What’s cooler than eating cool? Sampling ice cream flavors from some of Tucson’s favorite locally owned ice cream shops.
If you’re too cheap to buy and cook with saffron, get to know the flavor affordably, friend. This staple flavor at Allegro won’t cost a few thousand dollars per pound.
Visit gelatoallegro.com.
If you’re not old enough to drink, you’re not allowed to eat this. The bourbon isn’t subtle. The orange and cherry is only really there so you’re not judged for eating bourbon.
Visit Brushfire Ice Creamery on Facebook.
You don’t need a moomoo when you’ve got the cashew. The bright lemon poppyseed flavor keeps things light for you to not feel guilty after indulging.
Visit Cashew Cow on Facebook.
Peanut butter ice cream looks less gluttonous than eating peanut butter from the jar. It tastes better too. Buttered pretzels provide salty crunch and a chocolate ganache ribbon will hug your mouth.
Visit hubicecream.com.
Lavender vanilla is a twist on the classic that will leave you daydreaming about prancing in a meadow while humming along to Julie Andrews. It’s just so gleefully floral.
Visit isabellasicecream.com.
Pomegranate ice cream has the right fruit-and-tart kick that complements dark chocolate chips. This is a lip-licker.
Visit tucsonicecream.com.
What’s the buzz? This sweet cream ice cream isn’t too sweet. It’s laced with quality honey and crispy bits of honeycomb worthy of transforming you into a cereal mascot to terrify small children.
Visit thescreamery.com.
Bananas Foster without the flambe would taste like the drunken monkey gelato. Rest assured, it tastes nothing like an inebriated primate. Sugar-coated walnuts, caramel, fried bananas and rum provide all the nutrition you need, right?
Visit tazzinadigelato.com.
What’s your flavor? Tell us in the comments.
Jackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon...
