On the outskirts of the city right by Franklin & Marshall College lies Spilts & Giggles Cafe. They even host free events with live music and movie nights during the summer. This family-owned creamery serves delicious ice cream and has a fabulous patio to enjoy it on. Just a short drive away from the town of Lititz sits 32 Below Ice Cream. Another crowd pleaser is the chocolate pretzel sundae. They also offer a cones, milkshakes, and floats in your choice of flavor. Ice cream sandwiched in between two freshly made stroop waffles- need we say more! The stroopie ice cream sandwich at the Lancaster Sweet Shoppe is a must try in our book. They also donate all profits to Allegany Boys Camp, a year-round residential wilderness camp for boys ages 9-16 who are struggling in their homes and at school. Hayloft serves hand-dipped, soft-serve ice cream, Italian ice, soft pretzels with dips, and many other fine treats. Located in Leola, right off Route 23, hosts Hayloft Ice Cream. In addition, they also make homemade potato chips, which pair surprisingly well with ice cream to make a salty-sweet combo. Locations in both, New Holland and Gordonville, are conveniently located within a few miles from Kitchen Kettle Village! With 16 different flavors to choose from you are sure to find one you like. Finally, the ice cream is rolled up and served to you- watching the process is half the fun! Want to see your own flavor created before your eyes? At Rolled Cold Creamery they use heavy cream which is poured onto a -19 degree frozen steel pan, as the cream freezes fresh fruits, cookies, candies, and other items are added to the mixture. Now with two locations, Ephrata and Leola, this farm-to-table creamery creates hand-crafted ice cream made on-site with milk from the family’s dairy farm located across the street- it doesn’t get fresher than that! We recommend their signature treat the “Baked Fox,” which is a hot pressed outer shell like a chocolate chip cookie or chewy brownie with cold ice cream of your choice inside… YUM. Here is a list of the ten places to get started as you explore the all ice cream shops in the county. If a shop isn't located on a farm they are most likely still using dairy sourced from a local farm. Many shops are located on a farm where they are able to produce their own ice cream. Ice cream in Lancaster County is not like ice cream from anywhere else.
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