Their frozen treat won't be lower in fat and sugar.
But it will have good-for-you ingredients like fiber and antioxidants.
The Kansas City Star reports the new ice cream is in the final stages of taste-testing.
The next step will be to offer the flavors at Buck's Ice Cream Place, an on-campus shop connected to the food science lab.
The researchers hope to be test-marketing their healthier ice cream by summer.