NEW BEDFORD — For the second summer season at Fort Taber Park, Sorbae Frozen Treats returns, providing wholesome home made popsicle choices to take pleasure in whereas having enjoyable within the solar.
“I’ve all the time been an ice cream fanatic,” mentioned Monica Ferracioli, proprietor of the frozen deal with stand. “However I seen that I used to be beginning to develop into delicate to dairy, despite the fact that I sort of did not need to admit it.”
The thought began in 2019, when Ferracioli began experimenting with vegan gelato with a coconut milk base to seek out wholesome dessert choices that had been dairy-free. The idea quickly translated right into a popsicles recipe as a result of it was a better to make as single items and package deal for wholesale.
In 2021, she launched the dessert enterprise.
“It has been thrilling to increase on wholesome aware consolation meals regionally,” Ferracioli mentioned, including that it makes her really feel comfortable to supply that sort of novel expertise in New Bedford.
The frozen deal with sales space is open contained in the constructing with the park’s public bogs, throughout from the Fort Taber Navy Museum.
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The sales space shall be open on weekends solely till the tip of June, then open seven days per week till Labor Day weekend.
What’s on the menu?
The popsicles are influenced by Ferracioli’s Brazilian heritage. “I really like stunning individuals with new flavors,” she mentioned, including that she will make about 100 per batch.
The Açai popsicle is a frozen model of a smoothie bowl — sweetened with strawberries, bananas and agave and topped with cacao nibs, coconut flakes and peanut butter.
The Coconut Lovers, is a a frozen mixture of sweetened coconut milk and coconut flakes, along with your selection of toppings — and there are a number of to select from.
Visitors can create a frozen Almond Pleasure by including darkish sizzling fudge and almonds.
There’s additionally a ardour fruit, orange guava popsicle in addition to a “fudge-sicle,”with Dutch chocolate, coconut milk and a touch of vanilla sweetened with maple syrup.
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Ferracioli mentioned she additionally likes the candy corn popsicle that may be a mix of golden corn with sweetened condensed milk, which makes the standard taste often known as Milho Verde.
Apart from the popsicles, there’s ice cream (from a vendor) that includes flavors corresponding to a maple walnut frozen yogurt, s’mores, and cookies ‘n’ cream.
There may be additionally a moonstone vanilla made with natural cane sugar and bourbon. “That is the one I actually, actually favored,” Ferracioli added. “I imply, when you’re gonna do vanilla ice cream, it is received to be a extremely good vanilla.”
The menu additionally has Vietnamese iced espresso and affogato, which is any taste ice cream topped with espresso.
How it began
“I’ve all the time had that entrepreneurial sort of bug,” Ferracioli mentioned. “I made a profession mainly out of buyer and public service. So I’ve all the time liked serving to individuals.”
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She mentioned she felt the necessity to create a enterprise in New Bedford that gives individuals some kind of enjoyable and included a wholesome choice consolation meals, a spot to collect and join with one another.
She by no means thought it could find yourself being at Fort Taber Park.
After one other location she was eyeing fell although, she heard the stand within the park was on the market and put in a bid.
She by no means anticipated to get it.
“I used to be somewhat fish in a giant pond. However they awarded me the contract anyway,” she admitted. Upon opening final summer season, individuals had been very stunned to see a enterprise as a result of it was empty for over two years.
“Individuals had been anticipating meals due to the earlier tenants,” she mentioned. “In order that was somewhat little bit of a wrestle at first. However now individuals get it.”
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Though the enterprise is a solo enterprise, Ferracioli mentioned her household helps her tremendously all through the method, particularly in terms of taste-testing.
She additionally receives assist with the designs for her web site and social media from her associate Kevin Rose Jr., who’s the appearing CEO of the native enterprise Unplugged Essentials — hemp-infused natural bathtub soaks.
“He is likely one of the largest supporters,” she mentioned. “He is taught me all the automation instruments, organising the web site, you identify it.”
Throughout this previous summer season, Ferracioli was a part of the EforAll program in New Bedford, that helped her study extra about defining her prospects, producing surveys asking the appropriate questions and different advertising suggestions.
She additionally study extra about organizing funds and sale prices. “They’re actually nice for motivation and confidence, too,” she added.
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What retains Ferracioli going day by day is the shock on individuals’s faces once they uncover their popsicles. “It may be actually scary to place what’s in your head on the market,” she admitted.
“However when you sort of take that leap, and folks reply to it nicely, the sensation is simply magical.”
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