Our version starts with homemade cookies — the flavor and toppings are up to you.
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Chill Out: 4 Frosty Summer Desserts
Summer’s never been sweeter: These frosty desserts will keep you cool, calm, and contented right on through the dog days.
The Cream of Calabash
In a town known for its seafood, a family ice cream business serves up nostalgic standards and creative concoctions that change with the seasons.
Cheerwine Snow Cream Float
How could snow cream possibly get any more Southern, you ask? Just add Cheerwine!
13 of Our Favorite Sundae Drives
Are you an ice cream purist, perfectly pleased with classic chocolate or vanilla? Or an adventurer, always on the hunt for new flavors? Our bucket list of 13 sweet spots — a scooper’s dozen! — has something for everyone.
From Elizabeth: The Perfect Scoop
Nothing lasts forever — not summer, not ice cream. All we can do is hold onto the memories.
Best-Kept Secrets in the Triangle: Hunt Library & Howling Cow
NC State’s dairy program has been serving up farm-to-freezer treats — topped with a sprinkle of agriculture education — on campus for 13 years, but its sweet history goes back more than a century.
Watch: How to Make Lemon Icebox Cake
A classic dessert in the “no-bake” canon. Sweet to eat and easy to make, a lemon icebox cake puts the mm in summer.
30 North Carolina Ice Cream Shops We Love
Sunny days taste best when served in a cone. As you travel throughout North Carolina, use our guide to find some of the state’s most delicious ice cream.