Aldi Is Serving Up St. Patrick's Day Ice Cream. Here Are The Flavors To Celebrate With
March has come in like a lion, and with it inevitably come the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, complete with all things green. Tables are sure to be loaded with the usual fare of corned beef, roasted cabbage, and plenty of green beer. But it's important not to forget about dessert, too.
As is its annual spring tradition, McDonald's is bringing back its fan-favorite Shamrock Shake. But there are plenty of other St. Patrick's Day-themed sweet treats that fans may want to check out as well. This year, the grocery chain Aldi, in particular, has shoppers' dessert needs covered with two returning ice cream flavors and two cones, respectively, released just in time to celebrate the holiday. Indeed, anyone who's a fan of St. Patrick's Day, (appropriately green mint-flavored) ice cream, or even treats sold by Aldi year-round will no doubt feel pretty lucky this year — maybe just as lucky as finding a four-leaf clover.
Lots to love at Aldi
The St. Patrick's Day products in question were first reported via Instagram after they were posted by the account Your Aldi BFF. Per the post, the St. Paddy's Day products photographed included Lepre-cones, ready-to-eat waffle cones with a mint and cocoa flavored swirl of ice cream inside; Luck O' the Cookie Dough, cookie dough flavored ice cream with yellow fudge chips and green star-shaped cookie dough bites; and Shamrockin' Swirl, mint ice cream with yellow fudge chips and choco-cookie crumb swirls.
Technically, both of the ice cream tubs aren't exactly new releases, as they were sold by Aldi last year; each 16-ounce tub is listed at $1.99 (though prices might vary depending on location). The Lepre-cones, a new item this year, seems to have already stirred up excitement among Aldi fans. ("We got the LepreCones because I couldn't resist the name," one Instagram user commented on Your Aldi BFF's post.)
Despite the purported excitement over the cones, the reception for the returning Luck O' the Cookie Dough ice cream flavor is yet to be determined. Some shoppers were apparently disappointed with the product in 2022, and took to Reddit to voice their complaints. "The container was only 70% full, and not one yellow chip or a piece of cookie dough," wrote one user. "Do not recommend." However, despite this, the other commenters complimented the quality of the Shamrockin' Swirl. "The green mint one is sooooo good. There were three of us eating out of the container and we polished it off in one go," agreed another poster.