--- title: Star Wars Ice Cream: The Force Light Side Dark Side description: As part of the hype for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ample Hills Creamery is releasing two Star Wars ice cream flavors. canonical: https://time.com/4131311/star-wars-ice-cream-force-light-side-dark-side/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-01T19:51:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:17.217Z og:title: These Star Wars Ice Cream Flavors Will Reveal What Side of the Force You Are On og:description: Eat or eat not. 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Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 1, 2015 7:51 PM UTC  Ample Hills Creamery limited edition Star Wars ice cream flavors Ample Hills Creamery limited edition Star Wars ice cream flavors Ample Hills Creamery  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 1, 2015 7:51 PM UTC As part of the hype for the upcoming Dec. 18 release of _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_, [Ample Hills Creamery](http://www.amplehills.com) is releasing two limited-edition _Star Wars_ ice cream flavors. The shop’s latest two concoctions are called The Light Side and The Dark Side and will be sold exclusively [online](http://www.amplehills.com/products/star-wars) in four packs of collectible containers with original artwork designed by Ample Hills Creamery’s Art Director, Lauren Kaelin. “As a sci-fi writer in my past professional life, and a longtime _Star Wars_ fan, this is a dream collaboration,” Brian Smith, who co-owns Ample Hills Creamery with his wife, Jackie Cuscuna, said in a statement. “And to be able to work with Lucasfilm and Disney Consumer Products to create new ice cream flavors that represent the two sides of The Force… that might just be the coolest thing we’ve ever done.” The Light Side flavor is a bright marshmallow ice cream with homemade crispie clusters, as well as a smattering of handmade cocoa crispies, and The Dark Side is an ultra-dark chocolate ice cream with espresso fudge brownies, cocoa crispies and white chocolate pearls. So, where do your true Force allegiances lie? ## Transcript [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ MUSIC ] Who are you? [ MUSIC ] I'm no one. [ MUSIC ] I was raised to do one thing. [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] I've got nothing to fight for. [ MUSIC ] Nothing will stand in our way. I will finish what you started. No! [ MUSIC ] There are stories about what happened. [ MUSIC ] It's true. All of it. [ MUSIC ] The Dark Side. [ MUSIC ] The Jedi. [ MUSIC ] They're real. The force. It's calling to you. [ MUSIC ] Just let it in. [ MUSIC ] Dispatch inquisitors to hunt the rebels. The The Empire's looking everywhere for us. We can't just run. We're being pulled out of hyperspace. It's a star destroyer. 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