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The weather is already warm and I don’t know how I feel about it. I didn’t think April was the start of summer and it’s like I barely got to experiment with knitwear before it was snatched from my not-so-cold, not-so-dead hands. That said, warmer weather means we can discover our ice cream fixations for 2025. Some local spots are getting super creative with their menus lately, which I’m sure my dentist and I are equally excited about. While the old cliché is that you scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream, I’m a firm believer in using inside voices. Instead, let’s quietly look at what these restaurants are up to.Micholandia is channeling the Dubai chocolate ice cream trendThis Mexican paleteria with two Fort Worth locations is tapping into the popularity of Dubai chocolate and offering their own ice cream version. According to food writer Ali Domrongchai, Dubai chocolate is the name social media users assigned to a specific confection made in the Arab emirate by Fix Chocolatier that first went viral on TikTok last year. Fix’s Can’t Get Knafeh Of It is a milk chocolate bar filled with pistachio and kunafa, a Middle Eastern shredded pastry, and is only sold in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai chocolate ice cream is the latest iteration of this trendy dessert, with Aldi and other brands now selling their own versions. Micholandia has ice cream layered with Belgian chocolate, pistachio sauce and kunafa pastry. They have a second variety with strawberries. Micholandia also serves popsicles, agua frescas, shakes, snacks and bubble waffles, this month’s special. Store hours vary by location. 6116 Lake Worth Blvd., Suite 300, Fort Worth; 817-386-4759Duck Duck Scoop serves ice cream with a twist – pretzelsSpeaking of unique flavors, Duck Duck Scoop is serving ice cream over soft pretzels with toppings, and I’m kind of annoyed I never thought to do that. They also serve their ice creams and other products with rubber ducks on top, which is another idea I didn’t invent They have salted and cinnamon pretzels, and toppings range from peanut butter to apple pie filling. Bubble waffles, floats, milkshakes, ice cream pies and sundaes are also available. Their food truck will stop by the Fort Worth Botanic Garden’s Spring Japanese Festival 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 26-27, and they post their location schedule on their website.Regular hours are Tuesdays-Thursdays 3-9 p.m., Friday-Saturday noon-9:30 p.m., and Sundays noon-9 p.m. 5801 Golden Triangle Blvd., Suite 106, Fort Worth; 817-482-1661La’Creamian pops up at the Fort Worth Arts FestivalIf you attended the Fort Worth Arts Festival April 10-13, you may have seen La’Creamian serving ice cream from their cart, which they debuted for the festival. Their focus is ice cream and coffee, but they also offer affogatos, which feature two scoops of a chosen ice cream topped with a shot of espresso. Their current ice cream flavors are vanilla caramel crumble, vanilla amaretto, cookies and cream, dark chocolate, lemon and coffee, with a tiramisu flavor coming soon.Founder Lisa Jackson said the lemon flavor is particularly popular, drawing visitors from Austin, Houston and Oklahoma after TikTok user Wherebebe posted a positive video review for it. The TikTok has over 200,000 views.The shop is open Tuesday-Friday 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 215 W. 8th St., Fort WorthWe’d love to hear from you! Send your restaurant tips and hot takes to erin.ratigan@fortworthreport.org. Erin Ratigan is a freelance journalist and writer specializing in narrative news features. You can find her on X @erinratigan.