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Great Escape: Tantalize Your Taste Buds with a Warm Weather Favorite
As the weather heats up, don't forget the area's ice cream escape at area parlors, candy shops and cafes.
Nothing tops off a perfect summer day like a spoonful of sprinkles or almond crunch on your dish of rocky road. The recipe for a simple great escape may just be a little (or a lot) of vanilla, strawberry or Superman flavored ice cream, gelato or frozen yogurt.
Birmingham offers no shortage of locales where you can purchase an iced treat, stroll the city’s downtown or take up residence on a bench in or park. There are classic fixtures on the Birmingham ice cream scene like t and Dairy Deluxe, where soft serve ice cream is one among a long list of items on the menu, and more recent additions like , where self-serve frozen yogurt is on tap and a toppings bar allows you to garnish your treat with your favorite candies, fruit or sprinkles.
Those looking to mash some M&M into their cake batter-flavored ice cream know is the place to go. Served up in an antique bathtub, all-you-can-eat sundae bar features all your favorite toppings.
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on Old Woodward features more than its famous fudge. Its ice cream is also a crowd pleaser with such flavors as Birmingham Mud and Cappuccino Chocolate Chip. Frozen yogurt is also on the menu. Down the road a bit is , a Detroit-area favorite. This ice cream parlor tempts patrons with its famous hot fudge.
West Bloomfield’s ice cream offerings
West Bloomfield boasts its own roster of ice cream establishments including the classic Baskin-Robbins where 31 flavors mean a whole lot of enjoyable decision-making.
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Yoz Yogurt has two West Bloomfield locations where shakes, smoothies, flurries and frozen yogurt are the main attractions. Yoz Yogurt is the exclusive carrier of Yoz Yogurt, Yoz Finesse Non-Dairy and Only 8 No Sugar Added yogurts.
Dairy Queen is always a crowd pleaser with its blizzards, waffle bowl sundaes and parfaits, which can be enjoyed after a hamburger, fries or serving of chicken fingers.
The Old Orchard Plaza is home to Swirlberry, which in turn is home to its own yogurt mixologist who develops new flavors of this fat-free frozen yogurt. Flavors include Tahitian Vanilla, Acai Energy and Original Tart.
Farmington Hills knows ice cream
Hershey’s Ice Cream-Farmington is a long-time Farmington Hills ice cream go-to. With 48 flavors on the menu, the ice cream shop is summertime favorite.
Coldstone Creamery on Grand River and multiple Dairy Queen locations mean tried and true ice cream options are available at numerous locations within Farmington Hills.
Other Farmington favorites include Ice Cream, Etc. and Scoops Ice Cream.
