16 Handles launched Cookie Dough Craving as a new cashew milk-based soft serve flavor, which caters to the rapidly growing vegan and dairy-free community. As an alternative to traditional soft serve desserts, this cashew milk-based option offers a way for health-conscious consumers to partake in what feels like eating ice cream—without actually consuming any dairy.
16 Handles is also collaborating with DO Cookie Dough Confections to share a vegan-friendly Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough topping for a limited time. These new offerings from 16 Handles were created with all-natural ingredients and without additives like soy and corn syrup.
Over the last year, the ice cream category has been completely been transformed with better-for-you options, leading consumers to seek out some of these creative new choices when it comes to sating their sweet tooth.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Better-for-you Soft Serves
- The rapidly growing vegan and dairy-free community has created an opportunity for innovative cashew milk-based soft serves that cater to health-conscious consumers.
- Collaborative Vegan Desserts
- Collaborations between ice cream brands and vegan-friendly confectioneries present a disruptive innovation opportunity to create unique and indulgent dairy-free flavors.
- Transformation of the Ice Cream Category
- The demand for creative new choices in the ice cream category has opened up opportunities for developing healthier and alternative options for consumers looking to satisfy their sweet tooth.
Sectors Adopting This
- Vegan Food Industry
- The rising popularity of cashew milk-based soft serves highlights the potential for growth and innovation within the vegan food industry.
- Dessert Industry
- The introduction of better-for-you soft serve desserts presents an opportunity for the dessert industry to tap into the demand for healthier indulgences.
- Food Collaboration Industry
- Collaborations between ice cream brands and vegan-friendly confectioneries create opportunities for the food collaboration industry to create unique and indulgent vegan desserts.
