Flavors

Our Gelato

Flavors

HANDCRAFTED WITH LOVE IN CHICAGO

Similar to ice cream, our gelato starts with simple, local ingredients: milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. We start with our very own base recipe and combine it with real flavorings made fresh in our kitchens daily. We churn every day, in every shop to bring you the very best gelato in sometimes unconventional flavors.

We are closed for the month of January 2024. The only way to enjoy Black Dog Gelato in January is to purchase a Pint Club Pack for pickup on 1/20 or 1/21 between 2-6pm either day. Order deadline for a pack is January 14th!

In-Shop FEBRUARY GElato flavors:

Goat Cheese Cashew Caramel
Chocolate
Mint Cookie
Espresso Chip
Cherry Chocolate Chip
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
Strawberry Cheesecake Oreo Peanut Butter Cup
Vanilla Sea Salt Caramel
Dairy Free Lemon Passionfruit
Dairy Free Chocolate
Dairy Free Strawberry
Mimosa Sorbet

In-Shop MARCH GElato flavors:

Goat Cheese Cashew Caramel
Chocolate
Dairy Free Lemon Passionfruit
Dairy Free Chocolate
AND 8 Flavors Created by Local Girls Scouts for our March Cookie Madness Competition. Come in and vote for your favorites!

In-Shop APRIL GElato flavors:

Goat Cheese Cashew Caramel
Chocolate
Mint Cookie
Espresso Chip
Strawberry Balsamic
Malted Vanilla Pretzel
Mother Earth
Crema
Bastani
Sunflower (Dairy Free)
Dairy Free Lemon Passionfruit
Dairy Free Chocolate

In-Shop MAY GElato flavors:

Goat Cheese Cashew Caramel
Chocolate
Mint Cookie
Espresso Chip
Strawberry Balsamic
Malted Vanilla Pretzel
Hazelnut Crunch
Italian Cookie
Banoffee Rum Praline
Sesame Cookie Dough
Salted Peanut
Coconut Avocado Lime (Dairy Free)
Dairy Free Lemon Passionfruit
Dairy Free Chocolate
Raspberry Lychee Sorbet

In-Shop COOKIES & BARS:

Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies
Butterscotch Brownie
Chocolate Brownie
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake Cookies

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL PINT CLUB FLAVORS!

FEATURED FLAVORS

A rotating monthly collection of Jessie’s special creations, including seasonal flavors, fan favorites, special limited edition collaborations with  many well-known Chicago restaurants, breweries, bakeries and businesses, and more!

FEBRUARY: STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE OREO PEANUT BUTTER CUP

MARCH: CREMA

APRIL: SESAME COOKIE DOUGH

MAY: BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST

FEBRUARY: CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TRUFFLE

MARCH: BASTANI

APRIL : SALTED PEANUT

MAY: COFFEE ANISETTE

SIGNATURE FLAVORS

Consistently our bestsellers and beloved by our customers! Our signature flavors will remain the same all season to enjoy at any time!

Black Dog Gelato Mint Cookie

FEBRUARY: MINT COOKIE

MARCH: ITALIAN COOKIE

APRIL: MALTED VANILLA PRETZEL

MAY: MINT COOKIE

Black Dog Gelato Flavor Vanilla Sea Salt Caramel

FEBRUARY: VANILLA SEA SALT CARAMEL

MARCH: CHOCOLATE

APRIL: GOAT CHEESE CASHEW CARAMEL

MAY: VANILLA SEA SALT CARAMEL

DAIRY-FREE FLAVORS

Flavors so rich you don’t even know that they’re made without milk, cream, and eggs! Just like our Featured Flavors, our Dairy-Free Flavors will rotate monthly to bring you new and exciting flavors on a regular basis!

FEBRUARY: MIMOSA SORBET

MARCH: SUNFLOWER

APRIL: RASPBERRY LYCHEE SORBET

MAY: CUCUMBER ROSEWATER

FEBRUARY: RASPBERRY SORBET

MARCH: MANGO SORBET

APRIL: COCONUT AVOCADO LIME

MAY: STRAWBERRY WATERMELON

Gelato vs. Ice Cream

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Gelato and ice cream are similar in that they both are made with cream, milk, sugar, and eggs. However, gelato is creamier, smoother, and silkier, as well as denser and more elastic than ice cream. In the gelato making process, less air is incorporated while churning, which is how gelato achieves its creamy texture with less fat than traditional, American-style ice cream. 

Another difference is the serving temperature. Gelato is served warmer than ice cream, around 7 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit, which leaves your mouth less numb. This allows you to better taste the intense flavors.

All of our flavors begin with our custom base, which is flavored and matured for 24 hours. The liquid bases are then delivered to our gelato shops for spinning. Only the gelato we make that morning is sold that day. In the summer months, we produce between 400-700 gallons a week. 

Join our Pint Club (our stop by one of our shops during the season) and see the difference for yourself! #ChicagoStyleGelato