La Maria Heladería Artesanal — San Antonio's Handcrafted Ice Cream

The Menu

Current
Seasonal Flavors

Our menu changes with the seasons. Each flavor is developed in-house, tested over multiple batches, and only added when it meets our standard.

Signature

Madagascar Vanilla

Real vanilla beans, organic heavy cream, and a touch of vanilla-infused egg yolk. Our most-requested flavor.

72% Single-Origin Cocoa

Venezuelan cacao, slow-churned for a dense, fudgy texture that melts slowly on the palate.

Seasonal

Ceremonial Matcha

Japanese-grade matcha whisked into a sweetened cream base. Earthy, bright, and quietly complex.

Local

Texas Hill Country Strawberry

Fresh berries from local farms, macerated in berry juice and folded into a light cream base.

Wildflower Honey & Lavender

Raw Texas wildflower honey infused with culinary lavender. Floral without being perfumey.

New

Espresso Tiramisu

Double-shot espresso base with mascarpone swirl and a hint of cocoa-dusted amaretto.

Flavors rotate monthly. Ask about today's specials or call ahead to reserve a pint of your favorite.

Our Story

Built on the
belief that
ice cream deserves
your attention.

La Maria Heladería Artesanal started as a weekend experiment — a single batch of vanilla, a borrowed custard machine, and a conviction that the ice cream in San Antonio was missing something honest.

Today we're a small team working out of a compact shop in the 78217 area. We make every batch by hand, source our dairy from regional farms, and turn down suppliers who can't tell us where their ingredients come from.

We don't have a franchise model. We don't do mass production. What we do is show up every morning, make the same quality we'd serve our own family, and hope our neighbors notice the difference.

Small-batch, never factory-made

48-hour fermentation for depth of flavor

Community-first, neighborhood roots

The Process

From ingredient
to scoop.

Source

We meet with local dairy farmers and fruit growers each season to select the best available ingredients. No shortcuts, no substitutes.

Blend

Base mixtures are prepared by hand, aged for 24–48 hours, and tasted at every stage until the balance is exact.

Churn

Our batch freezer runs slowly, incorporating just enough air to give each scoop a velvety texture without sacrificing density.

Serve

Every scoop is weighed, not heaped. We'd rather give you less and be honest than overfill and disappoint.

Get in Touch

Have a question
or a request?

Whether you're planning a private event, want to place a custom order, or just want to say hello — we'd love to hear from you.

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Message

Thank you — we'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Real ice cream
doesn't rush.
Neither do we.

Current
Seasonal Flavors

Madagascar Vanilla

72% Single-Origin Cocoa

Ceremonial Matcha

Texas Hill Country Strawberry

Wildflower Honey & Lavender

Espresso Tiramisu

Built on the
belief that
ice cream deserves
your attention.

From ingredient
to scoop.

Source

Blend

Churn

Serve

We're in
San Antonio.

Have a question
or a request?

Current Seasonal Flavors

Madagascar Vanilla

72% Single-Origin Cocoa

Ceremonial Matcha

Texas Hill Country Strawberry

Wildflower Honey & Lavender

Espresso Tiramisu

Built on the belief that ice cream deserves your attention.

From ingredient to scoop.

Source

Blend

Churn

Serve

We're in San Antonio.

Have a question or a request?

Current
Seasonal Flavors

Built on the
belief that
ice cream deserves
your attention.

From ingredient
to scoop.

We're in
San Antonio.

Have a question
or a request?