17 Savory Ice Cream Flavors That Actually Work

Ice cream is way more than just a dessert.

At its core, ice cream is a mixture — cream or milk combined with sugar and sometimes eggs — that has air churned into it as it freezes. You can pretty much add any ingredient you want, savory or sweet, to the ice cream base. And chefs and ice cream shops around the world have become more and more inventive with savory ice cream flavors over the years to create some killer frozen concoctions. Here are 17 savory ice cream flavors that actually work.

1. Sweet Corn Ice Cream

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2. Sriracha Ice Cream

3. Wasabi Ice Cream

4. Candied Bacon Ice Cream

5. Ricotta Ice Cream

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6. Olive Oil Ice Cream

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7. Rosemary Ice Cream

8. Curry Ice Cream

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9. Purple Sweet Potato Ice Cream

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10. Avocado Ice Cream

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11. Carrot Ice Cream

12. Sweet Pea Ice Cream

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13. Beet Ice Cream

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14. Stout Ice Cream

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15. Black Sesame Ash Ice Cream

16. Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream

17. Freckled Chocolate Zucchini Bread Ice Cream