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We bridge the gap between Africa and the Diaspora through delicious frozen desserts and culture!

Some ingredients include Fairtrade Ghanaian cocoa powder, Madagascar vanilla beans, fresh fruit and dairy products from local farms.

Why Us?

Kente Cones is an award-winning Afro-American inspired ice cream store that features hamdcrafted flavors

Pop-up Ice Cream Shop

Our menu features homemade flavors with certified fairtrade ingredients such as organic Ghanaian cocoa powder, handmade Madagascar vanilla beans and more!

Alcohol-Infused Flavors

We also use Black-owned alcoholic brands for our alcohol-infused flavors such as D'usse, Deleon tequila, Black Girl Magic rose and more!

African-Inspired Hot Beverages

We can't forget about our organic Ethiopian coffee, hot Ghanaian cocoa, and a variety of African herbal teas!

Kente Cones

Our Story

Ashley Marrero and Charles Asante are the founders of Kente Cones LLC. Ashley and Charles are from Brooklyn, NY and have been best friends since they met on the first day of high school.

Together they've combined their creative abilities, talents and skills to manifest Kente Cones LLC. Their goal is to bring high quality desserts to communities and a great appreciation for our cultural contributions and Black Excellence.

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Some of our partners and clients include

Our Partnerships

Delicious!!!!!!

Tashmin_t

August 2022

Deliciously balanced flavors! More! We want more!!

M. Molina

January 2023

A deliciously slice of ice cream heaven

Glitteratieent

January 2023

I love the authenticity and the ice cream

Anonymous

February 2023

We loved The great service and fun flavors!

Anonymous

February 2023

Some of the best tasting ice cream I’ve ever tasted, fresh and creamy. I went back four times to try the different flavors! It’s the best ice cream and my friends thought the same thing, excellent!

Wade

February 2023

Love my Tequila Sunrise Pop!

Only1_nash

July 2022

The best flavors I’ve ever tasted and it’s black owned!! 5 stars

M. Elliot

February 2023

The pineapple sorbet was everything and the sunrise pops, keep going!

Withgod_withgrace

July 2022

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What Our Clients Are Saying

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