Here’s the dish on the best vanilla ice creams to serve with your pies.

Perfectly balanced, just sweet enough, with a creamy but not overly rich texture. Textbook perfection.

The creme fraiche’s delightfully tangy tartness elevates the scoop from mere child’s play to adult indulgence.

The subtle vanilla lets the the taste of rich, grass-fed dairy shine, but texture could be smoother.

The flavor, while pleasant, comes in screaming and the texture is a bit crunchy.

Consistency is more ice than cream, and the flavor isn’t so much vanilla as an existential void.