Truely Artisan
Phoenix
All Natural Ice Cream
Our Philosophy
Truly Artisan!
Food is our passion. It is our mission to find the freshest and most local ingredients to create our ice cream. There are absolutely no artificial flavors or ingredients used-EVER. At Crave, we start with the freshest LOCAL dairy, and create our bases completely from scratch on the stovetop. This is rare in the ice cream business, as most companies purchase pre-made bases.
Making our own bases allows us to control exactly what goes into them. All ingredients added to the bases are as simple, natural, and pure as possible. For example, our Fresh Mint ice cream is created by soaking freshly picked mint in warmed milk and cream for an hour before preparing the base, rather than using an artificial mint extract. It is our hope that these differences make our ice cream into an experience you've never had before....something you truly Crave!
Flavors
Ice Cream
Salted Caramel with Roasted Almonds
Fresh Mint Chip
Chocolate Malted with Cocoa Nibs
Dark Chocolate
Mexican Chocolate
Roasted Banana Toffee
Cafe Latte
Vanilla Bean Turbinado (raw sugar)
Orange Vanilla Bean (think, Creamsicle!)
Bourbon Vanilla Bean
Hazelnut
Pure Pistachio
Toasted Coconut
Brown Butter
Maple
Strawberry Sour Cream
Sorbet
Tangy Lemon
Strawberry
Mixed Berry
Lemon Strawberry Basil
Mango
Custom design and seasonal flavors available as well.
Seasonal Feature:
Watermelon Strawberry Sorbet
Where Are We?
In addition to being served at many valley restaurants and resorts, Crave Artisan Ice Cream can also be found at the following retail stores:
Wholefoods (Scottsdale, on Mayo)
Wholefoods (Paradise Valley)
Wholefoods (Chandler)
Phoenix Urban Market
Oakville Grocery
And more coming soon....
Contact Us
For wholesale orders contact:
Nicola Imports
602.405.2055
For questions, or comments contact:
Crave Artisan Ice Cream
480.295.0182
craveicecream_gmail.com
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About Us
Shannon Dufresne
Ice Cream Maker
After graduating from culinary school, Shannon worked under celebrated local chefs, including Tracy Dempsey of Cowboy Ciao and Digestif. Learning more and more about pastry and desserts, she quickly fell in love with the process of making ice cream. Many weekends were spent picking fruit from local orchards to make ice cream. Her dream had always been to have her own business, so naturally it wasn't long before Crave Artisan Ice Cream came to be. After setting up shop in downtown Phoenix, Shannon began doing local farmers' markets. Soon chefs were asking for Crave to be part of their dessert menus, and relationships across the valley started to form. She strives every day to create a product that chefs are proud to serve and customers absolutely crave!
