Anyone that wants to learn about the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Denver has found the right post. There are plenty of great dessert shops selling sweets around town and we will do our best to point you in the right direction.
We will start off with the best ice cream shops in your area. Anyone that is searching for vanilla, chocolate, gelato, frozen yogurt, malts, ice cream cakes, and other frozen delights has plenty of options to choose from.
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Up next we will get into bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Then we will niche down and get into donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops near you.
Following that we will discuss some healthy dessert options in Denver like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops. Our last section will be about restaurants known for must have desserts around the metro.
Towards the end you will find a local dessert map that has all the various venues we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it. And all of you are welcome to look through our other posts on the region at that link if you want.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you want to eat the best ice cream in Denver or some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Sweet Cow Ice Cream at 637 Front St Louisville
- Little Man Ice Cream at 2620 16th St
- Sweet Action at 52 Broadway
- Yogurtland at 550 Grant St #5
- Frozen Matter at 530 E 19th Ave
- Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt at 8302 Northfield Blvd #1560
- SNOWL at 1930 S Havana St #5-6, Aurora
- Besties Ice Cream at 8025 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood
- Froyo Zone at 650 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood
- Mendoza’s at 9201 Washington St, Thornton
- Yogurt Yum at 3969 E 120th Ave, Thornton
- Scrumptious at 7523 Grandview Ave, Arvada
- Bliss Frozen Yogurt at 11651 W 64th Ave, Arvada
- Inside Scoop at 5654 S Prince St, Littleton
- Nella’s Frozen Yogurt at 8086 W Bowles Ave, Littleton
Sweet Action sells handcrafted brownies, ice cream sandwiches, and cream pops. Menchie’s sells frozen yogurt, sorbets, and waffles with 24 dry toppings and 3 sundae sauces.
Froyo Zone serves nonfat yogurts near you in 16 distinct flavors like premium country vanilla, cookies and cream, cake batter, Irish mint, dulce de leche, pomegranate, raspberry, mango, strawberry, and more.
A variety of Mexican dishes, desserts, ice cream, and juices are available at Mendoza’s. Scrumptious offers ice cream, sodas, and a wide variety of candies in your area.
Bliss Frozen Yogurt has many flavors and toppings to choose from. Twenty freshly prepared flavors of local ice cream with nondairy and gluten free options are offered at Inside Scoop.
Nella’s provides a selection of 16 different flavored frozen yogurts, floats, smoothies, and drinks with nondairy, sugarless, and gluten free options.
Bakeries In Your Area
These bakeries near you should have great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more:
- Devil’s Food Bakery at 1004 S Gaylord St
- Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery at 2418 W 32nd Ave
- Katherine’s French Bakery & Café at 728 S University Blvd
- French for Sugar Sweets & Treats at 1201 E Colfax Ave #103
- Kaykery at 4057 S Odessa Cir, Aurora
- Elegant Bakery at 3278 S Wadsworth Blvd #3, Lakewood
- Lisa Anne’s Country Cupboard Bakery at 12400 First St, Thornton
- Rheinlander at 5721 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada
- Born2Bake at 2540 Main St, Littleton
Muffins, croissants, cupcakes, cakes, and donuts are available at Devil’s Food Bakery. Both Wooden Spoon and French for Sugar offer numerous assortments of cookies, cakes, French macarons, and more.
Lisa Anne’s specializes in muffins, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, and other tasty sweets in your area. Rheinlander serves vegan and gluten free selections of cakes, pastries, cookies, and snacks.
Local Donut Shops
Start your morning off right at one of these donut shops:
- Voodoo Doughnut at 1520 E Colfax Ave
- Hops & Pie Berkeley Donuts at 3920 Tennyson St
- LaMars Donuts & Coffee at 990 W 6th Ave
- Shipleys Donuts at 5400 S Parker Rd
- Winchell’s at 15195 E Hampden Ave, Aurora
- Yummy’s Donut House at 7625 W Hampden Ave, Lakewood
- Grumpy Egg at 3924 E 120th Ave, Thornton
- OMG Donuts at 7355 Ralston Rd, Arvada
- LaMar’s Donuts at 5350 S Santa Fe Dr E, Littleton
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops around town:
- Happy Bakeshop at 3621 W 32nd Ave
- Yours Truly Cupcake at 3563 Larimer St
- Cake Crumbs at 2216 Kearney St
- Masterpiece at 3355 S Wadsworth Blvd H-117, Lakewood
- Cake Occasion at 3901 E 112th Ave, Thornton
- Elevated Pastries at 6085 Vivian St, Arvada
- Butterscotch Grove at 7301 S Santa Fe Dr #625, Littleton
Cupcakes, cakes, pies, cookies, French macarons, and bars with vegan, gluten free, and nondairy options are available at Happy Bakeshop. Yours Truly creates classic and infused cupcakes, macarons, cookies, cakes, pops, and more assorted local desserts.
Cake Crumbs offers numerous distinct flavors of sweet treats and baked goods daily. Butterscotch Grove bakes cupcakes, macarons, cake pops, bars, and other delights with vegan and gluten free versions.
Candy Stores Near You
These local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Hammond’s Candies at 5735 Washington St
- Rocket Fizz at 1512 Larimer St
- Dulceria La Morenita at 1472 Iola St, Aurora
- Enstrom Candies at 6770 W 52nd Ave, Arvada
- General Store 45 at 2479 Main St A, Littleton
Hammond’s is a great place to buy all kinds of candies and chocolates near you with a great selection of lollipops and marshmallows. Thousands of bottled soda pops and candies are available at Rocket Fizz. Enstrom sells specialty almond toffees and many other sweet confectionaries.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Buy homemade chocolate and fudge at these shops:
- Roberta’s Chocolates at 4022 Tennyson St
- Deiter’s Chocolates at 1734 E Evans Ave
- Temper Chocolates at 2669 Larimer St
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate at 6240 S Main St #102, Aurora
- Chocolate Covered at 12860 W Cedar Dr # 200A, Lakewood
- DarChocolate at 12189 Pennsylvania St, Thornton
- Chocolate Therapist at 2560 Main St, Littleton
Roberta’s sells numerous assortments of distinctive confections, candies, truffles, chocolates, and more. Gourmet American chocolatiers and a selection of other sweet treats are available at Temper.
Chocolate Covered specializes in dipped strawberries, caramel apples, pretzels, cookies, and fruits. Chocolate Therapist provides selections of gluten free, nondairy, and soy free handcrafted sweets.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Gluten free bakeries are a good healthier alternative:
- Deby’s at 2369 S Trenton Way
- Make Believe Bakery at 214 E 13th Ave
- Gluten Free Things at 11651 W 64th Ave # A6, Arvada
- Wave The Grain at 8996 W Bowles Ave #T1, Littleton
Deby’s sells and supplies numerous gluten free foods. Cakes, pastries, cookies, and breads with vegan, nonallergenic, and gluten free options are available at Make Believe. Gluten Free Things specializes in making vegetarian premium breads and sweets near you.
Rheinlander, Happy Bakeshop, Butterscotch Grove, and Chocolate Therapist from some different lists also bake gluten free sweets in Denver.
Smoothies
Smoothies are a good combination of tasty and healthy:
- Whole Sol Blend Bar at 1735 Chestnut Pl
- Clean Juice Cherry Creek at 180 Steele St
- Juice Kitchen at 1050 17th St
- Coco Loco Smoothie at 2353 S Havana St D-14, Aurora
- Blue Sky at 14403 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood
- Inta Juice Smoothies at 14705 W 64th Ave, Arvada
- Blend Nutrition at 191 W Mineral Ave # A 140, Littleton
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Lastly, these restaurants are known for their must have desserts:
- Stout Street Social at 1400 Stout St
- Mercantile Dining at 1701 Wynkoop St #155
- Rosie’s Diner at 14061 E Iliff Ave, Aurora
- Cafe Jordano at 11068 W Jewell Ave, Lakewood
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen at 10250 Grant St, Thornton
- Homegrown Tap & Dough at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada
- ViewHouse at 2680 Main St, Littleton
Stout Street Social serves some of the best desserts in your area including their cold lemon soufflé and apple walnut bread pudding. Homemade bread pudding is also offered at Rosie’s Diner. Cafe Jordano provides a selection of great local desserts including coconut sorbet and limoncello flute.
Homegrown Tap and Dough is known for its creme brulee cheesecake which is their signature dessert. A popular Nutella dessert pizza can be enjoyed at ViewHouse.
We have also written a:
- Boulder Local Dessert Guide
- Colorado Springs Local Dessert Guide
- Vail, Aspen & Breckenridge Local Dessert Guide
- Salt Lake City Local Dessert Guide
Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies, & Cakes In Denver
For now that is all we have to share but check back in because we plan to update this post often. After reading about all these shops to buy ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, cakes, pastries, other bakery items, cupcakes, donuts, chocolate, fudge, candy, gluten free baked goods, smoothies, and even restaurants with can’t miss desserts in your area you should be ready to find your next sweet indulgence.
Please use the comments to let us know if any shops have closed down, or if we posted anything that is incorrect. Now have fun eating your ice cream, cookies, and cakes in Denver.