Since 2012, Betsy’s Ice Cream has made homemade super-premium ice cream in Pittsburgh’s South Hills, while also supplying wholesale frozen desserts to businesses across the tri-state area. Its small-batch ice cream uses 15% butterfat and low overrun for a dense texture, and the company also offers dairy-free options such as sorbets and Italian ice. Betsy’s brings its desserts to community celebrations and other events through its catering service.
Urban ChurnRooted in a family memory of homemade ice cream, Harrisburg-based Urban Churn handcrafts small-batch ice cream with Pennsylvania grass-fed dairy and natural ingredients. Its 16% butterfat base and globally inspired flavors—from baklava to seasonal sweet potato casserole—give the four Central Pennsylvania shops a distinctly adventurous character, while PA Preferred certification ties the creamery to local farmers and suppliers. Urban Churn also extends its scoop-making to custom desserts, catering, wholesale, and community fundraising.MECHANICSBURG, PA
Good Life Ice Cream & TreatsSince 2005, Lancaster-based Good Life Ice Cream & Treats has made handmade ice cream, custom cakes and other desserts in its own on-site kitchen. This locally and family-owned business also creates small-batch flavors for wholesale partners and brings its mobile ice cream trailers to community events. Its long-running connection to Lancaster is reflected in a focus on local partnerships and giving back.LANCASTER, PA
Eric’s Ice Cream FactorySince 1999, Eric’s Ice Cream Factory has been making homemade, handcrafted ice cream in small three-gallon batches at its Northwest Ohio shops and mobile ice cream truck. The Defiance-based company has developed more than 170 rotating flavors, including its own dairy-free options and exclusive topping and flavor lines, giving its cases a distinctly local and inventive character.DEFIANCE, OH
Scoops 'N' SmilesScoops ’N’ Smiles serves rich, ultra-creamy ice cream and house-made water ice from its shops in Malvern and West Chester, with a mobile ice cream truck for events. The year-round business rotates about 20 ice cream flavors daily and also offers vegan choices, while its catering brings the scoops, toppings and cleanup to gatherings of any size.WEST CHESTER, PA