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YOUR LOCAL CENTRAL IOWA SHOP FOR

Premium-quality, thoughtfully crafted homemade ice cream

The cold, sweet, delicious treat your taste buds have been waiting for.

Is the generic, store-bought vanilla ice cream at home just not hitting the spot? Want to give your palate more pizzazz than the usual old flavors?

Home Sweet Cone’s got you covered.

As a family owned and operated ice cream shop in Waukee and West Des Moines, Iowa, Home Sweet Cone is your go-to spot for premium quality homemade ice cream, thoughtfully crafted to make you feel right at home.

Award winning ice cream!

Home Sweet Cone is proud to share their Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry ice cream won national recognition at the 2025 North American Ice Cream Association convention in Palm Beach, Florida. Home Sweet Cone has earned a blue ribbon 3 years in a row which qualified them for the Grand Master Ice Cream Maker award! Recent local accolades include the “Best of the West-Ice Cream Shop” and Des Moines Parents Family Favorites – Best Ice Cream Shop”.

Unlimited Samples

Not sure which flavor you’d like? Our friendly staff is happy to offer samples so you can make sure it’s the one!

Rotating Flavors

With a constantly revolving list of flavors, there’s always a great mix of HSC specialties you’ll only find here. Be sure to hop over to our Instagram or Facebook (stories) for a daily list of available flavors.

Flavors include gluten-free and dairy-free options!

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All Homemade, All the Time

Our homemade ice cream is crafted locally in small batches by the HSC team, using premium ingredients and specialty mix-ins.

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Home Sweet Cone by the Numbers

60+ unique flavors (with up to 24 flavors ready to enjoy on any given day)
Over 250,000 homemade waffle cones baked fresh
200,000 single scoops served since opening in August 2021
Our line may be out the door, but our data shows that once you step inside, we’ll get ice cream in your hands in approximately 5 minutes or so!

All numbers are from June 2024 and are always growing!

Ready to treat your taste buds?

See Today's Flavors

Flavors rotate daily, but you’ll always find a few of our signature classics alongside unique new options and seasonal offerings. Check our Instagram or Facebook for the most up-to-date list!

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Come get a scoop (or two or three) in our Waukee ice cream shop. West Des Moines location opening July 2024!

Enjoy Your Homemade Treat

Satisfy your sweet tooth with thoughtfully crafted homemade ice cream that always hits the spot.

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Featured Flavors

Take a peek at some of our top flavors. Our full list of flavors can be found on our menu page.

Apple Crisp→

An apple pie base made with apple pie filling plus homemade apple crisp topping is folded in.

Banana Cream Pie→

Banana pudding ice cream base with real bananas and Nilla wafers.

Birthday Cake→

A birthday cake base with pieces of pound cake and a lot of rainbow sprinkles.

Black Raspberry Oreo→

Black raspberry ice cream with Oreo pieces.

Blueberry Cheesecake Crumble→

Blueberry ice cream made with real blueberries, cheesecake pieces and homemade cinnamon crumble.

Brookie→

Vanilla ice cream with homemade brownies and cookies.

Cake Batter→

If you like to lick the spoon, this is for you!

Chocolate*→

A creamy, decadent classic chocolate.

Chocolate Butterfinger*→

Our classic Chocolate with plenty of Butterfinger mixed in.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough→

Classic vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips and cookie dough.

Chocolate Cookies & Cream→

A white chocolate ice cream base with Oreos folded in.

Chocolate Peanut Butter→

Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter and Reese’s Cup pieces.

Coffee Heath*→

Coffee ice cream and bits of Heath Bar. This flavor contains caffeine!

Coffee Oreo→

Coffee ice cream and Oreos. This flavor contains caffeine!

Cookie Dough Twist→

A perfect combo of Chocolate and Vanilla ice cream with cookie dough pieces.

Cookie Factory→

White chocolate ice cream with Oreos, cookie dough and homemade sugar cookies.

Cookie Monster→

Vanilla colored with all-natural blue coloring. We add in chocolate chip cookies and Oreo cookies.

Cookies & Cream→

A white chocolate ice cream base with Oreos folded in.

Cotton Candy*→

Tastes just like the treat at the fair!

Dark Chocolate Raspberry*→

Dark chocolate ice cream with raspberry swirl.

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Brownie→

Dark chocolate ice cream with raspberry swirl and homemade brownies.

Dirt & Worms→

White chocolate & chocolate ice cream with Oreo pieces and gummy worms.

Gooey Butter Cake→

Cheesecake ice cream with homemade pieces of gooey butter cake.

Hey Batter Batter→

Brownie batter and cake batter ice cream swirled together.

Malted Milk Ball→

Chocolate malt ice cream with malted milk balls.

Mint Chip*→

A sweet mint base with Andes mint pieces folded in.

Mint Oreo→

A sweet mint base with mint Oreos folded in.

Mint Pretzel Chip→

A sweet mint base with Andes mint pieces and mint dark chocolate covered pretzels.

Mocha Toffee Dough→

Mocha ice cream with Heath Bar and chocolate chip cookie dough.

Monster Cookie*→

Peanut butter ice cream with Monster Cookie pieces.

Oatmeal Cream Pie→

A brown sugar and cinnamon base with pieces of oatmeal cream pies.

Pumpkin Brownie Oreo→

Pumpkin pie ice cream with Oreos and brownies.

Pumpkin Caramel Pecan*→

Pumpkin pie ice cream with caramel swirl and candied pecans.

Pumpkin Snickers Caramel*→

Pumpkin pie ice cream with caramel swirl and Snickers.

Raspberry Chip*→

Real raspberries blended with our sweet cream and chocolate chips.

Red Velvet→

A red velvet cake base with pieces of red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting.

Salted Caramel*→

A salted caramel base with swirls of caramel throughout.

Salted Caramel Brownie→

A salted caramel base with swirls of caramel throughout and homemade brownies.

Salted Oreo→

Oreos are blended into our sweet cream and sea salt is added for that salty/sweet experience.

Snickerdoodle→

Cinnamon ice cream with homemade snickerdoodle cookies.

Strawberry*→

Our sweet cream blended with many pounds of strawberries and sugar.

Strawberry Cheesecake→

Strawberry ice cream with strawberry swirl and cheesecake pieces.

Strawberry Shortcake→

Vanilla ice cream with strawberry swirl and homemade strawberry shortcake crunch.

Sugar Cookie→

Almond ice cream with homemade sugar cookies.

Vanilla*→

We use premium, double-fold vanilla (basically double the vanilla taste in half the amount). This is blended with our sweet cream and will always be a classic.