Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with these Springfield specials

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Sunday is National Ice Cream Day and if you’re looking for something sweet, you can visit the local ice cream parlors in Springfield.

According to the International Dairy Foods Association, former President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month in 1984 and the third Sunday of the month National Ice Cream Day.

“Ice cream is a nutritious and healthful food, enjoyed by more than 90 percent of the people in the United States,” Reagan said in his proclamation. “It has a reputation as the perfect dessert and snack.”

While ice cream may not be considered “nutritious” these days, it’s no secret that Americans enjoy a sweet frozen treat. In 2023, the country’s ice cream industry had an impact of $11.4 billion on the economy, directly supporting more than 27,000 jobs, according to IDFA. That’s kept ice cream makers busy, with more than 1.3 billion gallons of ice cream produced in 2023.

Earlier this year, IDFA teamed up with Morning Consult to survey Americans about their favorite ice cream flavors. According to the survey, the top 10 ice cream flavors are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, butter pecan, cookie dough, cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, chocolate chip, rocky road, and peanut butter cup.

Sweet EMOtion

Sweet EMOtion is located downtown and offers a variety of vegan options. Every week, the ice cream shop offers a variety of new flavors and specials. This week’s lineup includes Butterbrew (butterscotch, The Coffee Ethic espresso, vanilla oat milk ice cream), Pomegranate (vanilla oat milk ice cream with pomegranate flavor), Bad Habit float (pomegranate and vanilla oat milk float with real blueberries, agave vanilla cream soda, and whipped cream), and Butter Hell (vanilla oat milk ice cream with cookie butter, cheesecake, Biscoff cookie pieces, and ice cream cone pieces).

Sweet EMOtion’s Sad Scream Saturday special is a PB Explosion ice cream bar featuring Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup oat milk ice cream, handcrafted crushed Nutter Butter chunks, and Reese’s Peanut Butter sauce.

Sweet EMOtion is located at 211 E. Walnut St. and is open from 4pm to 10pm Wednesdays and Thursdays and from 2pm to 10pm Fridays through Sundays.

Box turtle dairy factory

Box Turtle Creamery offers a rotating selection of unique flavors made in-house. The News-Leader was unable to contact the ice cream shop by press deadline, but Box Turtle’s menu is posted daily on Instagram via @boxturtle_creamery.

Box Turtle Creamery is located at 1458 E. Cherry St. and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Dairy Queen

DQ Rewards members may receive a free Dilly Bar with every purchase over $1. Dilly Bars are made with vanilla soft serve ice cream, coated in chocolate and served on a popsicle stick.

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Springfield Dairy Queens are located at 2300 W. College St., 3665 E. Sunshine St., and 4150 S. Campbell Ave. All of these locations are open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Braums

Braum’s offers single dip cones for $1.30 and double dip cones for $1.89 on Sundays.

Springfield Braum’s are located at 604 N. Glenstone Ave., 1401 W. Sunshine St., 2555 N. Kansas Expressway, 3020 E. Sunshine St., 4125 S. National Ave. and 2617 W. Republic Road. All of these locations are open daily from 6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.

Baskin Robbins

Baskin Robbins is offering $5 off purchases of $20 or more through July 22 when ordering on DoorDash, UberEats, or Postmates. Customers must use the promo code “SEIZETHEYAY” to receive the deal. On July 31, Baskin Robbins is offering 31% off all scoops in stores for Baskin Robbins app users.

Specially for National Ice Cream Month, Baskin Robbins has released two new sweet treats, an Oreo Mega STUF Cone and Cappuccino Blast. The Oreo Mega STUF Cone features an Oreo waffle cone with two scoops of Baskin Robbins’ classic Oreo Cookies ‘n Crème ice cream, Oreo creme filling, whipped cream, and Oreo cookie pieces. The Oreo Mega STUF Cappuccino Blast is a twist on the ice cream parlor’s Cappuccino Blast, made with Oreo creme.

More: We Asked AI About Springfield’s Favorite Ice Cream Flavors. Here’s What We Learned

Baskin Robbins in Springfield is located at 1614 S. Glenstone Ave. and is open daily from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Insomnia Cookies

Insomnia Cookies is offering a free two-scoop cup of ice cream with all purchases from Friday through Sunday. The promotion is valid for in-store and online purchases.

Starting Tuesday, Insomnia Cookies in Springfield offered the flavors Key Lime Coconut Pie, Caramellionaire, Chocolate, Cookies ‘N Dream, Cookie D’ough, Peanut Butter Insomniac Tracks, Minterstellar and Vanilla ice cream.

Springfield’s Insomnia Cookies is located at 401 S. Kimbrough Ave. and is open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday.

Greta Cross is the trending topics reporter for the Springfield News-Leader. She has more than five years of journalism experience covering everything from the history of the Ozarks to Springfield’s LGBTQIA+ community. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretacrossphoto. Have a story idea? Email her at [email protected].

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