Black Cat Ice Cream

05/28/2026

Are tuxedo cats black cats?

05/24/2026

We are thrilled to once again be the home of a citysoundsdsm piano this summer at our Downtown location (painted by artist Casandra Tant). Come play is a tune, grab some ice cream, and enjoy our beautiful sculpture park!

05/24/2026

It’s a gorgeous day! Perfect for enjoying some ice cream! Also, a reminder that you can see our menus for both shops posted daily on our instagram page blackcatflavors!

05/22/2026

CelebrAsian is happening outside our door and we couldn’t be more excited! And yes, we have new Asian inspired flavors to help celebrate:

Coconut and Thai Peanut Sauce - coconut ice cream, Thai peanut sauce, honey roasted peanuts, sesame sticks

Mango Sticky Rice

Lychee sorbet

Vietnamese Coffee Cake

Pandan Black Sesame Cheesecake

All scooping now Downtown!

05/21/2026

We are ready for CelebrAsian!

05/20/2026

Does your cat sit on your fresh laundry, too? Both shops are reloaded on t-shirts! Come and get ‘em!

05/20/2026

The ribbon cutting for the Nomade sculpture is today at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, so we are featuring our Nomade-inspired flavors again at our downtown shop!

Midwest Nomad- Blue Corn Honey Cornbread ice cream with a Cinnamon Citrus Ice Cream Swirl and White Chocolate Covered Honeycomb Candy.

Nomade - Vanilla Cream Cheese ice cream with alphabet sprinkles.

Chef James explains the concept behind Midwest Nomad:

The idea behind the Midwest Nomad is pulled from a few different places. First, the visual which is what I always think of when I look at the sculpture which is a blue sky and green grass with the white structure spanning both.
The second idea is in honor of the artist who created it, Jaume Plensa. I saw that he is from Barcelona which is part of a region called Catalan. I saw they have their own version of Creme Brulee called “crema catalana” which brulee’d sugar on a cinnamon citrus custard.
The third idea is how far away Des Moines is from Catalan. That’s why i made a Blue Corn Honey Cornbread ice cream and swirled it with a cinnamon citrus ice cream. To join these two distant places joined together by Nomade like how the statue physically joins the sky and grass in the sculpture park.

Scooping now!

05/08/2026

When we were moving in downtown, the Nomade sculpture was moving out for some maintenance. Now it’s back! We are celebrating its return the Black Cat way - with ice cream! We have two Nomade-inspired flavors:

Midwest Nomad- Blue corn honey cornbread, cinnamon citrus ice cream and white chocolate covered honeycomb candy.

Nomade - Cream cheese ice cream with alphabet sprinkles

Available now Downtown!

05/08/2026

Summer Hours are finally here! We are now open 11:30am-9pm. Tuesday-Sunday, Downtown and Valley Junction. 🌞🐈‍⬛🍦

05/07/2026

Farmers Market season begins tonight in Valley Junction! Stop by and get some ice cream!

The Valley Junction Farmers Market in West Des Moines opens today and though it is early in the season for a lot of home-grown produce, that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of homemade, hand-made, and unique items for sale. Story link below.

05/02/2026

New flavor alert for Valley Junction! Cracklin’ Campfire S’mores. We’ve made Campfire S’mores many times, but now it’s Cracklin’! Roasted marshmallow ice cream with chocolate chips, marshmallows, graham crackers AND chocolate covered Pop Rocks! 😮‍💨🐈‍⬛🍦