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Mission Street Ice Cream and Yogurt

Item: Mission Street Ice Cream and Yogurt
Author: Geneva Ives

Cuisine: Ice Cream

Price Range: $

10Best Says

If you want ice cream in Santa Barbara, you've got to know where to go. Skip the national chains and drugstore ice cream counters. Head straight to Mission Street Ice Cream and Yogurt where they serve McConnell's Fine Ice Creams. McConnell's has been crafting up the creamiest, most mind-meltingly delicious flavors since 1949. Flavors include all of the beloved classics and many new creations, like sea salt caramel and lemon and marionberry. They also make some of the finest shakes and malts around. Free parking right out front (but it gets crowded).

Address:

201 W Mission St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Phone:

805.569.2323

Website:

missionstreeticecreamandyogurt.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Geneva Ives
Santa Barbara Local Expert

Family Friendly: "Their epic ice cream sandwiches are big enough to share."

Best for Family Friendly Because: Every family-friendly list should include ice cream (this just happens to be some of the best ice cream ever, too)!

Ice Cream Flavors & Ingredients
- Flavors
  
  Boysenberry Rosé Milk Jam
  
  Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream and cane sugar, slowly-simmered to a thick, rich and decadent milk jam - then churned into house-made, boysenberry & rosé wine preserves ($10.00)
  
  Cardamom & Gingersnaps
  
  Ginger-like, aromatic cardamom - the most traditional of Swedish spices - infused into Central Coast, grass-fed cream. We then fold in house-made "Pepparkakor" - spicy, buttery and crispy, traditional gingersnaps - for a holiday treat, straight from McConnell's Chef, Eva Ein's, Swedish childhood ($10.00)
  
  Chocolate Almond Brittle
  
  Mouth-filling, medium dark, pure Guittard® chocolate melted into California Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream, then marked by chunks of house made, smoky, salt roasted almond brittle ($10.00)
  
  Chocolate Covered Strawberries
  
  The richly complex, insanely smooth creaminess of McC's Sweet Cream - Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream, cage-free organic eggs and pure cane sugar - meets its decadent match in Guittard bittersweet, melted chocolate and perfectly ripe, Santa Barbara strawberries ($10.00)
  
  Churros Con Leche
  
  What's even more delicious than a churro, freshly-made? One drenched in a delicate and delicious blend of silky smooth, Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream, organic cage-free eggs, a splash of R.R. Lochead vanilla and a dash of spicy, Sri Lanken cinnamon. Hurra! ($10.00)
  
  Dark Chocolate Chips & Nibs
  
  A trifecta of Guittard® dark cocoa, our melted, bittersweet chocolate chip and heaps of roasted cocoa nibs. For the chocoholics among us - wide awake, 4am, white-knuckling empty pints - it's intervention time ($10.00)
  
  Double Peanut Butter Chip
  
  Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream meets savory, salty nuttiness in this especially well-balanced blend of rich, creamy, salty peanut butter folded into smooth and indulgent peanut butter ice cream. Then comes the capper. Copious amounts of bittersweet chocolate. Peanut butter ice cream lovers? We've heard your pleas ($10.00)
  
  Dutchman's Chocolate
  
  Valrhona and Guittard cocoas meet their soul mate in fresh, Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream. Add a splash of R.R. Lochhead vanilla and you've arrived at the deep and rich, mouth-filling "chocolateyness" of our signature, Dutchman's Chocolate ($10.00)
  
  Eureka Lemon & Marionberries
  
  Glorious, picked at their prime Oregon marionberries, cooked to a jammy perfection and folded into tart and tangy, Eureka lemon-infused California Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream ($10.00)
  
  Mint Chip
  
  A McC's classic among classics. Fresh peppermint infused into our insanely creamy mix of fresh, Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream and organic cage-free eggs, then mated to Guittard bittersweet chocolate ($10.00)
  
  Peppermint Stick
  
  Fresh, Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream and a dash of R.R. Lochhead® vanilla, mated to bracing, organic peppermint and natural, peppermint candy. An enduring McC's favorite ($10.00)
  
  Salted Caramel Chip
  
  A uniquely deep and complex salted caramel. Almost toffee-like in flavor, brought together with our stunningly rich mix of cage-free organic eggs, pure cane sugar and fresh, Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream, then topped-off by our signature, Guittard bittersweet, melted chocolate ($10.00)
  
  Sea Salt Cream & Cookies
  
  Dense, velvety smooth and creamy, Sweet Cream ice cream, a hint of local sea salt and bountiful bits of our chewy, house-made, Guittard® chocolate chunk cookies ($10.00)
  
  Sweet Cream
  
  Velvety smooth, dense and oh so creamy, with a nuttybackbone. The essence of what makes McConnell's Fine Ice Creams so fine. Our uniquely indulgent mix of Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream, cage-free organic eggs and pure cane sugar. Goes really well with pie ($10.00)
  
  Toasted Coconut Almond Chip
  
  Shredded coconut, toasted to caramelized perfection, crunchy, salt-roasted almonds and our signature, Guittard bittersweet, melted choclatee chip, mated to fresh, California Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream ($10.00)
  
  Turkish Coffee
  
  A three-bean selection of espresso and cold-processed coffees delivers all the aroma, smoothness and complex coffee flavor you want, leaving behind any acidity and bitterness. A true coffee fanatic's ice cream. One fan wrote: If ever you stop churning out the Turkish Coffee, I will hunt you down and kill you." ($10.00)
  
  Vanilla Bean
  
  R.R. Lochhead's "McC's Blend" of pure Bourbon-Madagascar and Indonesian vanillas meets McC's uniquely indulgent Central Coast, grass-fed milk and cream in this a classic, full-flavored vanilla. Aromatic, super smooth, rich and creamily complex ($10.00)
  
  Whiskey & Pecan Pralines
  
  Buttery, salt-roasted 'n caramel-coated pecan pralines, folded into California Central Coast, grass-fed milk & cream, spiked with rich, mouth-coating, smoky spicy Kentucky Bourbon ($10.00)

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