14 Ice Cream Truck Treats from Your Childhood Summers

The other day I was sifting through junk mail on my porch (I have a riveting life, I know), when I heard the faint jingle of an ice cream truck. The sound was coming from around the street corner, and I was overcome by the sudden urge to chase after it. Instead, I stared in awe as a familiar white truck covered in photos of frozen treats rolled by.

My first thought: Ice cream trucks. They still exist.

So, here’s to you, ladies and gents who still remember running after that ever elusive gold mine as a kid in the hot summer sun.

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Firecrackers were good but . . .

firecrackers

If the ice cream truck was really legit, they’d have these bad boys too: Turbo Rockets

Turbo-Rocket-Popsicle

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TMNT Popsicle. Just don’t make the rookie mistake of eating the gumball eyes first

ninja_turtle_ice_cream_bar

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“What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” I think the correct question here is, “What wouldn’t you do?”

klondike bar

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Crunch Bar

crunch-ice-cream

PicThx Drumstick

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Snickers Ice Cream Bar. One is never, ever enough

snickersicecreambarPicThx StoryandAudience

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Flintstone Push-Up . . . because Fred and Wilma are OGs

flinstones-push up

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Whoever invented Choco Tacos needs a library, park, city, country, etc. named after them

 

choco_taco

 

PicThx Gunaxin

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Chocolate Chip Cookie + Ice Cream = Amazeballs

tollhouse-cookie

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Strawberry Shortcake

strawberry-cake

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Creamsicle. Hint: These taste delicious when melted in a cold glass of hefeweizen

Creamsicle

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Giant Neopolitan Ice Cream Sandwich

giant-neopolitan-ice-cream

PicThx Norms Ice Cream

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Nailed it

sonic-popsicle
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Fudgsicles. A surefire classic

fudgsicle

PicThx The Metal Misfit

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Try having a bad day after eating one of these. We dare you

drumstick-ice-cream

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