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A Guide to Central Texas: Ice Cream and Frozen Treats
Ice cream is the perfect way to cool off in the hot Texas heat! And there are a variety of sweet frozen treats just waiting to be tried this summer. Our real estate agents give you the "scoop" on their favorite ice cream shops around Temple homes for sale and Waco homes for sale.
- Pokey O's Cookies & Ice Cream - Various locations, Waco, TX
Forget those convenience store ice cream sandwiches. Pokey O's Cookies & Ice Cream prepares made-to-order sandwiches with your choice of 12 cookie and 16 ice cream flavors. Follow them on Facebook to find the current location of their dessert truck. - Heritage Creamery - 1125 S. 8th St., Waco, TX 76706
Blake and Kimberly Batson opened Heritage Creamery in honor of Blake's father and his incredible cookies. Craft homemade ice cream makes for endless mix-and-match options. Hours are 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. daily. - Smallcakes - 6102 W. Adams Ave., Temple, TX 76502
Hand-held treats from Smallcakes have become so well-known that founder Jeff Martin appeared on Food Network's Cupcake Wars. Signature ice cream flavors include 24 Karrot. Hours are 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon- 6 p.m. Sunday. - Katie's Frozen Custard - 602 S. Valley Mills Dr., Waco, TX 76711
"Kids" of any age can't resist a classic hot dog followed by a creamy scoop of Katie's Frozen Custard. The family-owned business is located in a nostalgic walk-up stand that's open from 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. - Helados La Azteca - 1500 Colcord Ave., Waco, TX 76707
Take your sweet tooth across the border at Helados La Azteca, where the Garcia family shares flavors of their hometown of Jalisco. Be sure to try the matcha paleta, a popsicle-like confection created in partnership with Cha Community. Hours are 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily. - Insomnia Cookies - 1508 Speight Ave., Ste. 130, Waco, TX 76706
Take it from eternally hungry Baylor University students: Insomnia Cookies has warm, freshly baked cookies that make a delicious base for their ice cream scoops and sandwiches. Hours are 11 a.m. - midnight Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. Thursday and Friday, noon - 1 a.m. Saturday, and noon - midnight Sunday. - Splendid Oaks Chocolates & Ice Cream - 1020 Franklin Ave., Waco, TX 76701
It takes Splendid Oaks Chocolates & Ice Cream four days to turn out their small-batch chocolates, and they apply the same artistic approach to their premium ice cream. Hours are noon - 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, noon - 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon - 8:30 p.m. Sunday. - Coco's Shaved Ice - 3824 Bosque Blvd., Waco, TX 76710
The main attraction at Coco's Shaved Ice appears simple, but these cones of shaved ice flavored with your choice of syrups are portable and fun to eat. Hours are noon - 9 p.m. daily. - Mr. Snow - 817 Tulane St., Waco, TX 76711
When you're on the go, the drive-thru window at Mr. Snow makes it convenient to pick up a sno-cone or one of their popular milk shakes. Hours are noon - 9 p.m. daily. - Milk Bottle Cookies - 218 S. 11th St., Waco, TX 76701
Milk Bottle Cookies are decadently delicious, but with ice cream sandwiched between two of them, they're at a whole new level. Hours are 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily except Sunday, when doors close at 5 p.m. - Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream - 215 S. University Parks Dr. #105, Waco, TX 76701
Science class was never this much fun. At Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream, watch your "experiments" become ice cream right in front of you. Hours are 1 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 1 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Friday, and 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. Saturday.
Looking for a sweet deal on a home in Waco? Contact us at Kelly, Realtors to learn more.