Sweet Alchemy

Sweet Alchemy offers a variety of ice cream and other desserts, and makes cakes, cones, cookies, and toppings in-house.

The small batch ice creamery Sweet Alchemy operates shops in Seattle's University District and Ballard neighborhoods[1] and in Chophouse Row, a mixed-use development on Capitol Hill.

[2] The student publication of the University of Washington (UW) has described the business as a "minority-, woman-owned scoop shop" with seasonal varieties that focuses on sustainability and sourcing ingredients from local farmers.

[3] Sweet Alchemy pasteurizes its dairy daily from local farms, including Fresh Breeze Organics in Lynden,[4] and seeks to reduce waste.

[6] To commemorate the opening of the U District station in 2021, Sweet Alchemy served and purple-and-gold-colored ice cream with blueberry lavender and honey.

[22] In 2020, the business launched a series of "pun-driven" ice cream flavors, with proceeds benefiting nonprofit organizations working for racial justice.

[27][28] Caroline Choe of Today ranked Sweet Alchemy number 35 in a 2021 list of the 41 best ice cream shops and frozen dessert brands in the United States.

[29] The Infatuation's Aimee Rizzo recommended the Jitter Bars and opined, "If there were ice cream shops as good as Sweet Alchemy near every college campus, nobody would graduate.

[31] Bradley Foster and Emma Banks listed Sweet Alchemy in Thrillist's 2022 overview of the city's fifteen best ice cream shops.

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Exterior of the shop in the University District , 2024
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Chocolate chip cookie on a branded wrapper