A gourmet ice cream company, specializing in handcrafted, small-batch ice cream. We pride ourselves in using only the highest quality, all-natural ingredients. Enjoy at valley restaurants and retail stores across Phoenix!
...from scratch
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 as pure as possible. For example, our Fresh Mint ice cream is created by soaking freshly picked mint, from a local farmer, in warmed milk and cream 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!
Artisan Ice Cream
-Classics-
French Vanilla Bean
Milk Chocolate
Cinnamon Spice
Coffee with Cream
Sweet Cream
-Signature-
Salted Caramel
Salted Caramel with Roasted Almonds
Brown Butter
Vanilla Bean Turbinado
Fresh Mint Chip
Malted Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs
Dark Chocolate
Roasted Banana Toffee
Pure Hazelnut
Ripe Srawberries and Cream
-Specialty-
Nutty Pistachio
Stout
Real Fruit Sorbet
Tangy Lemon
Ripe Strawberry
Mixed Berry
Lemon Strawberry Basil
Custom design and seasonal flavors available as well. Just ask!
In addition to being served at many valley restaurants and resorts, Crave Artisan Ice Cream can also be purchased at the following retail stores:
Wholefoods (Scottsdale, on Mayo)
Wholefoods (Paradise Valley)
Wholefoods (Chandler)
Phoenix Urban Market
Oakville Grocery
Luci's Healthy Marketplace
D'Licious Dishes
More coming soon....
For wholesale orders contact:
Nicola Imports
602.405.2055
For questions, or comments contact:
Crave Artisan Ice Cream
480.295.0182
craveicecream_gmail.com
Visit us on Twitter _craveicecream
Visit us on Facebook at: Crave Artisan Ice Cream
Shannon Dufresne
Owner
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!
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