Who doesn’t have a few pints of ice cream in the freezer for when the craving strikes? If it’s not vanilla that you have on hand, it’s likely chocolate. And the ideal chocolate ice cream has to deliver on the chocolate flavor, whether dark or milk chocolate, dairy-free or regular—if it says chocolate it better mean it. While everyone has their favorite brand, the freezer aisle is loaded with over a dozen varieties of chocolate ice cream, and there are likely a few you haven’t gotten around to trying. Don’t worry, we did the tough job of sampling nine of them for you. In a blind taste test our editors (Southern Living magazine) determined an overall favorite that was rich and creamy, super chocolatey, and without hot fudge or extra toppings, wowed us (click here).