Shoppers Are Racing to H Mart for This Viral $5 Fruit Bucket Ice Cream

Nothing captures the spirit of spring like fruit-forward flavors, and the internet has jumped on a new trend to usher in the flavors of warmer weather. A brightly colored new treat is going viral on social media, and after catching one glimpse of the adorable dessert, it’s easy to understand why.

Users are flocking to Instagram and TikTok to share clips of themselves opening ice cream pints with the words “fruit bucket” emblazoned on the front. Inside each container is an array of multicolored, vivid miniature fruits that look so perfect it would be easy to assume they were made of plastic.

These marble-sized mangos, bananas, strawberries, and more are all entirely edible, and they’re receiving rave reviews from those who've tried them. But if you want to sample the viral fruit bucket ice cream, you need to act fast, because this treat is selling out in stores all over the country. Head to your local H Mart, the largest Asian grocery chain in the U.S., to grab a pint — if they’re still on shelves.

What is the viral fruit bucket ice cream?

The wildly popular fruit buckets are made by the Chinese brand Aiko Garden. Each pint features six different flavors — each with matching shapes — of 3D-printed treats. The miniature bananas, mangos, strawberries, blueberries, grape clusters, and peaches are coated in a thin white chocolate shell and filled with fruity ice cream.

It’s not just the dessert’s cute appearance that appeals to shoppers. Customer reviews mention that the ice cream effectively captures the distinct flavor of each fruit, and the texture of the bite-sized morsels is often compared to Dibs, the classic spheres of creamy frozen vanilla treat covered in a crisp layer of milk chocolate.

You can expect to find two pieces of each “fruit” in a bucket. So far, the easiest place to find ice cream has been at Asian grocery chains. Shoppers report snagging pints at H Mart, Uwajimaya, and Island Pacific Seafood Market, as well as the occasional independent bodega or supermarket.

It’s worth checking Reddit to see if people are talking about buying the viral treat from any specific stores in your area, and you should call any location beforehand to confirm they have it before heading out. The good news is, once you finally find a fruit bucket, it’ll only cost you between $4 and $5 at checkout.

What to try if you can’t find the viral fruit bucket ice cream 

We’ll keep our fingers crossed that H Mart can quickly restock buckets of the fruit-shaped ice cream, but customers on social media often say the store is sold out. Don’t despair if you can’t find it, because Aiko Garden has a few other fruity desserts that are worth trying too.

Serious dessert enthusiasts may recall the mango ice cream that went viral last summer. Similar to what you might find inside a fruit bucket, this treat was coated in a white chocolate shell, filled with ice cream, and decorated to look exactly like a mango. Unlike the now-trending miniature pieces, this mango dessert was life-sized, with each one perched atop a popsicle stick for easy eating.

The Propitious Mango that blew up online in 2025 is made by the Chinese brand Hong Qi, and if your local H Mart has the dessert, it’s definitely worth trying. The grocery chain also sells similar items from Aiko Garden: giant strawberries and purple grape clusters, with crisp coatings surrounding fruity ice cream centers. They may not be as cute as the tiny fruits trending on TikTok and Instagram right now, but they’ll hold you over until you can get your hands on a fruit bucket.