We have just about one month left of summer (says the calendar, but probably not the weather) and that means there’s still time to enjoy the best summer desserts Houston has to offer. From ice cream floats to gourmet banana splits and paletas made with real fruit, here’s our summer dessert bucket list.
1. Watermelon Paleta – La Brisa Ice Cream
📍 East Downtown
What to try: Watermelon Paleta | Made with fresh-cut watermelon and cane sugar—no preservatives, no fillers—this all-natural frozen bar is basically summer on a stick. Sweet and refreshing, it’s the perfect grab-and-go treat on sweltering afternoons. Not a watermelon fan? La Brisa has dozens of options to choose from that you mix and match to create a custom box of paletas.
Learn more about La Brisa ice cream
2. Campfire S’mores Ice Cream – Cosmic Ice Cream Co.
📍Multiple locations
What to try: Campfire S’mores | Toasted marshmallow ice cream, graham cracker crunch, and chocolate swirls - this is a nostalgic scoop that tastes like summer nights by the fire.
Find a Cosmic Ice Cream Co. location
3. Falooda – Aga’s Restaurant & Catering
📍11842 Wilcrest Dr, Southwest Houston
What to try: Falooda | This vibrant, floral Pakistani dessert is a showstopper. Made with rose syrup, vermicelli noodles (yes, noodles!), fruit jellies, milk, and topped with a scoop of ice cream, it’s visually beautiful and texturally pleasing.
Check out the dessert menu at Aga’s Restaurant
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4. Pie Milkshake – House of Pies
📍Multiple locations
What to try: Pie Milkshake | It’s exactly what it sounds like—a full slice of pie blended into a rich, creamy milkshake. Whichever flavor you choose (Banana Cream, French Silk, Apple, Bayou Goo, the list goes on), we promise this one is what “Eat Like a Local” host Chris Shepherd likes to call ‘delightful’!
5. Banana Split – Cloud 10 Creamery
📍Heights & Highland Village
What to try: Banana Split | With caramelized bananas, seasonal small-batch ice cream (pick your favorite flavors – Nutella, Marshmallow, Cafe Sua Da...), berry compote, fudge, streusel and magic shell, it’s an Instaworthy dessert that will please your inner child and your adult taste buds.
Find a Cloud 10 Creamery location
6. Root Beer Float – Saint Arnold Brewing Company
📍2000 Lyons Ave, North Downtown
What to try: Root Beer Float | A classic with a local twist—Saint Arnold’s house-made root beer poured over scoops of creamy vanilla ice cream. Simple, nostalgic, and even better served in the brewery’s shaded beer garden.
Check out the Saint Arnold Brewing Company dessert menu
7. Bananas Faster Cocktail – Brennan’s of Houston
📍 3300 Smith St, Midtown
What to try: Bananas Faster Cocktail | A boozy spin on the classic dessert: caramelized bananas, brown sugar syrup, vanilla, and dark rum blended into a silky, sippable treat. Call it a cocktail, call it dessert, we call it delicious!
Check out Brennan’s of Houston dessert menu
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