Ice cream is a tasty treat any time of year, but when it's summer in Charleston, the sweet treat is even better. The city and the surrounding area have lots of shops to visit, and each has its own specialties and unique flavors. Our real estate agents recommend adding the following shops, conveniently located near Charleston homes for sale, to your list of favorite places to get ice cream and summer treats.

Local Favorites: Charleston Ice Cream Shops and Summer Treats

Off Track Ice Cream

Address: 6 Beaufin St., Charleston, SC 29401

If you're craving ice cream made from scratch using clean ingredients, you'll want to put Off Track Ice Cream on your list of go-to destinations. Even a simple flavor like strawberry becomes delicious since it's packed with local fresh strawberries blended into a base of only cream, cane sugar, egg yolks, and a pinch of sea salt. If you'd like to be a little more adventurous, try one of the following flavors:

•  Fluffernutter Blondie
•  Key Lime Pie
•  Salted Caramel Stracciatella
•  Coconut Cold Brew Honeycomb

Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream & Sandwich Cafe

Address: 1319 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 109, Charleston, SC 29307

From its beginnings as a small establishment serving just hot dogs and ice cream, Ye Ole Fashioned Ice Cream & Sandwich Cafe has grown into a popular restaurant serving an extensive menu of casual food. Ice cream is still a mainstay of its menu, and one of the most popular ways to enjoy it is in a banana split or sundae. Try one of the following customer-favorite sundaes to satisfy your ice cream cravings:

• Gold Digger - butter-pecan ice cream with butterscotch, pecans, and bananas
• Black & White - vanilla and chocolate ice cream with hot fudge and marshmallow

Park Circle Creamery

Address: 1069 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405

Park Circle Creamery, located downtown near North Charleston homes for sale, serves mouthwatering homemade small-batch ice cream. Even the cones are homemade! The best ingredients are used to achieve delicious tastes and creamy textures in flavors including:

•  Lemon Crunch
•  Blueberry Cheesecake
•  Cherry Dream
•  Mexican Vanilla

Buzzed Bull Creamery

Address: 595 King St. Suite 130, Charleston, SC

At Buzzed Bull Creamery, each treat is made to order using liquid nitrogen, which creates a fun experience as vapor forms in the air. The result is a very smooth, creamy texture for the shop's 30-plus flavors, made from in-house recipes. Flavors are available with a suggested "buzz" of alcohol for guests 21+. Fan favorites include:

•  Tiger Stripes - chocolate, peanut butter, peanut butter cups, and peanut butter sauce. Suggested Buzz: spiced rum
•  Lemon Cake - lemon, cake batter, waffle cone pieces, whipped cream. Suggested Buzz: Gin

Vampire Penguin Shaved Snow & Desserts

Address: 1220 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

As you might expect, the treats at Vampire Penguin Shaved Snow & Desserts, located near Mount Pleasant homes for sale, are probably different from those that you're accustomed to. They make a shaved snow base, freeze it, and then shave it into thin layers. Various toppings are then added to make sweet creations. Try any of the following flavors or create your own combination:

•  Mexican Candy - mango snow, watermelon, chamoy, caramel syrup, and Tajín
•  Sweet Tooth - cotton candy snow, graham crackers, marshmallows, whipped cream, and sprinkles
•  Dulce de Leche - vanilla snow, bananas, whipped cream, flan, and caramel syrup

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