What do you get when you take the best desserts and toppings and blend them all together? A masterpiece. This is what we get when we take ice cream or FROYO and add our favorite toppings which ends up being more then we can handle. The problem is decisions, like too many to make a sound choice.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt and toppings go hand in hand as it’s nearly impossible to have one without the other. Different flavors of ice cream taste better with different topics and then there are flavors and toppings that seem to go with any combination of the other. Too many decisions and we seem to get lost, but in the end and no matter what we choose, everything seems to work out just fine.
To help you indulge in your next caloric intake, we’ve decided to break down the Top 10 Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Toppings that everyone has to try at least once.
10. Hot Fudge
Hot fudge is that delicate topping which needs no introduction as it’s one of the longest standing ice cream toppings out there. It’s hard not to pass it up, especially when paired up with other toppings like whipped cream, nuts and all the rest.
9. Rainbow Sprinkles
If there’s one topping that takes us back to our youth, it’s rainbow sprinkles. We’re not talking about chocolate or solid colors, we’re talking about every color in the rainbow. While they don’t offer anything as far as taste, they do offer that special something that no other topping gives you.
8. Gummy Bears
There’s just something about when gummy bears sit in the middle of ice cream for more than five minutes that makes burying them underneath worthwhile. The frozen taste of the gummies makes their flavor that much better and just makes the other toppings seem like second best.
7. Crushed Oreo
What do you get when you take everyone’s favorite cookie and put in on your favorite ice cream? Another masterpiece. Crushed Oreo toppings give you that chocolate crunch that just keeps your mouth wanting more and more. The only thing that tastes better is when it’s drizzled with hot fudge or caramel, or a bit of both.
6. M&M’s
What do you get when you take everyone’s favorite candy and put in on your favorite ice cream? Yup, you guessed it, another masterpiece. M&M’s truly melt in your mouth, unless topped over ice cream where they’re given that slightly chilled feeling and you inevitably don’t ever want to go away. Savoring the last ice cream topped M&M is always down the last bite, unless it’s topped with #5 below.
5. Caramel
The sweet taste of caramel tastes great as a topping on any ice cream or FROYO flavor out there. The wonderful thing about caramel is this, it can turn the worst tasting cup of ice cream and turn into everything but, which is certain to turn into your second cup.
4. P-Nuts, Slightly Salted
Whether it’s the salt, nut, or a combination of both, there’s just something about p-nuts slightly salted that brings out the best in any cup. Topped with hot fudge, whipped cream and a cherry on top is all that’s missing, and of course, a nice movie.
3. Fresh Strawberries
Strawberries, when fresh are the best tasting fruit out there hands-down and when topped on any kind of ice cream or frozen yogurt it makes it that much better. There’s just something about the sweet, natural taste that no other fruit gives you which makes it the third best topping out there.
2. Whipped Cream
Whipped cream is the 2nd to the last topping that goes on every dessert and second only to the one below. The smooth, fluff that goes into whipped cream tastes good enough to eat right out of the can, but when put on top of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry or a mix of all, it not only makes it look better, but taste better.
1. Maraschino Cherries
There’s a reason they say “cherry on top” and it has everything about ice cream and frozen yogurt. When polled, 92% of Americans said that cherries are the best topping they just can’t live without, and putting it on top has everything to do with it. Sure you can add 5, 6 or even 7, but without one maraschino cherry on top, your cup of ice cream is just another cup.
