Nothing says summer like rays of sunshine and cool, refreshing snacks! We have all of the greatest spots to find any and every kind of ice cream to indulge your dessert craving. Whether you're looking for something spicy or ultra sweet, Greater Palm Springs is an ice cream oasis. So leave the store-bought ice cream tubs and bars at home and explore all of these options!
Brandini Toffee
Brandini's well-acclaimed toffee has been featured on The Food Network, The Martha Stewart Show and has even been served to the President of the United States! Combining their toffee plus ice cream equals heaven on earth. The chocolate and toffee-dipped, vanilla ice cream bars are the perfect melt-in-your-mouth, sweet treat for any summer afternoon.
Ice Cream & Shop(pe)
Not only is Ice Cream & Shop(pe) every foodstagrammer's paradise, the ice cream parlor has some of the best and most unique flavors in Greater Palm Springs. With a rotating menu of gourmet ice cream, there is never a dull moment! Try local favorites like the pomegranate chip, an amazing pop of fruity flavor with chunks of chocolate chips to sweeten things up. For a flavor completely original to Greater Palm Springs, try the Coachella Valley Date. This flavor also comes in a vegan date option and infuses local dates into the icy treat––Yum! Other flavors at the location include Ube, Mexican chocolate, Mango Sorbet, Blackberry Cabernet, Avocado, and much more!
Shields Date Garden
At Shields Date Garden, you can create the perfect date by trying out some of the best in the SoCal oasis. You can also try the hand scooped date ice cream, created with vanilla ice cream and date crystals from within the gardens. Stir this sweet confection well to get the full date experience. This rich and creamy treat is the ideal goodie to enjoy with any summertime sweetheart.
Gelato Granucci
This artisanal gelato shop is the place to be this summer as many of the flavors at Gelato Granucci are straight from Italy and made freshly in house! The Pistachio, Mandarin, and Hazelnut gelato is made with Tonda Gentile hazelnuts from the Piedmont region of Italy. Other flavors, like Coffee, are brewed in-house and sourced from local business, Joshua Tree Coffee Company. For those craving a nondairy delicacy, the sorbet options are out of this world! Try the Pear Cardamom, a pear sorbet combined with the floral and warming spice, cardamom. Raspberry, Meyer Lemon, Piña Colada, Strawberry and Mango are among some of the other refreshing flavors you can try for a cool-me-down.
La Michoacana Ice Cream Parlor Flavors
La Michoacana Ice Cream Parlor has an endless variety of popsicle and ice cream flavors influenced by Mexican favorites. Take a bite out of water-based fruit popsicle flavors like pineapple with chili powder, guava, soursop or cream-based flavors like blackberry & cheese, plum, pecan, vanilla raisin, among others. Guests can enjoy much of the same flavors in the ice cream, both water and cream based. Frozen bananas dipped in chocolate are also available for those wanting to skip ice cream altogether. Want something on the spicier side? Try a mangoneada! Mangoneadas at this ice cream parlor are made with a slushie-esque sorbet of your choice: lemon, cucumber, mango, pineapple, tamarind, soursop, guava or strawberry, filled with mango fruit chunks, drizzled with hot sauce and topped off with salty and sweet tamarind candy.
Nitroinfusions
Nitroinfusions uses liquid nitrogen to freeze its ice cream into an instantly freezed, creamy delight! Because of its fast creation, liquid nitrogen ice cream is usually silkier and smoother than most because it keeps fat and water particles very small. Nitroinfusions organic menu includes banana lavender, roasted pistachio and olive oil, salted caramel, and strawberry cheesecake, among others. Watch and marvel at how the process is made and enjoy your sweet treat under the sun!
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