
Izzy’s has 32 classic-to-kooky flavors to fantasize about at both its hole-in-the-wall St. One hallmark flavor mixes Oreos, pralines, pecans, and caramel, which you can enjoy in Minneapolis at its second location near Lake Nokomis.ħ50 Grand Ave., St. Former President Obama even stopped by this award-winning, nearly 35-year-old institution back in 2014. Paul’s first premium (extra creamy) ice cream retailer’s delicious trademark: fragrant, hand-rolled, malted waffle cones with a Whopper milk ball plopped into the bottom.

Walk up to the stand with a glowing, yellow-and-blue retro sign for a classic northeast-metro experience.Ģ126 Fourth St., White Bear Lake | Grand Ole Creamery This third-generation soft-serve joint might be 45 years old, but it caters to today’s crowd, posting flavors of the day on Twitter and selling gluten- and lactose-free options such as salted caramel, birthday bake, and chocolate mint. The sweet or savory crêpes are vegan, too-on which you can order jam banana with a vegan Nutella-like spread vegan bacon with arugula and sautéed mushrooms ice cream (of course) and much more.ģ39 22nd Ave. Taste the proof at northeast Minneapolis’ new Crepe & Spoon, which serves up purple yam, black sesame, and pumpkin alongside more-conventional flavors like Oreo and maple nut for lactose-intolerant, vegan, and average sweet-tooth consumers. Treats made with coconut milk, cashew cream, and almond milk in place of dairy fat can be just as delicious. The Lumberjack pits customers against five “softball-sized” scoops with choice of toppings-part of the Mayberry mythos that makes the original Nelson’s one of the tourism town’s must-visit attractions.ĩ20 Olive St. Paul, and like any classic parlor, there’s an ice cream challenge. This 43-flavor Stillwater establishment started out selling the region’s first pasteurized milk as a grocery store in 1923, then began double-scooping cones for 10 cents in the ’60s.

Expect gluten-free and vegan options, too.Ģ743 Lyndale Ave. Alcoholic options include the Rosy Cheeks (grapefruit Campari with gin) and the Caught in the Rain (yup: piña colada). Everybody (peanut-butter banana with Oreo chunks), the Emma Stone (vanilla yogurt with cherry swirl), and the Milkjam itself (caramelized goat, cow, and condensed milks). The hippest ice cream shop in Minneapolis has as much fun minting flavors as it does naming them.
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With ice cream season in full churn, check out these spots-and hope summer sticks around as long as last winter. Soda-fountain standards from Duluth to Winona still serve malts in frosty tins and banana splits blooming with whipped cream, where small-town secrets make summer road trips memorable-including at one Moorhead Dairy Queen that has refused to play by the rules for more than 60 years.


Or, if you crave old-school, cherry-topped decadence, Minnesota’s ice cream history goes deeper. Those who want to taste what’s hot should turn to the Twin Cities: You’ll find all things artisanal (like Izzy’s roasting pistachios in Punch Pizza’s wood-burning ovens), bold (like Minneapolis’ Milkjam Creamery selling alcoholic flavors), and ready for Instagram adulation. So, once the heat kicks in, we lap up our icy treats with renewed zeal, flocking to the 50-plus (and counting) independent creameries across the state. Science shows that Minnesotans might in fact enjoy ice cream more than people do in other states: If you refrain from eating it, it actually ups the pleasure factor when you finally indulge, according to an Oregon Research Institute study. Every morning, he prepares for 3-5 times the traffic Izzy’s gets in the colder months, with a line trailing out the door. “We pretty much go from zero to 100,” Izzy’s Ice Cream co-owner Jeff Sommers says. July is peak ice cream season in Minnesota.
