This Plant-Based Ice Cream Will Leave You Craving More
Are you vegan but craving ice cream? Angie’s Epicurean has the solution for you.
Angie’s Epicurean—an ice cream truck located in Brickell City Centre, 701 South Miami Ave.—sells plant-based vegan ice cream.
It has been featured in the music video for Puerto Rican singer Ozuna’s song Carmelo.
The pastel pink truck provides three steps to serve you handmade ice cream. First, you choose a cup and any dairy free ice cream. Then, you choose from a variety of healthy toppings, such as choc quinoa pops or edible 24k gold. Finally, you choose a sauce—such as condensed milk or guava sauce—to compliment your ice cream. The toppings and sauce are extra. The first topping is $1, additional toppings are 50 cents, premium toppings are $2 and sauces are 75 cents.
Some of the more popular flavors are pistachio and key lime pie.
The ice cream shop designs each dessert and gourmet product from scratch with a health-oriented focus including kosher, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy free, non-GMO and plant-based.
The concept was created by the husband and wife team of Angela “Angie” Fernandez and Dylan Finger in 2018.
“We converted our dining area as a lab,” Fernandez said. “I started ordering new products, new ingredients, and superfoods. And really, I spent a lot of time understanding how you make ice cream from just nuts and coconut. I realized how amazing it still tasted and there was no need for animal suffering.”
The business officially launched in October 2019 at Dadeland Mall. They stayed there for three months.
For now, the ice cream truck is located at Brickell City Centre until April 13. The couple is hoping to stay at the outdoor mall for longer.
Fernandez and Finger hope to expand their business with a second ice cream truck, catering for events, new additions to the menu (such as pastries) and possibly a new location.
Angie’s Epicurean is open Sunday Through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
