Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Reveal Kamala Harris Ice Cream Flavor — And It’s Inspired By a Viral Meme

Kamala Harris took the internet by storm when she said, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Now the viral quote is the inspiration for a sweet treat.

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have teamed up with MoveOn, a political advocacy group, to create a dessert inspired by the vice president and current presidential candidate.

Here’s the scoop: Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee, a coconut ice cream with caramel swirls and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles, will travel the country in a “Scoop the Vote” ice cream truck and make 20 stops in battleground states.

Free cups and cones of ice cream will be handed out at each stop as will raffled-off, autographed pints of the Harris-inspired ice cream. Volunteers and elected officials will go aboard the bus and speak with voters in swing states to discuss a plan to vote by Nov. 5, according to MoveOn’s website.

MoveOn’s executive director Rahna Epting told USA Today that non-political activities can engage potential voters. “There’s a ton of folks that are already tuned into this election, and then there’s a vast, vast set of folks that aren’t,” she said.

Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee is not sold under the Ben & Jerry’s label and fans can only get a taste of the treat at the free ice cream truck. Each pint has a photograph of Harris surrounded by palm trees and red, white and blue stars. The label reads “Ben’s Best” in a font similar to Ben & Jerry’s branding.

The flavor is inspired by the vice president’s May 10, 2023, speech. The White House speech focused on advancing opportunities for Hispanic individuals. The viral coconut mention was part of a sentiment Harris’ mother told her as a child.

“Because none of us just live in a silo.  Everything is in context,” she explained in the speech. “My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’ ”

Then after a beat, she added in a more solemn tone, “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”

The sound bite became a TikTok trend and Harris’s supporters have been posting coconut and tree emojis on social media.