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Snickers ice cream

Cinnamon gelato with bits of dark chocolate!

Coconut ice cream from the old Gifford's in Washington, DC. Shreddd fresh coconut held together with just a bit of sweet cream vanilla. None better and now a just a sweet nostalgic dream. A close second - chocolate frozen custard from the Polar Bear stands, also in Washington, DC, also long gone.

Concretes from Ted Drewes Frozen Custard stand in St Louis are completely irresistible! Ditto profiteroles made with the richest homemade ice cream and hot fudge.

Pumpkin ice cream, sold in the fall by Oberweiss, a Chicagoland area dairy. Or coriander with a raspberry ribbon from Jeni's, a Columbus, OH, awesome ice cream maker.

A frozen brownie! If it must be ice cream/sorbet, red bean (Azuki) ice cream is one of my favorites.

Pink peppermint stick ice cream. Or a really good hot fudge sundae with whipping cream, pecans, and a side of salty french fries.

This is a really really tough question, and Ben and Jerry's Dublin Mudslide is amazing, but I would have to say that the ice cream to end all ice cream is a flavor entitled KGB from Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium in Oak Bluffs, MA on the island of Martha's Vineyard. It's a mix of Kahlua, Grand Marnier and Baily's Irish Cream. It's so rich and creamy, the alcohol is still just a tad present and the mix of flavors is just perfect. It's incredibly decadent and with a few sprinkles/jimmies/whatever you call them, the contrast of textures makes for a truly transcendent ice cream experience.

It's gotta be crema gelato. Just pure cream flavor, no vanilla no nothing else. So rich, and milky.

I really like Ben & Jerry's Dublin Mudslide, but for something a little richer I love Ciao Bella's Pistachio or Dulce de Leche gelato .

I became lactose intolerant a few years ago and had to give all that up, I thought. But since I discovered quality fruity gelato, it's like a whole new world opened up. Lemon is my favourite, though the watermelon recipe that the Amateur Gourmet posted is good enough to fill the entire freezer with. Who needs real food?

Most absolute favorite? Probably my memories of eating gelato in the shade of a summer in Florence, Italy, while I was a student. Absolutely everything I tried was amazing, though I'm sure half that was due to the experience itself.

Locally, my very favorite is real, homemade strawberry ice cream with big chunks of strawberries and a touch of vanilla, topped with fresh, cut up strawberries (and blueberries, if I can get 'em). Yum!