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In a place that’s generally known for being cold, when you think about Alaska, you don’t think Alaska.  But with a zeal for local, natural, ingredients, and a boldness to mix up interesting flavors, Alaska’s Ice Cream scene is worthy of exploration.

Coppa – Juneau 

Coppa is known for their use of local, seasonal, ingredients, whipped together to create distinctive flavors such as gold (made with actual gold), spruce tip, and devil’s club.

I hear praise for the pretty, pink, rhubarb sherbet, so I order up a cup. I’m a girl who grew up with rhubarb in her backyard, so it’s a flavor I’m used to. I think I would have liked a bit more tartness in the sherbet. I understand however, that super tart might not appeal to most people.

Coppa does a nice job making rhubarb an accessible flavor for everyone to try.

If you’re waiting for your cruise to begin, or in port for the day, keep an eye out for the Coppa Cart.

Chilkat Cove – Juneau 

What do you do on a rainy day in Juneau when you still have a few hours until you board your cruise? Eat Alaska Ice Cream of course.

This one is a slight cheat as the ice cream isn’t Alaskan. It comes from Cascade Glacier in Oregon, but it is worth the visit and mention as

1. The atmosphere is fun

and

2. I didn’t know until this visit that I needed ice cream with mini-rolos in my life.

They scoop huge portions. It is entertaining watching people order and then see the look of surprise when a mass quantity of ice cream is placed into their hands.

We order smalls.

Chilkat Cove is in the same building as Alaska Fish and Chips Company. An afternoon of tasty fish and chips topped off with some creamy goodness is perfection.

Harry Race Pharmacy – Sitka

When you research attractions in Sitka, the soda fountain inside the Harry Race Pharmacy is listed as one of the top things to do.

Being spoiled by Philadelphia’s Franklin Fountain, I think my expectations for Harry Race are set too high. I at least expect the staff to be clad in aprons and paper hats, but in the end, it feels mostly like a regular ice cream shop located inside of a pharmacy.

Since they serve regular ice cream (meaning not small batched/homemade), we decide to try a local topping.

Our Alaska Ice Cream, Sitka Wildberry Sundae, is topped with a local wildberry sauce, hot fudge, whipped cream, nuts, and a cherry.

The wildberry sauce is yummy, and as I don’t order sundaes often, I enjoy digging my spoon into the mountain of whipped cream.

If you’re dying to see an old-timey soda fountain, measure your expectations, but if you’re simply craving a creamy treat, head to Harry Race.

Alaska Supreme- Anchorage (Farmers’ Market) 

An unplanned stop, I spot Alaska Supreme while walking around the Farmers’ Market. If there is ice cream on offer, I can’t pass it up.

Developing a taste for Fireweed during our three weeks in Alaska, I choose a cup of the Fireweed flavor.

This Alaska Ice Cream flavor, is extremely subtle. It is refreshing.

Woohoo! Ice Cream- Anchorage

Making the best-named-shop list, is WooHoo! Ice Cream.

Woohoo’s ice cream is sweetened with honey (with the exception of the Nutella which uses Nutella as the sweetener).

I delight in a cone of cappuccino.

The honey makes the ice cream extra rich and creamy. I want to snuggle up with my scoop and love it forever.

The flavor is perfectly balanced.

The owner of the shop is a cool guy. We have a great time chatting with him and hearing about his journey to opening up an Alaska Ice Cream shop.

You know a place is good when it’s still jumping at 9 pm (yes it’s that bright outside at 9 o’clock at night in Anchorage).

WooHoo! Ice Cream is on my list of favorite shops we’ve visited so far in our travels.

The only bad part about visiting Woohoo! Ice Cream is that it makes me fall in love with honey based ice cream. So if anyone in the Philadelphia area wants to open a honey based ice cream shop, I will definitely add you into my ice cream rotation.

Wild Scoops – Anchorage 

Promise me my food will involve an open flame and I’m there.

Getting the Baked Alaska Ice Cream, is a must. A cone topped with marshmallow fluff that is torched with a flame. Excitement levels are high.

The flavor I chose is the Yukon Gold because…toffee covered potato chips. It is something to be savored.

Ice cream flights are one my favorite new trends. Shannon went with the flight which meant that I got to try four additional flavors.

If you’re in Anchorage, stop by Wild Scoops. It will make you happy.

I leave Alaska impressed with their ice cream offerings. I appreciate their use of local ingredients to create unique flavors. If Alaska is on your bucket list, be sure to add an ice cream place or two onto your itinerary.

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