EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, ERNST & YOUNG LLP We consent to the incorporation by reference in (a) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-58576) pertaining to the 1992 Incentive Stock Plan of Eskimo Pie Corporation and (b) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-24893) pertaining to the Eskimo Pie Corporation 1996 Incentive Stock Plan, the Eskimo Pie Corporation Savings Plan and the Eskimo Pie Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated February 26, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Eskimo Pie Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998. /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP Richmond, Virginia March 23, 1999