8 Nova Scotian Ice Cream Shops That Are Worth The Drive
Mix up your standard ice cream routine this summer and try a crazy flavour at one of the spots we’ve listed below! Ice cream parlours all over Nova Scotia are whipping up some creative sundae recipes and delicious fruit gelatos that deserve to hold a spot on your dessert bucket list.
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Make it a road trip and try to visit all eight of these ice cream shops we love!
Marble Slab Creamery // 278 Lacewood Drive
Clayton Park
Recommended Ice Cream: Fudge Brownie Delight, with chocolate chunk brownie, your choice of ice cream flavour, hot fudge or caramel, whipped cream, nuts and a cherry.
Dee Dee’s Ice Cream // 110 Peggys Point Road
Peggys Cove
Recommended Ice Cream: Go for a waffle cone full of Haskap Berry ice cream and explore the legendary sights Peggys Cove has to offer!
Molly’s Dairy Bar // 309 Hwy 311 RR 6 Stn Main
Truro
Recommended Ice Cream: Try their Oxford Blueberries and Cream ice cream flavour, served with ripe local blueberries wrapped in smooth creamy vanilla ice cream.
Chicken Little // 1531 Bedford Highway
Bedford
Recommended Ice Cream: Order a scoop of Birthday Cake ice cream in a cone at this little parlour behind the Chicken Burger in Bedford.
Sweet Treasures Confectionary // 125 Montague Street
Lunenburg
Recommended Ice Cream: Share a cup full of homemade Orange Chocolate or Maple Walnut ice cream at Sweet Treasures next time you’re in Lunenburg.
Fox Hill Cheese House // 1678 Church Street
Port Williams
Recommended Ice Cream: Try a scoop of the delicious Strawberry Gelato that Foxhill has developed, using a unique recipe that contains 7% homemade milk fat.
Sea Cones Ice Cream Boat // 3744 NS-359
Halls Harbour
Recommended Ice Cream: Go nuts with a speciality Beach Bonfire S'more sundae, and chow down on some delicious graham cracker crumbs, hot chocolate fudge and marshmallow toppings on a layer of soft vanilla ice cream.
Cows Halifax // 1869 Lower Water Street
Halifax
Recommended Ice Cream: A classic maritime ice cream joint, next time your walking along the Halifax waterfront order a cone of their signature PEI Blueberry flavour, and grab a souvenir t-shirt while you’re at it!
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