I scream, you scream, we all scream for a really good soft ice cream.

Luckily, we are in New Jersey and have plenty of phenomenal locations.

When I think of soft serve ice cream, I immediately think of Kohr’s.

Yes, technically it’s vanilla pudding, but I count it as part of the soft serve family because I can.

There is something very special about the combination of an orange-vanilla bag on the boards and the view of the sea.

Kohr’s has a long history in the Garden State and has become a staple on the coast.

We can’t talk about ice cream without talking about The Bent Spoon in Princeton.

Many ice cream experts have voted this ice cream shop the best in the state.

This is a great honor, especially given the competition.

What makes it unique?

It’s all about their organic ingredients and crazy flavors.

Strawberry horseradish, butter popcorn, garam masala, blueberry mascarpone and vegan coffee coconut are just a few examples.

Lifestyle website Cheapism scoured the United States for the best soft serve ice cream shops and a New Jersey location won the award.

I’ll be honest: Not only had I never heard of this soft serve ice cream hotspot, I had never even heard of the city.

Have you ever heard of Ledgewood?

It is a tiny town in Morris County with just over 5,000 residents.

After reading more about Ledgewood, I can see that it is a very close-knit community and this award-winning ice cream shop is a popular gathering place.

Congratulations to Cliff’s homemade ice cream for being recognized as one of America’s best soft serve ice cream providers.

Cheapism said:

Since 1975, Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream has been producing seasonal and classic flavors like black raspberry, graham cracker and strawberry, as well as award-winning lemon raspberry shandy, sticky bun and holy cannoli. With 11 soft serve flavors and more than 60 hand-scooped ice cream flavors, this nostalgic North Jersey drive-in is the perfect place to fulfill that childhood dream of tasting one cone after another.

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