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5 spots in Las Vegas to celebrate National Ice Cream Month

This is National Ice Cream Month, so why not chill with one of these?

Olive oil gelato

Otto Enoteca e Pizzeria, Grand Canal Shoppes

Light and fluffy and made with olive oil for a balance of sweet and salty, the gelato is $12 for three scoops of one or more flavors, which also include espresso, salted caramel and pistachio.

Hana Road ice cream

Lappert’s Ice Cream, California Hotel

A taste of Hawaii in Las Vegas, Hana Road is a version of Rocky Road with macadamia nuts instead of almonds, $3.50 a scoop.

Macaron sandwiches

Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro, Palazzo

Fresh French almond-flavored macarons are sandwiched around vanilla ice cream, $14.

Peanut Butter Pie Sundae

Beauty & Essex, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Peanut butter ice cream with chocolate chunks and crushed pretzels is topped with chocolate sauce, $13.

Cookie ice-cream sandwich

Malena’s Yogurt Plus, Treasure Island

Red velvet cookies are sandwiched around black-cherry ice cream, chocolate-chunk cookies around vanilla bean ice cream and coconut macaroons around Kona coffee ice cream, $4.95 each.

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