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| - Fortunately for anyone who likes good ice cream, high-quality artisan ice cream shops seem to be all the rage right now, apparently to keep pace with the horde of gelato shops popping up everywhere. (We're in Phoenix; I've never understood why there isn't an ice cream shop every 20 feet!) But it seems like the shops in Scottsdale, like most things in Scottsdale, care more about trendy marketing than their product. That's not to say their ice cream is bad (it's not), it just means you have to put up with a little pretentiousness while you enjoy a cone.
Udder Delights manages to offer some of the best ice cream you'll find anywhere, while still maintaining a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. The ice cream is made locally, from local milk produced by local cows at Superstition Farm in Mesa. When I went a few days ago, I noticed some super-sweet flavors targeted toward kids, like Cotton Candy, Chocolate Birthday Cake, and Bubble Gum. Grown-up selections included Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake and Mochachino. And then ... there were a couple flavors reserved for the "Extreme Ice Cream Gourmand," or the clinically insane: Potato Chip, and Hot Dog. I was assured that high-quality hot dogs really was one of the ingredients. Even though I would never order something like that, I love that they offer it, just because it was so unusual! I ended up with Banana Cream Pie, and I was amazed at how much it tasted like real bananas.
It's more expensive than, say, Baskin Robbins, but this is clearly a case of "you get what you pay for." Premium ice cream has every right to cost a little more. The location of the store is a little hard to find; it's not visible from the street, and it's in a large strip mall. But once you've found it, you'll be glad you did.
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