Sweet Swirls Rolled Ice Cream - Ice cream shop in Ankeny - 303 SW School St, USA

Lovely little rolled ice cream place in Ankeny. The ice cream is prepared in front of you. I was very curious about the process. I created my own mixture and got coffee ice cream as the base. I learned that instead of using coffee flavored ice cream, they use their own vanilla base and add a scoop of finely ground coffee beans and then mix that up. The flavor was impeccable. Authentic coffee ice cream. I got fruity pebbles and cinnamon toast crunch with marshmallow topping. The person who made my ice cream also held great convo while making my mix. Everything was awesome

My kids and I LOVE Sweet Swirls. They are locally owned and a great place to visit. The options are endless, if you're new, you can try one of their mixes or you can create your own. My son loves the "Fluffy Unicorn" which is fruity pebbles and marshmallow sauce. My favorite is a make your own and I do Coffee flavored ice cream with Almonds and Graham Crackers then add chocolate sauce. *insert drool* The staff is amazing and very friendly!

Rolled ice cream is the real deal! It's actually made in front of you and it really is a kind of art. They get the toppings evenly spread and mixed in to add flavor and texture to every bite. Pictured is the "cookie monster," which is full of cookie dough and Oreos. Totally delicious. There's inside and outside seating and the vibes are just right.

Picture speaks for itself, I finished it all before I remembered to take a picture. I was that entranced by the ice cream. 🫣 Coffee icecream is my absolute favorite and this is made with real coffee. I was in icecream heaven. My daughter had fun watching them make it too! Definitely going to be making more trips to Ankeny just for this icecream! 😋

I work in food service so I'm not one to complain, but I went here last night with my boyfriend to get some ice cream and I was very upset with what we received. There was a younger girl making our ice cream and she did not clean any utensils or the metal pan they roll the ice cream on in between customers. The utensils she used were visibly dirty and so my Oreo ice cream ended up being half fruity pebbles because that's what the person ahead of me ordered. I thought she could have at least rinsed them off before making our order. Their ice cream tastes great but I would definitely be worried about cross contamination, especially if you have any allergies. She even told my boyfriend, who got vanilla ice cream, that his would taste like chocolate because that's what I got. Very disappointing because the location in Bondurant was so good! Maybe it was just that one experience, but it set me off from this place in the future.

This was my first trip to sweet swirls. My wife had been wanting to try and give this place a try due to all the you tube videos on rolled ice creme. I had never even heard of this process before. They had a large selection of ice cream and topping choices. I decided to try the Vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and cheese cake. My wife got the chocolate ice cream with oreos, chocolate sauce and caramel sauce. The whole process was kind of amazing. They took the peanut butter cups and cheese cake and put that on the cold plate. Then they added the cream and it all just began to freeze. They chopped up the peanut butter cups and cheese cake while they were spreading out the cream. The more they spread the more it froze. When it got hard they cut it up and started to roll it down. They were then able to put it in the cup with just a pair of tongs. I then opted to get the cherry on top. The ice cream was not like normal ice cream it was soft and velvety but a little harder then a soft serve. This was a great experience that I am sure I will enjoy again. I was glad to hear from the owner that they are adding one in Johnston so I won't have to go as far to get some fun ice cream.

Love, love, love sweet swirls. The staff are always super friendly and respectful. And no matter how busy they are, they move efficiently. The price is also really good for the amount of Ice cream you get.

I came to the shop like always I meet these two new young girl making ice-cream. I went to check the freezer for my Pints flavor I didn’t find it. I gently asked to make a new pint(chocolate monster) for me and they said no. We were arguing that the only make pints just in the morning so they couldn’t make it I was still trying to explain to them until one of other staff came and explain to them that they will that pints can be made at anytime of the day. I then now went to took the cookies and cream in the freezer this is what I got when I opened my pint at home… nothing like the cookies and cream I always get…I encourage them to double checked the lids and labels before putting in the freezer