Extracts Vs. Flavors: Best Extract Flavors for Ice Cream

Desserts and indulgences are a dime a dozen the world over. But make no mistake, there is one sweet pleasure that never leaves consumers’ hearts – ice cream.

You’re an ice cream maker or manufacturer, so you know you’ve got the largest target market size – from babies having their first sugary taste to elders who certainly know how to enjoy the simpler, sweeter things in life.

But the market is stacked with ice cream brands and products and shops. How will consumers notice your product? How will the creamy ice cream treat you bring to market make them think, “this is irresistible!”

Textures, add-ins, and blends are so in, but we’re here to tell you to keep it simple. Put a big focus on your flavor(s) and don’t settle for anything less than all-natural, premium extract flavors for ice cream.

Flavor Extracts for Ice Cream: Should You Use an Extract or a Flavor?

Is your mind zeroed-in on flavor? Good.

Now, when it comes to extract flavors for ice cream, which is best for your end product goal? Let’s start by discussing their strengths:

  • Typically, we find that an ice cream manufacturer or maker may use an ice cream flavor over an extract.
    • Why? Ice cream flavors are good at maintaining the character of the flavor and they give ice cream applications excellent, subtle flavor notes.
  • In other, less common cases, manufacturers or makers may select an extract in order to use less liquid in the ice cream mix.
    • Why? For a real pop of flavor, of course! While our ice cream flavors are concentrated, our ice cream extracts are 8-10 times stronger than our flavors.

You’re the master of your craft, and from where we’re standing, you can’t go wrong either way. Usually, it just takes a bit of experimentation to achieve that flavor consistency you’re after.

When you’re deep in the innovation stage, keep top of mind that to set the standard for amazing flavor, you must utilize the highest quality flavors or extracts.

Check out the versatility and complexity of our flavor options. Our extensive catalogue of flavors and extracts for ice cream allows makers to customize their flavor offerings and expand their product options with singular high-quality flavors or a stunning mix of premium flavors.

Discover Our All-Natural Ice Cream Flavor Concentrates

Best Extracts & Flavorings for Ice Cream

Looking for inspiration or our recommendations for the best extracts for ice cream? We’re excited to hear about your ice cream creations using these all-natural flavors and extracts:

Mint Extract for Ice Cream

There’s nothing quite like the first bite of freshly churned mint ice cream. Decadent and refreshing, this extract is one of the most satisfying flavors to add to a creamy, dreamy treat.

Whether you’re adding chunks of chocolate or crumbled graham crackers, Bickford’s mint extract is the ideal flavor to tickle the senses. When the richness of the ice cream breaks to reveal that cool, sweet mint finish, it’s a sweet dessert that’s perfect to enjoy year-round.

 

 

Peppermint Extract for Ice Cream

There’s just something about our peppermint extract that makes it feel like the holidays. We believe our peppermint flavoring for ice cream is the ideal way to freshen up your favorite ice cream recipe and usher in any celebration.

The cool, zingy profile of this peppermint flavoring for ice cream complements the frozen goodness of ice cream perfectly, making it great for a holiday get-together or a simple seasonal treat. The refreshing, cooling sensation in our peppermint extract for ice cream provides a wonderful contrast to a variety of ice cream options, allowing you to create a premium, decadent dessert.

 

Peach Extract for Ice Cream

Whether you’re a peach super fan or just looking for a refreshing new twist to your next ice cream creation, look no further than our delectable peach extract.

This delicate peach flavoring for ice cream is the ideal way to add a splash of summer to any ice cream recipe. A perfectly peach ice cream, one that’s smooth and bursting with authentic flavor, will make peach fans out of all your consumers.

 

Bourbon Extract for Ice Cream

Believe it or not, bourbon can be used for more than just drinking. The smooth, sweet, smokey flavor of this timeless spirit has been captured in Bickford’s bourbon extract for ice cream.

This intense flavor helps to produce a truly indulgent ice cream experience, making it one of the best ingredients to add to your next recipe. It creates a depth of flavor that will keep your guests coming back for seconds, thirds and even fourths. Since there’s no alcohol involved, everyone can enjoy.

 

Chocolate Extract for Ice Cream

There’s no better way to make chocolate ice cream than with a rich, luscious, authentic chocolate flavoring for ice cream.

It’s no secret that chocolate in any form tastes simply divine, but there’s just something about a true-to-source chocolate ice cream that cannot be beat.

Our chocolate extract for ice cream is the perfect way to take your chocolate ice cream recipe to entirely new heights. So, if you’re looking at the full ice cream spectrum, from milky mouse to a fruity dark chocolate surprise, this versatile chocolate extract is the only way to go.

 

Coffee Extract for Ice Cream

Believe it or not, coffee isn’t just a pleasant way to end a meal, it’s also a fantastic way to take your ice cream creation to another level.

Bickford’s coffee extract is a great way for consumers to get their coffee fix without having to brew a pot. This versatile coffee flavor works in everything from mocha ice cream recipes to espresso gelato.

 

Black Raspberry Flavoring for Ice Cream

Our black raspberry extract is truly unique – an intensely delicious flavor that falls between a raspberry and a blackberry, making it truly indescribable but amazingly delicious.

Sometimes referred to as the black truffle of berries, this tart and tangy flavor can transform your ice cream creation into a genuine taste experience. With sweet cream melding with the vibrant berry flavor, you’ll wonder why you waited so long to add this extract to your repertoire.

 

Butter Pecan Flavoring for Ice Cream

Bickford’s butter pecan flavoring can turn your next ice cream recipe into an irresistibly creamy, intensely buttery and decadently delicious frozen treat.

As a sweet and rich butter pecan flavoring for ice cream, you’ll create a classic treat with a flavor profile unlike the rest. It’s smooth and loaded with real roasted pecan flavor. Just be careful, an ice cream this dreamy can become quite addictive.

 

Cream Cheese Flavoring for Ice Cream

Velvety, buttery, delicious – with just a hint of tang, our cream cheese flavoring for ice cream is the key ingredient you’ve been missing in your favorite ice cream recipe.

From cheesecake-based ice creams featuring fruit to those highlighting dark chocolate or honey, Bickford’s cream cheese flavoring is an incredibly versatile flavor, a veritable must-have in any maker’s kitchen.

 

Cherry Flavoring for Ice Cream

Our cherry flavoring is a time-tested crowd favorite. The sweet and tart flavor adds a bright kick to any ice cream recipe. The fresh cherry essence mixes with the creamy ice cream base, making each taste a wonderfully clean and crisp taste experience.

 

Cookies and Cream Flavoring for Ice Cream

Sweet and creamy, our cookies and cream flavoring is a marvelous way to elevate your ice cream game. With delicate notes of chocolate cookies and smooth vanilla, this fabulous flavor provides total dessert bliss.

This showstopper flavoring creates a rich and luscious ice cream experience like no other. It’s the ideal way to take your ice cream recipe from dull to decadent in no time flat.

Don’t Forget About Flavor Extracts for Smoothies

Like ice creams, smoothies are a veritable blank canvas to create new and inventive flavor creations.

While the intensity of extracts can pack a punch, the subtlety of flavors tend to deliver a more nuanced experience. Can’t decide which flavor option to use? Ask yourself: What’s the taste experience I want to create?

Our advice: Continue to experiment and create one-of-a-kind flavor consistencies that allow for more unique smoothies and flavor combinations.

The real key is to use the best ingredients with all-natural, keynote flavors to ensure your results are spectacular.

Custom Ice Cream Flavoring Extracts

Custom extract flavors for ice cream – this is where real, creative ingenuity is born.

Did you know Bickford Flavors can create the ice cream flavor you’ve been thinking of…the one that doesn’t exist yet? Or, the one that has your very own twist to it?


By partnering with an established and inventive company like Bickford Flavors, you become privy to the wealth and experience that comes with over a century in the ice cream flavoring industry.

Even if you are a bit hesitant to make a commitment to your inventive idea, our flavor chemists can create the flavor concept and send you a sample so you can provide feedback.

Should we bring your concept to life via the highest quality ice cream flavors and extracts on the market? Learn more:

Creating Custom Flavors

Ready to Make Your Most Flavorful Ice Creams Yet? Take Some Inspiration for the Road

Are you looking for premium, classic flavors or next-level ice cream flavor combinations?

We’ve previously discussed favorite flavor combinations that highlight high-quality flavors and next-level ice cream flavor combinations.

Single flavors include:

  • One of the all-time greats in ice cream flavors, banana
  • An iconic summer flavor, strawberry
  • A perfect and quintessential spring or summertime floral note, lavender
  • More incredible flavors

Combinations include:

View the entire flavor combination article here:

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor Combinations

Our Wholesale Ice Cream Flavoring Extract Program

We are long-time flavor mixers and champions for amazing tasting food and beverage.

Our selection of the best extracts for ice cream is all-natural and certified Kosher. While the selection is wildly extensive, that's not all we're known for.

  • Our flavors and extracts are formulated to be stronger and more versatile than other flavoring methods to give your ice cream product the exact flavor consistency you desire.
  • All ice cream flavoring extracts – whether custom or not – are formulated to meet current market demands and your specific labeling needs, such as certified kosher, low-protein, low-carbohydrate, gluten-free, and more.
  • When you partner with Bickford and become a part of our wholesale program, you benefit from:
    • Preferred pricing
    • No minimum order requirement after one gallon
    • Faster than normal turnaround times, like same day processing and shipping on most orders

For custom flavors, we work to flavor match within a week. Once you approve the flavor, we process the order and ship the same business day (if the order is received before 12:00 p.m. EST).

Learn more about our ice cream flavorings or discover our wholesale and sample program:

Bickford's Ice Cream Flavor Concentrates

Bickford's Wholesale Program


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