Minneapolis / St. Paul Blog

Custard

The addition of egg yolks makes frozen custard have an even smoother and denser texture than ice cream (for a technical explanation, click here). We have two stellar custard shops in town, the kid-friendly Liberty Frozen Custard in south Minneapolis and the quaint Adele's in Excelsior. So long as you skip the Blue Moon, which tastes like leftover Fruit Loops milk, you can't go wrong.

Bargains

If a $10 pint from Crema Cafe is out of your budget, try the U of M's dairy store, which sells student-made ice cream, cheese, and yogurt to the public Wednesdays 3-5 p.m. The place isn't pretty, and it has an odd smell, but the pints are $2.50--a good value for the flavors I tried, butter pecan and Minnesota Sundae, a honey ice cream base studded with sunflower seeds.

Flavors
If you get frustrated finding your favorite flavor as it rotates in and out of circulation, some shops have favorite flavor lists, where they'll call you the next time it becomes available, and the custard shops publish monthly flavor calendars so you can know what to expect.