Selena Gomez Just Turned 30, So To Celebrate, I Taste-Tested And Ranked 5 Popular Flavors From Her Ice Cream Brand

    I was today years old when I found out Selena co-owns an entire ice cream line, and TBH, I'm not surprised.

    Jen Shiori Adams
    by Jen Shiori Adams

    BuzzFeed Staff

    The queen herself, Selena Gomez, turned 30 years old today!!!

    Selena rocking a suit
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    Selena, if you see this, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

    I had no idea, but she apparently co-owns an ice cream brand called Serendipity, which is a sister company of NYC's iconic 1954 restaurant, Serendipity3.

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    Being the dessert lover that I am, I was curious about Selena's ice cream brand, so I decided to try five of her most popular flavors. Here are my honest thoughts:

    (Don't worry, I ranked them at the end. Disclaimer: BuzzFeed was sent these products free for review, but was under no obligation to give a positive review.)

    1. Forbidden Broadway Sundae: "Chocolate flavored ice cream with brownie pieces and fudge swirls."

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    Here's what it looks like:

    The ice cream opened and with one spoonful taken out; it is the color of chocolate, with a few visible chunks of brownie and one visible fudge swirl
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    Thoughts: I'm normally not a person who enjoys chocolate-flavored things, but this has a rich cocoa flavor that is the perfect amount of sweet. I really liked that there are bits of fudge swirled in — it made it taste like chocolate syrup that I loved as a kid. There were also brownie chunks folded into the ice cream, but they were a bit small. There could have been way more brownie in my opinion, because it did just feel like a lot of chocolate and fudge. 

    However, I'm not complaining too much, because it is very good ice cream. Overall, this feels like a safe choice. I don’t know who would dislike this one unless you really don’t like chocolate — I normally don’t and I liked it.  

    Rating: 8.5/10


    2. Unicorn Bliss Sundae — "Artificially flavored vanilla ice cream with pink and blue cookie dough pieces and a glittery swirl."

    Jen Adams

    Here's what it looks like:

    A very colorful ice cream, which makes the cookie dough pieces and swirl stand out more
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    Thoughts: This reminds me of cake batter ice cream. The cookie chunks tasted like shortbread, and the "glittery swirl" was definitely made out of white chocolate. It's not bad per se, but I personally couldn’t take more than a few bites of this one just because it was so sweet.

    However, I do think kids would LOVE this one. This seems like something I would’ve really enjoyed at my 12th birthday party.

    Rating: 5.5/10

    3. Friends Central Perk Coffee Almond Fudge — "Coffee ice cream with thick fudge swirl and dark chocolate covered almonds."

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    Here's what it looks like:

    The swirl is more prominent in this ice cream, and a spoonful of it shows it having layers of chocolate and fudge
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    Thoughts: I am a coffee ice cream person, so I liked this one. I will say that the "coffee" flavor was pretty mild and tasted sort of like a Starbucks Frappuccino, so I would think even a coffee-averse person would enjoy this. I also love the addition of the chocolate almonds — they added the perfect crunch — and the swirled-in fudge tied everything together.

    I would think that if you’re into sweet coffee beverages, you’d love this. It's definitely good ice cream. It may be a bit sweet for some people, but I really liked the almonds in this.

    Rating: 8/10

    4. Frrrozen Hot Chocolate — "Hot chocolate flavored ice cream with whipped cream swirl and chocolate shavings."

    Jen Adams

    This is what it looks like:

    This picture shows a pint that's already half gone, so the elements of the ice cream are running together, but the whipped cream looks like marshmallow
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    Thoughts: I really liked the cocoa flavor in this one. I was honestly expecting this to be too sweet but was pleasantly surprised by how perfectly chocolatey this was. However, I wasn’t a fan of the "whipped cream swirl." It had the texture of jarred marshmallow fluff, if you've ever had that. It also tasted exactly like marshmallow, so I was a bit confused with where the whipped cream flavor was. 

    Even so, I did like the chocolate chips — it seems like they used a dark chocolate. If you were torn between which two chocolate flavors to get, I honestly liked the Forbidden Broadway Sundae better. But I would think that this flavor would be a big hit with children.

    Rating - 7.5/10

    (Side note: I know it looks like I ate half the pint, but it came like that, LOL. I think something may have happened to this ice cream, because when I ripped the seal off, the pint was about 3/4 full.)

    5. Selena Gomez's Cookies & Cream Remix — "Pink vanilla ice cream with fudge swirl and broken cream-filled cookie pieces."

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    “For the Cookies & Cream remix, I wanted to put my own personal spin on this classic flavor by making it with pink vanilla ice cream as a nod to my girls BLACKPINK and celebrate our new song ‘Ice Cream,’” Selena explains on the Serendipity website.

    This is what it looks like:

    This ice cream is full of fudge swirls and dots of cookie pieces; it has far more of both than any of the previous flavors
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    Thoughts: I LOVED this one. The cookie chunks taste a lot like Oreo filling, and the fudge was nice and chocolatey. The ice cream itself is sweet, but in typical cookies and cream fashion. This ice cream is honestly commendable. There’s a great ratio of cookie chunks to fudge to vanilla.

    My main complaint with other brands of cookies and cream is that a lot of them don’t have enough cookie, but this one did not fail in that department. I think this flavor was my favorite, and it makes me like Selena even more. All I really have to say is: If you like cookie-flavored ice creams, this one is a must-try.

    Rating: 9/10


    So without further ado, here's the moment you've been waiting for...the official ranking, from the flavor that was my least favorite to the flavor I would eat three bowls of if I could:

    The rankings have Cookies and Cream Remix in first, Forbidden Broadway Sundae in second, Central Perk Coffee Almond Fudge in third, Frozen Hot Chocolate in fourth, and Unicorn Bliss Sundae in last
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    I know I'll definitely be buying more pints of the Cookies & Cream!

    Oh, and you can buy their pints on their website and in some grocery stores. It’s four pints for $40, and you can mix and match! The brand also donates 1% of each pint purchase to Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund, which supports mental health education.

    What do you think? Have you tried Serendipity ice cream before? Let me know in the comments!