Low Carb Ice Cream Review – The Ultimate Guide to Keto Ice Cream Brands

Don’t waste your money on buying a pint of low carb ice cream until you read our review of the best ice cream to eat on a keto diet!

Low Carb Ice Cream Review

Over a period of about three days, Lara and Faith actually bought and tasted all the ice cream reviewed in this post. Yes, that’s a lot of ice cream, lol! (Update: We have been gradually tasting and adding more ice creams to this review ever since we first published this post.)

We tried a variety of different brands and flavors so we could share with you our thoughts about the best low carb ice cream on the market.

We purchased these ice creams at a variety of places, but the majority of them were at Publix (only a few from WholeFoods). Note that some of the flavors we tried (such as Enlightened Movie Night) are no longer available.

We rated each flavor based on the following factors, with 10/10 being the best and 1/10 being the worst:

1. Icy: 10/10 if it’s not icy at all
2. Creamy: 10/10 if it’s super creamy
3. Mouthfeel: Did it melt like ice cream in our mouths or feel slimy, foamy, gritty, etc.?
4. Did we like the flavor overall?
5. Was the sweetness level right? 
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description?
7. Would we buy it again?
8. Macros
9. Ingredient Quality
10. Our Thoughts

Grab a spoon, we have a lot of low carb ice cream to dig into!

Enlightened Cookies and Cream Bar

1. Icy: 10/10 
2. Creamy: 6/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall: 10/10 
5. Was the sweetness level right: 10/10 
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description: 10/10 
7. Would we buy it again: Both of us said yes!
8. Macros: Per 1 bar, 80kcals, 2.5g fat, 17g total carbs, 5g fiber, 4g Sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as the sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: It tasted just like Cookies and Cream ice cream, but in bar form!

Enlightened Movie Night

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall: 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right: 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description: 3/10 (We didn’t taste any buttery popcorn flavor)
7. Would we buy it again: Both of us would (and did) buy this ice cream again! 
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 2.5g fat, 18g carbs, 5g fiber, 6g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol for sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: We thought this tasted like sweet cream ice cream with caramel swirl, and to us, the chocolate bits tasted like mocha instead of regular chocolate. It didn’t taste like the description, but we both loved it! It was both of our top favorite out of everything we tried.

Enlightened Cold Brew Coffee

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 5/10
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 0/10 (It tasted like a campfire to us, and not in a good way, lol)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 0/10 (We didn’t get any coffee flavor at all)
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us would never buy this ice cream again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 70kcals, 1.5g fat, 15g carbs, 4g fiber, 6g sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: We both really really didn’t like this ice cream at all! We were very surprised because we both love cold brew, and because Lara has bought this ice cream in the past and loved it. We aren’t sure if we just got an off batch or if the recipe was reformulated, but we tasted campfire and no coffee. Unfortunately, we ended up throwing this away.

Arctic Zero Cherry Chocolate Chunk

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 0/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 3/10 (It had a fluffy mouthfeel, and then a little slimy, and then it sort-of dissolved like a foam on the tongue)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10 (We loved the huge chunks of cherries and chocolate)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us would buy this ice cream again!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 70kcals, 1 fat, 14g carbs, 4g fiber,  6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Organic cane sugar + monk fruit concentrate. No sugar alcohols so it was higher in carbohydrates than most low carb ice creams.
10. Our Thoughts: We’re going to be completely honest; both of us expected to hate this ice cream (we’ve had this brand in the past and it was more ice than cream). We were both very pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was! For us, the big chunks of chocolate and cherries are what made this ice cream. The texture was a little weird (fluffy more than creamy), but the cherry flavor was delicious.

Swell Dark Chocolate Toffee

1. Icy: 8/10
2. Creamy: 7/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 5/10 (It tasted somewhat bitter)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 8/10 (Needed to be a little sweeter/more balanced in flavor)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 8/10
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us would not buy this ice cream flavor again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 120kcals, 1 fat, 18g carbs, 3g fiber,  7g sugar alcohols, 10g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Xylitol as sugar alcohol
10. Our Thoughts: This ice cream had a bitter burned toffee aftertaste and a chalky mouthfeel.

Halo Top Chocolate Covered Banana

1. Icy: 7/10
2. Creamy: 5/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 4/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 1/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10 (A bit too sweet)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 8/10
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy this ice cream again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 3g fat, 16g carbs, 4g fiber,  5g sugar alcohols, 3g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia 
10. Our Thoughts: This ice cream had an overwhelming fake banana flavor and the texture was both foamy and grainy, and just generally unpleasant.

Halo Top Pancakes and Waffles

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 9/10
3. Mouthfeel: 9/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10 
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10 (Just ever so slightly too sweet)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us would definitely buy this flavor again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 2.5g fat, 16g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: We thought this ice cream tasted like pancakes and maple syrup, yuuuum!

Enlightened Brownies and Cookie Dough

1. Icy: 9/10
2. Creamy: 8/10
3. Mouthfeel: 9/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 8/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us would buy this flavor again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 100kcals, 3.5g fat, 18g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: This ice cream was good overall; we enjoyed the cookie dough bits more than the brownie bits (the brownie bites tasted like chocolate protein bar). We actually both searched out the cookie dough bits, lol. The ice cream itself tasted similar to chocolate pudding, and had a somewhat pudding-like consistency when melted.

Chilly Cow Vanilla Graham Swirl Bar

1. Icy: 8/10
2. Creamy: 6/10
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10 (These bars were slimy at first, and then chalky, and then fluffy)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 4/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 3/10
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy these ice cream bars again.
8. Macros: Per 1 bar, 110kcals, 4.5g fat, 18g total carbs, 5g fiber, 4g sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: Even though these bars were a real bargain at about $0.10 each, it wasn’t a bargain for us because we ended up throwing them away. These bars had no aroma and no flavor other than sweetness.

Enlightened Cookies and Cream

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 9/10
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Yes, both of us would!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 2.5g fat, 17g carbs, 5g fiber, 4g sugar alcohols, 6g protein.
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: We thought that this ice cream tasted just like regular Cookies and Cream! It was one of our absolute favorite flavors. We noticed that this ice cream isn’t gluten free (it contains wheat flour), which is an issue for people who are gluten intolerant, and for some people following a low carb and/or ketogenic lifestyle who avoid gluten.

Halo Top Mint Chip

1. Icy: 6/10
2. Creamy: 5/10
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10 (Dissolves in mouth, doesn’t really melt)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Lara would buy this ice cream again (for the flavor), but Faith wouldn’t (because of the somewhat gritty mouthfeel).
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 3g fat, 14g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein.
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: We loved the minty chocolate flavor of this ice cream, but didn’t like the gritty texture.

Halo Top Candy Bar

1. Icy: 8/10
2. Creamy: 6/10
3. Mouthfeel: 7/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 5/10 (The ice cream was bland; it was sort-of a light chocolate color, but didn’t really have a chocolate flavor)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 8/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10 (The ice cream had swirls of caramel and swirls of fudge, with bits of peanuts)
7. Would we buy it again? Lara would buy it again, but Faith wouldn’t.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 3.5g fat, 16g carbs, 3g fiber, 7g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: The ice cream itself had a peanut butter flavor at first and then a sort-of weird protein bar aftertaste.

Breyer’s Carb Smart Chocolate

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10
3. Mouthfeel: 9/10 (Just an ever so slightly fluffy texture)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? YES!!
8. Macros: Per 1/3 cup, 90kcals, 5g fat, 12g carbs, less than 1g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 2g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Sorbitol as artificial sweetener – will raise glucose and insulin more than stevia/erythritol/monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: This ice cream tasted like regular soft-serve chocolate ice cream.

Blue Bell No Sugar Added Vanilla

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10 (Very slightly fluffy texture)
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? YES!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 3g fat, 15g carbs, 4g fiber, 3g sugar alcohols, 4g protein.
9. Ingredient Quality: Sorbitol + sucralose as artificial sweeteners
10. Our Thoughts: This tasted like regular soft-serve vanilla ice cream.

Enlightened Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 9/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 7/10 (Slightly slimy texture)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 8/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Yes, we’d both buy this ice cream again!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 100kcals, 3g fat, 18g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: This tasted very similar to regular Cookie Dough ice cream, just with a slight vanilla pudding texture.

Arctic Zero Cake Batter

1. Icy: 9/10
2. Creamy: 5/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 4/10 (It was slimy and foamy)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 3/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 0/10
7. Would we buy it again? Unfortunately, NO.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 40kcals, 0g fat, 9g carbs, 4g fiber, 1g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: No sugar alcohol used, uses cane sugar + monk fruit concentrate. Does not state how many grams of monk fruit on label.
10. Our Thoughts: Upon opening this ice cream, the first thing we noticed was the shocking yellow color. The second was the artificial aroma. The flavor was very fake, and reminded us of a sugary cereal we had as kids, but couldn’t remember which cereal. It didn’t taste at all like cake batter. On the bright side, we were happy to see that the bright yellow color came from turmeric (instead of food dye).

So Delicious Chocolate Coconut

1. Icy: 9/10
2. Creamy: 6/10 (Quite a bit gritty) 
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 5/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 5/10 (Lara thought it needed a bit more sweetener)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10
7. Would we buy it again? No, for both of us!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 100kcals, 7g fat, 16g carbs, 9g fiber, 3g sugar alcohols, 2g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: This ice cream had a dark chocolate, strong coconut flavor and a gritty texture. For being dairy-free it’s good, but not good enough for us to buy again with so many delicious options available.

So Delicious Dairy Free Peanut Butter Swirl Mousse

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10 (Like the name says, it’s mousse, so it was lighter in texture than a lot of other ice creams. It was light and fluffy, but had the perfect creaminess.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10 
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Both of us said HELL YES.
8. Macros: Per 2/3 cup, 110kcals, 5g fat, 20g carbs, 3g fiber, 4g sugar alcohols, 1g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol 
10. Our Thoughts: We both absolutely loved the flavor and texture of this frozen treat! 13g net carbs per serving, but the serving size is 2/3 cup vs most others which is 1/2 cup. 

Enlightened Marshmallow Peanut Butter

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10 (Thick and rich and soooo good!)
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10 (The ice cream really tastes like marshmallow!)
7. Would we buy it again? We would both buy this ice cream again in a New York minute.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 4.5g fat, 12g carbs, 5g fiber, 4g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: Both of us were crazy about this ice cream. The only thing we would change is that we wished it had more peanut butter swirls!

Halo Top Cookies and Cream

1. Icy: 8/10
2. Creamy: 5/10 (It’s somewhat foamy and dissolves on the tongue instead of really melting.) 
3. Mouthfeel: 3/10 (Another thing we noticed about this ice cream was that it was either too hard or too melted; it lacked that creamy in-between phase.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 2/10 (The ice cream was too sweet and the “cookies” part was too bitter.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 3/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 2/10
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy this ice cream again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 2.5g fat, 15g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: With a truly fabulous version of Cookies and Cream from Enlightened, unfortunately neither of us would buy Halo Top’s version. Ever.

Halo Top Pistachio

1. Icy: 9/10
2. Creamy: 9/10 
3. Mouthfeel: 9/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 4/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 0/10 (It tasted like sweet custard, not at all like pistachio. After the second spoonful we looked at the ingredients and immediately noted why – there’s no pistachio in it!)
7. Would we buy it again? Nooooo, sorry.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 70kcals, 2g fat, 14g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein.
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: If they called it “Sweet Custard” we may buy this, but the name was totally misleading. Plus the ice cream is green, which continues the deception (why though?). Green color doesn’t = pistachio flavor, unfortunately.

Enlightened White Chocolate Raspberry

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 7/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 5/10
7. Would we buy it again? Only 1 out of the 2 of us would buy it again. And even then, it’s an off chance.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 2.5g fat, 19g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: It had a slightly floral/perfumy flavor, which we realized was from the raspberry swirl. We couldn’t detect any white chocolate flavor in the ice cream. The chocolate bits were quite tasty though.

Rebel Mint Chip

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 9/10
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10 (It had a slightly slimy afterfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 8/10 (The chocolate was quite bitter, but other than that the flavor was good.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 8/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10
7. Would we buy it again? Yes, we would both buy it again, but mostly because of the keto-friendly macros (the only one that is actually high fat!).
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 160kcals, 15g fat, 11g carbs, 3g fiber, 7g sugar alcohols, 2g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit. Best overall ingredients!
10. Our Thoughts: The macros are the most redeeming quality of this ice cream.

Rebel Peanut Butter Fudge

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 9/10 (Once it starts to melt it takes on a fluffy texture.)
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10 (It has a very slightly chalky mouthfeel, with a slightly slimy afterfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10 (The chocolate was quite bitter, but other than that the flavor was great.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10 (The chocolate could have been a little sweeter.)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 8/10 (We would have liked just a hint more peanut butter flavor to shine through!)
7. Would we buy it again? Yes, yes, YES! The ice cream overall is delicious, despite the chocolate being somewhat bitter, and the macros are awesome!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 200kcals, 19g fat, 12g carbs, 3g fiber, 7g sugar alcohols, 3g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit. Best overall ingredients!
10. Our Thoughts: Rebel comes through again! The macros on this one are similar to the Rebel Mint Chip, which we also enjoyed. We like this flavor even more, and it might just become our go-to because the macros are fantastic!

Enlightened Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Crunch

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10 (Was creamy in a pudding-like way. It melts into pudding in your mouth.)
3. Mouthfeel: 6/10 (Had a very thick consistency like frozen pudding and a slightly slimy mouthfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10 (It was a bit too sweet.)
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 7/10 (We tasted oatmeal and strong cinnamon; we enjoyed it, but think cinnamon should be in the title so people know what to expect.)
7. Would we buy it again? Alas, only one of us would buy this flavor again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 100kcals, 3g fat, 18g carbs, 5g fiber, 6g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: As a predominant flavor we thought cinnamon should be in the title so people know what to expect. The flavor was decent, but the texture was too pudding-like.

Enlightened Snickerdoodle

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10 (Similar to Enlightened Caramel Oatmeal Cookie Crunch, this one was very pudding-y.)
3. Mouthfeel: 7/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 4/10 (Cinnamon should be a prevalent flavor in Snickerdoodle, but we didn’t detect cinnamon here!)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 3/10
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy it again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 60kcals, 1.5g fat, 14g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: We had high hopes for this one, but sadly, it had that weird pudding-like texture and not a lot of Snickerdoodle flavor.

Enlightened Birthday Cake

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10 (Again with the weird pudding texture.)
3. Mouthfeel: 6/10 (Slightly slimy mouthfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 6/10 (It tasted like fake birthday cake flavor.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 8/10 (Yes, the birthday cake came through, but it had a very fake flavor.)
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would, unfortunately.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 70kcals, 2g fat, 15g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: This flavor was reminiscent of sugary breakfast cereals that we grew up on in the 80’s/90’s.

Breyers Delights Creamy Chocolate

1. Icy: 7/10
2. Creamy: 6/10  
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10 (Slightly slippery mouthfeel, closer to sorbet or gelato than ice cream.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10 (It tasted like dark chocolate, which we both love.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Even though we really enjoyed the flavor, this had too many carbs for us to want to buy it again.
8. Macros: Per 2/3 cup, 90kcals, 2.5g fat, 22g carbs, 1g fiber, 6g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: It was really good, just a lot higher in carbs than a lot of others.

Enlightened Toasted Almond

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10 (Again, it had a pudding-like texture.)
3. Mouthfeel: 6/10 (Slightly slimy/slippery mouthfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10 (We both enjoy the flavor of almond, but this was a little too much! You know how when you’re baking with almond extract and accidentally add a little too much? This is like that.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10 (Very intense almond flavor.)
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy this one again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 60kcals, 1.5g fat, 14g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 6g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: It’s not a bad flavor (just a little too strong), the bigger issue for us was the mouthfeel.

Enlightened Sea Salt Caramel

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 8/10
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10 (Slightly thick and pudding-y, with a bit of a slippery mouthfeel. There was no sliminess though!)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 10/10 (We thought it had a well-balanced flavor profile.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 10/10
7. Would we buy it again? Yes, we’d both buy this one again!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 80kcals, 1.5g fat, 17g carbs, 5g fiber, 6g sugar alcohols, 7g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: Although it didn’t quite make it to our favorites list, this one is definitely good enough to buy again (which says a LOT since we tried so many flavors, lol!).

So Delicious Dairy Free Vanilla Bean

1. Icy: 9/10
2. Creamy: 5/10 (Had a gritty mouthfeel and was sort-of crumbling apart as we tried to scoop it.) 
3. Mouthfeel: 5/10 (Also slightly slimy mouthfeel.)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 4/10 (Had a very strong coconut flavor.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 5/10 (Had way too much coconut flavor. It was more of a raw coconut flavor; it might have been better if the flavor of the coconut was lessened or it was a toasted coconut flavor.)
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy it again.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 6g fat, 18g carbs, 11g fiber, 3g sugar alcohols, 1g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + monk fruit
10. Our Thoughts: It was a little reminiscent of pina colada flavor for us.

Halo Top Caramel Macchiato

1. Icy: 6/10
2. Creamy: 6/10
3. Mouthfeel: 7/10 (No sliminess, yay!!)
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 2/10 (Had a very fake flavor.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 1/10 (We didn’t taste caramel or coffee. Surprisingly, it tasted like fake chocolate.)
7. Would we buy it again? Noooooooooo.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 70kcals, 2g fat, 15g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: It actually tasted like fake sugar-free chocolate syrup (unfortunately not in a good way).

Halo Top Peanut Butter and Jelly

1. Icy: 6/10
2. Creamy: 6/10 (Had a foamy texture.) 
3. Mouthfeel: 7/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 7/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 7/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10
7. Would we buy it again? Neither of us would buy this one again because of the texture and because there are so many tastier options available.
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 3.5g fat, 16g protein, 3g fiber, 4g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: If pb&j is your thing, you might love this one!

Halo Top Red Velvet

1. Icy: 8/10
2. Creamy: 7/10 (Foamy and dissolves in the mouth, but not slimy.) 
3. Mouthfeel: 8/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10
5. Was the sweetness level right? 9/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 8/10 (Ice cream does a pretty good job of tasting like red velvet! The chunks of cake or whatever they’re supposed to be tasted like chocolate protein bar.)
7. Would we buy it again? One of us would go down this road again!
8. Macros: Per 1/2 cup, 90kcals, 3g fat, 16g carbs, 3g fiber, 5g sugar alcohols, 5g protein
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol as sugar alcohol + stevia
10. Our Thoughts: If you have allergy concerns, note that this one contains wheat and rice!

Enlightened Ice Cream Cake

1. Icy: 10/10
2. Creamy: 10/10 (Sooo rich and creamy!)
3. Mouthfeel: 10/10
4. Did we like the flavor overall? 9/10 (The flavor of this ice cream is dreamy, we only wished the chocolate ice cream had a more intense chocolate flavor.)
5. Was the sweetness level right? 10/10
6. Did the flavor taste like its name and description? 9/10 (A little deeper chocolate flavor would have been perfect.)
7. Would we buy it again? YES!!!
8. Macros: Per 2/3 cup, 210 kcals, <1g sugar, 18g fat, 3g net carbs
9. Ingredient Quality: Erythritol for sugar alcohol + allulose
10. Our Thoughts: The birthday cake cookie dough bites have delicious birthday cake flavor – they don’t taste like a protein bar! This one is DEFINITELY a new Enlightened favorite!

We will have to admit this probably has been our favorite blog post to date! Who wouldn’t want to eat a whole bunch of ice creams?!

We did learn a SUPER valuable lesson though…do not try to test all of these ice creams in a three day time frame. We both got so sick of ice cream, and we never thought we’d hear those words come out of our mouths!

Also, a little TMI, but this is important! Because of all of the different artificial sweeteners our bellies were aching and bloated over the course of these three to four days. Lara more than Faith because she suffers from multiple food sensitivities.

The Best Low Carb Ice Cream

The burning question – which one was the winner for us?

Hands-down, Enlightened Movie Night was both of our favorite low carb ice cream flavor. It literally tasted the closeted to real ice cream and had the best flavor. We both said we’d buy it again…and we have!

Update: Unfortunately, Enlightened Movie Night is no longer available! We’re now reaching for Englightened Ice Cream Cake instead.

Tell us your favorite low carb ice cream in the comments below!

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