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Independent Ice Cream Makers and Local Dessert Stops
Anytime is a great time for ice cream, but it just hits perfectly in the summer. Sweet bites of cold, creamy goodness in your favorite flavors make the ideal treat, and you'll find great independent ice cream and dessert shops near Minneapolis homes for sale and St. Paul homes for sale.
Ice Cream Around the Twin Cities
Pumphouse Creamery
Address: 4754 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55407
At Pumphouse Creamery, the emphasis is on fresh ice cream made with locally sourced ingredients and available at an affordable price. All of the ice cream is made in-house, just as it has for the past 22 years. Even "ordinary" flavors like vanilla are made extraordinary with extensive searches for the absolute best ingredients. It's made with Madagascar vanilla extract from The Vanilla Bean Project, cream and milk from Autumnwood Farm, cane sugar, and eggs.
Milkjam Creamery
Address: 2743 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408
Milkjam Creamery has been serving artisanal ice cream in Uptown Minneapolis since 2016. Satisfy your sweet tooth with ice cream by the scoop or in shakes, cakes, jam buns, and sundaes, and you can customize your treat with a variety of sauces and toppings such as
- Caramel Whip
- Roasted Strawberry Jam
- Passion Fruit Lychee
- Vegan Black Caramel
- Burnt Marshmallows
- House Brownies
Popular flavors include PB vs Everybody, with peanut butter, banana, and Oreo chunks, and Cereal Killers, with orange coriander milk and candied Fruity Pebbles.
Fletcher's Ice Cream & Cafe
Address: 306 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414
Located in the heart of Minneapolis, Fletcher's Ice Cream & Cafe has a cozy, friendly atmosphere and serves treats to satisfy cravings for a variety of dietary needs and preferences. In addition to traditional ice cream, coffee, and pastries, you'll also find options if you're following a vegan, lactose-intolerant, or gluten-free diet. Customer favorites include Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies (vanilla cream cheese ice cream sandwiched between two classic oatmeal cookies), and Steam 'N Cream (ice cream with fresh whipped cream on a fluffy waffle.
Grand Ole Creamery
Address: 4737 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407 and 750 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
From its start in St. Paul, Grand Ole Creamery has been dishing out deliciousness for decades. Shakes, malts, and floats are available, along with traditional scoops of ice cream. Belgian waffles with a scoop of ice cream with fudge or caramel, whipped cream, and a cherry on top are popular, but if you'd like ice cream and can't decide on a flavor, try the shop's 5 Scoop Sampler in a cup. You can even add a waffle to your bowl!
2 Scoops Eatery
Address: 921 Selby Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104
Take your pick of over 18 tasty ice cream flavors at 2 Scoops Eatery, where even the waffle cones are homemade. You can't go wrong with any flavors, but the following are particularly tempting:
- Zanzibar Chocolate, all-natural and award-winning, made with three kinds of cocoa
- Exhausted Parent, espresso ice cream spiked with bourbon and swirled with bittersweet chocolate chunks
- Coconut Almond Bliss, tropical coconut-flavored with lots of chocolate flakes and pieces of crispy almond
And if you're craving lunch, start with the shop's homemade pizza or hot dogs, then follow up with ice cream for dessert!
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