Austin's Homemade Ice Cream

Austin's Homemade Ice Cream
Austin's Homemade Ice Cream in 2025
Restaurant information
Established1947 (1947)[1]
Food typeIce Cream
CityCeredo
CountyWayne
StateWest Virginia
CountryUSA
Other locationsHuntington, West Virginia
Websitewww.austinsicecream.com

Austin's Homemade Ice Cream is a ice cream parlor located in Ceredo, West Virginia, with a secondary location in Huntington, West Virginia.

History

Austin's Homemade Ice Cream opened its first location in Ceredo, West Virginia in 1947. In 1983, the business was purchased by Joyce Snyder. Snyder’s daughter and two grandchildren currently operate it: Kim Adkins, Tim Ruff, and Taylor Strickland Chambers.[2][3][4] A second location was opened in 2018 in downtown Huntington, West Virginia.[5]

Recognition

Year Award Organization Note
2021 Best New Ice Cream Flavor of the Year North American Ice Cream Association Campfire S’mores/S’more Than a Feeling - Southern Region[6]
2021 Best Ice Cream in West Virginia Food & Wine [7]
2024 Dairy Free Flavor of the Year North American Ice Cream Association Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal[8]
2024 Best Ice Cream in West Virginia Reader's Digest [9]

References

  1. ^ Jewell, Summer (March 10, 2023). "Austin's Ice Cream serves up sweet treats for more than 70 years". WSAZ. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Austin's Homeade Ice Cream - About". Austin's Homeade Ice Cream. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Murphy, Chad (June 12, 2024). "Reader's Digest names Ohio's best ice cream. Why Mitchell's Ice Cream is No. 1". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Gibbs, Maggie (February 18, 2025). "Huntington Hotspots: Austin's Ice Cream – A sweet family legacy". The Parthenon. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Clay, Jarrod (February 8, 2018). "Austin's Ice Cream opens second location in Huntington". WCHS. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "The New Crescent - November, 2021" (PDF). Ceredo, West Virginia. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Landsel, David (June 17, 2021). "The Best Ice Cream in Every State". Food & Wine. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  8. ^ Susa, Maggie (November 26, 2024). "Austin's Homemade Ice Cream wins non-dairy Flavor of the Year at Conecon". Herald Dispatch. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  9. ^ Eisenberg, Amanda (August 14, 2024). "The Best Ice Cream in Every State". Reader's Digest. Retrieved June 19, 2025.