The Official GOAT List: Ranking the Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

Ice Cream Toppings

The ice cream is only the beginning. Are you flooding the bowl with hot fudge, burying it under Oreo crumbles, going full candy shop with Reese’s Pieces, or keeping it classic with sprinkles and whipped cream? Ice cream toppings create some vicious little arguments because everybody has a combination they swear by. Sauce people want maximum gooeyness. Crunch people need texture. Cookie-dough people are basically ordering dessert on top of dessert. We’re putting the classics head-to-head until one topping owns the sundae. Pick your matchups and build your GOAT list.

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All Time ranks by all-time win rate across every head-to-head battle. Latest ranks by latest fan sentiment, updated as new battles are voted on.

1. HOT FUDGE

78.9% win rate

#1 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

2. WHIPPED CREAM

59.2% win rate

#2 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

3. BROWNIE PIECES

55.6% win rate

#3 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

4. CARAMEL SAUCE

53.2% win rate

#4 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

5. STRAWBERRIES

49.8% win rate

#5 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

6. CHOCOLATE CHIPS

48.4% win rate

#6 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

7. OREO CRUMBLES

45.4% win rate

#7 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

8. REESE’S PIECES

42.9% win rate

#8 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

9. COOKIE DOUGH

42.0% win rate

#9 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

10. SPRINKLES

39.2% win rate

#10 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

11. MARASCHINO CHERRIES

38.6% win rate

#11 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time

12. CHOPPED PEANUTS

32.5% win rate

#12 Greatest Ice Cream Toppings of All Time