Get moving to LA’s Best Ice Cream Shops

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ice cream in neon by Joelk75 (CC BY 2.0)

Summer is here and you know what that means! More Ice cream! For everyone! I love warm summer days. Here in California when it gets really hot, ice cream is the perfect treat to cool you down. With the new craze in organic and locally grown food, LA is churning out more environmentally friendly ice cream shops each day. Get the scoop on LA’s best ice cream shops, from the foodie favorites to the cherished classics.

Blockhead’s Shavery Company

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butter cream – fruit by Coco Kim (CC BY 2.0)

Get moving to Blockhead’s Shavery Company for some delicious “snow cream” a combination of Hawaiian shaved ice and ice cream. Their flavors are always changing with the seasons, to guarantee you the freshest choices! With flavors like mango and avocado and fun toppings like honey boba and toffee crunch, brain freeze will be the least of your worries.

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream

Being a certified B Corporation, Jeni’s Splendid Creamery is required to meet certain standards for social and environmental accountability. As such, they don’t use synthetic flavorings or dyes in their ice cream. Instead they implement direct trade and fair trade ingredients. Pop on over and try cool flavors like sun-popped corn and brown butter almond brittle!

Coolhaus

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Coolhaus Ice Cream Truck – Los Angeles CA by David Berkowitz (CC BY 2.0)

Love sandwiches and ice cream? Coolhaus is your dream come true! It’s the best of both worlds. Gourmet dessert, with a twist is what makes it one of LA’s best ice cream shops. Not only do they have a permanent store location, but they also have 5 trucks that travel throughout the LA area. Everything they make is all-natural and handmade. They’ve even started making their own candy bars from locally sourced ingredients!

Mother Moo Creamery

Looking for fresh, organic ice cream, all made in-house? Mother Moo Creamery is the place for you. They’re committed to sustainability. They use compostable serving cups and spoons and all of their ingredients are locally sourced. Try sassy and bold flavors like orange blossom with cardamom and peppermint kisses.

Mashti Malone

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Mashti Malone’s by Lulu Hoeller (CC BY 2.0)

Inspired by the exotic flavors of Iran, Mashti Malone’s glamorous sweets will melt your heart. They describe their treats as “exquisitely tasteful” and use all natural ingredients in their ice creams and sorbets. Choose from flavors like rosewater saffron with pistachios and pomegranate sorbet.

Peddler’s Creamery

Peddler’s Creamery is the perfect spot to enjoy a treat while getting some exercise in Downtown LA. They churn their ice cream by peddling! How sustainable! Join the Peddler’s Club and get sweet rewards for churning out a batch each week. They’re also a Benefit Corporation, which means 5% of their profits go to social and environmental causes.

Which one of LA’s best ice cream shops do you want to get moving to? Tell me about it in the comments section below!