The best thing about living near the equator is that there is always a reason to eat ice cream. Fortunately, the Philippines does not lack in cool dessert options. From fruity popsicles to heavenly sundaes, theres always something for every frozen treat lover out there. If youre looking for new ways to beat the heat, cool down with these icy options.

 

Mochiko Coconut With Mango Mochi

Its a great world we live in when two dessert havens, mochi purveyor Mochiko and Boracays famous Coco Mama, collaborate to make one super chill treat. Both enterprises are owned by the same people so it wasnt really a stretch. This rice cake ball stuffed with coconut ice cream and sweet mango swirls is a tropical paradise for the taste buds. Its vegan, too!

http://facebook.com/mochikomochi 



Merry Moo Golden Malted Goodness

Take a flavor trip back to your childhood with Merry Moos delicious throwback. Malted milk ice cream wouldve been a worthy flavor on its own, but this artisan ice cream brand levels up the game with generous speckles of dark chocolate and crunchy almond caramel pralines. 

https://merrymooicecream.com/ 


Ambassadors Ice Cream Golden Milk 

Gone are the days when carnivores would scoff after hearing the word vegan.Healthy desserts have been experiencing some kind of renaissance in recent years. Ambassadors, for example, has been campaigning for delectable dairy-free ice cream. Among the many sinful flavors, our favorite has got to be the Golden Milk, which is a concoction of creamy coconut milk; spices like cinnamon, turmeric, ginger; and vegan cookie dough bits. Unusual, but also unusually good!

https://gosalads.ph/   

 

Genos Gabi Ice Cream 

Ube (purple yam) has been such a perennial favorite flavor of so many people, but gabi (taro) may just knock it off as the king of all root-crop-based ice creams. If you havent had Genos before, then youre in for a treat: the texture is wonderfully complexlight but rich at the same time, and made even more interesting with morsels of gabi or ube. It comes in large gallons, which is just fitting as youll most likely find yourself digging into it nonstop. 

www.instagram.com/beatificbygenosicecream   

Manila Creamery Melon Gelat

Is there anything that defines summer more than melon? While we can think of a few other options, melon is definitely up there with the best of them. What this local gelataria does is recreate the popular melon milk of the 90s in an even cooler version. 

https://manilacreamery.com

 

The Lost Bread Lilys Peanut Butter Ice Cream

The innovators behind sweet shop The Lost Bread have been known to go a little crazy with their flavors. Theyve recently released a bunch of new must-tries, including hot wings ice cream, but were zooming in on this truly Filipino Lilys Peanut Butter flavor. For the uninitiated, Lilys is a local brand of peanut butter thats sweeter and creamier than the average peanut spread. That characteristic sweetness is toned down as ice cream, making it even more delicious.

https://order.thelostbread.com/ 

Sebastians Ice Cream Cakes

Ian Carandang has been something of a trailblazer in the local ice cream scene, introducing Filipinos to flavors like blue cheese and manggat bagoong. Fun fact: Sebastians was the first to come up with a series of ice creams using sticky rice! What were loving now, however, is Carandangs two-for-one ice cream cakes, for the seasoned dessert lover who needs a little something extra. Our current favorite is the Pastillas de Leche, but hold on to your spoons—Sebastians will be introducing a new flavor every month!

https://sebastiansicecream.com/