First of all, let’s give a big round of applause (and by “big round” we mean “big bowl”) to Raspberry Duetto and Mint Chocolate Chip. They may have lost their match-ups in last week’s round of the Ultimate Flavor Tournament, but they still finished among the top four flavors and that’s something to be proud of. Both fought hard over the last few weeks and we expect, with a little off-season training and improvement that they’ll be back in next year’s tournament ready to make another run at the title.
Which brings us to our final two flavors: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and Vanilla Bean. They’re both great and both are worthy of the “Ultimate Flavor” title. But who will win? That’s up to you. Voting begins right now (on the right) and the winner will be crowned next Monday.
Once again, at the end of the tournament, we’ll give away a free one month supply of ice cream to 10 commenters chosen at random and one lucky reader will receive a ONE YEAR supply of ice cream. Also once again, here’s Ernie with his opinion of this historic match-up:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup vs. Vanilla Bean
“These two flavors couldn’t be more different, but I’m not surprised to see these two facing off in the final week. Vanilla is a classic – a staple of the root beer float or banana split and capable of being topped with just about anything – while Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup is chock full of goodies and represents the perfect marriage of two of the greatest flavors ever created by nature.
I can’t predict a winner here, but this is essentially a battle of new school versus old school. One is the product of (relatively) modern ice cream flavor technology and the other has been around since the earliest days of ice cream history. Look for this one to come down the wire, with only a handful of votes separating these two fierce competitors.”
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Vanilla is my favorite, but I voted for Chocolate Peanut Butter to give Vanilla a chalenge. Love the contest. Now who will be the winner?
The two are running neck and neck. My choice is the chocolate peanut butter cup which will take first place. It has too much going for it. Today I purchased TH’s Southern Lemon Pie. I crave anything that has lemon in it so I know I will enjoy that.
My favorite is mint chocolate chip, but the kids finished off that carton tonight. Vanilla is pretty darn good melting on top of apple crisp. So I’ll vote for that. Now let’s go see what’s in the freezer downstairs. … vanilla, black cherry, peppermint stick, cookies and cream, root beer float, and more mint chocolate chip. The mint chocolate chip came upstairs, but my vote here goes to vanilla.
I am a little disappointed but not surprised. Vanilla really is the most versitile of all. You can have it plain or add anything to it or add it to a lot of things. None of my favorites came to the final. Maybe next year. That seems to be a New York thing to say!
RAH RAH SHISH BOOM BAH!!!GO VANILLA!!
Vanilla Bean has been my favorite ice cream since forever. I can add any topping to it to make it my own. YEAH VANILLA BEAN!!!!!!
Oh for rilla, it can only be vanilla!!!!
Chocolate, strawberry, sasparilla…
aint nothin’ better than good ol’
VANILLA!!
Vanilla Bean is soooo plain Jane.
Why would you want an ice cream where you
have to spend extra money on the accessories?
Chocolate with peanut butter is a whole wardrobe in itself!
vanilla, it’s a perfect canvas for any added flavors/toppings like caramel, chocolate chips, fresh berries, a mango and mint reduction in the summertime just to name a few, the possibilities are limitless……then sometimes, when i am just in a simple ice cream mood, the smooth taste and feel of vanilla ice cream just hits the spot…….
I am saddened that my favorite is gone, so I voted for my husbands favorite, peanut butter cup!
I found Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and then couldn’t find it. I panicked. Then one day it showed up again. I am now the happiest girl in the whole USA.
Love them both but whoever heard of adding choc.peanut butter to a bowl of fresh strawberries in the summer or topping off a slice of good old apple pie with anything else by delish old fashioned vanilla bean…come on people think about it-you could always top off the vanilla with chocolate and peanut butter, but could you top off choc peanut butter with vanilla syrup?
I’ll have to vote for vanilla; at least you can doctor it up with chocolate syrup or fresh fruit or butterscotch topping. But I can’t vote for a flavor with peanuts; ugh!!!!
I love both flavors but, Vanilla bean is so much more versatile. I think I could eat vanilla bean with just about anything…except maybe asparagus…or brussel sprouts.
Chocolate Peanut Butter rules!
Chocolate PB has to win!
I have to say that while I sit here eating the chocolate peanut butter, I have to vote for it;
but I were eating the vanilla right now,
I would probably vote for it.
it is too close to call, I love them equally
Wow! A dead heat. I can’t believe it. I must’ve led a sheltered youth. I never realized vanilla was so popular. The only plus noted by many folks is that it can be dressed up in so many different ways.
But Choco PB can be dressed up too – choclate crunchies, chocolate syrup, caramel, fudge, cherries, whipped cream, and my favorite BACON!!!!!!!!!!
I still give my vote to Choco PB for being able to stand on its own, unadulterated and be something vanilla will never be – sinful!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup all the way, baby! It deserves some recognition. Vanilla’s already known as the most popular, sales-wise.
Where, oh where can my Fried Ice Cream
be
That the Turkey Hill Calendar promised
to me?
An April exciting, exotic flavor
To taste, to lick, to devour, to savor.
Meanwhile, I’m having great fun eating
up
My current favorite: CHOCOLATE PEANUT
BUTTER CUP!
Congratulations!! on being tops in Pa.
There is something to be said for ice cream after tonsil removal, it works to soothe the throat. I’m still voting for chocolate peanut butter cup.
go chocolate peanut butter cup!
Sometimes I just want vanilla, but other times I like the whole sha-bang
like Chocolate Peanut Butter. No wonder it’s neck and neck in the polls. I love them both and can not put one above the other.
Sometimes I just want Vanilla.Other times I want the whole sha-bang like Chocolate Peanut Butter. No wonder it’s neck and neck in the polls. I can’t make up my mind. Oh dear! Let’s ask Barrack and Hillary what they think!
Bean is the best!
I always look for a reason to eat chocolate and peanut butter. I have never had to make up a reason to eat Turkey Hill chocolate peanut butter cup. It is my favorite hands down.
Vanilla Bean is just so versatile. It’s hard to find anyone that does not like Vanilla.
My family loves the peanut butter cup…we also love all the flavors with nuts…actually I think we would enjoy a different flavor a day for a month….keep the contests coming..
Vanilla Bean ,is most wonderful , best tastful and world wide creamy delight dessert, my family just loves
no problem my family loves both chocolate peanutbutter and vanilla so we can always have both on hand , we love Turkey Hill ,it is only ice cream we do buy in our household;
my vote is the WORLD WIDE BEST VANILLA TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM,
Any flavor is great as long as it has a little chocolate in it!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup but my favorite ice cream is pistachio nut. Adding chocolate syrup, whipped cream, nuts and a cherry isn’t a bad idea
I can’t say that I have a true fav. cause all the years that I have been eating turkey hill.. to me they rule. over any others. and even the so great ben&jerry’s they can keep that.. I’ll stay with the one I and my like is turkey hill..
I just tried my first bowl on chocolate peanut butter cup. It was awful, the weakest flavor i could imagine for ice cream. Very disappointed!!!