Where To Buy Ice Cream, Cakes & Cookies In Sacramento
Anyone that wants to learn about the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Sacramento 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.
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 Sacramento like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops. Our last section will be about restaurants known for must have desserts in town.
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 this area at that link if you want.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you want to eat the best ice cream in Sacramento or some healthier frozen yogurt try:
Gunther’s Ice Cream is a long-standing establishment serving handcrafted ice cream near you in a variety of flavors in a nostalgic setting. There are over 40 ice cream flavors, fruit freezes, sandwiches, and novelty frozen delights to choose from.
Leatherby’s Family Creamery is a local ice cream shop that serves burgers, salads, and other American fare in addition to some of the best sundaes in Sacramento.
Unique ice creams, donut presses, and specialized ice cream puffs are all available at The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs.
HeavenLy’s Yogurt provides over 40 flavors including non-fat, low-fat, and sugar-free options.
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream also makes delicious frozen yogurt in a range of flavors including fat-free choices.
Ted and Ron’s offers shaved ice, frozen yogurt, milkshakes, smoothies, malts, and concession items such as nachos, corndogs, and jumbo pretzels.
Every day NuYo offers 14 different kinds of frozen yogurt in your area ranging from low-fat to non-dairy to sugar-free. They have over 50 toppings to choose from including fresh fruits and granola as well as Oreos and hot fudge sauce.
Icekrimski Cafe serves fat-free, dairy-free Italian-style ice cream as well as Sorbetto Classico which is made with 80-90 percent high-quality fruit sourced from throughout the world.
Frozen yogurt, ice cream, milkshakes, floats, and shave ice are all available at Crazy For Yogurt & Ice Cream who has almost 50 different toppings to pick from.
Bakeries In Your Area
These bakeries near you should have great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more:
Ettore’s Dessert & Cakes is a large bakeshop and restaurant with plenty of seating that specializes in cookies, pies, tiny desserts, freshly baked pastry, custom cakes, and American cuisine.
Estelle Bakery & Pâtisserie is a modern French bakery near you with an all-day menu.
Freeport Bakery has been making custom and ready-made cakes, cookies, bread, and pastries for almost 30 years.
Boudin SF, known for its sourdough since 1849, also serves light American snacks.
Crumbl provides a weekly rotating menu of 120+ varieties including fan favorites chilled sugar and some of the best award-winning milk chocolate chip cookies in Sacramento. Their menu changes every week so there is always something to surprise.
Custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, cookies, pies, quiches, brownies, and a range of French inspired desserts are just a few of Pretty Sweet’s specialties.
Local Donut Shops
Start your morning off right at one of these donut shops:
Icing on the Cupcake is well-known for its extensive selection of unusual cupcake flavors all of which are created from scratch on a regular basis. Vegan and gluten-free cupcakes are also available.
Cupcake Craving has a wide variety of cupcakes to choose from including sugar-free and gluten-free options. Cookies and custom cupcakes are also available for any occasion.
Smallcakes offers over 70 flavors of cupcakes cooked fresh on-site every day with the freshest ingredients.
Let Them Eat Cake is a cozy venue where you can get creative cupcakes including vegan and gluten-free options that is also known to make some delicious custom cakes in Sacramento.
Candy Stores Near You
These local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
Candy Heaven features a wide range of candy options from the past to the present.
Sweet Factory is a chain of bulk candy stores that sells a wide range of sweets as well as candy-themed presents and toys, sugar-free, and kosher options.
Chocolates, sugar-free chocolates, fudge, caramel apples, chocolate dipped strawberries when in season, peanut brittle, caramel corn, frozen chocolate covered bananas, frozen chocolate covered cheese cake on-a-stick, and more are available at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.
Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates is known locally for their truffles, macarons, ice cream, hot chocolate, and other confections.
Homemade signature truffles, sugar free chocolates and treats, traditional favorites, hundreds of chocolate molds for any occasion, and homemade gelato are just a few of the confectionary treats available at Capital Confections.
The Chocolate Architect is a wine and chocolate shop in your area that sells their signature Chocolate Silk in a variety of flavors. The majority of their Chocolate Silk is gluten-free with vegan and sugar-free options available upon request.
For the past 20 years The Candy House of Davis has been offering authentic handmade local chocolate, fudge, sugar-free chocolate, chocolate-dipped fruit, and their distinctive gourmet truffles which is one of their main specialties.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Gluten free bakeries are a good healthier alternative:
Pushkin’s Bakery is a family-owned cafe that specializes in baked items that are free of wheat, gluten, and dairy, as well as hot sandwiches. Cake, cupcakes, cookies, breads, and pastries are available.
Sun Flour Baking Company specializes in oat flour cookies that are gluten-free, vegan, and kosher.
Smoothies
Smoothies are a good combination of tasty and healthy:
Tower Café is a unique cafe that serves a diverse menu ranging from classic breakfasts to Asian and Spanish major courses. Panna cotta, lime cashew tart, banana cream pie, carrot cake, and apple pie are just a handful of the desserts available near you. Vegan treats are also available.
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 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 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 Sacramento.
