At Chocolaterie Stam we use organic milk from purchased from small local Iowa farmers whose cows are grass fed. We believe this base is the difference in our gelato — happy, naturally fed Iowa cows produce our milk!

Gelato is referred to as “italian ice-cream”, but here’s the difference: it has 30% less butterfat than ice cream and less air — only 10% whereas ice cream ranges from 20 to 50% air! Gelato is slow-churned and exhibits a soft, creamy texture. It is typically served 10-15 degrees warmer and softened with a spade instead of a scoop. The results are a more intense flavor. 

Chocolaterie Stam offers delicious gelato for its customers. The gelato is made in-house with twelve to fourteen flavors regularly displayed in the case. Unique and popular flavors are the Pink Grapefruit sorbetto and the Dark Chocolate sorbetto. The non-dairy sorbettos are a nice option for customers who can’t have milk.

The gelateria customer experience includes unlimited sampling from antique silver demitasse spoons and is very engaging. Check out this week’s Flavors! We post them weekly on our Facebook page.