Black raspberry is considered a regional ice cream flavor of New England, where it is commonly served in ice cream parlors,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] but can also be found elsewhere. The type of raspberry used to prepare the ice cream is uncommon in the wild in New England and is only available for a short season, which would have made it a rare treat and possibly contributed to the flavor's popularity.^[3]^[4]

Black raspberry ice cream often combines chocolate chips;^[4] black raspberry chocolate chip is the signature flavor of the ice cream chain Graeter's.^[5] In 2024, Tim Philpott, vice president of marketing at Graeter's, reported that this particular flavor comprises 18 to 20% of the company's sales.^[6] Graeter's has also offered other variations, including the black raspberry chip donut^[7] and their first bonus flavor, black raspberry cookies and cream.^[5]

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