Staring at the freezer case at the ice cream shop can stall even the most decisive person. This wheel lists eighteen familiar flavors, including cookies and cream, rocky road, butter pecan, pistachio, salted caramel, birthday cake and dairy-free mango sorbet.
When to use it
Summer outings with kids go smoother when the scoop is decided before you reach the counter. Each child spins on the walk over, and the line moves faster.
Home ice cream makers with a churn can use it to choose the next batch, especially when the family keeps requesting vanilla every single time.
Birthday parties with a build-your-own sundae bar can spin to choose the featured flavor of the hour.
Ideas
- Host a blind tasting at home. Spin three flavors, buy a pint of each, and have guests guess which is which with their eyes closed.
- Try a flavor-a-week summer challenge and keep a scorecard on the fridge rating every scoop out of ten.
- Roll the dice to pick how many scoops, then spin once for each, building a towering cone or a mixed bowl.
Variations
- Turn on count wins and spin twenty times to find out which flavor the wheel favors today, just for fun.
- Add your local shop's seasonal specials by name for the week they are available, then delete them when they rotate out.
- Give the classics extra slices by writing Vanilla*2 and Chocolate*2 for younger children who prefer something familiar.
Tips
- Check for allergies before anyone digs in. Butter pecan, pistachio and peanut butter cup contain nuts, and most scoops contain dairy.
- Sorbet and sherbet are not the same thing, since sherbet usually contains some milk, so read labels for lactose-free guests.
- Let ice cream sit out a few minutes after it comes out of the freezer so it is easier to scoop.
Make it yours
Change any entry, weight or color above, or open a copy of this wheel to edit and share as your own. This page always keeps its original entries.