The Best Homemade Ice Cream Near Kansas City

Ice cream is one of those treats where the difference between good and great comes down to a few simple things: how fresh it is, how it's made, and whether anyone bothered to put real thought into the flavors. A lot of ice cream in the Kansas City area is shipped in from somewhere else and scooped without much care. Homemade is a different experience.

Here's what to look for in real homemade ice cream, and why CST Sweets, The Kansas City Brittle & Toffee Co., has become a regular stop for it in historic downtown Bonner Springs.

What Makes Homemade Ice Cream Worth Seeking Out

• Scooped fresh, not shipped frozen for weeks. Ice cream loses texture the longer it sits in deep freeze storage. Fresh batches, made close to when they're served, taste creamier and less icy.
• Real cream and real ingredients. The difference between a mix made with real cream, real fruit, and real mix ins versus artificial flavoring is obvious the moment you taste it.
• Rotating, interesting flavors. The best ice cream counters aren't afraid to change things up regularly instead of sticking to the same dozen flavors year round.
• A shop that treats it as a craft, not an afterthought. Ice cream made by people who actually care about the process tends to taste like it.

Our Ice Cream, Scooped Fresh Daily

At CST Sweets, ice cream isn't just something we added to the menu, it's part of the full experience. Our ice cream counter serves rotating flavors, scooped fresh daily, right alongside our handmade candy in historic downtown Bonner Springs. You won't find the same exact flavor lineup every time you visit, which is part of the fun of stopping back in.

It's become one of the reasons families make a regular stop of it, especially paired with a walk through our Experience Kitchen to see how our other treats, like brittle and toffee, are made the same day.

Make a Stop of It

CST Sweets sits in the heart of historic downtown Bonner Springs, right alongside Third Space Coffee and Range 23 Taproom, which makes it an easy, full afternoon out. Grab a scoop, watch candy get made fresh, and explore the rest of Oak Street while you're at it.

Visit Us

CST Sweets is located at 204 Oak St in historic downtown Bonner Springs, KS, about 20 minutes from downtown Kansas City.

See what's in store: cstsweets.com
Visit us: 204 Oak St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 9pm