Where To Buy Ice Cream, Cakes, & Cookies In Phoenix
Thanks for joining us as we fill you in on the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Phoenix. There are plenty of great dessert shops selling sweets around town and this guide will try to focus on the best of the best.
There is no better way to get the ball rolling than with a list of the best ice cream shops near you. Frozen yogurt, gelato, malts, and ice cream cakes are found with ease here.
Once the cold treats are out of the way it will be time to pivot to bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Then we will get into some specific things like donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops too.
Healthy dessert options in Phoenix like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops are easy to find as well. And our final topic will be all about restaurants that are known for must have desserts in your area.
Stick around for our local dessert map that has all these spots that we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it. Our other posts on this region are available at that link if you want to check them out.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you are craving the best ice cream in Phoenix or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
Novel offers 12 different ice cream flavors in your area to choose from as well as crispy waffle sandwiches, cereal sprinkles, warm donut buns, and bottled drinks.
Desert Swirl sells frozen yogurt, vegan soft serve, ice cream, protein shakes, and more.
Yogurtini provides a wide variety of frozen sweets including 10–16 featured frozen yogurt flavors and over 65 toppings with gluten free, nondairy, and no added sugar alternatives.
Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt makes nondairy and sugar free flavor varieties with protein, calcium, potassium, vitamin B-12, and riboflavin incorporated into every serving.
Andy’s Frozen Custard in Mesa has been providing vanilla or chocolate cones, strawberry shortcake sundaes, and pumpkin pie concretes since 1986.
Heaven On A Spoon specializes in Italian gelatos, frozen tacos, teas, and coffees with vegan and gluten free, egg free, and dairy free options.
Specialty premium liquid nitrogen ice creams in Gilbert that are made fresh to order with vegan and nondairy selections are available at Creamistry.
Fatty Daddy’s is known for its single scoop of gelato, sorbet, or ice cream with a macaron and toasted marshmallow on top.
High quality local ice cream, sorbets, malts, shakes, smoothies, shaved ice, and cookie sandwiches in Tempe are available in small batches at Sparky’s Old Town Creamery.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
Some of the best cakes near you including chocolate Parisian, marble, pink champagne, Bavarian cream, black forest, coffee, and more as well as muffins, cookies, quiches, breads, pies, donuts, puff pastries, and croissants are provided at Karl’s Quality Bakery.
Urban Cookies Bakeshop specializes in cupcakes, cookies, donuts, and dessert bars.
Tous Les Jours offers over 300 different baked delicacies such as artisan pastries, gourmet cakes, and some of the best desserts in Mesa.
Delectable cinnamon rolls, breads, croissants, cookies, brownies, bars, scones, cupcakes, cakes, and ice cream sandwiches are available at Rise Up Bakery.
The Sicilian Baker serves cream filled cannoli bars, cakes, and a variety of Italian sweets in your area.
Traditional Mexican pastries and delicacies are the specialty at La Purisima Bakery in Glendale.
Local Donut Shops
These donut shops are a great way to start your morning:
Freshly baked gourmet cupcakes with more than 12 signature flavors, cookies, ice cream, and daily specials with vegan options are available at Smallcakes.
Barbs Bakery makes delectable cookies, desserts, breads, pastries, cupcakes, cakes, and more near you. A Bakeshop sells cupcakes, macarons, fresh cannolis, sweet dessert bars, and specialty cakes.
Sweet Daddy Cupcakes in Chandler is known for their cake bites, ice cream milkshakes, and cold brew coffees for any occasion.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
Dulceria La Bonita provides a large selection of sweets, ice cream, and chips.
Numerous assortments of bulk and packaged candies near you as well as a carefully curated selection of toys are available at Fuzziwig’s.
Signature vintage confectioneries, delights, and sweet treats with over 125 mix and matches to choose from are offered at Old Town Candy and Toys in Scottsdale.
Candy Addict sells over 1,500 different flavor varieties, novelty gifts, nostalgic and retro sweets, gourmet chocolate bars, sugar free items, licorice, gummies, and more.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge can be found at these shops:
Rocky Mountain sells a variety of milk and dark chocolates, truffles, caramels, and gifts. San Francisco Chocolate Factory offers gourmet chocolates, caramel apples, fudge bars, frozen treats, and gifts.
Artisanal local sweet treats, milk bars, bonbons, truffles, brownies, and more with gluten free, nondairy, and vegan options are available at Zak’s Chocolate in Scottsdale.
Luscious chocolate bars, gift boxes, barks, brittles, toffees, taffies, and nuts are offered at Cerreta Candy.
Gluten Free Bakeries
For a healthier alternative try one of these gluten free bakeries:
Nami provides soy and gluten free vegan donuts, cookies, bagels, cakes, and cupcakes in your area.
Delectable cinnamon rolls, muffins, banana or apple caramel breads, scones, pies, cakes, cupcakes, and cookies are available at Knead Luv Bakery and Café.
Triple Delight Bakery offers great local desserts and delicacies that are free of gluten and sugar. Gluten Free Creations Bakery sells breads, bagels, cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and cookies.
Signature fig and pecan pies, chocolate brownies, green apple and dried tart cherry cobblers, vanilla bean crème brulee, and choco dipped bacon s’mores with gluten free and vegan friendly alternatives are some of the best desserts in Phoenix that are served at Beckett’s Table.
Chelsea’s Kitchen prepares key lime pie, red velvet cake, and sea salt chocolate chip cookies for a great dessert near you. MacAlpine’s is known for their great ice cream sodas and sundaes that they serve with sandwiches, burgers, and salads.
Portillo’s also has locations in Avondale, Glendale, and Tempa while selling great shakes chocolate éclair cakes, and strawberry shortcakes along with their world famous chocolate cake shake that is a must try.
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all these local 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 finding your next sweet indulgence shouldn’t be too hard.
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 Phoenix.
