Target's Archer Farms brand has a line of non-dairy ice creams. They were on sale so I bought two flavors. It's cool to see more companies making vegan products as plant-based foods become more popular. But I didn't like these.
I tried Archer Farms Non-Dairy Mocha Almond Fudge and Vanilla Cake & Cookie Dough. Both had the same issue with the texture. They were too dense and hard to scoop.
The Mocha Almond Fudge tasted ok but was too sweet for me. The Vanilla Cake was even sweeter and tasted like frosting. I didn't eat very much of either.
The Mocha Almond Fudge tasted ok but was too sweet for me. The Vanilla Cake was even sweeter and tasted like frosting. I didn't eat very much of either.
They're made with almond milk, which could be part of why I didn't like the texture. It was too dense and not very creamy. The other vegan ice creams that I've tried and liked the most are made from coconut milk, like NadaMoo and Alden's. I also tried a cashew milk ice cream from So Delicious that was creamy and decadent.
Review: Archer Farms Non-Dairy Mocha Almond Fudge
Taste: Strong coffee flavor. Tastes good but I don't like the texture.
Texture: Too dense and hard to scoop
Can you tell it's vegan? Yes
Better than other vegan options? No
Better than other vegan options? No
Worth buying again? No
Overall: 3/5
Archer Farms Non-Dairy Mocha Almond Fudge ingredients:
Almond milk (water, almonds), cane sugar, organic tapioca syrup, fudge, (powdered cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], sunflower oil, cocoa, salt, sunflower lecithin), almonds (almonds, sunflower oil, salt), coconut oil, chocolate flake (powder cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor), coffee extract made with 100% Columbian coffee, pea protein, carob bean gum, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin.
Review: Archer Farms Non-Dairy Vanilla Cake & Cookie Dough
Taste: Extremely sweet, tastes like frosting
Texture: Dense and not creamy
Can you tell it's vegan? Yes
Better than other vegan options? No
Better than other vegan options? No
Worth buying again? No
Overall: 2/5
Archer Farms Non-Dairy Vanilla Cake & Cookie Dough ingredients:
Almond milk (water, almonds), cane sugar, cake batter base (sugar, tapioca syrup, water, natural flavors, salt, pectin, organic annatto, organic locust bean gun, organic tapioca syrup, fudge (powdered cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], sunflower oil, cocoa, salt, sunflower lecithin), chocolate chip cookie dough (cookie dough [dark brown sugar, rice flour, natural oil blend [palm fruit oil, canola oil, olive oil], water, salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid [non-dairy, derived from sugar beets], annatto extract, potato flour, tapioca syrup, tapioca flour, sugar, less than 2% of the following: vanilla extract, guar gum, baking soda, baking powder), chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract), vanilla bean cake (cane sugar, rice flour, soy-free buttery spread [oil blend [palm fruit, canola, and olive oils], water, salt, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid [non-dairy], annatto extract [color], coconut milk [water, coconuts], applesauce [apples, water, ascorbic acid [vitamin c], tapioca flour, potato flour, baking soda, sea salt, organic vanilla extract [water, organic alcohol, organic vanilla bean extractives], vanilla beans, cream of tartar), coconut oil, pea protein, carob bean gum, gellan gum, stabilizing salts (sodium phosphate, sodium citrate), sunflower lecithin.
