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Chattanooga’s best frozen treats to try this summer besides ice cream

Staff photo by Lyric Lewin / The mixed fruit cup from La Antigua Fruit and Smoothie Bar is pictured on May 1, 2026. The cup includes jicama, cucumber, mango, pineapple and watermelon.
Staff photo by Lyric Lewin / The mixed fruit cup from La Antigua Fruit and Smoothie Bar is pictured on May 1, 2026. The cup includes jicama, cucumber, mango, pineapple and watermelon. Staff photo by Lyric Lewin / The mixed fruit cup from La Antigua Fruit and Smoothie Bar is pictured on May 1, 2026. The cup includes jicama, cucumber, mango, pineapple and watermelon.

Summer dusk holds a special kind of heat.

I remember the way the fluorescent lights over the Bruster’s Ice Cream patio sounded when they turned on — that faint buzzing sound.

There’s that wave of cool air-conditioning that would greet your face as the window slid open for someone to take your order. And then, of course, the taste of cold, sweet sugar.

Ice cream in the summer time is pure delight. I think it’s a match made in heaven.

But as wonderful as ice cream is — it’s not the only game in town. Around Chattanooga, there are lots of options for sweet treats to help take the edge off a hot, summer day.