Sweet Success

SUNSET SWEETS SELLS HOT WEATHER TREATS ON THE DELTA

BY NORA HESTON TARTE / DAN HOOD

Little sounds better than slurping up ice cream after a tiring morning fishing or an afternoon coasting down the Delta on a tube, soaking up the sun. Ice cream just hits different in summer, and it’s even better when enjoyed on the water.

Sunset Sweets, which closed its Kettleman Lane location in 2020, reopened this spring in the Village West Marina next door to Bob’s at the Marina and Garlic Brothers. The sweets shop will continue to sell its pastries and fresh coffees, but it’s the hot weather treats that have our attention.

Whether you’re hankering for a milkshake, double scoop, or banana split, every ice cream special at Sunset Sweets starts with Gunther’s Ice Cream, a Sacramento-based favorite serving up flavors like Bing Cherry, Toasted Almond, Swiss Orange Chip, and Peanut Butter Cup. The available flavors rotate at Sunset so there’s always something new to try. And you can choose whether you blend it up into “the thickest milkshake you’ll find”—according to Co-Owner Dennis Kulberg—or drop a scoop into a homemade waffle cone, a Sunset Sweets exclusive recipe dreamed up by Tuyen Duong, Dennis’ business partner and wife.

If you’re looking for a jolt in the early evening or even midday, an iced coffee may better suit your needs. With a full espresso bar roasting Trail Coffee Roaster’s beans, you can order something as simple as an Ice Coffee or as decadent as a Java Chip or Mocha Frapp. We personally recommend the double shot of espresso served over your favorite ice cream. The Sunset Shake is another caffeinated favorite, 20 ounces of blended ice cream and espresso.

On the healthier side, there are both acai bowls, served with granola, fresh fruit, coconut flakes, chopped almonds, Goji berries, chia seeds, and honey; and smoothies, made with real fruit, yogurt, and almond milk.

It’s hard to believe there could be anymore tucked into the sweets shop but don’t forget Dennis and Tuyen also have ties to a Hawaiian shaved ice business, and that means they are serving up better-than-a-snow cone iced treats bursting with color and flavor right alongside their homemade brownies, cookies, and more.

“Ice cream is a fun business. We make people happy,” – Dennis Kulberg, Owner

Sunset Sweets sells Hot Weather Treats

SUNSET SWEETS

6649 Embarcadero Dr., Stockton SunsetSweetsDelta.com

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