Find the Perfect Gift for the Ice Cream Lover in Your Life

No matter what time of year it is, it is almost impossible to pass on a scoop of ice cream when offered. Ice cream is an easy and crowd-pleasing dessert to bring to a party or have stocked in your freezer because of its countless flavors and sweet taste.


There are many ice cream lovers out in the world who are always looking to make their experience with ice cream more enjoyable. If you have an ice cream enthusiast in your life who has a birthday or anniversary coming up, here are a few ice cream inspired gift ideas that will be the cherry on top of their special day.

Unique Spoons and Bowls

There are some people who would prefer a bowl over a cone for their ice cream. Every ice cream lover needs a bowl that perfectly fits their needs and shows off their personality. You can find colored spoons and matching dessert cups that are her favorite colors or in the shape of an ice cream cone.

When looking for a bowl, the size is the most important thing to consider. If the ice cream lover is obsessed with gelato, shop for delicate spoons and bowls that will force them to savor each sweet bite. If their favorite thing to do is make ice cream sundaes for the whole family, look into finding the biggest bowl and spoons so that you can encourage ultimate creativity without worrying about if the toppings are going to spill over.


If your friend already known for having the perfect setup for their preferred ice cream style, try pushing them out of their box by buying ice cream float spoons or a non-stick ice cream bowl tin.

Decor and toys

You can go all out and help turn your friend’s kitchen into a mini ice cream parlor, or you can get a cute pool float in the shape of an ice cream cone. The options are endless. Just because they can’t have ice cream for every meal – you know they would try if they thought they had a chance at avoiding getting sick – doesn’t mean that they have to without seeing it every day.

Ice Cream Makers

They might have their top three flavors of every brand of ice cream at the grocery store, but can they make their own ice cream? You can find ice cream machines that make individual servings in less than 10 minutes or you can really challenge your friend with a classic hand-cranked ice cream maker.

Getting the right gift for someone can be extremely intimidating even when you know their preferences. But thankfully, no one can resist their favorite flavor of ice cream.

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Francis Pitt has made a name for himself in farm-to-table organics, working at restaurants in Portland, Seattle and Burlington, Vermont. While he has a taste for the extreme, most of his restaurant’s top sellers are much more down-to-earth, regularly featuring mushrooms gathered from the slopes of the Cascades, and fresh wild-caught seafood from the Oregon coast. Inspired by trends in Portland, his latest restaurant offers the ultimate chef’s table: dinner begins in the morning at his island collective farm, and 4 lucky guests every week get to follow the food, literally, from the field to the plate! Francis is a firm believer that you are what you eat — do you really want to be a chemistry set?

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