Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Ankeny, IA

Desserts and ice cream in Ankeny at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 6th largest food category in Ankeny, after pizza and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 5.8% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Ankeny leans toward desserts and ice cream.
• Of the 16 listed below, 9 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 13 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Ankeny

• Uptown Confections & Curiosities
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 519 SW 3rd St
• Mangos Gourmet Paletas
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2005 SE Delaware Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1510 N Ankeny Blvd Suite 101
• Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1350 NW 18th St
• Sweet Swirls Rolled Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 303 SW School St
• Great American Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2310 SE Delaware Ave Ste O
• The Outside Scoop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2410 SW White Birch Dr
• Uptown Dairy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 617 SW 3rd St #105
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1631 SW Main Street, Suite 102
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4309 NW 5th St
• Rocket Fizz
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1550 N Ankeny Blvd
• The Scoops Udder Place
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2310 SE Delaware Ave
• Crumbl - Ankeny
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 802 Se Oralabor Rd Ste 108
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2005 SE Delaware Ave Ste G
• Yumz Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1325 SW Oralabor Rd
• TCBY
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 802 SE Oralabor Rd

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in Iowa

Among the Iowa cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Des Moines (29), Cedar Rapids (24), Davenport (20), Sioux City (17) and Iowa City (12).

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