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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!
FEBRUARY: MINT COOKIE
MARCH: ITALIAN COOKIE
APRIL: MALTED VANILLA PRETZEL
MAY: MINT COOKIE
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
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