Ayars Family Farm Ice Cream
Each Ayars Family Farm Ice Cream flavor has a story – and many of those stories are those of our favorite cows, who have left their mark on the farm and on our lives. Since we produce our ice cream on the farm, we know and love every cow whose cream goes into the container – in fact, every one of our cows has a name recorded on their registration paper (the bovine equivalent of a birth certificate). We are happy to share our stories with you!
Our ice cream is available for purchase at our farm by appointment, as well as at a variety of stores nearby!
We’re happy to take custom orders for pints or bulk sizes, perfect for your wedding or other event. If you want more ice cream than what you can get at one of our retail locations, reach out to place an order!
A Family Affair - Our Ice Cream Story
Lucas, our youngest son, started Ayars Family Farm ice cream as a dream of making something wholesome, homemade and unique to support the family farm. The rest of the family found as much joy as Lucas did in pursuing the project. Just like dairy farming, it has had its challenges, but growing the ice cream business has been a labor of love. Lucas and Bonnie make ice cream weekly and Lucas delivers to area stores on Fridays. Check out our retail locations to see where you can get Ayars Family Farm products near you!
Our ice cream is made with a 15% butterfat base – much higher than standard ice cream brands. Additionally, because of our small-batch process, less air is whipped into our ice cream, meaning you get a more full-bodied and creamier ice cream. Try it – you can taste the difference!
Our ice cream is made in small batches in a processing room located just off the box stall barn. As Lucas works on our product he can look out the window to see the cows whose milk made our ice cream. The Ohio Department of Agriculture regularly inspects our facility to make sure the environment we make our ice cream in is as clean and safe as possible.
Keep an eye out for our converted mail truck made into an ice cream truck, which we use to travel to local farmers markets and area businesses – sometimes with a cow and calf in tow! – to meet face-to-face with our consumers.
If you want to place an order for Ayars Family Farm ice cream, text or call us at 937-284-1358. We can arrange an on-farm pickup at a day and time that works for you!
Our Ice Cream Flavors
Genuine Vanilla
Flecks of real vanilla bean add natural flavor to this classic ice cream, named after herd matriarch, container covergirl (and Lucas’s favorite cow) Genuine. Her long pedigree has sent her to shows as far away as California!
Wedding Cake
Born from the stuff of fairytales, Wedding Lace the cow joined the herd on the same day our middle son was married. In honor of her well-timed arrival, we created this refined cake-flavor topped with colorful sprinkles to remind us to celebrate the special things.
Caramel & Pecan
A customer favorite! Herdmates Pecan and Caramel mixed as well in the barn as these flavors do in the carton.
White Christmas
Offered seasonally, White Christmas gets its name from Irving Berlin’s famed snowy tune. Natural mint flavoring blends with white chocolate in this holiday favorite!
Snickerdoodle
This ice cream is named after a cow with a personality as spicy as the cookie: Snickerdoodle! Quite the busybody, Snickerdoodle was often first in the barn to be milked.
Buckeye Bessie
Peanut butter ice cream and crushed Buckeyes make this an instant favorite!
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Golden Guernsey Vanilla
Strawberry Cheesecake
Cookies n' Cream
Austin's Oatmeal Cream Pie
Banana Pudding
Our ‘Banana’ was long-bodied, but not very tall – shaped like a banana! She was a cow with a sweet disposition and a gentle way. Our banana pudding flavor is sweetened with brown sugar, honey and graham cracker crumbs.
Buttercup
Named after a cow as pretty as the flower, this flavor contains butterscotch, vanilla, caramel and bits of Heath bar!
Butterscotch
Butter Pecan
Brownie Cow
Brownies and chocolate chips mixed with a mild chocolate ice cream balance out together!
Chunky Cookie
Cookie chunks mixed with a mild caramel ice cream base.
Coffee n' Cream
Double Chocolate
Mint Chocolate Chip
One of America’s most beloved flavors is made here at Ayars Family Farm – and ours is quite special, using Andes mints. While we’ve never given a cow this specific name, we have had cows named Mint, Chocolate, and Chip!
Malted MooMoo
Malted powder, caramel, and crushed malted milk balls
Peaches n' Cream
Seasonal
Pumpkin
Though we think of Pumpkin for the fall and Thanksgiving season, the term is appreciated year-round at our farm. It’s not uncommon for us to call our new golden calves ‘little pumpkins’!
Razzle Dazzle
Originally a seasonal Valentine’s flavor called Sweetheart Swirl, this customer favorite became a permanent offering pretty fast! Raspberries and swirls of chocolate flavor this delicious ice cream.
Rummy Raisin
Seasonal
Salty COWamel
Though our Caramel was a sweet cow who mixed well with everyone, sometimes a little salt helped her stand out from the rest. Our salted caramel flavor is the same!
Triple Berry
Raspberries, Blueberries and Strawberries
White Chocolate Raspberry
Quite simply, this is a unique flavor! Smooth and tart at the same time, as soon as it touches your taste buds, you’ll be a fan. Raspberry the cow is remembered in the same way – the memory of her brings a smile to our faces.
Wild Strawberry
One of the first flavors we developed, this ice cream quickly became a ‘signature’ flavor of our early efforts. Quality is packed into each container – and our ‘signature’ assures it!