WHAT'S IN BLUE BUNNY PEPPERMINT FROZEN DESSERT?
BLUE BUNNY — Not what it used to be
RAPID REVIEW
December 2025
Here are the ingredients in homemade Peppermint Ice Cream:
THEN vs. NOW: Following is a comparison of Blue Bunny Peppermint Stick when it was real ice cream vs. today when it no longer meets the legal standard of identity for real ice cream so it must be called Frozen Dairy Dessert:
Shown below, CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE PEPPERMINT ICE CREAMS: There are only a couple of Peppermint Ice Creams we could find which are Closest To Homemade and one Peppermint Crunch topping you can easily add to any Ice Cream. (Sources: Brand Web sites 12/25)
The Closest To Homemade Peppermint Ice Creams have real Peppermint Oil in the candy and in the ice cream, are made with Cane Sugar and use Vegetable Color with no Corn Syrup in the Ice Cream, no Added Flavors, no Artificial Colors, no Chemical Preservatives and no Gums. These include Jeni’s White Chocolate Peppermint made with Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract and Peppermint Oil and Van Leeuwen Peppermint Stick with Organic Peppermint Extract + Oil.
The Closest To Homemade Peppermint Crunch Topping from India Tree contains Cane Sugar, real Peppermint Oil, Vegetable Color from Beets and no Corn Syrup.
LOOK FOR LOCAL: Consider your local dairies, many of which make delicious ice creams which are Closest To Homemade.
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