of sweet, fruity flavors and savory, rich cheese notes found in a classic strawberry cheesecake works wonders on the palate. So Baskin-Robbins had the brilliant idea to combine these two elements into a frozen dessert, coming up with its strawberry cheesecake ice cream in the process. The ice cream base is cheesecake flavored, and there are swirls of strawberry and real bits of small pieces of cheesecake included as well. It's ranked slightly higher than very berry strawberry because the savory notes of the cheesecake balance out the sugary sweetness of the strawberries, creating a dessert that tastes more complete.

With a mixture of delicious flavors, including praline-coated pecans and caramel swirls in a vanilla base ice cream, pralines 'n cream is easily one of the best flavors available at Baskin-Robbins. The nutty and creamy flavor of the praline perfectly complements both the nut pieces in the dessert and the vanilla ice cream, with the caramel providing a nice sweet note as well. The resulting flavor is well-balanced and deeply satisfying. That's not just our opinion; when pralines 'n cream was introduced as a temporary flavor in 1970, customers were outraged when it ran out and demanded more. As a result, it got placed on Baskin-Robbins' permanent flavor menu. 

In order to sample the various Baskin-Robbins flavors, we got a kid's scoop of each ice cream at a local store in Los Angeles so we could leave room on our palates and in our stomachs for all the different flavors. I have been an ice cream aficionado for many years and had three fellow lifelong ice cream fans present for the taste test as well, so we could see if there was a consensus on flavors or if people wildly differed on what they liked. Seven samples were selected at a time, with a short break in between for water and general palate cleansing, so previous flavors weren't affecting the taste of new ice creams.