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Editor's note: This story was originally written in 2022 and updated in 2023.

In 蜜柚直播, ice cream season is every season. I honestly believe the 蜜柚直播 area could handle even more ice cream spots offering locally-made treats, but for now we have at least 12.

While popular ice cream factories like The Screamery and Hub have held down our artisanal ice cream scene for a while, lately newcomers like Blondie鈥檚 Ice Cream, Okashi and Licks (in Catalina) have pushed creative, smaller-batch ice cream to a new level. Keep an eye out for ice cream at , Tanna鈥檚 Botannas鈥� Mexican Italian ice shop that snagged the now-shuttered Sullivan鈥檚 ice cream recipes.

Blondie鈥檚 Ice Cream

A great affogato can be found at Decibel Coffee Works, using their locally-roasted beans and locally-churned ice cream. Dana Rengel, who owns food truck Blondie鈥檚 Ice Cream, is also the baker at Decibel, cranking out some of the in town. While Blondie鈥檚 features ice cream flavors as unique as The Parent Trap 鈥� a peanut butter and Oreo reference to the Lindsay Lohan film 鈥� at events with her remodeled horse trailer, you can find a shorter list of standbys like lemon meringue at Decibel Coffee Works and vegan strawberry and vanilla at Substance Diner.

Locations: Blondie鈥檚 is available at Decibel Coffee Works, , and Substance Diner, 听You can also find听Blondie鈥檚 at events around town.

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Blue Ice Gelato

Gelato is lighter than ice cream, its custard usually made with less cream and no egg yolks. Yet, it's no less decadent, with extravagant flavors and silky texture. Blue Ice, located in the Catalina Foothills, has over 50 flavors of the refreshing treat, including fig mascarpone, honeydew cucumber and vegan sorbet options.听

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Brushfire Creamery

Brushfire Creamery is almost like a speakeasy of ice cream located in Brushfire BBQ. You think the brisket is the main event, and the ice cream is like their seasoned fries: a delightful side dish. Wrong! The ice cream is worth a trip in and of itself, especially if you like your ice cream decadently thick and creamy.

While the creamery is located at their east-side location, a smaller selection of flavors is available at their other spot in midtown.

Locations: East side,听听| Midtown,

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Ceres and Noodies

Ceres' soft serve is inspired by owner Carolyn O'Connor's upbringing in Syracuse, New York. While Ceres will close听辞苍 听and be back in mid-June, the eatery normally debuts two new flavors weekly, which can be enjoyed on their own or swirled together. Toppings also rotate, from mini chocolate chips to triple berry sauce.

Soft serve is also available at Ceres' sister restaurant, , which is open through summer!听Flavors rotate, so check their to see what's on the roster!

Location:听颁别谤别蝉,听; Noodies,

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Frost

While Frost has expanded to an empire, with locations from Irvine, California, to Kuwait City, Kuwait, they got their start in 蜜柚直播, when two 蜜柚直播ans visited Italy and brought back a master gelato maker. My first favorite flavor of ice cream was their coconut gelato, which I still can't resist whenever I visit.听

Locations: Casas Adobes, 听| La Encantada, 听| East side,

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Frozen Delight

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One of my favorite everyday 蜜柚直播 memories was one morning, while picking up Bubbe's Bagels, I saw an older woman sitting alone at a table in Frozen Delight. She was reading the newspaper with a tiny cup of espresso. The winter sun cast gently through the window onto this little scene. It felt very European, and totally out of place for a strip mall, albeit a nice one. It made me want to make Frozen Delight part of my daily routine, especially their tart frozen yogurt. While their ice cream offerings are not made locally (they're Thrifty brand), their frozen yogurt is!

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Hub Ice Cream

What can we say about Hub that hasn't been said before? The ice cream parlor makes wacky flavors, using ingredients like honeycomb and Peeps. If you have a favorite, you have to carefully watch their rotating menu to see when it will be available again.听

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Licks Catalina

This ice cream shop in Catalina offers a smorgasbord of unconventional flavors and methods.听They offer bubble waffle cones and blend cereals like Cap'n Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, Reese's Puffs and Cinnamon Toast Crunch into their ice cream. They also have dairy-free flavors and gluten-free cone options.

Location:听Catalina,听

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Okashi听Ice Cream and Confections

Dean Blair, the patissier behind Okashi, came to 蜜柚直播 from Portland, Oregon, to make ice cream. He incorporates flavors and techniques from Japan, the Philippines and France: ice creams like vegan ube (with a creamy coconut base) and pastries like matcha choux 脿 la cr猫me. Each new weekly order form offers substantial vegan and dairy options. Find his creations at the monthly Penelope .

Location: Pick-up happens at Dean Blair鈥檚 home in . Place an order for details.

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Pronghorn Pizza

This pizza destination in Sonoita, operating out of the Dos Cabezas winery, has now added ice cream to its stunning roster. Visit this summer to try their vegan strawberry sorbet and classic vanilla ice cream.

Location: Dos Cabezas WineWorks, , Sonoita

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The Screamery

The Screamery uses only natural ingredients in their fan-favorite ice creams. An in-house pasteurization process allows them to infuse creative flavors into their cream. They shine their best with kitchen sink flavors like cowboy cookie and munchies.

Locations:听Midtown, 听| Downtown, | East side, 听| Marana,

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Sundaze Yogurt

Set in the Foothills, Sundaze offers an eclectic interior and over 75 flavors of frozen yogurt, including fat-free and sugar-free options. They also make smoothies!

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