Looking for other sweet treats besides ice cream? Never fear! Fredericksburg has a great selection of local sweet spots that can satisfy your sweet tooth year-round. Whether you are in the mood for baked goods, chocolate, or a refreshing bubble tea, FXBG has got you covered.
- Tea Tyme: An extensive menu of milk teas, smoothies, and fruit teas. A great stop on a downtown trip for bubble tea lovers!
- Freddy’s Donuts: A fun and creative doughnut shop offering classics and new featured flavors every week! Try a fruity pebbles, chocolate coconut, or S’mores doughnut on your next excursion downtown.
- Paul’s Bakery: A local favorite, Paul’s offers a wide variety of baked goods. Enjoy cookies, doughnuts, pastries, brownies, and more!
- Cool Cat Cupcakes: A dessert stop that satisfies any sweet tooth – literally! On top of its large flavor selection, Cool Cat makes all of its cupcakes allergy-friendly and vegan, making sure that anyone can have a taste.
- Sweet Reasons Dessert Kitchen: Located in Central Park, this business offers so many sweet reasons to visit! The same-day menu includes a variety of cupcakes, cheesecakes by-the-slice, brownies & bars, cookies, & more! (Fun Fact: Sweet Reasons was the first runner up on a season 9 episode of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars!)
- Crumbl Cookies: You know them, you love them! With an ever-changing menu of delicious cookies and cakes, Crumbl is always a great stop for a sweet treat.
- Nothing Bundt Cakes: This chain offers a variety of bundt cakes in different sizes and flavors. Enjoy the Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Bundtlets for Valentine’s Day!
- Carl’s: This Fredericksburg classic has been offering old-fashioned frozen custard since 1947! Good news for non-cash carriers, Carl’s now takes card payments!
- Abner B’s: If ice cream is still tempting – then head over to Abner B’s, where they are scooping year round and rotating over 120 different flavors of ice cream, sorbets, and sherbets!
Updated June 13th, 2025