Shaved ice shop Snowbaby is closing permanently in Lakewood Dallas

A creamy-shaved ice cream shop called Snowbaby is closing in Dallas on November 21, 2021.

The lease for the store in Lakewood has ended, says owner Chrissy Kuo.

“It was not an easy decision for me because this company is such a personal passion of mine and my first business,” she wrote on Instagram. “I wanted to influence how we see the quality of the food we offer our youth and ourselves, and unlock the adventurous side of food that I love so much.”

Snowbaby sells cups of shaved ice, which is loosened up by adding milk. The website describes it as a mixture of snow cones and ice cream, “layered like the airy texture of freshly fallen snow”. Kuo developed the recipes based on Taiwanese ice cream or Xue Hua Bing.

She promised no “junkie components,” which means the toppings are whole foods made with no artificial flavors or preservatives. Ice creams include vanilla, dark chocolate, strawberry, organic coconut (vegan), white rock coffee (made with the East Dallas Shop’s cold brew), and more. Cups of shaved ice can be topped with sliced ​​almonds, gluten-free muesli, pineapple, rainbow sprinkles, and gluten-free and soy-free vanilla cake bites from Unrefined Bakery.

Unlike many small candy stores, Snowbaby has nutritional information for all of its ice cream flavors. Each serving contains 150 to 275 calories.

The store also sells Bubble Waffles, which the website calls “the healthier cousin of the funnel cake”. The waffles are covered with powdered sugar and optionally topped with chocolate chips, cinnamon sugar or fruit.

Snowbaby in Lakewood also sells bubble waffles.(Courtesy Snow Baby)

Snowbaby opened in spring 2018. Kuo opened a pop-up at the Stonebriar Center in Frisco from August 2021 to September 2021. It also has a food truck that can host birthday parties and other events.

Kuo ran the business with a small team, “no partners or investors,” she wrote on Instagram.

“To say it was difficult to get this far would be an understatement,” she wrote.

“I just need a little break,” she said in an interview. She’s not sure whether the store and the food truck will live on.

Snowbaby is located at 6404 Gaston Ave., Dallas. It will stay open until the end of the day on November 21, 2021.

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Snowbaby in Lakewood, owned by Chrissy Kuo, served shaved ice and other goodies.(Courtesy Snow Baby)

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