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If the 2016 Presidential Candidates Were Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Flavors

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Xavier chapter.

In honor of the Republican debate tonight, we’ve complied a list of all the 2016 presidential candidates re-imagined as Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavors. Grab a spoon and enjoy! 

Bernie Sanders

Bernie’s Yearning – A giant chocolate chip that covers the entire top of the ice cream, the rest is all mint (as determined by the Ben and Jerry’s founders in this interview

Hillary Clinton

Everything But The… – A collision of chocolate & vanilla ice creams mixed with peanut butter cups, fudge-covered toffee pieces, white chocolatey chucks & fudge-covered almonds

Martin O’Malley

Dublin Mudslide – Irish cream liquor ice cream with chocolate chocolate chip cookies & a coffee fudge swirl 

Donald Trump

Dastardly Mash – Chocolate ice cream with pecans, almonds, raisins, & chocolate chips 

Ben Carson

Hazed and Confused – Chocolate & hazelnut ice creams with fudge chips & a hazelnut fudge core

Ted Cruz

Texas Only Bourbon Pecan Pie – Buttery bourbon ice cream with pecans, shortbread cookie pieces, and a whiskey caramel swirl

Marco Rubio

Milk and Cookies – Vanilla ice cream with a chocolate cookie swirl, chocolate chip & chocolate chocolate chip cookies

Rand Paul

Half Baked – Chocolate & vanilla ice creams with fudge brownies & gobs of chocolate chip

All names and descriptions from the Ben and Jerry’s website.

Amber Lauzé is a senior Entrepreneurial Studies and Management double major from Auburn, Maine. When not writing for HCXU, she can found at one of her many jobs, or hunting for her cat that likes to hide in blankets.
Danielle Curtis is a Junior at Xavier University and is HCXU's Campus Correspondent. She is majoring in English with minors in media studies and writing. She loves traveling, reading, and watching videos of failed marriage proposals.