Half Pint Creamery - Gettysburg — Restaurant in Cumberland Township

This was my first visit to a Half Pint Creamery. I was visiting Gettysburg for the day. I wish we had one of these at home! The young woman who waited on us was very nice and answered our questions about some of the many, interesting flavors that were available. I chose a cup of Almond Joy ice cream. It was very good! It was a base of chocolate ice cream, with coconut and almonds already mixed in. The cup was served with a triangle of waffle cone stuck into the ice cream, near the edge of the cup.

I really love ice cream and this was good. The texture was very smooth and rich. The coconut was the kind you would find in an Almond Joy bar, rather than the crunchy, toasted coconut that appears in some other ice creams. I believe the almond pieces were toasted. They added a lovely and flavorful crunch.

There is no seating inside the shop. However there is a counter along the window where you can stand. There were several, round, picnic tables outside the shop, which is where we sat to enjoy our treat. This shop offers pints and quarts packed to go. I would have loved to take a few of those, but I had more than a 90-minute drive home.

I will definitely visit this shop the next time I'm in Gettysburg. Maybe next time I should bring a cooler...

As a local, I know that Gettysburg is not short on ice cream establishments. However, as a local, I will say that the best ice cream in town (and out of town) is Half Pint. Now, I'm a savory kind of guy, but when my wife was pregnant, we would get ice cream on the regular. We went everywhere. However, based on taste and selection, Half Pint is head over heels any place in town. And that is is the one sad part of Half Pint, they are not located in town. Just about 2 miles North. But that is also its charm. Those of us locals and those who have been fortunate to experience reliable word of mouth know where to go. Recently my wife (who follows Half Pint on Facebook) made us go so she could try a limited edition flavor "Marry Me?", which just do happened to have a cute story to go a long with it. It truly is real people making good ice cream that makes us go back for more. Best ice cream in town, straight from a...

As an adult who loves ice cream, this is what I hope to find when I search for "ice cream near me." They take pride in their product, as they should. A good mix of classic flavors and some more uncommon ones, but nothing too weird (too bad). Great thick texture that's not just air, and lots of the texture/topping items (that's inclusions for you ice cream geeks) swirled in through the mix. Salted cookie crunch had a great texture (massive cookie chunks!), could use a hiiiiint more salt. Salted caramel delivered on that promise with a rich, balanced flavor. Funfetti was almost too sweet but was also perfect in its delivery of a nostalgic buttercream frosting flavor and its texture (different from classical ice creams). Would have more of either of these and try more. Also: they have malts! Generous in ice cream and malty...