OMAHA FLAVOR
ICE CREAM Coneflower Creamery crafts their artisanal ice cream and cold treats from locally sourced milk, cream and fruit. Ted & Wally’s slow churns super-premium made from scratch ice cream with 18% butterfat and all-natural ingredients. Mail-order favorite eCreamery serves 16 staple flavors of specialty ice cream, gelato and dairy-free sorbet in-store; customize your own flavor from home at eCreamery.com.
Sweets OMAHA OFFERS A LINEUP OF SCRUMPTIOUS TREATS THAT ARE BAKED, CHURNED AND CONCOCTED IN EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY.
CHOCOLATE Old Market Candy Shop whips up an array of chocolate confections like their famous Mud Ball truffles, “chicken legs,” and fudge. Find whimsical chocolate covered cherries at The Cordial Cherry, whose cherries were one of Oprah’s Favorite Things. Farine + Four serves up homemade bonbons almost too pretty to eat (almost). Hollywood Candy will thrill the kid at heart with retro candies, homemade fudge and chocolates. Chocolat Abeille serves hand-painted confections, including custom chocolate shoes, in a dreamy setting. SIGNATURE DESSERTS Locals rave about Lithuanian Bakery’s Napoleon Torte, a threeday labor of love built of 17 layers of wafer and vanilla and lemon buttercreams, with a luscious apricot surprise at its center. Bob’s Donuts serves up square donuts in flavors like Oreo Delight and Maple Bacon. Tip: The massive “The Bob” donut is a crowd pleaser (it will feed the whole family). Stirnella’s Gooey Butter Bar is made of banana curd, Nutella ice cream, and shortbread crumble – it’s the talk of the city. SAVE ROOM FOR MORE DESSERT: • Bread Pudding in 12 flavors at Goldbergs in Dundee • Yo-Yo, a pastry as big as your head, at The International Bakery • Lemon Bar at neighborhood bake shop Sweet Magnolias • Duck Fat Donut & Ice Cream at The Grey Plume • S’mores deconstructed at Monarch Prime & Bar • Cupcakes at Jones Bros. Cupcakes • Homemade Cannoli at Pasta Amore • Spaghetti & Sweet Balls sundae at Dolci Ice Cream & Desserts Natalie recommends Chocolat Abeille in the Old Market, especially the mushroom shaped chocolate with real mushrooms inside.
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