New ice cream at Aldi

Update: The ice cream is only €2.29, not €2.99. My bad. That’s purdy good value.

Tried and tested on a jury of our peers: Aldi’s new ice-cream range. And the result – more reasons to love Aldi. Coming in three flavours – Madagascan vanilla, caramel fudge, and the pièce de résistance, triple chocolate – each contains 900ml of very delicious ice cream.

Aldi sent me a BOX of this new ice cream to review the other week. I’m starting to think there’s a conspiracy to fatten me up, but of course I’ve had to share the tubs with friends and family, so maybe it’s a conspiracy to make me popular…

Made by Killeigh Farm exclusively for Aldi, these tubs are only €2.29 each, and contain a very generous 900ml. Sue, Sinead and I mixed the triple chocolate with some Maltesers and raspberries for a delicious midweek dessert, while my parents and nephew are big fans of the caramel fudge ice cream.

Now, I may not be comparing like with like, but let’s look at the prices: it’s about €4.99 for 500ml of Haagen-Daaz or Ben and Jerry’s (unless they’re on special, and even then you’ll get more in the Aldi tub), €4.49 for 500ml of Superquinn’s own brand luxury ice-cream, around €3.67 for a litre of Carte d’Or at Tesco, or around €2.49 for one litre of Tesco ice cream.

For a cheap ice-cream that doesn’t taste cheap, this is another one to add to Aldi’s growing list of top-quality products at budget range prices.