Joy, my friends, is a gelato truck. It’s a portal to childhood: summers off, no bills, no job, no worries. Not even for the calories in something like the tres leches dessert sundae from Al’s ...

Hot days call for cold sweet treats. Luckily, Pensacola has plenty of options, ranging from gelato to shaved ice. Here are 25 to try this summer.

They have 27 ice cream flavors as well as gelato, crepes, donut ice cream sandwiches, milkshakes, specialty coffees, hot cocoa and chai latte.

From Jupiter down to Boca Raton, here's where to indulge in cooling treats with the best ice cream, gelato, ice pops, to beat the South Florida heat into submission.