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Celebrate National Chocolate Ice Cream Day without guilt! Markus Spiske//Unsplash

Did you know that chocolate ice cream was one of the first flavors invented? It was in 1692 that chocolate ice cream was invented in Naples, Italy. The first recipe for frozen chocolate came out that year in the book “The Modern Steward.”

It took a while before the USA caught on. The decadent treat was only popularized in the late 19th century. At that time, it was considered rare and exotic, enjoyed only by the elite. Nowadays, chocolate ice cream is enjoyed around the world, especially in the USA. Celebrate National Chocolate Ice Cream Day the right way with a pint (or two) of your favorite chocolate ice cream and its popular variations. Here are some of our favorites that are delicious and guilt-free.

1. Triple Choklad

Nick's Triple Choklad
Nick's Triple Choklad nicks.com

This triple chocolate ice cream is every chocoholic’s dream. A true ode to #NationalChocolateIceCreamDay, this rich velvety chocolate ice cream has chewy brownie bits and silky chocolate. As sinful as it sounds, one pint is only 300 calories and just 6 grams of carbs per serving (½ cup). Nick’s Swedish-style Light Ice Cream uses skim milk as its base and natural sweeteners like Stevia and Monk Fruit extract. This is the reason why it can keep its calorie count down without sacrificing flavor.

Get it at Nick’s here.

2. Peanot Butter Cup

Nick's Peanot Buttercup
Nick's Peanot Buttercup nicks.com

Love Reeses’ but can’t indulge too much because of its crazy sugar content? Nick’s Peanot Butter Cup ice cream flavor lets you have a whole pint of your favorite bite-sized treat for just 360 calories. Yes, just 360 calories for the whole pint! What’s more, each serving of around ½ cup only contains 5 grams of carbs so it's perfect even for a keto diet. Using natural sweeteners like Stevia and Monk Fruit extract, it has no sugar added. Even the peanut butter used doesn’t include sugar and is made primarily with just peanuts and salt.

Get it at Nick’s here.

3. Swedish Choklad

Nick's Swedish Choklad
Nick's Swedish Choklad nicks.com

For the ultimate chocolate lover who wants to celebrate National Chocolate Ice Cream Day 2021 in the purest sense, here's the very decadent Swedish Choklad flavor of Nick’s. Better than your basic chocolate ice cream, it’s creamier, silkier and richer. It has a velvety mouthfeel that'll make you want more. With only 240 calories for a whole pint, you can have as much as you want without overindulging. It has no added sugar added, using only natural, plant-derived sweeteners and just 5 grams per ½ cup serving. How can you resist that?

Get it at Nick’s here.

4. Mint Chokladchip

Nick's Mint Chokladchip
Nick's Mint Chokladchip nicks.com

You’d be surprised to find out that Mint Chocolate Chip is the USA’s favorite flavor! With Chocolate coming in as a close second. The Brits are also celebrating National Chocolate Ice Cream Day 2021 UK with Mint Chocolate Chip as a nationwide second favorite to vanilla. Nick’s Mint Chocolate Chip version is both decadent and refreshing to the palate. The Swedish version of the sophisticated flavor has a melt-in-your-mouth creaminess with each chocolate chip bringing you back to memories of your childhood, feeling giddy with each surprise bite. At just 270 calories per pint, it’s a guiltless treat you deserve.

Get it at Nick’s here.

5. Cherry Choka-Flaka

Nick's Cherry Choka-Flaka
Nick's Cherry Choka-Flaka nicks.com

A mix of tart cherry and indulgent chocolate in every bite, that’s Nick’s Cherry Choka-Flaka ice cream. It offers the same creaminess, silkiness, richness and decadence that’s loved about Swedish ice cream minus the calories and sugar. You won’t be able to resist putting down your spoon once you taste this flavor and at only 270 calories per pint, you don’t have to! So go on and indulge this National Chocolate Ice Cream Day.

Get it at Nick’s here.

6. Cookies and Kram

Nick's Cookies and Kram
Nick's Cookies and Kram nicks.com

This Cookies and Cream variant from Nick’s is an all-American classic without the sinful indulgence you’d normally get from Oreo cookies mixed with vanilla ice cream. Made from skim milk and all-natural plant-derived sweeteners, Nick’s Cookies and Kram has no added sugar and is only 280 calories for a full pint.

Get it at Nick’s here.

7. Swedish Cookie Dough

Nick's Swedish Cookie Dough
Nick's Swedish Cookie Dough nicks.com

Revisit your childhood with this vanilla ice cream swirled with chocolate and mixed with chunks of cookie dough. Delicious Swedish-style ice cream in all its velvety and creamy glory with chewy chunks of buttery cookie dough. Best of all, get this nostalgic indulgence for just 300 calories per pint, without any sugar added.

Get it at Nick’s here.

BONUS: Choklad Lovers Bundle

Nick's Choklad Lovers
Nick's Choklad Lovers Bundle nicks.com

Can’t decide? Get a variety of Nick’s chocolate variants in a bundle of six. The bundle includes one pint each of Peanot Butter Cup, Swedish Choklad, Triple Choklad, Cherry Choka-Flaka, Swedish Cookie Dough and Cookies and Kram.

Get it from Nick’s here.