We showed up at Honey Bear Ice Cream inside Broad Street Market a risky 8 minutes before closing on a summer Friday night, but the staff didn't bat an eye -- they happily scooped me up a cure for my ice cream craving (and earned major points for friendliness).
The flavor lineup was stacked, but I finally committed to a baseball-sized scoop of Monday Morning ($6) -- brown sugar ice cream swirled with cinnamon and studded with coffee cake chunks. And it was phenomenal. Sweet but balanced, creamy as a dream, with those coffee cake bites adding just the right texture. Imagine drinking the leftover milk from a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch -- but better. Whoever invented this deserves a medal.
And here's the twist: I later realized I had just inhaled a treat that was dairy free, gluten free, peanut free, soy free, and vegan. My mind was blown. I don't know what kind of ice cream sorcery Honey Bear is working with, but I do know this: it works. And they should never stop. read more