Missouri summers can be hot! No need to sweat the heat, stay cool with an iconic Show-Me State frozen sweet treat. Gas up, roll the windows down and find the coolest spots around the state!
A delectable hybrid of soft-serve and pineapple sorbet, Pineapple Whip is a Springfield staple. Each of the three convenient locations offers the famous pineapple flavor and a second weekly rotating flavor. Cool down with the refreshing mango-peach, strawberry-kiwi, grape, orange, and banana-pomegranate (aka NanaGranate). Look for the famous hula girl: she dances when Pineapple Whip is open!
Central Dairy in Jefferson City has been making creamy, delicious ice cream with the same ingredients and formulas for the past 80 years. With 50 flavors of ice cream including black walnut, cookies-and-cream and strawberry, four frozen yogurts, and six sherbets, it might be hard to choose just one.
Lilo’s Shaved Ice in Kansas City offers both regular and stuffed shaved ice (which involves a scoop of ice cream) with a selection of more than 30 different made-from-scratch syrup flavors. Try one of the specialty sodas, such as the Root Beer Delight made with root beer, vanilla, coconut and coconut ice cream.
St. Louis’s only micro-creamery, Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery serves both “naughty” (i.e. boozy) ice creams such as maple bourbon with candied pecans and banana rum with salted caramel swirl, and “nice” selections such as Manchego with truffles and honey, and chocolate Mexican mole. They also offer vegan options, catering and delivery.
It doesn’t get much better than frozen-custard on a warm Missouri day – or a cold Missouri day, for that matter. Ted Drewes has been making sweet teats for more than 80 years. Whether you get one of the specialties or create your own concoction you are sure to enjoy the famous Missouri spot.
Some of the best treats are also the most nostalgic ones. For a desert that will have you sweet dreaming of fond memories, check out Fitz’s Root Beer. Made according to an original recipe developed in St. Louis in 1947. Fitz’s formula features fine ingredients including select natural roots, spices, barks and is exclusively sweetened with all natural pure cane sugar. It has been recognized as one of the best root beers in the United States. Top that with your favorite flavors of ice cream and create core memories for everyone in the family.
Get out and enjoy Missouri’s hot spots with cool treats and find your spot to chill.