Desserts & Ice Cream

Maple View Farm & Dairy

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3109 Dairyland Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 960-5535

Open daily, noon-10pm.

Fresh ice cream in more than a dozen flavors, made with milk and cream from the adjacent dairy, plus milkshakes and other items (including some fat-free and sugar-free flavors). Sit in a rocking chair and enjoy a breathtaking sunset. Smoke-free.

Maple View Farm Store

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100 East Weaver St (Downtown)
Carrboro, NC 27510

phone (919) 967-9842

Open Sun-Thu, noon-9pm; Fri-Sat, noon-10pm.

Offers an assortment of dairy products from the farm on Dairyland Road, including beef, plus its popular ice cream. Smoke-free.

Maple View Ice Cream II

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525-A Hampton Pointe Blvd (Hampton Pointe)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 644-2222

Open daily, 11am-9pm (Fri-Sat, till 10pm).

Offers homemade ice cream in cones, dishes, pints, half-gallons and cakes, sundaes, banana splits and milkshakes, plus hot dogs, barbecue sandwiches, coffee, bottled milk, brownies, eggs, frozen beef, goat soap and honey. Smoke-free.

Matthew’s Chocolates

107 North Churton St
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 732-0900

Open daily, 11am-10pm.

Small shop sandwiched by The Wooden Nickel and Gulf Rim Café offers handmade chocolates (light to dark), with such specialties as fruit-filled mendiants, berry cremes and barks, plus coffees and teas. The aroma on entry is indescribable.

Miel Bon Bons

200 North Greensboro St (Carr Mill Mall)
Carrboro, NC 27510

phone (919) 967-2123

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Owner Bonnie Lau, a Hong Kong native who has trained worldwide, uses herbs in unusual ways, and includes curry and lavender in specific chocolates to add an intense exotic flair. Shop also offers pastries, chocolates and coffee. Wedding cakes are a specialty.

Sugarland

140 East Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 929-2100

Open daily, 7am-midn.

Desserts & Ice Cream. Bakery café and bar in the morning offers coffee and espresso, eclairs, cupcakes and cream puffs; at lunch panninis, lobster salad and chicken friand in a pastry shell with mushroom cream sauce; in the afternoon warm freshly baked cookies and 22 flavors of gelato; and in the evening chocolate fondue, crème brulée and cocktails. Warm cookie happy hour. All ABC permits.

TCBY

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1800 East Franklin St (Eastgate)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

phone (919) 967-0629

Open Mon.-Thu., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., noon-10pm.

Offers frozen yogurt, ice cream and sorbet.

Valour’s Patisserie & Bistro

126 West King St (Downtown)
Hillsborough, NC 27278

phone (919) 245-1155

Open Mon-Sat, 7am-5pm.

Offers a wide variety of baked goods daily and specialty cakes on request, plus full-service breakfast and lunch with fresh daily specials. Chef can also design personal menus and create an exquisite private dining experience for 10 or more.

Yogurt Pump (The)

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106 West Franklin St (Downtown)
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

phone (919) 942-7867

Open Mon-Sat, 11:30am-11:30pm; Sun, noon-11:30pm.

Yogurt is an art here, with truly remarkable flavors. Not just chocolate, Ghiradelli chocolate. Not coffee flavor, but mocha java. Try the Kahlua and Bailey’s or Oreo cookie. Also, great selections with no sugar added, low-fat and no-fat, so you can enjoy treats guilt-free.