Churn and Bake

Churn and Bake has 20-plus flavors of ice cream. A list of top five flavors is displayed outside the parlor’s front doors. With flavors like Vietnamese Rocky Road, ube coconut crunch and Thai tea, we’re not sure if the list is meant to guide you or make the choice harder.

The Vietnamese Rocky Road here is a must-try. The ice cream base is infused with Vietnamese coffee beans for a deep coffee flavor. This top-selling flavor comes with a condensed milk ribbon and chocolate-coated cookies for a satisfying crunch in each bite. We found another favorite in the creamy PB&J, which comes with a sweet cream base studded with peanut-flavored crunchies. A grape jelly swirl and chunks of a homemade sandwich transport you back to the days of kindergarten lunchtime. 

Ice cream isn’t the only art that Churn and Bake has mastered. The second part of the parlor’s name merits a taste of the baked goods here. Start with the ube cookie, a purple-yam flavored cookie that comes with chunks of Oreos buried inside.

Other unique flavors include chocolate chip sesame, a matcha-cranberry and even brown-butter miso. Ask for these to be warmed up, if you prefer your cookies hot. They’re gooey on the inside and crunchy on the outside: a deathly addicting combination.