When you’re vegan, it’s easy to assume places like ice cream shops won’t have much for you. Cold Stone Creamery might surprise you though—there are some awesome Cold Stone vegan options waiting to be scooped! Yup, you don’t have to sit this one out while your friends dive into their bowls of sweetness.
They’ve got a chocolate almond milk flavor that’s totally dreamy, plus fruity sorbets that are super refreshing. And the toppings? So many choices! Think juicy fruit, gooey pie fillings, crunchy nuts, and more. You can mix and match and make your own cool combo. And guess what? You can even get your vegan treat in a cone—either the cake cone or the sugar cone. That’s right, no need to grab a boring cup unless you want to!
Big cheers to Cold Stone for giving us some tasty plant-based love! If you love dairy-free frozen treats, don’t miss out on this vegan gelato recipe and brand guide!
Before you dive headfirst into the frozen desserts, let’s give you an idea of what to expect. If you’re hungry and feeling overwhelmed with choices, it’ll be easier to scroll through our guide and get a good sense of what there is to offer. Here’s what we suggest:
NOTE: If you are worried about cross-contamination with dairy or non-vegan foods, you might want to ask that the mixing area (chilled granite countertop) be either cleaned well before your frozen dessert is created or that everything you order is mixed in a separate bowl instead.
It’s incredibly surprising, but they do! They not only have a new, dairy-free ice cream option and a creamy shake, but also a fair number of fun and fruity sorbets. Sensational!
Both of these yummy Cold Stone vegan options use Silk Chocolate Almondmilk Frozen Dessert. We can’t decide which one we want more!
Though we wish there were more vegan ice cream flavors available, it’s awesome that there are at least several chilly, sweet sorbet selections. We’d love to see a cherry, dragonfruit, or chocolate choice in the future! What about you?
Go wild and wacky with these tempting vegan-friendly toppings. If you don’t mind a crunchy, munchy mouthful, you could add all of them in at the same time. Maybe that’s madness, but it might be delicious!
If you leave out all of the dairy-full ice cream options, here are a few other foods that are not vegan-friendly to be careful of when you order.
Sorry! Only the cake cone and sugar cone are vegan-friendly at this ice cream parlor. The waffle cone contains dairy.
Sadly, yes. Their Smoothie Mix base contains milk and cannot be ordered with a plant-based milk substitute.
Yes! All of their sorbets are dairy-free and vegan-friendly. Woo-hoo!
Not at the moment. We’re hoping that they will come up with a vegan ice cream cake option soon, now that they have the Silk Almondmilk base.
Cold Stone has two Silk Chocolate Almondmilk frozen desserts, one Silk Chocolate Almondmilk shake, and a number of sorbets which are all free of dairy. See our list above!
Even though Cold Stone Creamery has made a smart decision by adding a vegan-friendly option to their famous frozen dessert menu, we hope it’s only the first step of many. Since there are so few mainstream ice cream chains that offer plant-based alternatives, they could totally take the lead and add even more cold, creamy, and cruelty-free menu items. In the meantime, we can always write to, call, or contact the managers of any location to make our requests.
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If you love ice cream as much as we do, go beyond the store-bought kind and make your own! With a handy ice cream maker or even a high-powered blender, you can whip up these delicious recipes:
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This Cold Stone Creamery vegan article is not sponsored and we are in no way affiliated with Cold Stone Creamery. At the time of this article, the frozen desserts mentioned above are vegan. Since restaurants constantly update their menus and add or take away items, please keep this in mind when ordering your food. There may be new items that are vegan at Cold Stone Creamery and not listed or items listed here as vegan, which are no longer vegan. Take care to double-check.
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The Chocolate Almondmilk shake is delish!! I was missing chocolate shakes so much and this one really hits the spot 😀