Vanilla may be simple ice cream flavor, but it's not a bland one. ... Mayfield's Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream seemed a shoo-in as a people-pleaser. For 1.5-quart container, ...

After scooping my way through more than a dozen options, it was clear that not all vanilla ice cream is the same.

Best Classic Flavor: Tillamook Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream. $4.99/1.5 quarts. Dairy behemoth Tillamook is known for its cheese, butter, yogurt, and, since 1947, ice cream — and it makes ...

Mayfield's Moose Tracks is a vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and fudge swirls. Mayfield Dairy Farm, about 188 miles east of Nashville, opened in 1910.