Dreyer’s Slow Churned Light Ice Cream debuts five new ‘American Idol’ flavors

OAKLAND, Calif. Dreyer’s Slow Churned Light Ice Cream today is debuting its second season line-up of “American Idol” flavors.

As “American Idol” begins its seventh season tonight, a parallel competition will take place this season on freezer shelves nationwide. The competitors include Cheesecake Diva, Most Orange-inal, Mint Karaoke Cookie, Cookies N Dreamz and One Split Wonder. The limited edition flavors are available until September.

Ice cream lovers and Idol fans can vote for their favorite flavors at Slowchurned.com until May 31. The winning Dreyer’s Slow Churned American Idol flavor will earn a permanent spot in the Slow Churned light ice cream line-up. Fans who cast a vote before April 29, 2008, will be entered for a chance to win a trip to the “American Idol” finale, as well as other prizes.

To celebrate the new flavors, finalists Melinda Doolittle and Chris Richardson from the sixth season of “American Idol” will hit the road on a 20-city U.S. tour to sample the flavors with fans and perform private concerts for one lucky winner at each of the tour stops. The tour will make appearances in Atlanta, Bentonville, Ark., Charlotte, N.C., Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Hartford, Conn., Houston, Jacksonville, Fla., Milwaukee, Nashville, Tenn., Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., Sacramento and San Diego, Calif., Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Fla., and Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Va.