5 forgotten ice cream flavors from the ’70s that fans are begging to be brought back
Butter Brickle, rum raisin and pink bubblegum once dominated ice cream aisles. Here are five nostalgic flavors now fading from store freezers.
TL;DR
- Nostalgic ice cream flavors like Butter Brickle, Rum Raisin, and Maple Walnut are becoming less common.
- Butter Brickle, inspired by a 1920s candy, featured butterscotch with toffee pieces and was popular in the 1970s.
- Rum Raisin, dating back to the 1930s, gained popularity in the 1970s and was even served to President Richard Nixon.
- Baskin-Robbins introduced Pink Bubblegum ice cream in the 1970s, containing chewy bubblegum pieces.
- Heavenly Hash ice cream, launched by Sealtest in 1969, combined marshmallows, almonds, and chocolate chips.
- Maple Walnut, a staple in the Northeast, was more readily available in the 1970s but has since faded.
- Fans express their longing for these flavors on social media platforms like Facebook and Reddit.