With more than 50 flavours to choose from, many celebrating native ingredients, little wonder Van Diemens Land Creamery enjoys a huge following among Tasmanian ice cream lovers. But boutique ice creamery Silver Spoon also gets a big tick for thinking local, its much-loved peppermint ice cream with chocolate sauce was created especially for the Tasmania JackJumpers basketball team and is made with Tasmanian peppermint essential oil. Here are five of Tassie’s best scoops for the ultimate summer treat.

Van Diemens Land Creamery

This floating ice cream punt (which also has a factory/café in the state’s north-west) is a haven for sweet tooths – the biggest problem is deciding which of the 50 flavours to choose. Celebrate native ingredients with a scoop of Pepperberry and Leatherwood Honey or Peach and Lemon Myrtle. The creamy, tangy Lemon Curd ice cream is our top pick. Van Diemens Land Creamery was voted the best ice cream in Tasmania in the delicious. 100. Hobart and Deloraine; vdlcreamery.com.au.

Valhalla

You’d be hard-pressed to find a Tasmanian who hasn’t heard of Valhalla. The company has been manufacturing ice cream – in 36 flavours including Jersey caramel, ginger, Jaffa and coconut fudge – for more than 20 years, with hundreds of retailers across the state. Created using the purest cream and Tassie fruit, Valhalla offers scoop ice cream, choc tops and take-home packs. valhallaicecream.com.au.

Blac Fig

The creme brulee gelato comes with a crisp, sugary top, carefully browned using a blowtorch. Other flavours of this house-made, artisan gelato and sorbet include salty caramel, espresso martini, cookies and cream and tiramisu, served in a cone, cup or take-home tub. As one fan said: “If you haven’t tried this absolutely divine ice cream, you are truly missing out’’. 527 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay; blacfig.com.au.

Silver Spoon

This boutique ice creamery is best known for its peppermint ice cream with chocolate sauce, created for the Tasmania JackJumpers basketball team, made with Tasmanian peppermint essential oil and naturally coloured using spirulina. But there are six other flavours that champion local ingredients such as Westerway Raspberry Farm berries, locally grown lemons, and milk and cream from Tasmanian dairies. silverspoontas.com.

My Home

Turkish delight and cookies and cream are the two most popular offerings at this inner-city dessert bar, but there are also more unusual flavours such as ‘Ube’ (inspired by the traditional Filipino purple yam, which has a distinctive purple hue and a subtle, nutty flavour), as well as milk tea, lavender (using Port Arthur lavender) and green apple and lychee. Centrepoint Shopping Centre, 70 Murray St, Hobart; facebook.com/Hobart.Gelato.