Seven Daysies Awards 2015

Best housemade ice cream

Lake Champlain Chocolates (Burlington) & Island Homemade Ice Cream (Grand Isle)

Courtesy of Lake Champlain Chocolates

Lake Champlain Chocolates — This Burlington chocolatier has something for everyone. Order a luscious hot chocolate, take a factory tour, or grab a homemade maple-butter-pecan or salted-caramel ice cream.

Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)

The Chubby Muffin
Little Sweets at Hen of the Wood
Scout & Co.

Island Homemade Ice Cream — Based in Grand Isle, this small-batch biz creates basic flavors such as French Vanilla and Chocolate Supreme and quirkier ones including Vermont Maple Bacon and mojito sorbet.