LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2022

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Get the Scoop Come summertime, popping by the local ice-cream shop can become a pretty regular occurrence. All the more reason to seek out new (and sometimes better-for-you) plant-based ice cream options. Here are five shops we think you’ll be sweet on.

Fairly Frosted Bakery, Hamilton Vegan, nut-free and gluten-free desserts are the focus. Try delicious flavours like Cake Smash, Chocolate Sriracha, Matcha Marshmallow, or nibble on house made ice cream sandwiches. Moo Shu Ice Cream & Kitchen, Ottawa This café and ice cream shop whips up small-batch plant-based options such as Vegan Black Sesame and Vegan Dalgona & Coffee. Watch for seasonal vegan ice cream pies, bars and sandwiches. No Udder, Cambridge Head to this plant based ice-cream shop for fresh scoops like Banana Chip and Mojito. Plus, you can treat yourself to a

gluten-free ice-cream sandwich or pick up a decadent non-dairy ice-cream cake. Honey’s Ice Cream, Toronto At this West End shop, you can find premium and plant-based scoops of deliciousness like Atlantic Salted Caramel, Peanut Butter & Saltine, and Supernatural Chocolate. Plus, they sell “ice-cream” pies, sandwiches, bars and cones. Beards Baker, this walk-up vegan ice cream spot is worth a stop for their oat milk soft serve and sundaes and so much more. Case in point: chocolate chunk with cookie dough, coco Flurples, Sudbury Located next to

Store-bought Frozen Treats If indulging in a spoonful of ice cream from the freezer is your thing, here are six dairy-free pints to keep tucked away for hot days.

Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy frozen dessert benandjerrys.ca

Oat & Mill non-dairy vegan oatandmill.com

Halo Top frozen dessert halotop.ca

whip and a chunk of freshly baked salted chocolate chunk cookie.

Coconut Bliss organic plant-based frozen dessert coconutbliss.com

So Delicious coconut-based frozen dessert sodeliciousdairyfree.ca

Häagen-Dazs non-dairy frozen dessert haagen-dazs.ca

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