Ben & Jerry's honors athlete with ice cream flavor

Globe Staff

Ben & Jerry’s, the Vermont ice cream brand, said it has created its first flavor to honor an athlete.

The athlete is Vermont native and snowboarder Hannah Teter, and her flavor is Maple Blondie, which is described as maple ice cream with blonde brownie pieces and a maple caramel swirl.

A portion of the proceeds from Maple Blondie sales will benefit Hannah’s Gold, Teter’s charity that funds various projects in Africa, said a Ben & Jerry's press release.

The release added, "Maple Blondie will be available in Scoop Shops nationwide starting late November and in pints on grocery store shelves mid-December."

The press release included a statement from Walt Freese, Ben & Jerry's chief euphoria officer.

"We couldn't think of a better athlete or humanitarian to honor with a flavor this year," Freese said.

The image that accompanies this post was included with Ben & Jerry's press release.

Ben & Jerry's is owned by Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch food and consumer-products giant.