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Dulcinea's sweet mission was to bring Spain's beloved churros to the streets of New York City in a way that \"pushes the culinary envelope.\"

\"We don't just fill our churros with dulce de lecha, but also Nutella, and passion fruit to make this perfect dipping treat for our customers,\" store manager Pelin Gulen shared. \"We take it to another level by adding a scoop of ice cream in between two churros, and topping it off with sugar and sprinkles.\"

Is your mouth watering yet?

If you want a truly magical experience, try the unicorn ice cream sandwich. Dulcinea's most popular (and most Instagrammable) item by far is rainbow-swirled vanilla ice cream covered in sprinkles, dulce de leche sauce, and stacked in between two round churros.

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Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream

Before you write off vegan ice cream, make sure you check out Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream.

Let the birthday celebrations begin! ???????? We’re kicking our 10 year birthday festivities off with two very special ice creams. First up: Vegan Passionfruit ?????? First we blended a HUGE dose of real passionfruit into our vegan coconut & cashew base. Then we folded in naturally colored pink and purple almond cake pieces along with chunks of our beloved housemade matcha green tea cake to create a colorful scoop that matches our buttery yellow and multi-color spotted ice cream trucks, where it all began! ?????? You can find it right now at all our NYC shops & this flavor will be landing at our 3 LA shops very soon! ??????

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What started as an ice cream truck service grew into an ice cream empire, with flavors that everyone can enjoy.

\"The inspiration behind Van Leeuwen came from our own experiences tasting extraordinary food,\" the company's founder Ben Van Leeuwen said. \"Not necessarily fancy food, but single ingredients that made the food really great and shook our core. We thought it was incredible and wanted to find a way to make it accessible to others.\"

Van Leeuwen's vegan ice cream is made with cashew milk and/or a coconut milk base, and their traditional ice cream consists of fresh milk and cream, cane sugar, and egg yolks.

A customer favorite on the menu is Planet Earth, which is a sky blue ice cream made with cashew and coconut base, match green tea cake made with Kettl Tea matcha, and topped off with colorful sprinkles.

Who’s ready for the weekend? ???? // This is Vegan Planet Earth made with our creamy cashew & coconut base, spirulina to create a beautiful pastel blue color, and chunks of fluffy housemade matcha green tea cake made with @kettltea matcha. Find it at all our shops in NYC & LA!

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