Milk, Skim Milk, Buttermilk, Sugar, Cream, Whey, Coconut Oil, Fructose, Contains 1% or Less of Egg Yolks, Artificial and Natural Flavors, Mono and Diglycerides, Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Annatto Extract for Color, Caramel Color.

More than 80 years ago, a Sioux City man entered a “Name that Ice Cream” contest hosted by the Wells brothers. His entry included the “Blue Bunny” name and bunny character after noticing how much his son loved the blue rabbits in a department store window. So, Blue Bunny was born.

A fun fact – mint chocolate chip ice cream was invented in 1973 by culinary student Marilyn Ricketts while studying at South Devon College in England. She entered a competition to provide an ice cream dessert for Princess Anne's wedding to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abby.

Skim Milk, Whey, Sugar, Cream, Buttermilk, Dairy Product Solids, Chocolate Flavored Chips (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Cocoa, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla Extract, Natural Flavor), Corn Syrup, Coconut Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Milk, Contains 1% or Less of Peppermint Oil, Natural Flavors, ...

John Vanden Brink submitted the winning name that we're all familiar with today: Blue Bunny. How did he come up with that name? He noticed how much his son enjoyed the blue bunnies in a department store's window around Easter time. Vanden Brink, an illustrator by trade, also drew the first Blue Bunny logo.

1935. Blue Bunny is born when the Wells brothers hold a “Name that Ice Cream” contest looking for a brand for their ice cream. A Sioux City man submitted “Blue Bunny” and his rendition of the original logo (known as Blu®) and won a whopping $25. (Hey, that was a big deal back then!)

Rabbits enjoy being around people and can usually recognise their owners by sight and sound. But because they're prey animals, they prefer to have all four feet firmly on the ground. That being said they can make wonderful pets and can even be trained.

The bunny is a folkloric figure that is ubiquitous with the springtime holiday, beloved for delivering Easter baskets filled with Easter candy and eggs filled with treats to children around the world (much like another Christian folkloric figure 🤔). He's even been the star of a few of his own Easter movies!

In 2020, YouGov surveyed almost 20,000 Americans to determine the most popular ice cream flavors. Behind chocolate and vanilla, mint chocolate chip ice cream tied for third, along with strawberry, butter pecan, and "other." It's safe to say, we the people love our mint chip.

Stir milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract, and salt together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in green food coloring. Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Add chocolate chips about 10 minutes into the freezing.

Stir milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract, and salt together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Mix in green food coloring. Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Add chocolate chips about 10 minutes into the freezing.

This ice cream is made with a traditional custard base using heavy cream, whole milk, and egg yolks. It's sweetened with sugar and flavored with mint extract and vanilla extract, then studded with chocolate chips – I prefer dark or semisweet, but you could use milk, too – whatever type you prefer.