Today we will be filling you in on the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Toledo. 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.
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Once the frozen delights 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 Toledo 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 the Midwest 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 Toledo or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Handel’s at 5655 Secor Rd
- Mr G’s Barn at 6756 Hill Ave
- Dairy Queen at 5300 Monroe St
- Koala Berry at 6710 Central Ave
- Poke Yogurt at 3550 Executive Pkwy #4
Handel’s sells ice cream and frozen yogurt in a range of flavors including some fat-free choices. Mr G’s Barn is a local drive-thru ice cream parlor that serves a variety of frozen delights and comfort meals. Soft-serve ice cream and distinctive shakes are on the menu at Dairy Queen.
Over 50 toppings and 18 frozen yogurt or ice cream flavors are available at Koala Berry. Don’t forget about the frozen yogurt at Handel’s either.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
- Wixey Bakery at 2017 Glendale Ave
- Bakery Unlimited at 4427 Secor Rd
- Eston’s Bakery at 5433 Monroe St
- So Sweet Lebanese & French Pastries at 4038 Talmadge Rd
- Haas Bakery at 2306 Starr Ave
Wixey Bakery makes everything from donuts to wedding cakes. Bakery Unlimited is a homemade bakery that sells eclairs, cakes, pies, and other baked items. Eston’s is a tried-and-true bakery that creates custom cakes in your area along with cookies, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and other sweets for individuals or special occasions.
Cocoa bomb, macaroons, cookies, French cakes, Lebanese pastries, specialty items, and birthday cakes are all available at So Sweet Lebanese &French Pastries. Haas Bakery offers cakes, pastries, and cookies in addition to donuts, rolls, and donut cakes. Fresh Vienna and home style bread are some of the more popular items at Haas Bakery.
Local Donut Shops
These donut shops are a great way to start your morning:
- Holey Toledough at 3812 W Alexis Rd
- Cafe Donuts at 5330 Monroe St
- Strachn Bakery at 759 S Holland Sylvania Rd
Fresh fruit jams, pastry creams, and a plethora of toppings are used in Holey Toledough’s donuts. Cafe Donuts specializes in handcrafted donuts, coffee, muffins, donut cakes, breakfast sandwiches, and bagels among other things.
In addition to donuts you can also find delicious cakes and baked goods like crumb coffee cake, banana bread, muffins, cookies, pies, and plenty more at The Strachn Bakery.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
There are some really good cupcake shops near you:
- Cake Arts at 2858 W Sylvania Ave
- 7 Little Cupcakes at 25661 Fort Meigs Rd #D, Perrysburg
- Cake in a Cup at 6801 Central Ave
Cake Arts bakes cupcakes, cakes, cake pops, chocolates, cookies, and a variety of other treats. 7 Little Cupcakes is a simple bakery that specializes in traditional and personalized cupcakes along with gluten-free and vegan options. Cake in a Cup serves creative cupcakes in your area with a variety of toppings and sweet delicacies.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Boyd’s Retro at 954 Phillips Ave
- The Village Candy Shoppe at 5727 Main St, Sylvania
Boyd’s Retro specializes in candy from the 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970s’, but they also have Curly Wurly, Gold Mine Gum, Faygo, Frostie Soda, Dublin Bottling, Blenheim Ginger Ales, Moxi, and more. The Village Candy Shoppe sells retro, novelty, and chocolates along with packaged water and Italian mints.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge can be found at these shops:
- Maumee Valley at 101 E Wayne St, Maumee
- Taste of Heaven Chocolates at 3105 Chappel Dr, Perrysburg
- Marsha’s Homemade at 25631 Fort Meigs Rd # H, Perrysburg
Fresh, boxed, sugar-free chocolates and sweets, a big assortment of nuts and gourmet popcorn, lovely gift baskets, fruit bouquets, and full-service party and event catering are all available at Maumee Valley.
Taste of Heaven Chocolates is a source for on-site prepared European-style chocolates and truffles. Peanut butter candy buckeyes and chocolate candy buckeyes are their specialties at Marsha’s Homemade Buckeyes.
Gluten Free Bakeries
Organic Bliss at 3723 King Road #200 has bread, cookies, cakes, muffins, scones, brownies and bars to choose from. Some of the bakeries from our initial list including Bakery Unlimited and Wixey also offer gluten-free options.
Smoothies
Smoothies can be a great tasty and healthy snack:
- Jamba Westgate Village at 3305 Central Ave A2-35
- All Shook Up Nutrition at 5001 N Summit St
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Many would agree these restaurants have great desserts:
- Schmucker’s Restaurant at 2103 N Reynolds Rd
- Krave Food & Ice Cream at 2603 Airport Hwy
- Grumpy’s Toledo at 34 S Huron St
Schmucker’s Restaurant serves pies that come in over 20 flavors including the popular chocolate peanut butter cream pie. Krave is a great place to find some of the best desserts in Toledo like their cheesecake, fried Oreos with ice cream, funnel fries, and baklava.
Grumpy’s Toledo offers breakfast, sandwiches, and some of the top homemade desserts near you like cookies, brownies, and the pie or cake slice of the day.
By the way we have also written about:
- Cleveland Ice Cream & Candy Shops
- Detroit Ice Cream & Candy Shops
- Columbus Ice Cream & Candy Shops
- Indianapolis Ice Cream & Candy Shops
Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies, & Cakes In Toledo
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 Toledo.