These 11 Ice Cream Shops in Delaware Will Make Your Sweet Tooth Go Crazy

The dairy industry in Delaware contributes over 70 million dollars to the state's economy, with approximately 50 farms and about 5000 dairy cows.  All of that milk is farm-fresh, and some of it is processed on local dairy farms and made into ice cream on site!

Over the past 10 or so years, the number of farm creameries has jumped, and with a state that's only 96 miles long, that means homemade, farm-fresh ice cream a stone's throw away from any point.  Here's a tasty tidbit about each as we look to warmer weather.

Please note, Hopkins Farm Creamery, The Blue Scoop, and Fifer Orchards are temporarily closed. Additionally, Somerset Farm Ice Cream is closed until May 2021.

Vanderwende's Farm Creamery, Bridgeville

This family owned business is rooted in a three generation farm, with over 200 dairy cows. Their main store is on Route 404 outside Bridgeville, but keep an eye out for their ice cream truck around Delaware, and at a satellite location in Dewey Beach.

Hopkins Farm Creamery, Lewes

Hopkins Farm Creamery sits along Route 9 in Lewes at Green Acres Farm, which boats the largest herd of dairy cows in the state with over 500 milk cows, which you can see grazing nearby.

UDairy Creamery, Newark

The University of Delaware has a herd of dairy cows on its 350 acre farm in Newark. The farm and the ice cream store teach students about the process of making ice cream "from the cow to the cone." And if you see a giant cow driving around the state, it's probably UDairy's Moo Mobile, its mobile ice cream truck.

Woodside Farm Creamery, Hockessin

Woodside Creamery in Hockessin is the grandfather of farm-fresh ice cream in Delaware, having made ice cream on site since 1998. They sell their classic and funky ice cream flavors all over the state to locally operated ice cream shops like those below.

Cowgirl's Farm Creamery at Emerson Farm in Middletown

Somerset Farm Ice Cream southwest of Newark

The Blue Scoop in Fenwick

The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, noted for its super funky flavors

Sweet Lucy's Ice Cream and Treats on Concord Pike in Wilmington

Fifer Orchards farm store outside Wyoming serves a few of Woodside's popular flavors

Coleman's Tree Farm serves up ice cream during the warmer months, even though its specialty is Christmas trees and pumpkins

What's your favorite ice cream flavor to order?