Cape Cod-style, dairy-free ice cream shop opening in Denver next year

Elizabeth Doucette missed consuming ice cream together with her household throughout summers in her Cape Cod hometown ever since she stopped consuming dairy and gluten in 2012.

So, in July 2020 Doucette and her husband Mike opened Candy Izzy, a dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan ice cream store, in Harwich Port, Mass., the place they each grew up.

“We tried messing round with some recipes in our kitchen and seeing if we might provide you with something good, and fast-forward to 2020, we determined to take an opportunity and open Candy Izzy on the Cape,” Elizabeth stated. “Selfishly, so I might take pleasure in ice cream once more after we had been there.”

The Doucettes have truly been Denver residents since 2012, however they needed to check out their first store within the Cape, what they name the “ice cream mecca.” Now, they’re opening a second location of their Cherry Creek neighborhood, at 3003 E. third Ave., early subsequent yr.

Candy Izzy, named after the couple’s daughter Isabelle, makes use of an oat milk and coconut milk base. It serves hard-pack and soft-serve ice cream, sundaes, banana splits, milkshakes, toppings and cones – all of that are vegan, soy-free and gluten-free. Flavors embrace mint chocolate chip, raspberry chip, cookie dough and cookies n’ cream.

Candy Izzy’s 1,300-square-foot location will carry a little bit of the Cape to Denver. They need to create the identical ice parlor ambiance with pink gooseneck lights, marble counter tops and gold and pink accents

“Our retailer is much more than simply ice cream,” Mark stated. “It’s introduced such pleasure to so many individuals and continues to take action. A mother introduced three kids, and one had a really extreme dairy allergy, and she or he got here as much as the window, ordered after which she began to cry as a result of she was in a position to give her baby an expertise that lastly felt regular.”

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