9 Sask. ice cream shops worth the stop
Summer is best served with ice cream and there is plenty to go around. In 2021, Statistics Canada said there were 4.87 litres of ice cream for every Canadian to consume.
If you’re looking for your fair share in these final dog days of summer, here are nine of the best ice cream stops in Saskatchewan.
TWISTED SISTERS, CHAMBERLAIN
Selling hard and soft ice cream, Twisted Sisters also offers various other frozen delights, including milkshakes and banana splits.
Twisted Sisters, Chamberlain (Facebook/TwistedSistersChamberlainSaskatchewan)
YDB SCOOPS, YORKTON
Selling a variety of delicious frozen goodies, including hard ice cream, soft ice cream, frozen yogurt, sundaes, and parfaits, YDB Scoops is worth the stop if you’re in the Yorkton area. They also offer a variety of unique ice cream flavours like Minion, Butterbeer, and Cinnamon Bun.
YDB Scoops, Yorkton (Facebook/ydbscoops)
KORNER KONES, WAWOTA
Family-owned and operated, KoRner Kones offers several cool treats, including soft serve, hard ice cream, slush puppies and specialty ice cream treats. They also make custom ice cream cakes for every occasion.
KoRner Kones, Wawota (Facebook/KoRnerKones)
PITSTOP 48, MONTMARTRE
Using fresh, sustainably-sourced ingredients, Pitstop sells cool treats like milkshakes, sundaes, banana splits and parfaits. They also have many favourite flavours of hard ice cream, including bubblegum, tiger tiger, choco chip cookie dough, mint choc chip and more.
Pitstop 48, Montmartre (Facebook/PitStop48)
BIG 10-4, LEADER
When you’re in the mood for a lot of ice cream, the Big 10-4 offers delicious treats like maple walnut or Saskatoon berry sundaes, peanut butter cup parfaits, and banana splits. If you’re in the mood for something more traditional, they have soft serve chocolate-dipped cones.
Big 10-4, Leader (Facebook/thebig104driveinn)
BEST LIL ICE CREAM SHOP AROUND, UNITY
If you’re in the western part of the province, the Best Lil Ice Cream Shop in Unity has 24 flavours of soft ice cream, hard ice cream, dipped cones, waffle cones, banana splits, parfaits, sundaes and milkshakes.
Best Lil Ice Cream Shop Around, Unity (Facebook/Bestlilicecreamshoparound)
DANDY’S ARTISAN ICE CREAM, REGINA
Offering handcrafted ice cream in original flavours, Dandy’s uses local ingredients for a whole new ice cream experience. Flavours include salted chocolate caramel brookie, espresso almond biscotti, blueberry pie crumb and more. To complete the taste experience, they have various toppings and sauces for your cone.
Dandy's Artisan Ice Cream, Regina (Facebook/dandysartisanicecream)
KON ARTISAN ICE CREAM, ESTEVAN
A small town delight, Kon Artisan ice cream offers handmade ice cream with quality ingredients. If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned flavour, Kon's is it.
Kon Artisan Ice Cream, Estevan (Facebook/KoNArtisanIceCream)
FABLE ICE CREAM & ESPRESSO, SASKATOON
Using organic and locally-sourced ingredients, Fable aims to make the best-tasting ice cream around. Single, double and triple scoops in waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes and more.
Fable Ice Cream & Espresso, Saskatoon (Facebook/fableicecream)
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM STOPS
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