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Patch Picks: Five Ice Cream Shops With a Twist

Here are five shops across the Lehigh Valley offering delicious ice cream treats with a destination experience.

For the ice cream connoisseur and the ice cream-loving kid alike, here are five shops across the Lehigh Valley offering delicious ice cream treats with a destination experience. Being there is half the fun. We know this list is far from inclusive, so if your favorite isn’t here, please leave a comment below.

1. The Shoppes Of Premise Maid

10860 Hamilton Blvd. (Route 222), Breinigsville 

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Hours, info: 9 a.m.-9:30 Mon.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sun.; 610-395-3221.

Triple Chocolate Sin. Chocolate Cashew Turtle. Blueberry Crumb Pie. The list of flavors goes on and on, each more enticing than the last. This ice cream parlor began as a small chocolate shop in Fleetwood. Now located along Route 222 west of Trexlertown, it’s expanded into a cluster of sweet shops remodeled from a farmhouse and barn: homemade chocolates, baked goods and the ice cream parlor, which has life-size statues of the Blues Brothers, Jake and Elwood.

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2. Crystal Spring Farm

3550 Bellview Road, Schnecksville

Hours, info: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-9 p.m. Sun.; 610-799-4611

Sadly, the shoofly pie ice cream will soon be “all,” as the Dutch say, as in “all gone.” Not to worry. There are many other delights, including strawberry cheesecake, Milky Way, pineapple, blue moon (tastes like Fruity Pebbles) and cow prints, the shop’s version of moose tracks. Speaking of cows, you can sit on the patio and watch them come out of the barn after milking at this 100-year-old dairy in the country. Soups, salads, sandwiches and other desserts also available.

3. The Cup at the Bethlehem Dairy

1430 Linden St., Bethlehem

Hours, info: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Sun.; 610-691-8422

Come here for ice cream and you’re sure to meet someone you know. Everyone, it seems, with or without kids, comes here for an evening scoop. Inside, line up to place your order; outside, sit on a bench and enjoy your creamy delight. It’s an 80-year tradition. For those who can’t pick just one of the dozens of yummy flavors, Ambrosia, a colorful red and yellow scoop, tastes of orange, cherry, strawberry, and coconut. Hot dogs and hamburgers also available.

4. Nuts About Ice Cream

1124 Linden St., Bethlehem

Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 3-10 p.m. Sun.; 610-861-7733

Just a few blocks south of The Cup, Nuts About Ice Cream is located on a prosaic corner, across the street from Liberty High School, but its exotic flavors will transport you to another country. India, to be exact. “Forget everything you know about pistachio ice cream,” said Bharatkumar Joshi, dipping out a taste of saffron pistachio. “This is all about the saffron.” The kulfi ice cream is all about cardamom, a spicy flavor, and the rose ice cream is a dream: think of smelling the most beautiful, pink, fragrant rose – with your tongue. Sandwiches also available.

5. King Kone

5503 MacArthur Road, Whitehall

Hours: Noon-10 p.m. Mon.-Sun.; 610-261-1935

Leiby’s Ice Cream lives. Leiby’s closed its ice cream restaurant in South Tamaqua several years ago, but the brand is still made and King Kone sells it. Located at the intersection of Routes 145 and 329, this hilltop ice cream shop has lots of seating inside, but the prime spot for viewing distant vistas and watching the sun set are the benches outside. Each weekend in summer, Friday through Sunday, fresh Belgian waffles may be topped with ice cream, and waffle cones are made fresh daily.

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