Publix just rolled out a new spring ice cream lineup. See the flavors and award winners
Publix released its spring line of eight limited-edition ice cream flavors in early March and some are returning champs in an industry competition.
This grouping of half-gallon size cartons, “inspired by classic desserts,” said spokeswoman Lindsey Willis, doesn’t have an end date. They last until supplies run out.
The Lakeland-based chain issues specialty flavors three times a year, including a summer run in June and a holiday batch in September.
Publix spring ice creams
Here are the spring 2025 limited-edition Publix flavors you should see in the stores’ freezers now.
▪ Bananas Foster: Banana flavor with a brown sugar rum flavored swirl.
▪ Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake: Raspberry cheesecake flavor swirled with Mackinac chocolate graham crust and raspberry filled chocolate cups.
▪ Cinnamon Streusel Praline: Brown sugar ice cream with a cinnamon streusel swirl, sprinkled with sticky bun dough and praline pecans.
▪ Irish Crème Salted Caramel (coming soon): Irish crème flavor with a caramel sea salt swirl and caramel truffles.
▪ New Orleans Caramel Praline: Brown sugar ice cream with swirls of thick caramel and crunchy praline pecans.
▪ Peanut Butter Pie: Peanut butter cheesecake flavor with swirls of Mackinac peanut butter cookie ribbons and chocolate flavored pieces.
▪ Strawberry Shortcake: Butter crème flavored ice cream swirled with ribbons of chunky strawberry flavored sauce and layered with squares of soft shortcake.
▪ The S’more the Merrier: Toasted marshmallow flavored ice cream with graham cracker ribbons and chocolate marshmallows.
Award winners
The Washington-based International Dairy Foods Association hosts an Ice Cream & Cultural Innovation Conference and there’s one coming to Fort Lauderdale on April 1-2 where ice cream and frozen dessert professionals gather to discuss innovations, trends and host awards.
Some of these returning Publix limited offerings have won awards at the conferences:
▪ Irish Crème Salted Caramel received recognition in the Most Innovative Flavor category in 2019. Kemps, a Minnesota dairy company, won first that year with its Scotcheroo flavor.
▪ Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake placed third overall in 2015. Perry’s Ice Cream of New York won for its German Chocolate Cake.
▪ Cinnamon Streusel Praline won Most Innovative Flavor in 2007. Back then it was called Sticky Bun.
Florida International University submitted a Coconut and Milk Fruit Bar that scored the top award in the Innovation category in 2016 from the International Dairy Foods Association.
