If you want to keep several individual desserts on hand, choose a pack of 12 to 16 ice lollies if you have enough freezer space. A box of 8 mini ice lollies is better for serving smaller portions. In either case, check the ingredients, number of lollies and storage instructions before you buy.
If you want to keep desserts for several meals or for visitors, check how many lollies are in the box and how much freezer space it will take up. Carrefour, Auchan and E.Leclerc offer options containing between 8 and 16 ice lollies.
Mini ice lollies save you from having to portion out a tub of dessert when it’s time to serve. Auchan and Picard, for example, offer assortments of 8 with different coatings.
If allergens or nutritional information are important to your choice, read the packaging of the product you’re buying. Depending on the product, the chocolate assortments featured by these retailers may contain milk, soya or almonds.
For new parents, the right choice depends on how you plan to use them: stocking up on desserts, serving small portions quickly or checking the ingredients before choosing a format.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Number of portions | Count the lollies and check how much freezer space you have. | To avoid having to make an extra shopping trip, I want enough ice lollies for several servings. Around 42% of consumers would put having a stock of portions first. |
| Ease of serving | Compare the size of the individual portions and how many flavours are in the box. | If dessert needs to be served without sharing or cutting, I’m more interested in mini formats. Quick serving would be the main priority for around 33% of consumers. |
| Ingredients and allergens | Read the ingredients list, check the allergens highlighted and look at the nutritional values per 100 g. | Before choosing a format for my household, I need to check what each product contains. This would come first for around 25% of consumers. |
The number of ice lollies alone doesn’t tell you how much each one contains: Carrefour lists 16 SIMPL ice lollies at 33.5 g each, while the SMICY sorbet multipack featured by E.Leclerc contains 8 lollies weighing 560 g in total.
Look at both the number of portions and the total weight, depending on whether you’re mainly after several servings or a different amount per portion.
Two boxes of chocolate mini ice lollies can have different ingredients. The assortments described by Auchan and Picard include milk and, depending on the lollies, soya or almonds.
Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging of the box you’re buying, even if you already know the brand.
A Carrefour listing for a 12-lolly Classic' pack and an ALDI listing for 8 fruit mini ice lollies each showed the product as unavailable. So, even if a format suits you, you may need to choose a different product on your next shop.
Before planning to buy the same product regularly, check what your local shop stocks and find another box that offers a similar number of portions.
This check could save you from having to find an alternative at the last minute.
Storage is part of choosing a large multipack: you need to be able to transport and store the whole box without letting the desserts defrost.
Anses recommends picking up frozen food at the end of your shop and using an insulated bag. Make room for it in your freezer too, and follow the instructions on the packaging, particularly for a product that has defrosted.
Carrefour offers, among other options, boxes of 12 Carrefour Classic' vanilla and chocolate ice lollies and boxes of 16 under the SIMPL brand.
The SMICY pack contains 8 tropical sorbet ice lollies, weighing 560 g in total. It’s a different type of frozen dessert from creamy, chocolate-coated ice lollies.
The Auchan assortment featured contains 8 mini ice lollies weighing 258 g, with different chocolate coatings.
Picard offers a box of 8 vanilla mini ice lollies with chocolate coatings, weighing 260 g in total.
The ALDI page features a MUCCI format containing 12 mini ice lollies and weighing 429 g.
As part of a limited-time offer, Lidl featured a pack of 8 strawberry and white chocolate ice lollies, weighing 84 g each.
These boxes of individual ice lollies contain 8 or 12 portions. When choosing between a stock of portions and a smaller box, also check the weight or volume per lolly and the ingredients relevant to your household.
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A box to consider if you want to keep several individual portions for different occasions. It contains 12 ice lollies in five flavours, with a total weight of 1,200 g.
If allergens are a concern for your household, check the packaging before serving the product.
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This pack is ideal for serving several individual portions, in orange and cherry flavours. It contains 12 ice lollies weighing 444 g in total.
The description warns that traces of gluten, peanuts, soya, milk and nuts may be present. Check the packaging if these allergens are a concern for your household.
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This box of 8 individual ice lollies may suit you if you’d rather buy fewer at a time. Each lolly is listed as 70 ml.
The description lists milk and includes a warning about the colour E102 and its effects on children’s activity and attention. Read the packaging before choosing this product for your household.
A pack of 12 to 16 gives you more servings than a box of 8, as long as you have enough room to store it. If you’d rather serve small portions that are easy to hand out, compare the 8-count mini ice lollies offered by retailers such as Auchan and Picard too.
No. As well as the number of ice lollies, compare the total weight and the amount in each one. For example, Carrefour lists 16 SIMPL ice lollies at 33.5 g each, while the SMICY sorbet box featured by E.Leclerc contains 8 lollies weighing 560 g in total.
Check the ingredients and allergens on the packaging of the product you’re actually buying. For prepacked food in France, the DGCCRF reminds shoppers that allergenic ingredients must be highlighted. Ingredients can vary between assortments and coatings.
Make room for it in your freezer before you shop, then pick up frozen food at the end and carry it in an insulated bag, as Anses recommends. Once you’re home, follow the storage instructions on the packaging and don’t refreeze a defrosted product if the packaging says not to.