Rooted 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.
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Betsy's Ice CreamSince 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.MT. LEBANON, PA
Hall's Ice CreamFounded in 1947 when John Allen Hall made ice cream for his wedding, Hall’s Ice Cream still produces its original-recipe ice cream and sherbet beside the family farm in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. One of Central Pennsylvania’s last remaining family ice cream businesses, Hall’s makes its products in small 10-gallon batches and serves them in an old-fashioned parlor as well as through stores and restaurants across the region. The recipes and process have remained essentially unchanged since the company began.MILLERSTOWN, 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
The CharmeryBaltimore natives David and Laura Alima turned more than a decade of dreaming and worldwide ice-cream research into The Charmery, a locally rooted shop built around happiness through ice cream. Its handcrafted flavors draw on Maryland agriculture and maker culture, while its Friday Flavor Drop gives the team room to experiment with ideas inspired by community collaborators. The Charmery also brings its scoop-centered celebrations to workplaces and gatherings across the Baltimore-Washington region.BALTIMORE, MD