Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Reviews (formerly Archer Farms)

In late 2018, I reported on the store brands of dairy-free ice cream that were popping up. Honestly, I didn’t want to get my hopes up that they would stick around, but most are holding strong, including Target’s line. In fact, they just updated and rebranded their entire selection. Archer Farms Non-Dairy has now become Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert! Don’t worry, the product itself really hasn’t changed, but the look and the price have with this value-oriented brand.

Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert adds Dairy-Free Value to Target

Their initial Archer Farms launch included seven flavors, and those same varieties are still available under the new brand. Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints come in classic vanilla bean plus six more flavors that are generously stocked with gluten-free add-ins, like cake, cookie down, brownies, caramel, and fudge swirls. This sweet, indulgent, plant-based ice cream is loaded with dessert intentions and made with a lightly creamy almondmilk base.

Vanilla Bean

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, organic tapioca syrup, coconut oil, pea protein, natural flavor, carob bean gum, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin, ground vanilla beans. contains almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 210 calories, 10g fat, 28g carbs, 0g fiber, 21g sugars (includes 21g added sugars), 2g protein.*

Vanilla Cake & Cookie Dough

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, cake batter base (sugar, tapioca syrup, water, natural flavors, salt, pectin, organic annatto, organic locust bean gum), organic tapioca syrup, fudge (powdered cane sugar (cane sugar, corn, starch), sunflower oil, cocoa, salt, sunflower lecithin), chocolate chip cookie dough (cookie dough [dark brown sugar, rice flour, natural oil blend {palm fruit oil, canola oil, olive oil}, water, salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid {non-dairy, derived from sugar beets}, annatto extract, potato flour, tapioca syrup, tapioca flour, sugar, less than 2% of the following: vanilla extract, guar gum, baking soda, baking powder], chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract]), vanilla bean cake (cane sugar, rice flour, soy-free buttery spread [oil blend (palm fruit, canola, and olive oils), water, salt, contains less than 2% of natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid (non-dairy), annatto extract (color)], coconutmilk [water, coconuts], apple sauce [apples, water, ascorbic acid (vitamin c)], tapioca flour, potato flour, baking soda, sea salt, organic vanilla extract (water, organic alcohol, organic vanilla bean extractives), vanilla beans, cream of tartar), coconut oil, pea protein, carob bean gum, gellan gum, stabilizing salts (disodium phosphate, sodium citrate), sunflower lecithin. contains almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 280 calories, 13g fat, 40g carbs, 1g fiber, 28g sugars (includes 27g added sugars), 2g protein.*

Cashew Caramel

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, caramel (corn syrup, water, sugar, brown sugar, palm oil, fava bean protein, natural flavors, salt, pectin, sunflower lecithin), organic tapioca syrup, cashews (cashews, sunflower oil, salt), coconut oil, cashew butter, pea protein, natural flavors, carob bean gum, gellan gum, sea salt, sunflower lecithin. contains almond, cashew and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 280 calories, 15g fat, 33g carbs, <1g fiber, 22g sugars (includes 21g added sugars), 4g protein.*

Caramel Brownie

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, caramel (tapioca syrup, water, cane sugar, brown sugar, palm oil, fava bean protein, natural flavors, salt, pectin, sunflower lecithin), organic tapioca syrup, fudge brownie dough (dark brown sugar, organic palm fruit shortening, cane sugar, chocolate chips (cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract), rice flour, tapioca syrup, water, cocoa powder, potato flour, tapioca starch, vanilla extract, salt, guar gum, natural flavor, powdered sugar [corn free]), coconut oil, pea protein, vanilla, vanilla bean pieces, carob bean gum, gellan gum, stabilizing salts (disodium phosphate, sodium citrate), sunflower lecithin. contains almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 250 calories, 11g fat, 36g carbs, <1g fiber, 26g sugars (includes 23g added sugars), 2g protein.*

Mocha Almond Fudge

Ingredients: almondmilk, (water, almonds) cane sugar, organic tapioca syrup, fudge (powdered cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], sunflower oil, cocoa, salt, sunflower lecithin), almonds (almonds, sunflower oil, salt), coconut oil, chocolate flake (powdered cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin, natural flavor), coffee extract made with 100% columbian coffee, pea protein, carob bean, gum, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin. contains almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 280 calories, 16g fat, 32g carbs, 2g fiber, 23g sugars (includes 23g added sugars), 4g protein.*

Peanut Butter & Chocolate

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), cane sugar, peanut butter (peanuts, peanut oil, cane sugar, salt), organic tapioca syrup, truffle (sugar, peanut butter [dry roasted peanuts, peanut oil], palm kernal oil, dextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, coconut oil, natural flavor, salt, soy lecithin), coconut oil, pea protein, carob bean gum, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin. contains peanuts, soy, almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 290 calories, 17g fat, 31g carbs, <1g fiber, 23g sugars (includes 23g added sugars), 5g protein.*

Strawberry & Fudge

Ingredients: almondmilk (water, almonds), strawberries (strawberries, sugar, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, natural flavor), cane sugar, organic tapioca syrup, fudge (powdered cane sugar [cane sugar, corn starch], sunflower oil, cocoa, salt, sunflower lecithin), strawberry puree (strawberries, sugar, water, strawberry flavor with other natural flavors, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan), coconut oil, pea protein, natural flavor, carob bean gum, gellan gum, stabilizing salts (disodium phosphate, sodium citrate), beet juice concentrate (for color), sun flower lecithin, citric acid.  contains almond and coconut.

Nutrition (per 2/3 cup): 220 calories, 10g fat, 32g carbs, 5g fiber, 24g sugars (includes 24g added sugars), 3g protein.*

More Facts on Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

• Price: $3.99 per pint
• Availability: Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert is sold exclusively at Target stores.
• Certifications: Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert is Certified Kosher D (for dairy equipment, not ingredients; see our Understanding Kosher Guide).
• Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Favorite Day Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. Most varieties are made without peanuts and without soy.*
• For More Product Information: Visit the Target website at www.target.com.

*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy. 

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What Others Are Saying …

Traditional flavors

October 18, 2020

It’s nice finding ice cream that I can finally eat. Was wondering if you would consider some traditional flavors. Example cookies & cream in vanilla, plain coffee ice cream, vanilla, just strawberries, plain chocolate. I only ask because I happen to like plain coffee ice cream, I miss not being able to buy it. There are others of us that would like traditional flavors?

Tamera Sides

Response from Go Dairy Free

Yes, I agree! Where are the classics!?

Good flavors, but very sweet!

July 10, 2020

We tired the Vanilla Cake & Cookie Dough and the Caramel Brownie and they were both very sweet. My husband loved them, and I liked them, but would like it if they knocked down the sweetness a notch or two. The cake/cookie dough variety has big chunks of chocolate, which surprised me, and generous balls of cookie dough throughout. For some reason, I thought the Caramel Brownie would be chocolate, but it’s vanilla-based with caramel sauce swirls and some big pieces of brownie – they could have been more generous with the brownies. It seemed a bit more like caramel swirl ice cream.

Alisa Fleming