Klondike Original Bar covered in a thick chocolatey shell Light Ice Cream

The Klondike Original Bar. A huge hunk of creamy vanilla light ice cream deliciousness covered in a thick, chocolatey shell. It’s simple, classic perfection — the best thing to happen to frozen treats since, um, the invention of frozen treats! Enjoy our Klondike Original Bars with friends and family as a perfect afternoon snack or after dinner dessert. It’s rumoured that our ice cream bars were named after the Klondike River in Canada’s west central Yukon Territory, which was the famous site of the 1890s Gold Rush. The origins of the Klondike Bar can be traced back to William Isaly, the son of Swiss immigrants, who founded the Isaly Dairy Company in Ohio, USA, during the early 1900s. The original Klondike Bar was handmade by dipping square slices of homemade vanilla ice cream into pans of rich, delicious Swiss milk chocolate. In the 1940s, the Isaly family had several dairy plants that supplied Klondike Bars to more than 300 of their dairy stores. Until the 1970s, the Klondike Bar was sold only in Pennsylvania and Ohio. In 1978, distribution expanded into Florida, followed by New York and New England. Finally, in 1982, a nationwide advertising and publicity campaign was launched with the tag, “What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” Soon, Klondike Bars were available in the majority of U.S. supermarkets. In 1993, Unilever acquired the Isaly Klondike Company, and in the late 1990s, the company introduced Klondike Bars to Canada. Ever since then, our delicious frozen treats and ice cream flavours have been a favourite among Canucks of all ages!