July’s extreme heat calls for extreme measures in the form of giant banana splits, artful honeysuckle sorbet, and more. Cool off with one of these tasty, unexpected treats.
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The Best Peach Ice Cream
Fragrant, local peaches bring out the sweetness of this ice cream.
Just Add Rock Salt: The Magic of the Ice Cream Churn
Old-fashioned churns are about working together: Each turn of the crank brings us all one step closer to sweet, frozen bliss.
Butter Pecan Ice Cream
If you have an ice cream maker and a craving for a sweet treat, you have to try Steve Gordon's butter pecan ice cream recipe.
Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery
Smoked barbecue is paired with homemade ice cream at this Wilkes County restaurant.
Sunni Sky’s Homemade Ice Cream in Angier
An ice cream parlor in Angier offers more than 100 flavors.
Sweet Spoonfuls
Ice cream from Mooresville packs a Southern summer into every pint.
Engineered for Flavor
A steady cadence of bangs draws the curious to the Poppin’ John’s Homemade Ice Cream cart set up at festivals throughout the state, and tasty goodness brings them back for a second bowl.