Skipping dairy shouldn't mean skipping the ice cream run. Whether you're vegan, lactose-intolerant, or just ordering for a mixed crowd, Ryan's has a genuinely good plant-based lineup — not a sad single option in the back of the case.
Dole fruit soft serve: the fan favorite
Our Dole fruit soft serve is 100% dairy-free and vegan-friendly: smooth, fruity, and seriously refreshing on a hot day. Flavors include strawberry, cherry, and pineapple, with availability varying by day and location. If you've had it at a certain theme park, you know — and yes, it's that good here too. New to it? Our Dole soft serve explainer covers the whole story.
Homemade vegan hard ice cream
The scoop case isn't off-limits either. Homemade vegan flavors rotate through the lineup — recent favorites include vegan chocolate peanut butter brownie and vegan raspberry chip. They're churned in small batches like everything else we make, just without the dairy. Ask what's in the case this week, or check the board when you visit.
Italian ice and fruity toppings
- Italian ice: fruit-forward, dairy-free, and a Jersey Shore classic in its own right. Our Italian ice explainer breaks down what makes it different.
- Wet toppings: strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, and black cherries dress up a fruit soft serve beautifully.
- Sprinkle-friendly: ask the crew which dry toppings fit a plant-based order — there are more options than you'd guess.
Ordering for a crowd?: A mixed group is no problem: one line, one counter, scoops for the dairy crowd and Dole soft serve for everyone else. Nobody settles.
Availability of vegan flavors changes with the rotation, so if you're making a special trip, give your nearest shop a quick call to hear what's in the case today.
The dairy-free map of the whole menu
- Dole fruit soft serve: pineapple, strawberry, and cherry — 100% dairy-free, and the closest thing the Shore has to the theme-park original.
- Vegan hard scoops: rotating small-batch flavors in the homemade case — the vegan chocolate peanut butter brownie makes repeat appearances for a reason.
- Italian ice: cherry, blue raspberry, lemon, mango, watermelon, sour apple, cotton candy, and the red-white-&-blue combo — fruit-forward and refreshing by design.
- Fruit toppings: strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, and black cherries to dress any of the above.
When to come, and how to be sure
Tinton Falls scoops daily from 11 AM to 10 PM at 462 Shrewsbury Ave; Oakhurst runs noon to 10 PM at 1805 Route 35. Dole flavors and the vegan hard scoops rotate by day and location, so for a special trip, a thirty-second call — (732) 842-5874 or (732) 517-0000 — confirms today’s lineup before you buckle anyone into a car seat.
Plant-based questions, answered at the counter
Is the Dole soft serve really vegan? It’s 100% dairy-free fruit soft serve — that’s the whole product. It’s the default order for our vegan and lactose-intolerant regulars.
Is Italian ice vegan? The fruit flavors are built on fruit, sugar, and water. If you’re strict, ask the crew about a specific flavor — they can check ingredients on anything in the case.
Feeding a mixed group? This is the real superpower: one counter serves the whole crowd — homemade scoops for the dairy faithful, Dole swirls and Italian ice for everyone else, and nobody eats a consolation prize. For parties, pair a cake for the table with Dole cups for plant-based guests.
